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Lloyd E. Garoutte
July 30th, 2006
Lloyd E. Garoutte
Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Trinity Baptist Church.
Lloyd E. Garoutte, 73, died Wednesday, July 26, 2006, on the John Bugg Ranch west of Tucumcari.
Mr. Garoutte was born...
School Superintendent Reents fired from post
July 29th, 2006
Superintendent William Reents, who has been on paid administrative since June 6, was given a termination letter on Wednesday by Tucumcari Schools Board of Education.
Reents declined to elaborate on h...
All Stars also means new beginnings
July 29th, 2006
Thursday night’s game in Albuquerque was a chance for some athletes to relive some old rivalries and possibly settle some old scores.
But the outcome, some said, was quite different than they expe...
If gas tanks, will there be enough plastics to go around?
July 29th, 2006
You see those plastics, out of which so many things are built today, come from a part of oil ... not the part that becomes gasoline, another part.
That’s right, most plastics are largely petroche...
Caprock's great for cool lofty thoughts
July 29th, 2006
Trying to think positive thoughts during this extremely hot weather is no easy task, especially when sweat is flowing into my eyes so I can’t see where I’m headed.
Just trying to remember why su...
Seniors getting ready for Senior Olympics
July 29th, 2006
About a dozen Quay County seniors are honing their athletic skills to go to Albuquergue on Aug. 2-6 to attend the State Senior Olympics.
They are Mele Armijo, Betty Bason, Cleso Blea, Lynn Hawkins...
Regional plan gives water conservation top priority
July 29th, 2006
Nine strategies for conserving water in arid Northeast New Mexico are evaluated in a preliminary water plan released last week by a water resources and environmental consulting firm.
Municipal conse...
July 29: Calendar
July 29th, 2006
Today: 4-H Quay County Rodeo and 4-H State Horse Show. Horse show begins at 7 a.m. Events include show jumping, reining, barrels and poles. Gates open for rodeo at 3:30 p.m. Rodeo begins at 5 p...
Quay County 4-H Rodeo, State 4-H Horse Show this weekend
July 26th, 2006
Hundreds of New Mexico 4-Hers will compete for saddles, bits, belt buckles, belt pins, and other prizes in over 60 events this weekend at the State 4-H Horse Show and Quay County 4-H Rodeo at the Qu...
Anna Mae Hughes
July 26th, 2006
Anna Mae Hughes
Services: were held on Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Logan. Interment to followed in the Logan Cemetery.
Anna Mae Hughes, 94, died on July 22, 2006 in her home at...
July 26: Police Blotter
July 26th, 2006
The following is a sample of calls received by the Tucumcari Police during the last few days. According to the reports:
Saturday
lAt 1:45 a.m., a male reported a fight at a lounge on West Tuc...
Team Liberty plans to join the Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race
July 26th, 2006
Shawn Davis of Tucumcari and eight other horsemen from Quay County are setting their sights on The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race of September 2007.
Entered as Team Liberty, they will be one of the...
County gets update on Ute Lake Ranch; New requirements on control burn...
July 26th, 2006
In a presentation before the Quay County Commission at their regular meeting, Lonnie Phelps, engineer for the Ute Lake Ranch development project, discussed the developer’s progress regarding the pla...
Logan Longhorns prepare for 8-man team
July 26th, 2006
The Logan Longhorns are preparing for a new season of football in a new eight-man league.
The league was initiated by the New Mexico Activities Association following a recommendation from a committee...
Track getting a new surface
July 22nd, 2006
In preparation for the upcoming sports season, the Tucumcari High School track is undergoing a complete renovation.
The project is to be completed by mid-August, said Wayne Ferguson, athletic direct...
Science field day is Aug. 1
July 22nd, 2006
Special to the QCS
Crops, climate, turfgrass and dairy will be the themes of an Aug. 1 field day at New Mexico State University's Agricultural Science Center at Tucumcari.
"The primary goal of the fie...
