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Archive For May 2007
05-30-2005: Police Blotter
May 30th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. According to reports:
Thursday
l A...
Fishing Report: 05-30-2007
May 30th, 2007
This fishing report has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weath...
Thankful for those who served
May 30th, 2007
“For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgment...
05-30-2005: Tuck's Turf
May 30th, 2007
Special note
On Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. the golf course will be closed for a TeamBuilders special event.
Then at 5 p.m. on Friday, the Mesa Country Club shootout will begin.
Ladies group
We a...
North vs. South selections
May 30th, 2007
Three Quay County athletes will compete in the 2007 A/AA North vs. South baseball game.
Richard Vasquez of San Jon and Drew White and Matt Garcia of Tucumcari will play June 1-3 at Sandia Prep High Sc...
Community Notes: Open government, cowboy gathering
May 30th, 2007
Open Government Workshop on Friday
The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office is holding a workshop on the Open Meetings Act and Inspection of Public Records Act at 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.
The wor...
05-30-2007: Calendar
May 30th, 2007
Friday: 9 a.m. to noon, Open Meetings Act Workshop and Inspection of Public Records workshop, Tucumcari Convention Center, 1500 W. Tucumcari Blvd., the public is invited to attend as well as municipal...
Upcoming programs for kids
May 26th, 2007
Bible school programs
Two area churches will be offering vacation Bible schools. They are:
• From Tuesday through June 3, from 9 a.m. to noon, the Center Street United Methodist Church will be havi...
05-26-2007: Letters to Editor
May 26th, 2007
Feedlot causes concern
I cannot believe the citizens of Tucumcari would even consider letting a feedlot that close to town. The ethanol plant is bad enough.
I have lived and been around both, the sme...
Graduation pays off for many seniors
May 26th, 2007
An open letter to area high school graduates:
You’re being congratulated! Your photo is in the newspaper. You have made a great step in your life. You have graduated from high school.
But you have a...
Snake patrols picking up for animal control
May 26th, 2007
With the temperatures getting warmer snakes are out looking for cool places to hide, said Mike Martinez, Tucumcari's Animal Control supervisor.
Within the past month Martinez has caught 15 to 20 snak...
Gaming authority says it wants level playing field
May 26th, 2007
Which racetrack and casino proposal will end up with a coveted prize: A site on the heavily trafficked I-40?
Now, that Albuquerque Downs racetrack wants to move to Moriarity on I-40, the Quay County...
05-26-2007: Around Town
May 26th, 2007
Josiah’s arrived ...
Louis Sanchez and Rachel Garcia announce the birth of their sson Josiah Augustine Sanchez. He was born April 28, 2007 at the Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
Josiah’...
Rosalie C. "Rose" Garcia
May 26th, 2007
Services: At 2 p.m., Saturday, a mass of resurrection will be celebrated at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Tucumcari.
Rosalie C. "Rose" Garcia, 69, died Tuesday, May 22, 2007, in the Presbyterian Hos...
05-26-2007: Police Blotter
May 26th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. According to reports:
Tuesday
• At 12...
Politics in the classroom get a low grade
May 26th, 2007
Some of us have been following the grade-changing incident in the large city in our state and have hoped that many people will be made aware of what can happen when politics get in the way of educatio...
05-26-2007: Calendar
May 26th, 2007
Tonight: 7 p.m., regular monthly gatering of the Eastern New Mexico Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Association, Quay County Exhibit Hall, Fair Grounds. Free admission. Come and enjoy some good Bluegras...
Basketball camp to start in June
May 23rd, 2007
Championship Basketball Academy of Albuquerque will host a summer basketball camp June 4-7 in Tucumcari at the Tucumcari High School gym.
“The purpose of this camp is to provide an encouraging, up...
Choices: How do you decide what's next?
May 23rd, 2007
In the movie, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,” there’s a scene, or rather a line I’ll not soon forget. An old knight who’d been guarding the holy grail for several centuries is in a roo...
05-23-2007: Calendar
May 23rd, 2007
Today: 9:30 a.m., Tucumcari Middle School Honors Assembly, Tucumcari Middle School, 914 S. Fifth St.
