Sheri Morper was selected as the first teacher of the week. ...At a meeting of citizens and planners of Tucumcari’s Downtown Development Project plans to close Main Street to parking were discussed. ... About 3,500 chickens at the Deatherage’s Chicken House, 1502 S. Rock Island, reportedly burned to death in a fire. ...Bob Herron, formerly of the Forrest area, was considering opening a livestock sales barn and ring in Tucumcari. ... A large crowd attended a meeting on development of Tucumcari Lake.