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Polling locations
January 31st, 2005
Election Day for school board members Feb. 1. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:
Tucumcari Municipal School District Election:
District 2 - Tucumcari Recreatioan Center...
Notes from the Church Lady 1-29-05
January 31st, 2005
When Mom handed me the phone after finishing her conversation, the voice on the other end didn’t sound familiar to me. Fortunately, that person didn’t seem to notice my hesitation and went on to s...
Coyotes beat House, Lady Coyotes fall
January 31st, 2005
The San Jon High School boys basketball team defeated the House Cowboys on Thursday, 71-63 while the San Jon girls lost to the Cowgirls 60-24.
Boys
Despite a 38-point scoring effort by House’s Nat...
calendar for Jan. 29, 2005
January 31st, 2005
• Jan. 29 - Center Street United Methodist Church will host a healing seminar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 461-2661 to register.
• Jan. 29 - American Legion Post 19, fund-raising dinner for Sara Mil...
City schools face lawsuit
January 31st, 2005
Tucumcari public schools have been named in a lawsuit alleging officials failed to properly notify Santa Fe Schools of molestation allegations against a former teacher.
Santa Fe attorney Patrick Cas...
David C. Smith obit
January 31st, 2005
David C. Smith
David C. Smith, 81, of Tucumcari, died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005 at Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari.
Smith was born March 26, 1923 in Hornesville, Mo. He lived in Tucumcari for the p...
Rec Center Schedule
January 31st, 2005
City Rec Center releases hoops schedule
The Tucumcari Department of Recreation has released its youth basketball league schedule. All games are played at the Tucumcari Recreation Center. Tournament pl...
Raymond M. Mares obit
January 31st, 2005
Raymond M. Mares, 44, of Albuquerque, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005 at his residence.
Mares was born on April 27, 1959 in Tucumcari to Dorothy Mares-Vigil and Jimmy Chavez. He graduated from Tucumcari...
Tucumcari schools face lawsuit
January 29th, 2005
Tucumcari public schools have been named in a lawsuit alleging officials failed to properly notify Santa Fe Schools of molestation allegations against a former teacher.
Santa Fe attorney Patrick Cas...
Rhea hen stolen from local farm
January 29th, 2005
There has been a theft at the Floeck Country Ostrich, Emu and Rhea Ranch northeast of Tucumcari. Lesa Floeck, owner, said a rhea hen was stolen from her property around 4 a.m. Friday morning.
“I th...
New science teacher makes learning fun for San Jon students
January 29th, 2005
Who said learning was a bore? Not Steve Goodgame, the new science teacher at San Jon schools.
He just signed on Jan. 3 and already, students are raving about their new teacher.
“He’s the first ...
Israel, Palestine have opportunity for some peace
January 29th, 2005
Recently we have been skeptical of the prospect — trumpeted in some quarters — that the death of Yasser Arafat and the election of his longtime aide Mahmoud Abbas was likely to create a significan...
Fears: Stupid is as stupid does
January 29th, 2005
I love meeting new people and learning about who they are and where they come from. That could be the very reason I chose this profession.
I’m always up for a chat about me, as well.
I grew up as...
Johnny Carson treated me with respect
January 29th, 2005
People sometimes compare me or some of my cowboy poet friends to Will Rogers. I remind them that in the 1930s Will Rogers was the biggest movie star in the world. He was an international celebrity, a...
Rattlers win homecoming
January 29th, 2005
The Tucumcari Rattlers gave Coach John Span a birthday present Friday evening— a 62-40 homecoming victory over the Floyd Broncos. Hanging onto a slim lead in the second quarter, the Rattlers began t...
Free throws save Lady Rattlers from defeat
January 29th, 2005
Lady Rattler Sam Montano hit a pair of clutch free throws not once, but twice in the final minute of the game to seal a 42-38 homecoming victory Friday over the Lady Broncos of Floyd.
The score was t...
Coyotes beat House, Lady Coyotes fall
January 29th, 2005
The San Jon High School boys basketball team defeated the House Cowboys on Thursday, 71-63 while the San Jon girls lost to the Cowgirls 60-24.
Boys
Despite a 38-point scoring effort by House...
Jan. 29, 2005
January 29th, 2005
• Jan. 29 - Center Street United Methodist Church will host a healing seminar from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 461-2661 to register.
• Jan. 29 - American Legion Post 19, fund-raising dinner for Sara Mi...
City commission reviews roads, anticipates landfill
January 29th, 2005
Streets and Sanitation Superintendent Larry Moore gave a presentation at Thursday night’s Tucumcari City Commissioners meeting at City Hall.
