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Money, work needed for pool to open
April 29th, 2005
Without work and money, the Tucumcari pool will not be able to open this summer.
The city manager reported to the city commission at their meeting Thursday that the pool leaked 3,000 gallons of wate...
Joe Liles
April 29th, 2005
Joe Liles, 96, died Tuesday April 26, 2005 in Tucumcari following an extended illness.
Liles was born on Dec. 6, 1908 near Altus, Okla. He was a farmer in the San Jon area for many years. He was a...
4/30 Calendar
April 29th, 2005
Today
Bobs’ Budget Pharmacy Open House and Robot Dedication — from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the pharmacy, 511 S. Second St. The Robot Dedication will be at 1 p.m. Information: 461-1200
Monday
Advan...
4/30 Community notes
April 29th, 2005
• The project to replace the storm drain system on First Street is set to begin on June 1. Beginning next week, workers from the contractor doing the project, A.S. Horner, will begin videotaping ho...
Plaza holds memories of times gone by
April 29th, 2005
Not long ago, Mrs. Donah Cooper and I read an article about the San Jacinto Plaza in El Paso and exchanged some of our memories of what to us had been a very exciting place. Most of us just referred t...
City seeks new police chief by June
April 29th, 2005
Tucumcari City Manager Richard Primrose said Thursday the city is taking out advertisements for a new police chief and he hopes to hire a new chief by June.
Primrose said Interim Chief Mark Radosevich...
Highway bill offers N.M. $1.68 billion
April 29th, 2005
A federal highway bill before the U.S. Senate would offer New Mexico $1.68 billion in funds over a five-year period according to a press release from Senator Pete Domenici.
The bill, if passed by the...
4/30 Letter to the editor: Mesalands Rodeo
April 29th, 2005
We have just finished reading your article on Mesalands Community College’s rodeo tea and Coach Danny Garcia.
We are huge supporters of the rodeo program and are so pleased to see such a positive i...
New books available at Tucumcari library
April 29th, 2005
Fiction
No Place Like Home by Mary Higgins Clark. A woman who is trying to conceal her past becomes the target of a killer.
The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd. A married woman is strongly attracted to...
Rattlers to play for district championship
April 29th, 2005
The Tucumcari High School baseball team swept two games at Clayton Friday. Now, the Rattlers (12-6) will play the winner of the Santa Rosa- Clayton game during the district tournament Wednesday at Rat...
United States should use gentle means to diffuse Asian conflicts
April 29th, 2005
China and Japan have been feuding of late, with an estimated 10,000 protesters surrounding the Japanese embassy in Beijing over the weekend of April 9-10, shouting, “Be ashamed of distorting history...
Hay ignites in trailer while on the road
April 29th, 2005
Jessie Winchester wrote a song called “Mississippi on my Mind.” It contained the line, “Where the dogs are hungry all the time.” The same can be said about team-roping steers.
They’re bred...
Hectic life can have bitter consequences
April 29th, 2005
I saw a scary commercial on TV the other day, a Wal-Mart spot showing a woman with a hectic lifestyle who looks into the camera and says: “I like being busy all the time.”
Don’t we all? We jus...
Attorneys offer free living wills
April 26th, 2005
Local attorneys are banding together Monday to provide free living will or “advanced health care directive” assistance to Quay County residents.
Attorney Dean Border said the recent Terri Schiav...
4/27 community notes
April 26th, 2005
• The Quay County Commission held a regular meeting on Monday. County Manager Terry Turner said that the most significant agenda item was the discussion of a Joint Powers Agreement with the city o...
4/27 Calendar
April 26th, 2005
Thursday
Route 66 Mural Dedication — 11 a.m. at the east wall of Lowes, 105 W. Rt. 66. Refreshments will be served. R.S.V. P. to the Chamber of Commerce at 461-1694.
City of Tucumcari — housing...
Willie Ennis
April 26th, 2005
Willie Clinton Ennis, 77, of Norman, Okla., formerly of Tucumcari, died Saturday, April 23, 2005, in Cheyenne, Wyo.
He was born on Jan. 17, 1928, in Coalgate, Okla., to Arson and Evelyn Ennis.
He marr...
Louise Stull
April 26th, 2005
Louise Stull, 87, died in the Coon Memorial Nursing Home in Dalhart, Texas on Saturday April 23, 2005 following an extended illness.
Stull was born March 21, 1918 in Dalhart. She had been a long tim...
Benseslou Sandoval
April 26th, 2005
Benseslou “Ben” “Uncle Nebi” Sandoval, 68, died Saturday April 23, 2005 at Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari.
