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Wrestlers place in Tournaments
February 29th, 2004
Tucumcari High School wrestlers placed well in the district tournament, but did not place as well as expected in the recent state tournament, according to Coach Eddie Encinias.
“Michael Baca finish...
Logan beats San Jon
February 29th, 2004
The game before their game with Logan, San Jon came from over 20 behind to beat House, so most of the San Jon faithful in the stands had hopes until the very end of the game, that there was always a c...
Girl Scouts hold tea
February 29th, 2004
Girl Scout Neighborhood 55 took part in a “Tasting Tea” which was held Saturday, Feb. 21.
According to Neighbood Chair Donna Lauriault, a Tasting Tea is an annual event where the girls of the Girl...
Anti-bullying guidelines released in area
February 29th, 2004
The University of Colorado Anti-Bullying Project released information recently for parents and teachers designed to help them recognize bullying behavior in students and Tucumcari educators are taking...
House girls take Logan
February 29th, 2004
HOUSE - As good as the Logan girls were behind Nicole Rogers, they simply were not good enough to take out the House Lady Cowboys on Thursday night as they lost 59-38.
Simply put the House girls were...
Rattlers end season
February 29th, 2004
The Texico Wolverines spoiled Tucumcari’s tournament hopes Wednesday by pulling ahead in the second quarter, and going on to win 70-51.
The first quarter was close. The game seemed destined to be a...
Tucumcari election Tuesday
February 29th, 2004
There are two contested elections in Tucumcari’s city election Tuesday, March 2. In District 1, incumbent Antonio J. Apodaca will be facing Ralph Moya. In District 2 Incumbent Jimmy Sandoval will be...
Baseball set to begin
February 29th, 2004
A sure sign that Spring is just around the corner is when baseball players begin swinging bats and fielding grounders. The Tucumcari Rattler baseball team has begun workouts in preparation for the upc...
Art contest set
February 29th, 2004
Rep. Udall seeks art contest entries
U.S. Representative Tom Udall, D-N.M., is asking Third Congressional District high school students to submit entries for the annual Congressional Arts Competition....
Soccer to begin
February 26th, 2004
According to the directors of the Tucumcari Recreation Center. Soccer season is about to begin. Which they say means that the Tucumcari Soccer League will be taking soccer registrations Saturday, Feb....
Snow buffets area
February 26th, 2004
A heavy dose of snow hit the Quay County area on Tuesday prompting both school and road closures in addition to contributing to a number of weather related vehicle accidents both in town and on roads...
Tucumcari to get over $1 million
February 26th, 2004
Thanks to lawmakers’ support, Tucumcar officials are hopeful they will be able to address a variety of water-related needs in the city.
Through the capital outlay bill, which is sitting on Gov. Bill...
Reflections on military service
February 23rd, 2004
There has been a lot of discussion lately about our President and his military or lack of military experiences during the Viet Nam War. In fact, it has risen to levels of scandal. And let me be the fi...
Wilma Pauline Nabours, Tommy Proffitt, Odessa Strawn
February 23rd, 2004
Wilma Pauline Nabours
Wilma Pauline Nabours, 79, died Feb. 19 in Bushland, Texas. Nabours was born August 1, 1924 in Dogpatch, Okla. She was a long-time resident of Tucumcari and Logan. Nabours worked...
Tourism board makes solid strides in quest
February 23rd, 2004
With economic development shifting into high gear in the Tucumcari area, Brenda Bishop of the Quay County Tourism Board said economic development in the form of tourism is gearing up also. Bishop said...
Teachers learn new ways of handling misbehavior
February 23rd, 2004
Around 60 high school and middle school teachers met at the Tucumcari Convention Center Friday to learn more effective ways to handle misbehavior on the part of students.
The day-long workshop was pr...
Rattlers falter in second half
February 23rd, 2004
The Tucumcari varsity squad was in reach heading into the second half, but the Clayton big men overpowered the Rattlers as they did in the previous outing against Tucumcari, leading their team to a 77...
