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Riders of the radio waves
October 31st, 2005
Duel Paris and Virgil McDonald enjoy being the eyes and voice for the Tucumcari Rattlers football team.
“We get the best seat in the house,” said Paris, who has spent 15 years as an announcer for...
Rattlers demolish Class 3A Spartans
October 31st, 2005
Playoff-bound Tucumcari capped off the regular-season by blowing past Bernalillo 46-9 Friday in a non-district contest.
Senior Marc Salas rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns and Justin Benavidas p...
Everybody’s Club gets wet and happy
October 31st, 2005
Forrest lady LaNell Leatherwood said there was nothing out of the ordinary at their last club meeting – even though they ended up frolicking atop a fire truck amidst founts of foam and water.
“We...
Football provides bonding opportunities
October 31st, 2005
My first encounter with football was getting hit in the head with one. No, it really wasn’t but it sounds funny. And it brings back fond memories of that Brady Bunch episode in which a football smas...
Despite advances, there’s more to do
October 31st, 2005
One common expression many of us use — “the greatest thing since sliced bread” — represents a milestone in convenience.
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, sliced and wrapped bread became wide...
10/29 Editorial
October 31st, 2005
When is tax reform not a good idea? When it makes the current labyrinthine system even worse. Unfortunately, that’s just what would happen if the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform h...
Ventilation for frustration
October 21st, 2005
Volcanoes don’t spew fire, tsunamis don’t drown nations and earthquakes don’t wreck tall buildings in San Francisco due to some logical, scientific explanation that usually involves tectonic pla...
Publicity of any kind for animal rights group
October 21st, 2005
The animal rights group PETA has based its advertising on outrageous things. They attract the media attention posing as a news item, and thus spend very little on advertising.
Past examples include co...
10/22 School menus
October 21st, 2005
House
Monday: Breakfast — Hot cereal, cereal, juice, milk; Lunch — Spaghetti with meat sauce, french bread, corn, fruit, cookie, salad bar, soup, a variety of milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — Cinnamo...
10/22 Senior citizen menus
October 21st, 2005
Tucumcari/Logan/House
Monday: Beef round steak, au gratin potatoes, salad, dressing, broccoli, apricots, roll, margarine, milk.
Tuesday: Chalupa, salsa, lettuce, tomato, onion, Spanish rice, chocolat...
Those were the (school) days
October 21st, 2005
As you are well aware, all this woman from Ima has to do is to hear some conversations about the present and then to head into the past to recall the times that were and to feel ever more privileged t...
10/22 Obituaries
October 21st, 2005
Michael Ross
Services: Have been held.
Michael H. Ross, 71, died on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2005, in Tucumcari.
He was born on July 19, 1934, in New York to Herbert and Beatrice Ross.
He attended Fishburn Mi...
10/22 Police blotter
October 21st, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Tuesday
At 1:52 a.m., an unknown caller reported shots fired on East H...
Why disasters happen
October 18th, 2005
Several times since shortly after Hurricane Katrina, I’ve heard comments that it and other natural disasters were the hand of God punishing evil men. Even some in the Christian community make such s...
Rattlers face equally undefeated Lions on Friday
October 18th, 2005
This week introduces the Tucumcari Rattlers’ (8-0) biggest challenge in the 2005-06 season so far — the Santa Rosa Lions (7-0). Both teams have survived unscathed and will be going head to head Fr...
10/19 Calendar
October 18th, 2005
Today — Rural Bookmobile East provides public library service at Amistad School from 9:30 to 11 a.m.; at Nara Visa Post Office from 12:30 to 2 p.m. (CST) and at Logan Community Center from 2:15 to 3...
Beware of the sheep who's all wolf underneath
October 18th, 2005
It started with a teddy bear and ended in a pair of handcuffs.
The teddy bear was plush and fuzzy with a heart-shaped orange nose.
The handcuffs were probably silver.
Maybe I should start at the...
West Nile claims life in Quay County
October 18th, 2005
Tucumcari's Alan Bugg lived through a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant in June — but family members said he succumbed to the West Nile Virus on Oct. 7.
Bugg is New Mexico’s second West...
10/19 Police blotter
October 18th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Friday
At 2:28 p.m., a weapon was reported found at a local motel. Poli...
Rattlers blank Clayton in district opener
October 15th, 2005
CLAYTON — The first district game of the season for the Tucumcari Rattlers was a success as they shut out the Clayton Yellowjackets 63-0 and maintained their top ranking in Class 2A.
It was up to...
10/15 Senior citizen menu
October 14th, 2005
Tucumcari/Logan/House
Monday: Baked pork chops, stuffing, carrots, green beans, roll, margarine, apple slices, milk.
Tuesday: Burrito, lettuce, tomato, onion, salsa, cheese sauce, pinto beans, green...
10/15 School menus
October 14th, 2005
school menus /15
House
Monday: Breakfast — Biscuit and jelly, cereal, juice, milk; Lunch — Corn dogs, tator tots, peas, fruit, salad bar, soup, a variety of milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — Scrambled...