Sandoval was born on April 18, 1937 in Anton Chico. He was a life time reside...
Nicolas S. Pacheco
April 26th, 2005
Nicolas S. Pacheco, 99, died in Schertz Texas on Friday April 22, 2005 following an extended illness.
Pacheco was born Dec. 23, 1905 in Santa Rosa in the then Territory of New Mexico. He was a membe...
4/27 Police Blotter
April 26th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari Police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
April 25
• About 11:30 p.m. a woman in the 200 block of East Max Avenue call...
Walking reminds of walk with God
April 26th, 2005
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is...
Hebrews tells of new covenant
April 26th, 2005
The short (13: 22, unless otherwise indicated, scripture references are from Hebrews) Hebrews letter, mainly demonstrates the superiority of Jesus and his new covenant over the old covenant (8: 6-13)....
Storm and batteries bring frustration
April 22nd, 2005
A question for this week: How many degrees does and Aggie have to earn in order to be able to install small batteries in a remote control? Obviously, this Aggie hasn’t earned enough and must have sk...
Best advice true, but sometimes hurts
April 22nd, 2005
Sometimes the best advice one can get is the least appreciated. I’m reminded of this observation when I hear of the honest, some would say cruel, comments the English judge Simon makes to mediocre c...
State's economy needs federal spending
April 22nd, 2005
For most Americans, the subject of the federal budget is about as interesting as diagramming sentences in a high school English class. For New Mexicans, however, the federal budget is of vital importa...
New papacy about more than church's traditional' versus 'progressive'...
April 22nd, 2005
Perhaps the safest prediction about Pope Benedict XVI, nee Joseph Ratzinger, is that he will surprise most of us, especially those who are now most certain about the nature and impact of his papacy. W...
4/23 Calendar
April 22nd, 2005
Today
Keep Tucumcari Beautiful — in conjunction with the Great American Clean-up beginning at 9 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce. Information: Yvette at 461-2143
Bluegrass Music program — 7 p.m....
Clovis school board picks Las Cruces superintendent
April 22nd, 2005
Clovis school board members on Thursday offered the superintendent’s position to Rhonda Seidenwurm, deputy superintendent of instruction for Las Cruces public schools.
Seidenwurm, reached at her ho...
William “Bill” C. Bogart
April 22nd, 2005
William “Bill” C. Bogart, 46, died Thursday morning, April 21, 2005.
Bogart was born on Aug. 5, 1958 in Tucumcari.
He was preceded in death by his mother Ida Joyce Bogart and by a brother, Roger...
Wildlife service could designate Canadian River critical habitat for s...
April 22nd, 2005
The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority heard concerns Wednesday about the possibility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declaring the Canadian River a critical habitat for the Arkansas River...
4/32 school menus
April 22nd, 2005
San Jon Schools
Monday: Breakfast — Bagels, cereal, fruit, milk. Lunch — Chili cheese fries, carrots, fruit, salad bar, milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast - Hashbrowns and eggs, cereal, fruit, milk. Lunch -...
4/23 Community notes
April 22nd, 2005
• The lady that Tucumcari residents affectionately have called “The Bread Lady,” Mary Jane Edaakie and her family will be in Tucumcari on May 7.
Edaakie, who has visited the city in the past, w...
Books available at the Tucumcari Public Library
April 22nd, 2005
Fiction
Saturday by Ian McEwan. Troubled by 9/11 and the impending war in Iraq, a London neurosurgeon comes face to face with senseless violence.
Revenge Of the Sith by Matthew Stover....
4/23 Around Town
April 22nd, 2005
Billy and Lori Otero and big brother Joseph are excited about the birth of their newest family member. Billy Gage Otero Jr. was born at Plains Regional Hospital in Clovis at 2:22 a.m. on April 8. He...
4/20 Police blotter
April 19th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari Police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
April 17
• About 7 p.m. a woman in the 400 block of East Aber called in ref...
4/20 Community Notes
April 19th, 2005
• The Tucumcari City Commission met on Thursday at City Hall for a regular meeting.
The commission approved a bid on the Center Street booster station pump, approved an agreement to pay 2.5 percent...
4/20 Calendar
April 19th, 2005
Today
Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority meeting — 10 a.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center.
Southwest Quay Soil Conservation District meeting — 7 p.m.
Friday
Swearing-in Ceremony...