Early quarter hurts Tucumcari ladies
February 23rd, 2004
The Tucumcari girls’ varsity did not get on track until the second quarter as the Lady Jackets breezed to a 67-32 victory Friday at Clayton. No Lady Rattler found the net in the first period until A...
Cars are not always our friends
February 23rd, 2004
We seem to visit fairly frequently about the attacks of various kinds of gadgets and contraptions. Among the most frustrating attacks are made by our motor vehicles, which tend to blind side us at ev...
Class of '54 looking for classmates
February 23rd, 2004
The class of 1954 is seeking a number of different individuals for the upcoming reunion this summer. If readers have knowledge of these individuals, they should call: 806-244-5519.
Sought classmember...
Mayor dies
February 23rd, 2004
Tucumcari Mayor Calvin Litchfield, 60, died at home early Wednesday morning. Tucumcari Emergency Medical personnel responded to a call from the Litchfield residence on Sixth Street Wednesday at 6:36 a...
Calvin Litchfield
February 19th, 2004
Calvin Litchfield, 60 died in Tucumcari on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2004 unexpectedly.
Calvin Litchfield was born March 23, 1943 in Clovis. He attended and graduated from the Clovis School System in 1961....
Valentine's Day, rough duty for guys
February 19th, 2004
Valentine’s Day has finally arrived.
I know in my heart of hearts that every year at this time most women remember a special romantic time with flowers, candy, soft music and the one person they lov...
Thoughts on store keepers and learning
February 19th, 2004
Since the arrival of the book about Quay County’s first hundred years, several people have expressed concern about the temporary office I have set up in the new metal barn on the museum grounds. Th...
Kathleen Whitley, James Rosse
February 19th, 2004
KATHLEEN L. WHITLEY
Kathleen L. Whitley, 81, died in Lubbock Feb. 12. She was a resident of Clovis where she was a homemaker. Whitley was born June 19, 1922 in Stanton, Texas.
Whitley was preceded in...
No one ever - what's more, it's gospel
February 19th, 2004
The New Mexico Department of Health sponsors television commercials about the dangers of second-hand cigarette smoke. In one commercial, a glass of milk has lipstick from a previous user at a restaura...
Rattlers lose contest to Texico
February 19th, 2004
The Tucumcari boys varsity missed shots late in the game as Texico held on to a 77-65 victory Tuesday night in Rattler Gym. Coach John Span said it wasn’t for lack of effort that Tucumcari lost the...
Girls fall to Texico
February 19th, 2004
The Tucumcari girls’ varsity played Texico a little closer this time around but couldn’t overcome Texico’s three-point shooting as the Lady Wolverines went home with a 59-32 victory on Senior N...
Low precipitation worries ranchers
February 19th, 2004
Despite what some local residents might think, the recent snows in the Quay County area have had no appreciable effect in raising water levels, according to Pete Walden, Quay County Extension agent fo...
CAD has students racing in school
February 19th, 2004
There was a time when students racing toy cars in the halls of a middle school might be considered something other than educational. But at Tucumcari Middle School they might disagree with the more tr...
Library, children to celebrate Seus
February 19th, 2004
Mary Ann Molinas head librarian at the Tucumcari Public Library, said one of the most popular birthdays of the years will soon be taking place.
According to Molinas, the Tucumcari Library will be help...
Local woman receives certificate
February 16th, 2004
Linda Coffin of Tucumcari has received the first Institute for Computer Literacy Certificate awarded by Mesalands Community College to a student.
According to representatives of MCC, the Institute fo...
Boat builder builds 'em big
February 16th, 2004
It’s not unusual for someone raised near the sea to build model boats, but for a landlubber born and raised in Tucumcari to created scale models, that stand as tall as some sixth graders. That is un...
High school academic team prepares for tourney
February 16th, 2004
The Tucumcari High School Academic Decathlon team will be facing stiff competition at the state decathlon tournament in Belen, March 5 and 6, according to math instructor Dianna Manly, the team’s co...
Local ladies fall to Estancia
February 16th, 2004
The Lady Rattlers played well in the first half, but let the Lady Bears begin to pull away in the second half as Tucumcari lost at home, 52-32, Friday. The Rattler girls had a knack for drawing fouls...