Today: 10 a.m., Tucumcari/Quay County Regional Emergency Communications Board meeting, City Hall,...
05-23-2007: Police Blotter
May 23rd, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. According to reports:
Saturday
• At 7...
Heath Wesley Parker
May 23rd, 2007
Services: Have been held.
Heath Wesley Parker, 27, of Lovington, N.M., died on Sunday, March 29, 2007, in a drowning accident in Eugene, Ore.
Mr. Parker, who was born in Clovis on March 25, 1980, ha...
Current DWI program set for sunset
May 23rd, 2007
Quay County's DWI program is winding up its current program so that it can be born again with its services provided by contract.
Pending changes in the program's staff and administration follow a deci...
San Jon breaks 11-year mark
May 19th, 2007
It took 11 years for the San Jon baseball team to get back to the state tournament and, unfortunately for the Coyotes, it took all of five innings for the trip to be over.
In the quarterfinal round of...
05-19-2007: Calendar
May 19th, 2007
Today: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Nara Visa Community Center Rummage Sale at the Nara Visa Community Center Gym. Tables are $10 and all profits go towards the Nara Visa Cummunity Center. There will be a...
Over-the-hill gang can tell fun tales
May 19th, 2007
Quite often, young people seem to have a hard time believing that any of us in the over-the-hill gang were ever young or ever led very active lives. When questioned, they sometimes admit that their pa...
Does your name make you rounder than you think?
May 19th, 2007
The things they research these days.
Researchers at Miami University think they know why you can remember some people’s names but not others. They think they have shown “quantitatively” (that m...
THS Senior class scholarship recipients
May 19th, 2007
Tucumcari High School seniors of the class of 2007 have been offered more than $275,000 in scholarships. Seniors offered scholarships for the 2006-2007 school year are listed by the donor and student...
05-19-2007: Police Blotter
May 19th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. According to reports:
Tuesday
l At 12...
Mary Ruth Bugg Morton
May 19th, 2007
Services: Have been held.
Mary Ruth Bugg Morton, 89, died Friday, May 11, 2007.
Mrs. Morton was born on Dec 13, 1917 to A.H. and Myrtle Bugg in Toyah, Texas. The Buggs were a west Texas pioneer family...
05-19-2007: Birth and birthday announcements
May 19th, 2007
Sleepy time guy...
Josh Griego and Luisa Otero announce the birth of their son Joshua Zain Greigo. He was born April 25, 2007 at 1:20 p.m at the Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis. Joshua weighe...
Authority selects management team for racino
May 19th, 2007
The Quay County Gaming Authority placed their bets on the Las Vegas management team of Navegante Group and the Friedmutter Inc.
Authority members voted to negotiate with the management team regardin...
05-16-2007: Fishing Report
May 16th, 2007
This fishing report has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weath...
05-16-2007: Tuck's Turf
May 16th, 2007
San Jon Boosters
There was a great turnout for the San Jon Booster Club Benefit
There were 64 players in the scramble and there was also a great hamburger fry and wonderful weather.
Over 60 specia...
Rattlers hopeful going into 2A playoffs
May 16th, 2007
The Tucumcari Rattlers will meet the Lordsburg Mavericks today in the first round of the 2007 AA State Tournament.
The Rattlers seniors are determined to bring home a state title. The Rattlers have n...
A mother's loving touch brings thankfulness
May 16th, 2007
And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Genesis 3:20
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatl...
05-16-2007: Calendar
May 16th, 2007
Today: 7 p.m., regular meeting of Southwest Quay Soil Conservation District, House Fire Station, House, NM.
Thursday: 9 a.m., Quay County Gaming Authority Meeting to review responses from architects a...
Open Meetings Act and public records workshop by attorney general, Alt...
May 16th, 2007
Open Meetings Act Workshop set for June 1
A workshop on the Open Meetings Act and the Inspection of Public Records will be conducted by the New Mexico Attorney General’s office on June 1 in Tucumcar...
05-16-2007: Police Blotter
May 16th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. According to reports:
Friday
l At 4:56...