Quay County athletes place at Fox-Vixen Relay
April 19th, 2005
Boys
Tucumcari — second place, 92 points
San Jon — ninth place, 4 points
Quay County boys who finished in the top four:
Chris McCasland, Tucumcari — 200 meter dash, first place, 22.89 seconds...
Grace McMillan
April 19th, 2005
Grace Carmen McMillan, 91 of Andover, Kan., died Friday, April 15, 2005, at the Life Care Center in Andover.
She was born on Jan. 29, 1914, in Burleson County near Caldwell, Texas, to Faris Jackson an...
Lillian Funk
April 19th, 2005
Lillian Funk, 90, died on March 28, 2005 at her home in Hobbs.
Funk was born on September 24, 1914 in Taylor, Texas. She was a registered nurse and graduated from Ann Seton School of Nursing in Aust...
Senior centers to get new sponsors
April 19th, 2005
Tucumcari city commissioners met with city officials on Tuesday to discuss the prospect of taking over sponsorship of area senior citizen centers.
A letter signed by the Tucumcari City Manager Richa...
Rattlers sweep Santa Rosa Lions
April 19th, 2005
The Tucumcari High School baseball team swept two games from Santa Rosa Tuesday. Rattler Coach Tony Alarcon said his team never quit.
Game 1
The Rattlers (10-6) won the first game 7-5 and it...
4-16 community calendar
April 15th, 2005
Today
Quay County Rabies Clinics — The Tucumcari clinic will be at the City Warehouse, 302 W. Center St. from 9 a.m. to noon conducted by Dr. Tompkins and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. conducted by Dr. Corey. ...
4-16 community notes
April 15th, 2005
• Tucumcari High School will be holding a scholarship awards ceremony at 7 p.m. on May 12 in the high school auditorium. Representatives from organizations are invited to present any scholarships t...
Sunday drive leads to canyon adventure
April 15th, 2005
Thanks to Mrs. Dorothy Randals of Montoya, who mentioned happenings in the Bull Canyon, Aggie and this woman from Ima had another great adventure last Sunday when we headed in that direction. Actuall...
Technology changes calf-branding ritual
April 15th, 2005
Springtime. Grass is greenin’ up, wildflowers are blooming, longjohns are comin’ off, and it’s brandin’ time!
It is a festive occasion on lots of ranches. For years it has become a time for...
Identity theft laws should come after slow consideration
April 15th, 2005
Few things can be more infuriating than having someone steal your identity — Social Security number, bank account numbers, credit card numbers, even your medical records.
Such “identity theft”...
Georgia's spring turns outdoors yellow
April 15th, 2005
It seems as though springtime has finally set in here in New Mexico, and for this Georgia girl, I’ve been blown away.
Literally.
The wind here is unbelievable.
It’s quite different from spr...
High jumper inches closer to state record
April 15th, 2005
Tucumcari High School athlete Chris McCasland recently broke the school record in the high jump and now he looks to tie or break the Class 2A state record at the state track meet May 6 in Albuquerque....
4-16 Around Town
April 15th, 2005
Dezmon James Pacheco was born April 1, 2005 in Clovis. He weighed 9 pounds 2 ounces and was 21 inches long. His parents are Veronica Baca and Joshua Pacheco of Tucumcari. His grand parents are Albert...
Woman killed in rollover
April 15th, 2005
A woman died Tuesday when a pickup truck packed with illegal immigrants from Mexico rolled over twice on U.S. 54 near Quay Road AI, officials said.
New Mexico State Police said the male driver and tw...
Rattlers split two with Clayton
April 15th, 2005
The Tucumcari High School baseball team found it slow going in the first game of a doubleheader against Clayton, losing 5-2 at Rattler Field. In the second game the Rattlers had a little more electric...
Super search winding down
April 12th, 2005
Clovis Municipal Schools have scheduled a special board meeting for April 21 to discuss the five superintendent finalists and, hopefully, come to a consensus, Board President Terry Martin said on Mond...
4/13 Calendar
April 12th, 2005
Today
“ A Taste of Culture — Native American Day,” — in Building A Commons area at Mesalands Community College. The even will include exhibits, food, Navajo dancers, and guest speaker. The co...
4/13 Community notes
April 12th, 2005
• Friday is the deadline to enter the Cowgirl Ranch Rodeo that will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on June 4 at the Tri-State Fairgrounds in Amarillo.
Entry is open to women who live on a ranch, wo...
4/13 Police Blotter
April 12th, 2005
The following is a sample of calls received by Tucumcari Police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
April 10
• About 9:30 p.m. a woman in the 600 block of South Sixth Stre...