The presentation included updates on the maintenance of...
Three Rattlers named All State
January 26th, 2005
Tucumcari High School football players Justin Garcia, Eric Holt and Chris McCasland were recently named to the Class 2A 2004 All-State Team. Garcia was selected to the first team as a center. Holt was...
DA searches for victim in stabbing
January 25th, 2005
Quay County District Attorney Ron Reeves said a Tucumcari stabbing victim, Dustin Raines, recently left an Amarillo Hospital and cannot be found.
Reeves said there is a possibility that attempted mu...
House teams defeat Clovis Christian
January 25th, 2005
Boys
The House High School boys basketball team defeated Clovis Christian at home Thursday, 51-42. Cowboy Nathan Foust once again led all players in scoring by knocking down 26 points.
Jon Widmark, J...
1-26 calendar
January 25th, 2005
• Jan. 26 - Story time at the Tucumcari Public Library, 9:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
• Jan. 27 - City Commission meeting, 6 p.m., in the commission chambers, Tucumcari City Hall.
• Jan. 27 - Tu...
1-26 obits
January 25th, 2005
Minnie Ree Burch
Services: Have been held.
Minnie Ree Burch, 96, of Tucumcari, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at her home in Tucumcari.
She was born on March 9, 1908, in Sweetwater, Ala. She had been a...
State curbs sales of decongestant
January 25th, 2005
Over-the-counter sales of popular cold medicines like Sudafed and Claritin-D will soon be monitored more closely by the New Mexico Board of Pharmacy. Bill Weast, a drug inspector with the board said w...
Residents upset about proposed pond retention plan
January 25th, 2005
Some Tucumcari residents are concerned about a proposed retention pond in the 1100 block of Rankin Street.
But Joe Garcia, project manager for the state, told a crowd of about 15 people on Monday t...
Rattlers lose to Clayton Friday night
January 21st, 2005
The Tucumcari High School boys basketball is now winless in district play after a 59-43 loss at Clayton Friday. The Yellow Jackets hit a number of three-point shots while the Rattlers went 0 for 13 fr...
Lady Rattlers lose to Clayton
January 21st, 2005
The Tucumcari High School basketball team hung tough for two quarters at Clayton Friday, but the Lady Yellow Jackets pulled away in the second half enroute to a 69-39 victory. It was another district...
‘Ownership’ means taking responsibility
January 21st, 2005
The “Ownership Society” seems poised to make a comeback, just in time for the president’s second term. Some might remember the Ownership Society: It made a brief appearance during last fall’s...
Quay Sun introduces interim editor
January 21st, 2005
My name is Leslie Radford. I’m a redneck country girl from Muleshoe, Texas.
Most of my family is there, including my mom the truck driver and my two younger brothers: Cody, 21, runs our family farm...
Buffalo make a tough tradition
January 21st, 2005
The lure to own something of historical significance is strong — Benjamin Franklin’s signature, an arrowhead, Dale Evans’ Chapstick.
This connection to tradition is part of the popularity of rai...
Ag Seminar proves successful
January 21st, 2005
Over 100 people participated in this year’s Ag Seminar at the Tucumcari Convention Center Thursday morning. They enjoyed various programs relating to agriculture and home economics, ag-related vendo...
Skunk tests positive for rabies
January 21st, 2005
A rabid skunk was found in San Jon earlier this week. Dr. Jean Corey with the Tucumcari Animal Hospital said there had been a skunk acting abnormally found a few blocks from a school in San Jon.
“I...
Tucumcari schools discuss four-day week
January 21st, 2005
Tucumcari schools Superintendent William Reents said school board members have begun research into the possibility of instituting a four-day school week.
Reents said board members are reading various...
$50K bond set in marijuana bust
January 21st, 2005
Gary James Emily was arraigned in Quay County Magistrate Court Tuesday. He entered a plea of not guilty to a felony charge of distribution of marijuana. His bond was set at $50,000.
Early Sunday, a s...
Child burn victim continues progress
January 21st, 2005
Tucumcari grandfather John Frost said his two-year old granddaughter, Callie Rae Frost, is making good recovery. Callie Rae was severely burned Dec. 6 by hot cooking oil in an accident at home in Farm...
Girl from House jumps onto UNM track team
January 21st, 2005
House mother April Lee was a little concerned when her teenage daughter told the family she wanted to live in Albuquerque after graduating high school.
But Lee was also supportive in daughter Haily’...
Tucumcari gets new development director
January 19th, 2005
There’s a new man in town who hopes to strengthen the economy of Tucumcari.
Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Executive Director Peter D. Kampfer believes the key to success is to create employ...