July 22: Police Blotter
July 22nd, 2006
The following is a sample of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the last few days. According to the reports:
Wednesday
l At 12:40 a.m., a female reported a suspicious vehicle in the area...
Library's readers get a lucky ride
July 22nd, 2006
Reading, everyone knows pays off, and if you were lucky on Thursday you got a free ride, too.
The Tucumcari Public Library's summer reading program for children culminated on Thursday with a puppet s...
These smart toppers merit a place in the Smithsonian
July 22nd, 2006
The other day I was throttled back to the New Mexico plains when I glimpsed a tan man in a cowboy hat.
Granted, this guy's hat was straw, had a surfer dude sticker on it, and he was peering out of a...
Amistad celebrates 100th anniversary
July 22nd, 2006
Last Saturday, hundreds of people flocked to Amistad to honor the 100th birthday of that village and to spend much quality time just visiting.
When the people of that area decide to put on a celebrat...
July 22 - Calendar
July 22nd, 2006
Saturday: Farmer's Market, 5 p.m., Tucumcari Boulevard and Date Street.
Saturdays ongoing: Alcoholic Anonymous Unity Group meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1424 S. Sixth St.
Saturdays...
God will provide - even at a children's camp
July 19th, 2006
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
I am not as young as I used to be. This was an earth shattering realization I made after alm...
Soldier from Clovis dies in Afghanistan
July 19th, 2006
The Clovis soldier killed Sunday in Afghanistan was helping to rebuild communities in the war-torn country, his father said.
Sgt. Robert Paul Kassin, 29, died near Larzab in Afghanistan’s Zabul pro...
July 19: Calendar
July 19th, 2006
Wednesday-Thursday: San Jon Board of Education will meet for an executive session 9:30 a.m. in the ITV Room. For more information, call 505-576-2466.
Wednesdays ongoing: Alcoholic Anonymous Unity Grou...
Quay All Stars finish up season with second place
July 19th, 2006
The Clovis American All-Stars didn’t need a big attack to win the New Mexico District 3 Little League 13-14 division championship Monday night.
American managed only four singles, but benefited fro...
Registered sex offender charged in new case
July 19th, 2006
A registered sex offender in Tucumcari was charged on Monday with criminal sexual penetration of a 13-year-old girl.
Patrick Eugene Otero, 40, was arrested on Saturday and arraigned in Magistrate...
Jeremy Lopez will play for South
July 19th, 2006
QCS Staff
Jeremy Lopez, 17, will be playing for the South at the All Stars basketball match between the North and South next week in Albuquerque.
A 2006 graduate of Tucumcari High School, he played...
July 19: Police Blotter
July 19th, 2006
The following is a sample of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the last few days. According to the reports:
Saturday
At 12:03 a.m., a female reported a disturbance on...
Manuel Tafoya
July 19th, 2006
Manuel Tafoya
Services: Today at 2 p.m. in the Dunn Memorial Chapel.
Manuel Tafoya, 67, died July 17, 2006 near Adrian-Vega area of Texas.
Mr. Tafoya, who was born March 30, 1939 in Lo...
Double check your voter registration ID card
July 15th, 2006
New voter registration identification cards, generated by the New Mexico Secretary of State, have been and are being received by Quay Count residents, said Ellen White, clerk of the court.
“It’s i...
Chavez faces drug charges
July 15th, 2006
Stella Chavez, 35, was charged on Friday with three felony charges for possession of drugs, battery and tampering with evidence.
Chavez appeared in the Magistrate Court before Judge Edwin Bruhn.
Cha...
Stargazing best from the enchanted land
July 15th, 2006
Just as my friend in New Mexico friend would tell me to look at the moon from my California yard some 2,000 miles away because we’d be seeing the very same moon, I have to remind myself it’s also...
Riding the rails again?
July 15th, 2006
Friday was just the beginning. Over the next few months the Railrunner Express trains (bearing a Roadrunner on their sides) will begin to take over the job of getting commuters to and from their jobs...