A.F. Frankie Flint Sr
April 12th, 2005
A.F. Frankie Flint Sr., 96, died at his home in Tucumcari on April 9, 2005.
Flint was born on the family farm on May 17, 1908 in Bard. He was the oldest child of Martenia W. Flint and Edna (Marrs) F...
God gives roots that help to stand strong in hard times
April 12th, 2005
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Pe...
Students spread anti-smoking message
April 12th, 2005
Tucumcari high school student Erica Sandoval was awarded third place in the state health departments “Youth Kicking Tobaccos Butts Youth Advocate of the Year award.”
Sandoval, president of the Tuc...
New program helps with child support
April 12th, 2005
A pilot program offered by the New Mexico Human Services Department will offer assistance to non-custodial parents who are behind in child support payments.
Child Support Enforcement Division direct...
County commissioners express concern about underage drinking
April 12th, 2005
County Commissioners spoke candidly with attendees about underage drinking and how to solve the problem after seeing a presentation on the issue at the meeting Monday.
Noreen Hendrickson, the area DW...
4/9 Calendar
April 8th, 2005
Today
Tucumcari Arts Festival Exhibit open to public — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center
Beginning machine quilting class — offered by the QuayZ Quilters. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m....
4/9 community notes
April 8th, 2005
• Altrusa International of Tucumcari and the BPO Elks Lodge No. 1172 will be presenting “The Second Chance Life Values Program” to Quay county high schools from 12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday in...
Tucumcari has always been my home
April 8th, 2005
A friend from down south continues to express her amazement that I chose to return to Quay County after retiring from the English department. She was sure that I wouldn’t last a year before returni...
Nona Moore Lizut
April 8th, 2005
Nona Moore Lizut, 81, died April 6, 2005 in Albuquerque.
Lizut was the youngest of seven children born to Charles “Doc” Moore and Alba Smith in Quay. Her parents homesteaded in Dobson in 1919 an...
Ralph Morris Bell
April 8th, 2005
Ralph Morris Bell, 82, died at the Trigg Memorial Hospital on April 5, 2005 following an extended illness.
Bell was born on Dec. 28, 1922 in Tucumcari. He was a member of the Center Street United Me...
Major wind center may come to Mesalands
April 8th, 2005
There has been a whirlwind of activity at Mesalands Community College recently.
The stir is about a proposed project called the Mesalands Wind Center.
The plans for the wind center are to create a h...
Combining recipes make good creations
April 8th, 2005
My mom never cooked with a cookbook.
She always just added a little bit of this or that, tasted it, added a little more of this, tasted it again, added a little more of that.
So, with that model I...
U.S. Supreme Court decision may make it harder for older workers to ge...
April 8th, 2005
It would be ironic if it weren’t so sad. Just as market conditions are making older workers more attractive to an increasing number of employers, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down a decision that is...
Rodeo head marshal comes with fun, work
April 8th, 2005
The Tucson Rodeo Parade committee, numbering in the thousands as far as I could see, chose me to be their grand marshal. I was humbled and excited! It was like being nominated Secretary of Commerce o...
Virginia Solano Sisneros
April 8th, 2005
Virginia Solano Sisneros, 73, died in Amarillo on March 21 following a long illness.
Sisneros, a former Tucumcari resident, was a homemaker. She was born on Oct. 1, 1931 in Amarillo.
Survivors inc...
Tucumcari superintendent interviews with Clovis, withdraws Los Lunas b...
April 8th, 2005
William Reents has not withdrawn his name as a candidate for the Clovis superintendent position, and said he never intended to.
“I just believe the Clovis position is one that is of interest to me a...
Officials: Landfill will save money
April 8th, 2005
Editors note: This is the third of a three-part series about Tucumcari's proposed landfill and the upcoming public hearings on the issue. This story lays out the argument of those who support the...
Lucia N. Montoya
April 6th, 2005
Lucia N. Montoya, 91, died in Amarillo on April 2, 2005.
Montoya was born on January 16, 1914.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ignacio Montoyo in 1983.
Survivors include two sons, Ernest...
Jewell Jaggers Chesher
April 6th, 2005
Jewell Jaggers Chesher died April 3, 2005 from a recent illness.
Chesher was born Feb. 29, 1912 in Winfield, Texas to Bill and Fronie Jaggers. In 1922, they moved to Cochran County, Morton Texas whe...
Naomi J. McGowen
April 6th, 2005
Naomi J. McGowen 70, died in the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque on April 3, 2005.
McGowen was born on Feb. 17, 1935 in Mosquero. She was a member of the Logan United Methodist Chur...