State cops find marijuana cache
January 19th, 2005
A 1993 Ford pickup was pulled over late Saturday evening near the former Tucumcari Truck Stop on the west end of town and a state police officer, David O’Leary, found 37.8 pounds of marijuana inside...
1/19 Obituaries
January 19th, 2005
Lloyd Ray Hampton
Lloyd Ray Hampton, 59, of Tucumcari, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at his home.
He was born on May 28, 1946, in Clovis, to Gus and Lillis Hampton. He was a Vietnam Veteran. He worked f...
Ag, home economics seminar today
January 18th, 2005
The Quay County Extension Service is sponsoring the 37th Agriculture and Home Economics Seminar today at the Tucumcari Convention Center. The seminar is free and open to the public. Registration and r...
1/19 Police blotter
January 18th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari Police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Jan. 18
• Around 12:30 a.m. a Tucumcari Police Officer found graffiti on th...
1/19 Calendar
January 18th, 2005
• Jan. 19 - Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority, 10 a.m. at Tucumcari City Hall.
• Jan. 19 - Bookmobile at Amistad, 9:30-11 a.m., at Amistad School.
• Jan. 19 - On the Road to Living with D...
Lady Rattlers win one
January 18th, 2005
The Tucumcari girls basketball team finished 1-2 for the weekend. Saturday’s win over Raton was sandwiched between losses.
Santa Rosa 65, Tucumcari 31
The Lady Lions of Santa Rosa took a big early...
Rattlers win one over weekend
January 18th, 2005
The Tucumcari boys basketball team dropped Raton in overtime on Saturday, but suffered losses Friday and Tuesday.
Santa Rosa 49, Tucumcari 45
It was a close, hard-fought game throughout as both teams...
Kampfer to head EDC
January 18th, 2005
There’s a new man in town who hopes to strengthen the economy of Tucumcari.
Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Executive Director Peter D. Kampfer believes the key to success is to create emplo...
School board discusses construction delay
January 18th, 2005
School board members questioned an architect and a state-appointed construction supervisor about delays in renovations to school buildings at Monday’s Tucumcari Public Schools Board of Education mee...
Twenty march to honor King
January 18th, 2005
Paul Bell awoke early Saturday to a cold and foggy morning. But the weather did not dampen his spirits.
“Martin Luther King and his marchers had police dogs turned on them and fire hoses turned on...
Four Rattlers named all-stars
January 15th, 2005
Four Tucumcari High School football players were recently named to the Class 1A/2A North All-Star Team. The all-star team is open only to graduating seniors. Players were selected by high school coach...
Officials say needle exchange program effective
January 15th, 2005
The New Mexico Department of Public Health’s syringe exchange program is gaining acceptance in Quay County. The program is designed to prevent the spread of blood-borne pathogens, including HIV, by...
Lawmakers address local issues
January 15th, 2005
Editor’s note:
New Mexico’s 2005 Legislature kicks off a 60-day run on Tuesday and lawmakers are expected to address dozens of issues, from tax cuts to economic development and get-tough la...
Children enjoy weekly stories
January 15th, 2005
It’s story time again.
“It is so much fun,” said Erica Lopez of Tucumcari Public Library, where the children’s activities take place. “All of the library staff take turns at (the weekly) sto...
Wrestlers take fifth
January 15th, 2005
The Tucumcari High School wrestling team recently finished fifth at a tournament in Albuquerque. Several Tucumcari wrestlers placed well against competition from big schools that included Albuquerque...
Lady Rattlers dealt crushing blow
January 15th, 2005
The Tucumcari High School girls basketball team suffered its worst loss of the season Thursday, falling to the Vixens of Fort Sumner, 56-15. The Lady Rattlers’ inability to solve Fort Sumner’s ful...
Fort Sumner free throws sink Rattlers
January 15th, 2005
Free throws down the stretch made the difference for the Fort Sumner Foxes as they slipped past Tucumcari, 57-54, on Thursday at Tucumcari High School.
It was the third time the teams have met this se...
Communication with Lord still simple
January 15th, 2005
“Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may ex...
Construction worker killed near Tucumcari
January 15th, 2005
A Santa Rosa construction worker died Jan. 6 near Tucumcari on U.S. Interstate 40 while he was involved in painting stripes on the highway between Santa Rosa and Tucumcari.
Chris Marquez was driving a...
Tucumcari girl wins showmanship award
January 15th, 2005
Lisa Mitchell of Tucumcari was named the winner of the 2004 New Mexico Junior cattle Growers association Showmanship Award at the recent Joint Stockmen’s Convention in Albuquerque.
Kate White of the...