Everyone' s anticipating the Rattler reunion
July 15th, 2006
With the publication of “The Rattler” each year, excitement begins to build for the coming reunion scheduled for August 3,4, and 5.
Such an outstanding newspaper revives our Rattler pride while...
USDA drought aid offers producers some relief
July 15th, 2006
By QCS Staff
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded eligibility in six eastern New Mexico counties for livestock producers to qualify for drought aid under a U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Posinski named new administrator of Dan Trigg Memorial Hospital
July 15th, 2006
The Dr. Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital (DCT) has named Matt Posinski administrator of its 25-bed hospital.
Posinski, who currently serves as director of Rehabilitation Services, begins his new posit...
Wanda Smith
July 15th, 2006
Wanda L. Smith
Services: Graveside Funeral Services at 1 p.m. on Monday at the Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery.
Wanda L. Smith, 79, died Thursday following an extended illness.
The daughte...
Aircraft to be tested at bombing range
July 12th, 2006
Perched on the front lawn of the Clovis Community College, the spy plane looked strikingly similar to a praying mantis.
Produced by Boeing, the unmanned aerial vehicle known as the ScanEagle was b...
Washington has no business in movies
July 12th, 2006
Mid-term elections are still about four months away, but I’ve got all the advice you’ll ever need. Elect them all back.
Elect them all back because it’s evident that every major problem facing...
More math and science teachers needed at schools
July 12th, 2006
In a recent issue of the Quay County Sun, an article came out about the school board’s concerns for the math and science departments in the Tucumcari public schools.
Perhaps it is true that studen...
Time for community to examine attitudes about alcohol
July 12th, 2006
On May 18, 12-year-old Augie Montiel lost his life when he drowned in a canal. This was a tragedy true enough, but who should be punished for his death?
I was at a court hearing on July 5 and it was...
Bricklaying teaches valuable lessons
July 12th, 2006
I’m an experienced bricklayer. Now, before anyone tries to contract me to a job, let me describe that experience. I attended high school in the eastern Kentucky coalfields where nearly every house w...
July 12, 2006 Calendar
July 12th, 2006
Wednesday-Friday: Scrapbook crafts, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Tucumcari Public Library
Wednesdays ongoing: Alcoholic Anonymous Unity Group meeting from noon to 1 p.m. at 1424 S. Sixth St.
Wednesdays...
July 12, 2006 Police Blotter
July 12th, 2006
The following is a sample of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the last few days. According to the reports:
Saturday
• At 9:26 a.m., a male reported a gas skip on Route 66. Officer was...
Jean Strong
July 12th, 2006
Jean Strong
Services: Saturday at 10 a.m., the Hamilton-O’Dell Chapelin Alamogordo.
Jean Strong, 79, of Alamogordo died Tuesday in Alamogordo.
Mrs. Strong was born May 3, 1927 in Hampton, Ar...
Community
July 12th, 2006
Amistad celebrates centennial Saturday
For its 100th birthday, historic Amistad is going all out on Saturday to celebrate with a day of fun and in recognition of the national day of the “Amer...
Wind research may propel MCC interest
July 12th, 2006
Despite windy conditions, two men worked recently at the top of the 55-meter ENMR Plateau communications tower on Eleventh Street to attach new wind monitoring equipment to the tower for Mesalands Co...
Farmers market opens Saturday
July 12th, 2006
Ready for some fresh home-grown produce?
Tucumcari’s Farmers Market opens on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Wailes Park at Tucumcari Boulevard and Date Street.
“We usually start out with four or five ven...
Appeals Court rules in favor of Tucumcari Landfill
July 12th, 2006
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld the Environment Department’s permit for the City of Tucumcari to proceed with its plan for a new landfill north of town.
The Pickett Ranch, a neighbor o...
Judge turns case over to district court
July 8th, 2006
CS Staff
Magistrate Judge Edwin Bruhn turned the case of Crystal Cochran and Fred Jaramillo, III, over to district courts Thursday.
Cochran and Jaramillo are each charged with more than a dozen felo...