Jacob J. Trujillo
May 16th, 2007
Services: 7 p.m., Thursday a rosary will be recited at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mosquero. At 11 a.m. on Friday, a mass of the resurrection will be celebrated at St. Joseph's.
Jacob J. Trujillo,...
Stella Garcia
May 16th, 2007
Services: 7 p.m., Friday a rosary will be recited at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Tucumcari. At 10 a.m., Saturday a mass of the resurrection will be celebrated at St. Anne's.
Stella Garcia, 96, died...
Glenda “Mo” Gollehon
May 16th, 2007
Services: A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Glenda "Mo" Gollehon, 59, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at her home in Portales.
Mrs. Gollehon was born Dec. 12, 1947 to Glen Albert and Mar...
County to change requests for road changes
May 16th, 2007
For the Quay County Commission the long and winding roads just seemed to be getting more twisted.
And in an effort to straighten them out, the commission plans to create an application and process fo...
Gaming authority waits to hire architectural firm
May 16th, 2007
Any decisions about a architectural firm to design a proposed casino and race track in Tucumcari were tabled on Monday at the meeting of Quay County Gaming Authority.
Warren Frost, executive director...
3,000-head feedlot planned for Tucumcari
May 16th, 2007
Two area ranchers are proposing to develop a feedyard in Tucumcari near the new landfill off of Highway 54.
Tony Gable of Conchas Dam and Mark Whetten of Newkirk made a short presentation about thei...
Glenda "Mo" Gollehon
May 14th, 2007
Services: A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Glenda "Mo" Gollehon, 59, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at her home in Portales.
Mrs. Gollehon was born Dec. 12, 1947 to Glen Albert and M...
Where are the books going, gone?
May 12th, 2007
Book Review sections and book reviews themselves are fading at such newspapers as the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle and San Diego Union-Tribune.
The...
05-12-2007: Police Blotter
May 12th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. According to reports:
Tuesday
l At 9:11...
Judge Purcell to retire, court seeking applicants
May 12th, 2007
U.S. District Judge Ricky D. Purcell is slated to retire on July 1, and the process to find his replacement is under way, said Sandra Bauman, judicial selection coordinator for the nominating commissi...
New director for GTEDC selected
May 12th, 2007
The Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Corp. (GTEDC) has selected Patrick Vanderpool of Pampa, Texas, to head up its development efforts, said Franklin McCasland at the Tucumcari City Commission m...
05-12-2007: Notable Notes
May 12th, 2007
Time to sign up for adult softball leagues
The Tucumcari Recreation Department is now forming adult softball leagues.
If you have a men’s, women’s or co-ed team you would like to place in the leag...
Mesalands celebrates graduation Friday
May 12th, 2007
The following students graduated or received certificates on Friday from Mesalands Community College. They are:
Associate of Arts Degree
Armando J. Acosta
Sandy R. Cordova
Pagie A. Evans*+
Alicia J...
Swallowing a large dose of pride help life's medicine go down
May 12th, 2007
Being without words is a kind of unusual for this woman from Ima, but that is not really any stranger than being introduced to new habits after all these years. Obviously, we must continue learning ev...
05-12-2007: Calendar
May 12th, 2007
Today: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Museum Feast Day – Tourism Appreciation Day, featuring Mary Jane Edaakie, The Bread Lady, and The New Mexico Mountain Men who will be putting up a new tepee and telling the...
Eugene Hugh Cooper
May 12th, 2007
Services: 1 p.m., today at the First Baptist Church in Santa Rosa.
Eugene Hugh Cooper, 79, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari following an illness.
Mr. Cooper was...
G. Joe Greenwood
May 12th, 2007
Services: 7 p.m., Sunday a rosary will be recited at the Dunn Memorial Chapel in Tucumcari. At 11 a.m. on Monday a mass of resurrection will be celebrated at the St. Anne's Catholic Church in Tucumca...
05-09-2007: Tuck's Turf
May 9th, 2007
Many folks have asked about kids lessons this summer ... Good news is that kids' lessons will start on Saturday mornings on June 12 at 9:15 a.m. sharp.