TV Time: Men see things differently
February 12th, 2004
I was reading an article the other day in Psychology Today which said the average woman sees 119 shades of color that men cannot. Even when men are specially trained, women can see 48 more shades than...
San Jon girls win
February 12th, 2004
SAN JON - On Saturday evening the San Jon girls won their second district game of the season as they overcame the Lady Pirates of Mosquero 55-43.
According to San Jon head girls coach Clare Rocker th...
San Jon boys take Mosquero
February 12th, 2004
SAN JON - It was clear early that it was San Jon’s evening to win on the home basketball court Saturday as they ended up defeating the Mosquero Pirates 87-61.
While a somewhat a one-sided affair, S...
Tucumcari native accepts position
February 12th, 2004
Quay County officially has a new county manager. Tucumcari High School graduate Terry Turner has accepted the offer put forward by the Quay County Commissioners and attended his first county commissio...
Science Fair entertains
February 12th, 2004
Over 270 Tucumcari public school students began setting up their science fair projects at the Tucumcari Convention Center, Monday.
Small groups of students wandered from display to display, asking ot...
Martinez wins spelling bee
February 12th, 2004
At 9:30 a.m. 85 middle-school students were lined up in their school's library to take part in the annual spelling bee that would determine who goes on to the next level of spelling bees, regional com...
Jailer indicted by grand jury
February 12th, 2004
Robert Gonzales, the Quay County Juvenile Detention Center employee who was arrested and charged in November with criminal sexual acts, has had all charges against him dismissed in Quay County Magistr...
House retains class "A" status
February 12th, 2004
Superintendent of House Schools, Arthur Brokenbek, PhD., said he is happy that House High School’s athletic teams will be staying in Class A.
“We don’t have a big enough student body to compete...
Ethelyne McCasland Clifton
February 12th, 2004
Ethelyne McCasland Clifton, 74, of Melrose died Feb. 5, 2004 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe.
Ethelyne Clifton was born in Grady June 12, 1929 to Lester and Orial Hendricks McCasland. She grad...
John C. Reed, Joseph R. Carlson, Joe Mario Cordova
February 8th, 2004
John C. Reed
John C. “Johnny” Reed, 52, died at his home in San Jon on Wed. Feb. 4, 2004.
John Reed was born Aug. 19, 1951 in Tucumcari. He attended and graduated from the San Jon School System....
Charges dropped against jailer
February 8th, 2004
Robert Gonzales, the Quay County Juvenile Detention Center employee who was arrested and charged in November with criminal sexual acts, has had all charges against him dismissed in Quay County Magistr...
Logan girls outlast Lady Pirates
February 8th, 2004
LOGAN - Logan’s girl’s basketball team beat their Mosquero counterparts Thursday evening 29-26, but it was not an easy win for the Longhorn girls as the game came down to the final seconds of pla...
Logan crushes Mosquero
February 8th, 2004
LOGAN - After the Mosquero boys tied the score at 2 apiece, they had little sight of the Longhorns scorewise again for the rest of the game losing to the Logan team 76-28.
The Logan boys truly domina...
Lady Rattlers fall hard against Texico
February 8th, 2004
The Tucumcari Boys Varsity squad played solid basketball but couldn’t hold on to their fourth quarter lead as they lost to Texico 62-58 Friday night.
It was a see-saw game. The Rattlers were down b...
Rattlers lose to Texico
February 8th, 2004
The Tucumcari Boys Varsity squad played solid basketball but couldn’t hold on to their fourth quarter lead as they lost to Texico 62-58 Friday night.
It was a see-saw game. The Rattlers were down b...
Vance case opening up
February 8th, 2004
The Tucumcari grandmother killed in a local gift shop on Jan. 20 was "shot execution style," New Mexico State Police Maj. Daniel Lopez said this week.
“I can’t elaborate any more than that,” L...
Lions inch out Rattlers
February 5th, 2004
The Tucumcari Rattlers, down by 12 at the half, stormed back to within three with two minutes to go Tuesday night, but the Lions scored the final five points to win 54-46.