Tuck's Turf
July 8th, 2006
New scorecards on way
Hello everyone. Within a couples weeks we will be receiving our new scorecards with some changes for the best. There will be senior tees ratings, new ladies hole handicap ratin...
'Get the gate' for view for Quay County
July 8th, 2006
Leslie H. (Bob) Mead, one of our own natives of Quay County, recently published “Get That Gate!,” a book containing many of his memories of the good and bad times he has had throughout his life.
...
Events: July 8-13
July 8th, 2006
Sunday: The 6th Annual “Best Little Festival on Rt. 66” Events include: Pancake Cowboy Breakfast at County Exhibition Hall with a church Service, Team Roping Competition, Market Place. Contests (...
Take pride in the flag
July 8th, 2006
“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
”
The calendar indicates that the fourth of July has passed once again as summer marches on. Still I c...
Mary Ellen Minnard
July 8th, 2006
Services: Have been held.
Mary Ellen Minnard, 68, died Monday, July 3, 2006 in Albuquerque.
Mrs. Minnard was born April 10, 1938 in New Mexico. She was a long-time member of the St. Anne's Catholic...
Route 66 historian visits Route 66 Festival
July 8th, 2006
Tucumcari’s Route 66 Festival began attracting vendors, visitors and, historians, too, for the weekend’s events.
One of the mother road’s biggest supporters and recorders of its history is Robe...
All Star teams warm up for district
July 5th, 2006
QCS Staff
Quay County's All Stars baseball teams are gearing up for their playoffs with teams from Curry and Roosevelt counties.
The players have been practicing for about two weeks now.
Manager of...
Police Blotter
July 5th, 2006
The following is a sample of recent calls received by the Tucumcari Police Department.
Sunday
• At 11:40 a.m., a man came to the police station to report vandalism on East High. An officer said s...
Allen Dee Powell, Sr.
July 5th, 2006
Allen Dee Powell, Sr.
Services: 10 a.m. on Friday at the First United Methodist Church in Cleora, Okla.
Allen Dee Powell of Vinita, Okla., died Friday, June 30, at Harris Methodist HEB Hospital in B...
Van service comes to a halt
July 5th, 2006
The van stopped here on June 30.
Those who depended on the Fort Sumner Transit service to get to work, to the doctor’s office, to school, to the grocery store and to make other trips no longer have...
Fireworks in video night deposit causes alarm
July 5th, 2006
Tucumcari Fire Department and police responded to an alarm for a structure fire Tuesday night at Bubbles Video at First and Hines.
Officials said someone dropped fireworks in the video return drop b...
Quay County skies light up for the Fourth
July 5th, 2006
Phillip Griggs can light up your night -- especially on the Fourth of July.
Griggs is chairman of the fireworks committee at the Elks Lodge on South First Street.
"I've been involved in this for ye...
Spiders roaming among the swamp coolers
July 1st, 2006
Back when I introduced myself to you, I wrote:
"Sure, it gets just as hot in Florida as it does in New Mexico. And you know what they say here, “It’s a dry heat. No humidity.' Hummm.
Well, after...
Gearing up for Rattler Reunion
July 1st, 2006
Championed by Norma Crellin, the president of the Rattler Alumni Association, 15 volunteers gathered in the back room of the Citizens Bank on Friday to label 3,300 Rattler Reunion invitations.
The...
Pausing for all creatures small
July 1st, 2006
I Aggie, am going to visit with you this week because the slave is sitting in the backyard enjoying the cool weather and doesn't have the time to do any thinking, much less any writing.
Actually, bot...
Cates given life sentence
July 1st, 2006
Norman Tyrell Cates, 19, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the 2004 murder of 65-year-old Lena Aragon Barrett of Roy.
A jury convicted Cates in a three-day trial that ended Jan. 11. Cates...
Ute Lake Marina opens in style for Fourth
July 1st, 2006
For some there was no better way to start the Fourth of July weekend than with free hot dogs and a new marina.
That’s what about 200 guests and civic and governmental officials had to say at Frida...