There will be a $5 fee per child per lesson, pe...
Urlacher golf tourney: A first for city
May 9th, 2007
The Tucumcari Golf Course will host the first Brian Urlacher Cross Country Auto Sales Golf Tournament later this month.
The event's namesake had planned to attend but now finds that he won't be able...
Sports banquet set
May 9th, 2007
The 2007 Tucumcari Rattler Banquet will be at 6 p.m. on May 21 at the Tucumcari Convention Center. Tickets must be purchased in advance for the event which is being catered by Angel Catering.
Ticket...
2007 A/AA track results for Quay high schools
May 9th, 2007
QCS Staff
Several Quay County athletes placed first in state competiton.
In fact, because of her performance, Sara Lee of House was invited to participate on June 2, in the 32nd annual Great Southwes...
Panhandle Press Awards
May 9th, 2007
The Quay County Sun picked up three awards on Saturday at the Panhandle Press Association’s annual contest.
Associate Publisher Chelle Delaney took a third-place for news writing with Kevin Wilson a...
Trigg to hold cardiology clinics
May 9th, 2007
The Presbyterian Heart Group has announced it will expand cardiology clinics to Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital, effective May 17.
Donald Heine will be holding cardiology clinics in addition to his cli...
05-09-2007: Police Blotter
May 9th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department, during the last few days. According to reports:
Friday
l At 3:02...
05-09-2007: Calendar
May 9th, 2007
Thursday: 5 p.m., Tucumcari City Commission meeting, Commission Chambers, City Hall, 215 E. Center St.
Fridays ongoing: 7 p.m., Alcoholics anonymous Unity Group Meeting, 1424 S. Sixth St.
Monday: 9 a....
Youth recognized for Character Counts, FCCLA
May 9th, 2007
Character Counts...
The Tucumcari Middle School held a Character Counts assembly recently honoring students participating in the program.
The purpose of the Character Counts program is to fortify the...
May 5, 2007 Around Town
May 5th, 2007
Forty with surprises...
Look who's 40: Wanda Williams, shown here at 2 years old. Wanda’s family and friends wish her a great day on her 40th, Sunday.
She'll be celebrating with lots of surprises...
Logan approved for $8 million in waste water funds
May 5th, 2007
The Village of Logan has been approved for more than $8 million in federal funding for a waste water project, U.S. senators Jeff Bingaman and Pete Dominici, announced this week in press releases. The...
Two die in unrelated incidents
May 5th, 2007
Tucumcari police on Tuesday were called to investigate two unrelated unattended deaths.
In the first, a man was found deceased at a room at a motel on Tucumcari Boulevard, according to a police repor...
May 5, 2007 Police Blotter
May 5th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department, during the last few days. According to reports:
Tuesday
• At 7...
Ministry helping with food program
May 5th, 2007
A newly formed Manna Ministries, similar to Angel Food Ministries, is providing food in bulk so that it's more affordable to area residents, said Cora Lucero, a program specialist with the Community S...
Tourism council meets Tuesday
May 5th, 2007
The Quay County Tourism Council will meet on Tuesday, for their regular monthly meeting.
The meeting will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center.
The meetings are open to anyone who is...
FEMA services available
May 5th, 2007
As part of the FEMA activation, the State Bar of New Mexico has activated its Disaster Legal Services Hotline. The hotline is coordinated by staff attorney, Rosalie Fragoso, along with the assistance...
May 5, 2007 Library Books
May 5th, 2007
The following books are available at the Tucumcari Public Library.
Fiction
I Heard that Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark. A woman marries a childhood acquaintance suspected of several murders.
Kingd...
Children's jewelry recalled due to lead concerns
May 5th, 2007
The New Mexico Health Department is warning families that children’s jewelry in several New Mexico’s stores have been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) due to a lead poison...
May 5, 2007 School Menus
May 5th, 2007
San Jon
Monday
Breakfast: Toast and eggs, cereal fruit and milk
Lunch: Ham, rice, green beans, fruit and milk
Tuesday
Breakfast: Waffles, cereal, fruit and milk
Lunch: Turkey, rolls, potatoes, grav...