Fond friends make for fond life
October 14th, 2005
Before writing today’s column, I had drawn a complete blank for a subject matter and asked for suggestions from Jo Priddy, Shirley Hancock, and Judy Powell while we were visiting in Del’s.
As we...
10/15 Obituaries
October 14th, 2005
Bruce Jackson
Services: At a later date yet to be determined.
Bruce Ogden Jackson, 85, died Tuesday, October 11, 2005, in Lubbock.
He was born on December 26, 1919, in Electra, Texas. He married Glad...
Cowboy has one of those days
October 14th, 2005
It’s the kind of day every cowboy dreams of. Almost makes you wish they weren’t numbered. When the desert is green, it’s like Wyoming when the wind’s not blowing, or a sunny winter day in Ohio...
10/15 Game time
October 14th, 2005
Game Time/15
Tucumcari
Tucumcari Rattlers Varsity Football
Friday, 7 p.m. — Santa Rosa, home (district game)
Oct. 28, 7 p.m. — Bernalillo, home
Tucumcari Rattlers Junior Varsity Football
Oct....
10/15 Calendar
October 14th, 2005
Today — Center Street Methodist Church at 406 E. Center Street will hold its annual enchilada dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children. Call for c...
The many meanings of a boisterous bark
October 14th, 2005
There’s nothing as pleasing to the ear as a baby’s first words (unless, of course, it’s the sound of coffee being brewed). Some children murmur “mama.” Others puff plosives with “papa.”...
Domestic violence hits hard
October 14th, 2005
Every 15 seconds, another victim of an abusive relationship is battered, according to the Web site WomensLaw.org. This isn’t even counting the seconds in between, ones that may contain psychological...
Altrusa Car Party revving it up
October 14th, 2005
Rev the engines, for it’s time once again for the annual Altrusa Car Party, happening at 6 p.m. tonight at the Elk’s Club.
Altrusa President Glenda Reid is expecting the customary 300 to 400 peo...
10/15 Police blotter
October 14th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Tuesday
At 12 a.m., a car stopped at a local motel resulted in the arre...
Rattlers kick off district games against Clayton
October 11th, 2005
Friday will mark the beginning of the district games with the state’s top team — the undefeated Rattlers — facing the
Clayton Yellowjackets, currently 4-3. Last week the Rattlers dealt a blow t...
10/12 Obituary
October 11th, 2005
Alan Bugg
Services: 1 p.m. on Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Tucumcari.
Alan Henry Bugg, 50, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque.
He was b...
10/12 Calendar
October 11th, 2005
Calendar/12
Wednesday — Altrusa will hold a combination board and business meeting concerning car party planning at Bambinos Restaurant at noon. Contact Glenda Reid at 461-2244.
Wednesday — The...
Illegal immigration is pressing issue
October 11th, 2005
It’s not hard to spot illegal immigrants in Quay County, said T.J. Rich, assistant administrator of the Quay County Detention Center. He said they usually have a vehicle with beefed up suspension th...
10/12 Police blotter
October 11th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Friday
At 11:12 a.m., a male called to report a problem with his neigh...
10/8 Police blotter
October 8th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Tuesday
• At 5:29 a.m. a possible fight was reported in a restaurant parki...
Baxter Black peeks into future news
October 8th, 2005
Future headline: “Governor calls for mandatory evacuation.”
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in response to the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and Gulf Coast, has declared the Sa...
10/8 Editorial
October 8th, 2005
It’s not exactly news that President George W. Bush has pursued policies that are far from the ideals of limited, constitutional government that we endorse on the editorial pages. But the president...
Death has many flavors, promises
October 8th, 2005
Dead things surround us: The mosquito squished on the windshield. The tomato that rots in the fridge. This morning’s mouse stuck fast on a glue trap.
OK, the mouse was only half-dead and still squ...
10/5 Police blotter
October 4th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Thursday
• At 2:23 p.m., a male called to report shoplifting at a local su...
Rattlers primed for Homecoming with the Demons
October 4th, 2005
Friday night marks homecoming and the Tucumcari Rattlers are celebrating by taking on the Dexter Demons (2-4). Undefeated thus far, the Rattlers (6-0) are primed to keep it that way, according to Coac...
Travel the road of the Romans
October 4th, 2005
I prepared another article for this week, but last week I received a tract others also probably got and I’m compelled to respond (1 Corinthians 9: 16; Romans 1: 14-17; Acts 20: 25, 26). First, I com...
10/5 Calendar
October 4th, 2005
Today — Story Time for children 2 1/2 to 5 begins at the Tucumcari Public Library. Registration is continuing for Story Time, which will be held in three different sessions every Wednesday through D...
10/5 Obituaries
October 4th, 2005
James Willis
Services: 6 p.m. on Saturday a celebration of his life at First United Methodist Church in Carlsbad.
James Joseph (Joe) Willis, 79, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, in Carlsbad.
He was bor...
Commissioners held a taxing meeting
October 4th, 2005
A new county tax assessor was the main point of the most recent Quay County Commissioners meeting. Chief Deputy Assessor Janie Murray beat out four other applicants to nab the position; her experienc...
