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Mrytle D. Byrd, Glynn Burland Martin
April 29th, 2004
Myrtle D. Byrd
Myrtle D. Byrd, 81, died Friday, April 23, 2004 in Amarillo at the Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital.
Myrtle Byrd was born Dec. 3, 1922 in Vinson, Okla. She had been a long time resident...
Volunteers help clean Tucumcari
April 29th, 2004
A record number of people ranging in age from 10 to 89 turned out to help beautify Tucumcari Saturday morning as the Chamber of Commerce and a number of other groups sponsored its annual Keep Tucumcar...
Youth learn about agriculture
April 29th, 2004
Fourth graders from Tucumcari, Logan and House learned about agriculture Tuesday at a special program put on by the extension services of New Mexico and Texas, and by Mesalands Community College.
The...
Residents enjoy free landfill week
April 29th, 2004
A number of Tucumcari residents are taking advantage of the free dumping allowed by city government at the Tucumcari landfill just north of town. The free dumping remains in effect through May 1.
Cit...
Cook-off serves up good grub
April 29th, 2004
Around 250 people turned out at Ute Lake Saturday to sample homemade fixings cooked in late 1800’s- style cookware over wood coals. The Logan/Ute Lake Chamber of Commerce held the chuck wagon cook-o...
Tracksters place high
April 29th, 2004
Tucumcari High School Track Coach Wayne Ferguson took only a few of his track athletes to Estancia for a 13-team meet Saturday. The few who went did well, however, as the boys’ team finished third a...
Rattlers beat Clayton
April 29th, 2004
In a must-win game, the Tucumcari varsity baseball team defeated the Clayton Yellow Jackets 4-1 Tuesday at home to advance to a tournament game at Estancia today.
The game was scoreless until the bo...
Husband increases reward
April 29th, 2004
Local rancher James Vance, whose wife was killed on Jan. 20, said he and several friends have raised their reward for information on the killing to $2,000. The $2,000 is in addition to the $1,000 curr...
New Mexico Arts to meet at Holidady Inn
April 29th, 2004
New Mexico Arts, a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, will be holding a public input session Monday, May 3 from noon - 1:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn.
According to representativ...
Vacation time creates quandary
April 25th, 2004
With summer approaching, it behooves me to begin thinking of vacation destinations (I have long been a fan of the word “behooves.” Of course, as a child I would use it incorrectly. I would say thi...
Student behavior nonpluses author
April 25th, 2004
The more I hear about behavior today, the happier I am to have been born when I was. In the dim, distant past, our parents and teachers knew we were trainable even when we tried to be a bit rebellious...
Local doctor helps in Afghanistan
April 25th, 2004
Dr. James Saltz, a long-time Tucumcari physician, has helped set up schools and medical clinics in Afghanistan, and is planning to return to Afghanistan this July to offer more assistance during a mon...
Activities fight against drinking and driving
April 25th, 2004
With prom on their horizons (today) and with after-prom parties also an interest, Thursday, students at Tucumcari High School had something else to think about. Because the DWI program in Tucumcari st...
Lot of property faces assessor
April 25th, 2004
The Quay County Assessor’s Office has, under a mandate by the State of New Mexico one year to evaluate the value of 5,500 pieces of property in the county.
The mandate means allowing for holidays,...
Tucumcari seniors receive recognition
April 25th, 2004
Tucumcari High School seniors, Jamie Pender and Nicole Crocker, recently received recognition from the New Mexico Department of Education for getting high scores on their ACT, a national college admis...
Academic honors
April 25th, 2004
Two area students have been named national award winners with the United States Achievement Academy.
Sharisa Day of Tucumcari and Jarrod Lindsey of Grady were named by the Academy as award winners.
L...
Group sponsors forestry campers
April 25th, 2004
The Canadian River Soil and Water Conservation District announced recently that they once again will be sponsoring youths to the annual New Mexico Forestry Camp.
According to Evelyn Massey of the CRS...
Educators hold raffle
April 25th, 2004
The Tucumcari Education Association is raffling a painting by local artist Doug Quarles. The painting, a depiction of mallards in flight, is being raffled to raise money for a scholarship that will b...
Udal aide visits city
April 25th, 2004
A staff member for U.S. Representative Tom Udall, D-N.M. will hold office hours in Tucumcari Tuesday, April 27 at the Tucumcari City Hall.
According to spokesmen from the representatives office, Udal...
Golfers Place
April 25th, 2004
In each golf tournament this season, a different Tucumcari High School golfer has stepped up with low numbers. Thursday, Nick Wiegel and Matt Smith each shot a 77 to help Tucumcari place second out of...