Jan. 15, 2005
January 15th, 2005
• Jan 15 - March to Honor Martin Luther King, 9 a.m., beginning at Northside Park.
• Jan. 16 - Piano/violin concert, 7 p.m., at Tucumcari High School Auditorium.
• Jan 17 - Martin Luther King Da...
Teachers among Who's Who
January 15th, 2005
Twenty area teachers or instructors were named to Who’s Who among America’s Teachers recently.
Students listed in Who’s Who Among American Students were requested to nominate the one teacher fro...
Students among Who's Who
January 15th, 2005
Forty-three area high school students have been included in the 38th annual edition of Who’s Who Among American High School Students, 2003-2004.
Students are nominated by high school principals and...
Road department gets new boss
January 15th, 2005
Some changes wil be made regarding the city and county road departments with a new superintendent coming in.
County roads Superintendent Harry Heckendorn has retired. New superintendent of county roa...
Jan. 15, 2005
January 12th, 2005
Herbert Williams Jr.
Herbert Lee Williams Jr., of Wynne, Ark., died Dec. 31, 2004, in Memphis at Memorial Hospital East.
He was born Nov. 11, 1943, in East Prairie, Mo., to Herbert L. Williams Sr. a...
Governor seeks money for rodeo
January 12th, 2005
Rodeo in Tucumcari and across New Mexico will get a boost if Gov. Bill Richardson has his way.
A proposal from the governor’s office is aimed at promoting rodeoing and at least three of Richardson...
Meeting held to discuss tourism
January 12th, 2005
Some of the most important figures in Tucumcari met in the Territorial building of the Quay County Convention Center to discuss tourism and its effect on Tucumcari and what would be the best approach...
Tucumcari Truck Stop closes
January 12th, 2005
Tucumcari Truck Stop closed for the winter on Sunday and its owner said he’s looking to sell the business.
“We closed for the winter because it’s just not feasible to keep it open during the win...
Rattlers take Cimarron
January 12th, 2005
Tucumcari defeated the Cimarron Rams, 66-57, Saturday in a basketball game marked by streaks at the Santa Rosa Invitational.
The Rattlers led 8-0 early, but also trailed 10-9.
Playing without ailing...
San Jon beats Floyd in tight contest
January 12th, 2005
The San Jon High School boys basketball team finished a tournament in Texico Saturday with a 65-64 win over Floyd. The Broncos were hitting threes with abandon but it was a three-pointer by San Jon’...
Logan Longhorns fall to Vixens
January 12th, 2005
TEXICO — Seeded No. 1 in the 4A bracket of the EPAC Tournament, Fort Sumner’s hopes for a shot at the championship almost came crashing down against scrappy Logan on Wednesday.
Junior forward Je...
Man stabbed, three men charged
January 12th, 2005
A Tucumcari man stabbed on Sunday may have been targeted for revenge after his assailants believed he had reported a crime, court records show.
Dustin Raines on Sunday was visiting a resident at 318...
Girls win big at Sandia Prep Tourney
January 12th, 2005
The Tucumcari High School girls basketball team dominated To’hajiilee 52-13 Sunday at Sandia Prep. Tucumcari outscored its opponent in every quarter but the third enroute to its most lopsided win of...
Local groups offer assistance to tsunami victims
January 8th, 2005
Americans are contributing in a big way to disaster relief in Asia in the wake of massive tsunamis. Tucumcari’s St. Anne’s Catholic Church collected more than $1500 in donations from churchgoers l...
State tries suspect as adult
January 8th, 2005
Norman Tyrell Cates, 17, will be tried as an adult in the homicide of Lena Aragon Barrett, 75. Barrett was found dead inside her Roy home Dec. 20. According to Lina Weisdorfer, district court clerk fo...
New county clerk steps in familiar position
January 8th, 2005
This is the second of Quay County Sun’s series on first-time elected office holders.
Quay County’s new County Clerk is Ellen White who steps into the position with some knowledge of the office ha...
City gets first birth of year
January 8th, 2005
Tucumcari has its first baby of the year. James Truman Windham was born at 5:02 p.m. Friday evening to Amanda and Doug Windham of Tucumcari and was 6 pounds, 4 1/2 ounces and was 18 3/4 inches long.
...
Local takes top honors at Ranch HOrse contest
January 8th, 2005
Ranch hands from throughout the west gathered in November to competed for the title of Top working Ranch Horse and among the winners was a Tucumcari resident and his horse.
Winning in the open/senior...
Ghost haunts discussion topic
January 8th, 2005
Many people don’t know that I was in the Peace Corps when I was younger. I sometimes think that Peace Corps itself is somewhat embarrassed by the fact. Personally I don’t feel they should be. Afte...
