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Quay County 4-H celebrated all its members' accomplishments in 2024 at the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet earlier this month at the Quay County Fairgrounds. This event honors community members, volunteers, leaders and 4-H members who assisted the program throughout the year. 4-H members who completed a record book also were eligible for awards. Almost 100 members and their families attended. The Tumbleweeds Club hosted the event, and the theme was "Ride for the Brand." Members, parents and...
Construction should start in “a week or two” on the long-awaited Second Street improvement project in downtown Tucumcari after the city commission on Thursday signed a contract with J&H Services of Albuquerque for construction of the project. Vicki Strand, director of Tucumcari’s Community Development Department, said arrangements are in process to start construction on the nearly $1.8 million project, and it should start in a week or two. According to contract documents, work will include installation for a new sidewalk, asphalt pavement, curb...
An election to determine whether to recall three of Tucumcari’s five commissioners will be held June 13, according to Tucumcari City Clerk Angelica Gray. Election day voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center, 1500 W. Route 66 Blvd. The commissioners facing recall are Ralph Moya, District 1; Amy Gutierrez, District 2; and Mayor Ruth Ann Litchfield, District 3. A petition to recall Mayor Pro Tem Robert Lumpkin, District 4, failed to receive enough valid signatures to qualify for a recall vote. Commissioner T...
ALBUQUERQUE — It was a rapt cat-and-mouse, catch-or-be-caught encounter that whipped fans at the University of New Mexico track and field complex into a collective bout of psychosis. QCS correspondent: Junfu Hahn Logan sophomore Larramy Roberts won the Class 1A boys 3,200 meters Saturday afternoon at the UNM Track and Field Complex in Albuquerque. Pine Hill's Garrison Eddie looked like he had an anaconda grip on gold with about 200 meters left in the boys Class A 3,200 meters Saturday in the small school state track and field championships. L...
Spring has arrived, and with it comes seemingly endless howling winds, dust storms and brownouts. This year's windy season has already brought its fair share of damage, with gusts reaching 60 mph, causing a train derailment near Fort Sumner. "It's been a pretty active late winter and spring so far, but it's nothing atypical," said Steve Kersh, chief meteorologist for KVII-TV in Amarillo. Kersh said the windy conditions in eastern New Mexico this time of year can be attributed to a number of factors, including passing storm systems, changing...
If you're a coach, the only thing better than having a strong team this year is getting them back next year. This year is one of those great next years for Eddie Encinias, coach of the Tucumcari Rattlers wrestling squad. His returnees include Agustin Sandoval, a state champ at 145 pounds, and two returning third-place state finishers in Dillon Wood, 126 pounds, and Rudy Vallejo, 220 pounds. All three are seniors. Encinias also places high hopes on senior Mario Chavez, 195 pounds, who was injured in a state semi-final match last year. "I expect...
While visiting our parents — Billy and Myrna Menges — in Tucumcari for Thanksgiving, my husband Stanley and I were introduced to a hidden treasure: The Hospitality House. QCS Photo: Thomas Garcia In the back of the Hospitality House is a studio where residents gather and practice playing Bluegrass music. Marie Latham, left, enjoys the music as Mike Latham, Robby Simpson, Carol Simpson and Bobby Truelock practice. The history of The Hospitality House, at 307 E. High St., isn't common knowledge among outsiders. But learning the history of the hom... Full story
Figuratively, it could be said that Mario Martinez was always looking out for the little guy. De Baca County News: Scot Stinnett Mario Martinez is carried to the center of the field by his players immediately following the 28-27 win in the 1995 Class 1A state championship game, the first for Fort Sumner. They were surrounded by the more than 400 Fort Sumner fans who made the 400-plus mile trip for the game. The fact that his own physical stature was small was certainly no impediment as the...
Patrick Vanderpool's plan for improving Quay County's economy is not complicated. The North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College is one of the examples of economic development through the renewable energy field. The center trains students on how to maintain and operate wind turbines. "Before you invite guests, you have to set the table," said the director of the Greater Tucumcari Economic Development Corporation. Few would argue the county needs a boost. Its median annual household income of $27,000 is...
Why did the chicken cross the road? In communities surrounded by agriculture, maybe it's just to get back home after some sort of disruption. It doesn't happen too often, according to local officials, but eastern New Mexico is susceptible at times to something like a stray horse or cow wandering the streets. "Generally, it's because a storm comes in and spooks 'em, or a fence is knocked over — something like that," said Barry Allen, a branding inspector with the New Mexico Livestock Board in Clovis. Allen, as well as other local branding i... Full story
Good lineage is a plus in the world of rodeo and 17-year-old NaLynn Cline of Bernalillo has that. Her family tree for instance includes cousin Taos Muncy, world saddle bronc riding champ from the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) in 2011. A set of skills also comes in handy. Cline herself proved she has that by finishing second in barrel racing (called the "Reserve National Champion") at the National High School Rodeo Finals in 2010 and winning All-Around Rookie Cowgirl honors that s...
In many sports events, preliminaries lead toward something often called the "finals." This weekend though, the whole thing is called the finals when New Mexico's best high school cowboys and cowgirls get together. The New Mexico High School Rodeo Association Finals take place at the Curry County Special Events Center beginning at 9 a.m. today. Shelby Montano of Thoreau ropes her calf during breakaway roping at the 2011 New Mexico High School Finals Rodeo. Montano placed second in the short go wi... Full story
Over the years, Dr. Jean Corey gave shelter to animal after animal. Sometimes it was because an owner died or was placed in a nursing home, sometimes people brought their animals in for care and just never came back, and most often people in the community brought animals in that they had found, hoping they could have a chance at something else. Whether left in a box in front of the hospital door — sometimes with a bag of food, most times not — or left at the hospital by owners that couldn't pay the bill, Corey said she worked to find homes for...