Rattlers split with Texico
April 25th, 2004
The Tucumcari High School varsity baseball team could not overcome solid pitching by the Texico Wolverines in the first game of a doubleheader, losing 12 - 2.
The Rattlers rebounded with a smart 19-...
Earth Day proves hit
April 25th, 2004
Over 500 Tucumcari Elementary School children took part in Earth Day Thursday at the school district’s “Outdoor Classroom.”
The students went to the green expanse just north of the elementary s...
Henry G. Fuentes
April 22nd, 2004
Henry G. Fuentes
Henry G. Fuentes, 69, died at his home in Logan Monday evening, April 19, 2004.
Henry Fuentes was born April 18, 1935 at Logan. He had been a lifetime resident of Logan. He was a mem...
Pacheco named NIE 'Teacher of the Year'
April 22nd, 2004
Tucumcari High School marketing instructor Antonio Pacheco has been named Freedom Newspapers Teachers of the year for Tucumcari this year according to Bernice Ortega of Freedom Newspapers Clovis offic...
Bridge work about to start on Route 66
April 22nd, 2004
On a lonely stretch of old Route 66 between San Jon and Tucumcari nearly 80 people gathered Tuesday morning to take part in a ceremony that would serve as the first step to put the road back into use....
Arrest may clear two cases
April 22nd, 2004
A 24-year-old Tucumcari man is charged with assaulting police and burglary after a standoff with officers early Saturday morning.
Albert Gutierrez is accused of telling officers he was prepared to sh...
Rodeo team places
April 22nd, 2004
There was a field of about 100 roping teams in the recent intercollegiate rodeo at Big Springs, Texas, and of that group, Mesalands ropers Domingo Mendoza and Eric Mascarenas split eighth and nineth p...
Tracksters fare well at weekend meets
April 22nd, 2004
Tucumcari High School’s boys varsity track team posted fast times in running events at the Fort Sumner meet Saturday. The girls relay team fared well also.
16 teams competed at Ft. Sumner. The boys...
Clerk's office promotes Quay voter registration
April 22nd, 2004
The Quay County Clerk’s Office is conducting a voter registration drive through May 4. That is the day registration will close for voters wishing to cast ballots in the Primary Election.
Anyone who...
Governor visits city
April 22nd, 2004
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson came to Tucumcari Tuesday and a full house at the Tucumcari City Hall was pleased that he did.
It was standing room only at city hall as Richardson greeted old acquain...
Rattlers take doubleheader
April 22nd, 2004
Game 1
The Tucumcari High School varsity baseball team used solid hitting to defeat the San Jon Coyotes 14-3 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday in Tucumcari.
The Coyotes scored the first run...
Merlin Engesser, Colton Schweizer
April 18th, 2004
Colton Anthony Schweizer
Colton Anthony Schweizer, 8, died April 2 in an automobile accident near Raton. Schweizer was born Jan. 15, 1996 in Aurora, Colo. Schweizer is survived by his parents, Jeffre...
My war with income tax
April 18th, 2004
Well, Income tax day has come and gone and once again my wife has sworn not to let me near our income tax forms next year. In the past the members of the Internal Revenue Service have requested much t...
Lynn Moncus
April 18th, 2004
Whereas, some people enjoy dropping names of famous people they have met in foreign climes; many of us prefer to talk about people from our own area who have done well and have become famous in their...
Work begins on bridge
April 18th, 2004
Tuesday, April 20 will see work officially beginning at the Revuelto Creek Bridge on Old Route 66 between Tucumcari and San Jon.
According to New Mexico Department of Transportation Spokesperson Chri...
Ropers place at Pampa Rodeo
April 18th, 2004
Mesalands Community College Team Ropers Reynaldo Maestas and Justin Price completed the long round in sixth place out of a field of over 100 teams in the recently held Pampa, Texas Intercollegiate Rod...
Historical Institute meets at Elks
April 18th, 2004
Tucumcari will hold its annual Historical Research Institute Meeting and Banquet Monday, April 26 and the focus of the institute will not be Tucumcari but instead it will cast its eye on Nara Visa.
T...
Walking promoted in county
April 18th, 2004
According to Quay County Home Extension Agent Brenda Bishop, “Quay County on the Move” is a program involving lifting feet up and putting them down. It is about walking.
The idea is that people c...
Longhorns lose two to Clayton
April 18th, 2004
• Game 1
The Logan varsity baseball team was blanked 12-0 by the Clayton Yellow Jackets in the first game of a doubleheader on a hot, sunny Friday at Logan field.
The Longhorns managed only one hit...
