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Memorial planned Monday to honor life of Quay County Family Health Cen...
October 27th, 2011
A service to celebrate the life of Quay County Family Health Center's Medical Director, Richard Gritzmacher, M.D., M.P.H. will be held at 11:30 a.m.- to 1 p.m. on Monday at the Health Center locate...
Icy roads contribute to fatal accident on I-40
October 27th, 2011
A 66 year-old man from Dalhart Texas, died Thursday in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 40, approximately 25 miles west of Tucumcari, according to New Mexico State Police.
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Helps to know a little about a lot
October 26th, 2011
It helps to know a little about a lot of things. It gives you a broad perspective. It also allows you to make a fool of yourself in many different areas! In my column readers may notice that I app...
Quilt festivals serious business
October 26th, 2011
If you’re reading this column I guess I didn’t get fired.
After I missed my deadline to hand in a column last week my editor and I bargained by text message for several minutes t...
No excuse not to seek spiritual knowledge
October 26th, 2011
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
Matthew 7:7
There is a new marketing trend that is popping...
Honor rolls — Oct. 26
October 26th, 2011
Editor’s note: The names of some students were not published due to privacy concerns.
Tucumcari Middle School
Gold
Sixth grade
Angelina Arellano
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Spotty snowfall predicted for region
October 26th, 2011
Nobody expects much hardship from tonight’s predicted snowfall, but a little touch of prevention never hurts.
After a hot and dry summer, the area’s first snowfall is predicted f...
Tucumcari still friendly, welcoming community
October 26th, 2011
As we continue to review some of the history of the territorial days, we note the comments by the John F. Worley Directory Company regarding the development of agriculture in our county.
"Th...
County awarded grant to increase health care access
October 26th, 2011
Quay County MCCH Council has been awarded a $15,000 grant each year for the next five years. This grant is part of a larger statewide initiative to increase access to health care.
The Quay...
Police blotter — Oct. 26
October 26th, 2011
A sampling from calls placed to Tucumcari Police dispatch, which handles calls for the Tucumcari Police Department and Quay County Sheriff's Office:
Friday
• At 12:15 a.m....
Water rate hike to be discussed
October 26th, 2011
An updated review of the new water rate increases will be discussed during Thursday’s Tucumcari City Commission meeting.
“We want to keep the citizens as informed as possible,&rd...
Rattlers angling for second place
October 26th, 2011
The (6-3, 1-1) Tucumcari Rattlers will be competing for second place Friday in district 2 2A against rival Santa Rosa Lions.
“These teams have been true for 13 years,” said Rattl...
Obama involves U.S. in conflict without approval
October 25th, 2011
We’re certainly not lamenting the death of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Before being kicked out of power this summer by NATO-backed rebels, he tyrannized and terrorized his people...
Logan schools locked down
October 19th, 2011
Police said Logan school was locked down almost two hours Wednesday after a teacher took a starter pistol from a student.
“The gun was a starter pistol which shoots blanks,” said...
School menus — Oct. 19
October 19th, 2011
House
Monday
Breakfast: Assorted muffins, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk.
Lunch: Corn dog, French fries, corn, peaches, peanut butter and jelly, salad bar, milk.
Small-town athletics full of tests
October 19th, 2011
At Mt. Vernon High School in east Texas, I played football, basketball and track.
Since my twin sister outweighed me until I was a 123-pound senior tailback, baseball or soccer would have be...
Cousin garners unwanted attention
October 19th, 2011
I've got a mule deer hangin' on my wall from northern New Mexico so I could relate to Rafael's story.
He had joined two of his cousins for a deer hunting trip near Cuba, N.M., where his uncl...
CLASS act flawed gimmick of Obamacare
October 19th, 2011
One of the significant purported cost-savings of President Barack Obama’s massive health care overhaul was supposed to be the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports program, CLASS,...
On the shelves — Oct. 19
October 18th, 2011
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information call 461-0295.
Fiction
“Cold Vengeance,” by Douglas Preston...
Leaders prepared town to be part of state
October 18th, 2011
As we continue to look back to the years just before New Mexico became a state, we note that in 1910, our city government was well organized as were a number of churches, and organizations.