Justin Galvan, playing...
Local pens area history book
February 5th, 2004
The newest book to hit the bookshelves in Quay County has the words “Quay County” in its title.
Lynn Moncus’ book “Quay County, New Mexico 1903-2003: A Pictorial History” has just been rele...
Lady Rattlers fall to Santa Rosa
February 5th, 2004
The Tucumcari girls team played one solid quarter of basketball, but The Lady Lions played three solid quarters to win 62-28 at Santa Rosa Tuesday.
Tucumcari, scoring only eight points in the first h...
Wrestlers battle in Las Vegas
February 5th, 2004
On Saturday the Rattler wrestling squad traveled to Las Vegas to take part in the Cardinal Classic Invitational Wrestling Tournament at which head wrestling Coach Ernie Encinias reported they “fared...
Diabetes cooking school set
February 5th, 2004
A special cooking school that is aimed at helping diabetics learn how to prepare delicious foods and manage their blood sugar levels will be held in February. The school will meet for three hours each...
Kerry carries county
February 5th, 2004
When the votes were counted, 537 people voted in Quay County’s first ever primary caucus and a percentage point over half voted for John Kerry. He was followed by Wesley Clark with 98, John Edwards...
Men see things differently
February 2nd, 2004
I was reading an article the other day in Psychology Today which said the average woman sees 119 shades of color that men cannot. Even when men are specially trained, women can see 48 more shades than...
Writing campaign started to save "Wind Ranch"
February 2nd, 2004
A group of prominent area residents have banned together to take on Washington and that confrontation has come in the form of a letter writing campaign about the Caprock Wind Ranch located near San Jo...
Area law makes Tucumcari drug bust
February 2nd, 2004
The New Mexico State Police Narcotics Section, working in conjunction with the Tucumcari Police Department, finished a three month operation in Tucumcari and Quay County on Wednesday, Jan. 28 targetin...
Rattler teams gear up for February
February 2nd, 2004
The Tucumcari High School varsity boys and girls basketball teams, and the school’s wresting team are all heading into a serious month with district tournaments looming on the horizon.
Boys
The Tu...
House foodbank feeds hungry
February 2nd, 2004
Needy residents of House have a place to go when their food supplies run low. The House food bank, officially known as the House Community Pantry, is located at the House United Methodist Church. It...
Construction finished at Logan Schools
February 2nd, 2004
The final link in the chain of improvements that began for Logan Schools early in the fall is about to become realized.
According to Logan Superintendent of Schools Carolyn Franklin during the first w...
Economic Development Head focuses on goals
February 2nd, 2004
Executive Director of the Grater Tucumcari Economic Development Corporation Ben Kendrick has been in office one month and has been operating under his new vision statement and short term goals for jus...
Gadgets - not always labor saving devices
February 2nd, 2004
Through the years, we have visited about the many gadgets we have to make life more confusing even though are supposed to make it easier. Some of us are reasonably sure they have lives of their own an...
Nellie Ayers
February 2nd, 2004
Nellie Ayers
Nellie Ayers, 91, died Monday, Jan. 26, in Sedona, Ariz.
Ayers was born June 5, 1912 in Tucumcari. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. She was also a member of the Order of the East...
Chamber of Commerce looks for bands
February 2nd, 2004
IQuay County Sun
Despite it being better than two full months away, Chamber of Commerce Banquet scheduled for April 8, is still on a number of people’s minds.
“It’s a big event every year,” s...
Eating habits begin at birth
February 2nd, 2004
It may be hard to believe that the health decisions you make for a five-year-old today will still count when he or she is 50.
Many studies now show that adult afflictions like heart disease and hig...
State baseball moves
February 2nd, 2004
The New Mexico Activities Association announced that this year’s state championship baseball games will be played at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque.
The state tournament, which is scheduled for May 1...
Two appointed to CRSCD board
February 2nd, 2004
According to Evelyn Massy, district clerk for the Canadian River Soil and Water Conservation District, the canvassing board for the election previously scheduled for February 3 by the CRSWCD met durin...