Recent rains help wheat farmers
April 18th, 2004
Quay County wheat farmers are hoping for a bountiful wheat harvest this summer in the aftermath of recent rains in the area. Still, more rain is desired according to agriculture experts.
Greg Martin...
Matthew Mericle, Bobby Stone, Tillie Allemand
April 15th, 2004
Domitilia Allemand
Domitilia “Tillie” Allemand, 91, died in California on Saturday, April 10, 2004.
Tillie Allemand was born Nov. 30, 1912 at Los Lunas. She was a member of the Catholic Church....
U.S. Representative visits city
April 15th, 2004
United States Representative Tom Udall traveled to Tucumcari Monday and found a small group of people there to greet him.
The 6 p.m. Town Hall meeting saw under 20 people gathered in the lobby of the...
Golfers struggle
April 15th, 2004
The Tucumcari varsity golf team scored a 330 in a tournament at Portales, Monday. Their target score for the Portales tournament was 322. The Rattler golfers now have only four more tournaments to equ...
House FFA wins two at State
April 15th, 2004
The House FFA Chapter traveled to Las Cruces to participate in the State FFA Career Development Event Contests last week.
Over 1450 FFA members from across the state competed in the 28 various contest...
NARFE convention off and running
April 15th, 2004
The New Mexico Federation of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees will hold their 43 annual convention in Tucumcari April 15-17.
State Federation President Jerry Makowsksi of Roswell...
Rattlers sweep Bronchos
April 15th, 2004
• Game 1
Tucumcari High School’s varsity baseball team dispatched Grady 12-4 Tuesday afternoon at home. Matt Braziel was on the mound for the Rattlers. At times he appeared to waver, but he wound...
Local man sentenced to 36 years
April 15th, 2004
A Tucumcari man last week was sentenced to 36 years in prison for criminal sexual acts involving a juvenile female.
Richard Taylor entered an Alford plea in 10th Judicial District Court on Wednesday....
Education secretary visits area
April 11th, 2004
Dr. Veronica C. Garcia, New Mexico’s Secretary of Education, concluded a whirlwind visit of Quay County Schools Thursday. Garcia visited Logan, San Jon and House schools all within a 24-hour period....
Banquet scores solid success
April 11th, 2004
Over 200 people gathered in the Tucumcari Convention Center Ballroom Thursday evening for the annual Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce Banquet which featured music, food, a guest speaker, draw...
Muddy roads slow but don't stop county
April 11th, 2004
For Quay County Road Superintendent Harry Heckendorn has mixed feelings about the four inches of rain that hit Quay County in the past week.
On one hand, he knows how much the parched land of the cou...
Lillian Brooks McCoy
April 11th, 2004
Lillian Brooks McCoy, 77, died March 31, 2004 in Fort Davis, Texas. McCoy was born Jan. 22, 1927 in Tucumcari where she was a member of the United Methodist Church, the American Cattlewomen and 4-H.
...
Jennifer Sons Arnold
April 11th, 2004
Jennifer Sons Arnold, 47, died April 5, 2004 at New Mexico Regional Medical Center in Albuquerque following an extended illness. Arnold was born Dec. 2, 1956 in Lubbock.
She lived for a number of yea...
School Menus
April 11th, 2004
San Jon School
Monday: No School.
Tuesday: Breakfast: Waffles with fruit, cereal, fruit, milk. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn on the cob, fruit, roll, milk.
Wednesday: Breakf...
Calendar
April 11th, 2004
• April 12 - National Association of Retired Federal Employees, noon at K-Bobs. Installation of officers.
• April 12 - The Higher Learning Commission/NCA All-employee meeting will be held at Mes...
Diet books may not be way
April 11th, 2004
My wife took me to one of those mega-bookstores the other day. You know the ones. They have the coffee bar in the back, and I noticed on my way back to the coffee counter that a lot of people are publ...
Spring rains bring flood of memories
April 11th, 2004
Last Sunday afternoon was a most special time in which to drive to Quay Valley to enjoy the wonderful rain and to admire the greening of the pastures. Natives just automatically head into the countrys...
Generations join for Easter
April 11th, 2004
Easter came a bit early for the residents of the Quail Ridge Assisted Living Center. In fact it came four days early as sixth-grade students from Tucumcari Middle School traveled to the center to visi...
Officers honored
April 11th, 2004
Recently area law enforcement personnel were honored by the DWI organization with their Law Enforcement Appreciation Night.
The organization honored 20 officers from the New Mexico State Police, the...
Shrimp boil raises $11,400
April 11th, 2004
Preliminary numbers show the net proceeds for the Fifth Annual Mesalands Community College Shrimp Boil Scholarship Fundraiser to be about $11,400, a 7% increase over last year’s event.