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Police blotter — Oct. 19
October 18th, 2011
A sampling from calls placed to the Tucumcari Police dispatch, which handles calls for the Tucumcari Police Department and Quay County Sheriff's Office:
Thursday
• At 11:0...
Rattlers Rout Yellowjackets 49-7
October 14th, 2011
The visting Tucumcari Rattlers scorched Clayton for 587 yards of offense Friday night and beat Yellowjackets 49-7 in the district opener for both teams.
The Rattlers finished with 481 yards...
Sumner Lake officials prohibit boating
October 13th, 2011
A drop in the water levels at Sumner Lake has prompted state park officials to close its boat ramps and prohibit boating.
“Water levels are less than we hop...
Steve Jobs revolutionized industry
October 12th, 2011
With his death this week, they’re saying Steve Jobs was an inventor and innovator on par with Henry Ford, Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison. I’m not sure if that’s true or not b...
Herd dog perpetrates fowl assault
October 12th, 2011
Darrie took a likin’ to Hangin’ Tree cow dogs. They are slick, short-haired and promoted for their endurance and stamina. They have that hound dog look and come in various colors. Da...
Dinosaur museum offering free admission
October 12th, 2011
Mesalands Community College’s Dinosaur Museum will be celebrating National Fossil Day with free admission to visitors under the age of 12, accompanied by an adult on Friday and Saturday.
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Perry should rethink border strategy
October 12th, 2011
Texas Gov. Rick Perry got a few tongues wagging recently when he said that if he were president, he would consider sending U.S. troops into Mexico to battle drug cartels.
Stumping in Manches...
Community briefs — Oct. 12
October 12th, 2011
Walk-A-Thon scheduled
Tucumcari Elementary School's Pre-K will be having a Walk-A-Thon on Wednesday. They will be walking at two different times.
The AM Pre-K will walk from 9:...
Directories shed light on past
October 12th, 2011
If we take the time to read some of the early day city directories, we learn a lot about our history. For instance, while reading the 1909-1910 directory, I learned that we already had 5080 residen...
Police blotter — Oct. 12
October 12th, 2011
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department:
Friday
• At 11:31 a.m...
Tucumcari police officer resigns
October 7th, 2011
A Tucumcari police officer has resigned amidst a criminal investigation by New Mexico State Police. Tucumcari Police Chief Jason Braziel said the unnamed officer resigned this morning....
New system will alert residents about severe weather and disasters
October 6th, 2011
A new system will soon be available to alert Quay County residents about severe weather and disasters.
“We will be able to alert the public via land line, cell phone, email and fax,&rd...
Udall visits county
October 4th, 2011
Over a dozen Quay County farmers, ranchers and small business owners met with Sen. Tom Udall on Friday during an Agribusiness Roundtable.
The roundtable was held at the New Mexico State Univ...
Sins will eventually catch up with us unless we clear them with God
October 4th, 2011
We cleaned the carpet recently in the basement bedroom where my daughter slept until she graduated from high school and left home, just over a year ago. Carpet cleaning isn’t that bad, especi...
‘Undocumented’ Americans face identity crisis
October 4th, 2011
Call it hippie abuse. We’ve all heard about undocumented immigrants and their absurd connundrum: They cannot get documents, in part, because they lack documents that are needed to get documen...
Elks announce cerebral palsy program
October 4th, 2011
Tucumcari Elks Lodge 1172 in conjunction with the New Mexico Elks Association are pleased to officially announce that the Cerebral Palsy Commission has implemented a new program emphasizing helping...
Police blotter — Oct. 5
October 4th, 2011
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department:
Friday
• At 12:...
Early residents eager to settle in state
October 4th, 2011
As we prepare to celebrate the 100th birthday of New Mexico, we might look back to see what was happening in our area as we became a state.
By looking at a few of the businesses already in p...
Rattlers, Coyotes host games
October 4th, 2011
The Tucumcari Rattlers and San Jon Coyotes look forward to home field advantage as the Logan Longhorns travel across the state to Reserve.
The 4-2 Rattlers are happy to be back in front of a...