Richard Byrd
April 6th, 2005
Richard Byrd, 62, died in Presbyterian Hospital on April 3, 2005 following an extended illness.
Byrd was born on March 31, 1943 in Rome, Ga. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tucumcari....
Fay Marie Hutson
April 6th, 2005
Fay Marie Hutson, of Irving, Texas, died April 2, 2005.
Hutson was born June 2, 1925 in Jacksonville, Texas. She was a licensed minister with Assembly of God Church. She assisted her husband, John...
Henry Joseph Gonzales
April 6th, 2005
Henry Joseph Gonzales, 62, died on April 2, 2005 in Albuquerque following a brief illness.
Gonzales was born September 24, 1942 in Roswell. He was a long time resident of Tucumcari. He served in t...
4/6 Police Blotter
April 6th, 2005
Police blotter
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari Police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
April 4
€ About noon a man in the 500 block of South College...
Opponents to claim city landfill will not meet regulations
April 6th, 2005
Editor1s note: This is the second story of a three-part series about Tucumcari1s proposed landfill and the upcoming public hearings on the issue. This story lays out the argument of those w...
4/6 Community Notes
April 6th, 2005
€Tucumcari Schools Superintendent William Reents is having surgery to repair a broken foot, officials said.
Bertha Garcia, Reents¹ secretary, said Reents is expected to return to work on Thursday.
...
4/6 Calendar
April 6th, 2005
Today
New Mexico Agriculture Keys to Survival Conference ‹ 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at New Mexico Tech¹s Macey Center. Registration is $20. Information: 983-4615 or 852-2668
Arch Hurley Concervancy Dist...
Hearing will give residents chance to talk about landfill
April 1st, 2005
This is the first of a three-part series about the proposed Tucumcari Landfill. In upcoming papers the arguments for and against the landfill will be flushed out in more detail.
Area residen...
Golf tourney to benefit THS golf team
April 1st, 2005
The Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course is hosting a tournament Sunday to benefit the Tucumcari High School golf team. About 40 golfers have already signed up and the course’s golf pro Howie Tucker said...
Rattlers lose two at Santa Rosa Invite
April 1st, 2005
Tucumcari vs. Estancia
The Rattlers baseball team lost 8-1 Thursday morning to the Estancia Bears at Santa Rosa field. Rattler Coach Anthony Alarcon said Tucumcari was in good shape until the f...
Performance tonight will feature traditional New Mexican music
April 1st, 2005
Jerry Dean will perform his unique brand of traditional New Mexican folk music at the Tucumcari Convention Center tonight.
Dean said his music is great for dancing.
“We tell the people to expect...
Terri Schaivo case and coverage brought out best and worst of us
April 1st, 2005
Terri Schiavo’s case was one that received a tremendous amount of judicial and media attention and forced America, and perhaps the world, to ponder life and death and the complexities of relationshi...
Baseball season brings back memories
April 1st, 2005
I’ve never been the most athletic person.
I took dance when I was younger, but I just wasn’t very good at other sports.
So, I wasn’t that interested in sports either.
Except the Braves.
I...
Kids today do not know meaning of work
April 1st, 2005
Yes, Virginia, things have changed.
A 20-something couple I know has occasionally sought my counsel. They are married, both animal science graduates and still seeking direction.
He is a typical a...
' Publish or perish' game brings out the 'country' in me
April 1st, 2005
While playing the game of “publish or perish” for all too many years, guess who was always on the cutting edge of vanishing? Well, this woman from Ima had been hired to teach and had no spare tim...
In the city: notes from City Hall
April 1st, 2005
Keep Tucumcari Beautiful Campaign — April 18 – 23 has been designated as “Keep Tucumcari Beautiful Week”. Free landfill dumping will be available for City of Tucumcari residential customers,...
4/2 Calendar
April 1st, 2005
Today
Tucumcari Craft Fair — at the Quay County Fair Barn. All items will be handmade by local crafters and others. Information: Alvin Cawthon: 461-3721
Girl Scout paper drive — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m...
Dorothy Massey,
April 1st, 2005
Dorothy Massey, 84, died March 30, 2005.
Massey was bron on March 23, 1921 in Dibble, Okla. She has made her home in Tucumcari since 1940. For many years she was employed by Little Lins Restaurant...
Leo Marshall Scruggs
April 1st, 2005
Leo Marshall Scruggs died March 30, 2005 at Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari.
Scruggs was born in 1916 in Denver, Colo. As a youth he began working for Southern Pacific Railroad, where he worked...