Focusing less on self mark of maturity
January 8th, 2005
Have you noticed how many of us have developed major “I” problems during the last few years? We and our have been replaced by I, me, and mine. Obviously, we have become exceedingly self-centered w...
Cielo behavior after turbine fire unneighborly
January 8th, 2005
When a wind turbine caught fire Sunday on the Caprock southeast of Tucumcari, volunteer firefighters rushed to put it out. Now officials with Cielo Wind Power Inc. seem to be threatening legal action...
Girls drop two at Sandia Tournament
January 8th, 2005
It was a close fight for the Tucumcari High School girls at the Sandia Prep Invitation Tournament Thursday, one that they thought was, for the most part theirs since they led the contest until the fin...
Rattlers lose 66-63 to Pecos
January 8th, 2005
The Tucumcari High School boys basketball team jumped to a big lead early but wound up losing 66-63 to the Pecos Panthers Thursday in Santa Rosa.
Head Coach John Span said his team could have won wit...
Volleyball player wins honor
January 8th, 2005
Jamie Jones, a standout basketball and volleyball player for Tucumcari High School, won 2004 all-state honorable mention honors in volleyball for class 2A. The honorable mention status means she was c...
Cowboys, Cowgirls do well at tourney
January 8th, 2005
The House Invitational saw both House teams do well.
In the Cowgirls opening game, Lindsy Lee led all players with 26 points followed by Kimberly Lyons with 15 as the Cowgirls defeated Hondo 57-24. S...
Longhorns lose tose to Melrose
January 8th, 2005
The Logan High School girls basketball team dropped a game to Melrose Tuesday Night in Texico. The Lady Longhorns lost 64-43 and Logan’s coach, Gary Miller, said he was disappointed.
“Personally,...
Rattlers Outlast Monte Del Sol
January 8th, 2005
In a tightly contested game, the Tucumcari Rattlers got their biggest lead of the game late in the fourth quarter to win 57-48 against Monte Del Sol in Santa Rosa.. The Dragons led at the beginning o...
Falling turbine blade causes fire
January 8th, 2005
SAN JON - On Sunday, Jan. 2, a 100-foot-long wind-turbine blade fell from one of the 220 foot tall turbines located on the caprock to the ground striking an electrical transformer which in turn ignite...
Henry Osmer Hudson, Richard W. Fisher
January 5th, 2005
Henry Osmer Hudson
Henry Osmer Hudson, 82, of Clovis died Sunday, January 2, 2005 at his home in Clovis.
Henry Hudson was born April 5, 1922 to Luther O. and Clara Bostick Hudson in Forrest. He marrie...
Post office boxes attacked
January 4th, 2005
For the second time in 90 days, the Tucumcari Post Office has reported a window broken on a post office box inside the post office lobby. Monday morning around 6:30 a.m. a post office employee notifie...
Woman arrested during drug bust
January 4th, 2005
Sgt. Patti Lopez and Patrolman Jason Adams showed up New Year’s Day at Mountain View Apartments, Apartment 205, and arrested Cynthia Lee Boykin, 38, for possession of methamphetamine with intent to...
New commish to begin
January 4th, 2005
Two newly elected officials who had not served in the positions before they were elected were sworn into their positions Monday afternoon.
One of the two, new Quay County Clerk Ellen White ran unopp...
Cops say New Year's Eve quiet
January 4th, 2005
Patrolman Jason Adams of Tucumcari Police was out on the streets New Year’s Eve looking for trouble. He did not find much. He said more and more local residents are keeping a low profile for the ann...
Economic development chief near
January 4th, 2005
It has been five months since The Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Corporation lost its director after Ben Kendrick left the city to take a similar position in Hobbs.
Since that time, accordin...
Lady Coyotes fall to Mosquero
January 1st, 2005
The San Jon High School girls basketball team fell in overtime at home against Mosquero Saturday, 46-40. San Jon Head Coach A.J. Laird said it was a positive experience for her team despite the loss.
...
9/10 Game time
January 1st, 2005
Game Time/10
Tucumcari
Tucumcari Rattlers Varsity Football
Aug. 27 — Win over Mora, away, 61-0
Sept. 2 — Win over Crownpoint, home, 62-6
Friday, 7 p.m.— Raton, away
Sept. 23, 7 p.m. — Loving...
Drunken driving alert up
January 1st, 2005
Quay County residents who may have noticed the red ribbons still hanging around from last month’s Red Ribbon Week can rest assured it’s not from negligence, said Quay County DWI Task Force program...