May 5, 2007 Calendar
May 5th, 2007
Today: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., C.R.A.F.T. Fair, Quay County Fairgrounds, 100 Camino del Coronado.
Today: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nara Visa Community Center Garage Sale, Nara Visa Gym. For more information, call...
Is mercury light or silver?
May 5th, 2007
Let there be (white) light.
Wal-Mart made headlines with its sale of compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy have backed...
Congress ready to put pork back on menu
May 5th, 2007
Congressional Democrats did an admirable job of purging pork barrel projects — also called earmarks — from spending bills that were left unfinished when Republicans were ousted from power last fal...
May 5, 2007 Letters to the Editor
May 5th, 2007
Cater to children not casino
I was born and raised in Tucumcari (and still have family there) and now live in St. Louis. I’ve been keeping up on what’s happening in my hometown from the Quay Coun...
Mesas work their healing powers
May 5th, 2007
Aggie won the battle Sunday and saw that we took a drive into Quay Valley. I'm not too sure which of us was the most excited because we hadn't been for such a drive this year and really needed to take...
May 5, 2007 Obituaries
May 5th, 2007
Larry Clifton Klaverweiden
Services: 2 p.m., Monday at the First Baptist Church in Tucumcari.
Larry Clifton Klaverweiden, 58, died on Thursday, May 3, 2007, at his home in Tucumcari following an ex...
Latino exhibit coming to Tucumcari
May 2nd, 2007
Did you know? It was a Hispanic/Latino Inventor who engineered the first submarine, gyroplane (helicopter) and the atomic bomb (nuclear weapons). In addition, the adjustable wrench, a reversible motor...
Who owns roads in Montoya?
May 2nd, 2007
The Quay County Commission will be seeking the advice of the New Mexico attorney general about the legal action needed to vacate roads and parts of townships that were incorporated in the early 1900s....
05-02-2007: Notable Notes
May 2nd, 2007
Drawing funds for United Way
Everyone’s Federal Credit Union is raffling a painting on behalf of the United Way of Quay County. The painting is by Margaret Pearce Mote of Broadview. It is an o...
05-02-2007: Police Blotter
May 2nd, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department, during the last few days. According to reports:
Saturday
• At...
Tiffany L. Thockmorton
May 2nd, 2007
Services: 6 p.m., Thursday a memorial service will be held at Temple Baptist Church in Tucumcari.
Tiffany L. Throckmorton, 21, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007 in Tucumcari. She was born March 26, 198...
Donald Sherman Hammer
May 2nd, 2007
Services: Have been held.
Donald Sherman Hammer, 84, a resident of Albuquerque, died Tuesday, April 24, 2007.
He was born in Amistad, N.M. to William F. and Myrtle (Fitzgerald) Hammer, and raised in...
05-02-2007: Calendar
May 2nd, 2007
Thursday: 10 a.m., Lodgers Tax Board Special Meeting, K-Bob’s Restaurant.
Friday: Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Mesalands Community College. For more information call 461-4413.
Friday: 9 a.m. to n...
National Day of Prayer: Reminder of spiritual roots
May 2nd, 2007
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. P...
05-02-2007: Community Notes
May 2nd, 2007
THS scholarship awards ceremony on Thursday
Tucumcari High School will hold its scholarship awards ceremony at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the high school auditorium. The students and staff wish to thank t...
Immigrant rally held in Clovis
May 2nd, 2007
Dressed in white to symbolize peace and carrying colorful signs — including one that read “No human is illegal. Racism is illegal” — more than 100 area residents marched Tuesday in support of...
CSI Portales? ENMU adding forensic science program
May 2nd, 2007
By Karl Terry
Freedom Newspapers
High-tech crime-solving science called forensics is a big part of TV crime dramas these days. But as the science as evolved over the last few years in the real world,...
Golf team thrid in district
May 2nd, 2007
By QCS Staff
Tucumcari High School's golf team took third place at the District Golf Tournament in Raton.
School placings:
1st Team Saint Mike's, Santa Fe 338
2nd Robertson High School 358
3rd Tucu...