A popular pa...
FFA team does well at state
April 11th, 2004
Tucumcari High School’s Future Farmers of America chapter had six teams finishing in the top seven during the state championship held in Las Cruces last week.
The four-member Floriculture team won...
Rattler golfers falter at Ruidoso
April 11th, 2004
Despite a score of 80 by Larry Roybal and an 83 by Matt Smith, the Tucumcari High School’s golf team finished back in the pack of a 14-team tournament at Ruidoso’s Municipal Golf Course held last...
Rodeo team shines again in short round
April 11th, 2004
Mesalands Community College rodeo team members made a good short round showing in steer wrestling and team roping during the recently held Snyder, Texas Intercollegiate Rodeo.
Steer Wrestler Justin P...
Theresa M. Martinez
April 5th, 2004
Theresa M. Martinez
Theresa M. “Tere” Martinez, 94, died at her home in Tucumcari on Tuesday, March 30, 2004.
Theresa Martinez was born November 3, 1909 at San Rafael (Montoya) in the Territory of...
Circus offers fun for all
April 4th, 2004
Nearly 300 Tucumcari area residents enjoyed an evening performance of the circus Wednesday at the fairgrounds. The Culpepper-Merriwether Combined Circus had all the trappings one would expect from a t...
Students plant trees to help landscape
April 4th, 2004
Throughout the day Thursday, Tucumcari Elementary School students filed out of their school and into the “Outdoor Classroom” just north of the elementary school to plant trees to help landscape t...
Good attendance honored
April 4th, 2004
Elementary releases perfect attendance lists
Tucumcari Elementary School recently released its third term perfect attendance lists for preschool through second grade.
Preschool students with perfect a...
Tracksters impress many with speed
April 4th, 2004
“Our kids open some people’s eyes by the times they turned in this early in the season,” said Rattler Track Coach Wayne Ferguson about the performances of Tucumcari High School Runners at the Fo...
Daylight-saving time - Conspiracy
April 4th, 2004
The month of April - Income tax, daylight-savings time, April Fools Day. Coincidence? I think not. Obviously, it is a major conspiracy.
“They” are out to get us! (Don’t you just love using “T...
Visit provides peace, perspective
April 4th, 2004
After the reception at Tucumcari Historical Museum in recognition of the publication of our book, I loaded Aggie into the car the next day and headed to the canyons in order to enjoy the memories and...
Clovis mayor says Tucumcari greedy
April 4th, 2004
Unless Tucumcari is willing to give up part of the water it has reserved at Ute Lake, chances are good the Eastern New Mexico Pipeline Project will fail, Clovis Mayor David Lansford said in a Clovis C...
College rodeoers succeed in Odessa
April 4th, 2004
Mesalands Community College steer wrestlers Justin Price and Winston Jim finished in ninth and 10th place respectively in the long round at the Odessa, Texas Intercollegiate Rodeo last weekend.
Chanc...
Rattlers sweep Yellow Jackets
April 4th, 2004
The Tucumcari varsity baseball team won two games at Clayton Tuesday. The Rattlers beat the Yellow jackets 5-1 in the first game and 4-3 in the second game.
Game One
Matt Braziel pitched even better...
Rattlers take Santa Rosa Lions
April 4th, 2004
In a game that was tied twice, the Tucumcari varsity baseball team came away with an 11-7 win Thursday evening at Santa Rosa.
The Santa Rosa Lions were hosting Tucumcari as part of their invitational...
Quay School project has problems
April 1st, 2004
When the community of Quay deeded the old Quay School, 15 miles south of Tucumcari, over to the county, they figured it would be to get grants for needed repairs of the building so it could continue t...
Arts Festival begins Thursday
April 1st, 2004
The second annual Tucumcari Arts Festival runs Thursday through Sunday at the Tucumcari Convention Center with nearly forty artists participating. Judy Hiner, Director of the Quay Council for Arts and...
House holds reading bee
April 1st, 2004
The House Elementary School held their annual School Reading Bee, Thursday, March 25. The students are given a story to read silently to themselves. Then they visit with a panel of judges and answer c...
Rattlers win 1, lose 1
April 1st, 2004
Tucumcari vs. San Jon
The Tucumcari varsity baseball team was not kind to its I-40 rival, San Jon, Saturday. The Rattlers won 26-13, and are becoming known as a solid hitting team.
Rattler Matt Garcia...
State police capture fugitives near Tucumcari
April 1st, 2004
A married couple wanted for felony child abuse in connection with the death of a young girl in Colorado were apprehended by New Mexico State Police around 4 p.m. Monday near Tucumcari.
Harley Quint...
