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" Yet I will rejoice in the Lord...The Lord God is my strength...he will make me to walk upon mine high places." Habakkuk 3:18-19 A new year is here with hope and expectation of good things ahead. Every year we look back on the previous events and lessons learned and anticipation of better things in the future. As I read last year's column I was struck how the Lord prepared me for what was in my future. "Be strong and very courageous... Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." (Joshua...
The following are some of the top stories featured in the Quay County Sun during 2012: December — New Mexico State Police are investigating the shooting death of Tucumcari City Commissioner Daniel Lopez. Officials said police found Lopez in his Tucumcari home at 11:48 p.m. Dec. 29, injured by a gunshot. He later died at Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari. — A state judge on Dec. 4 granted a motion to dismiss litigation the Village of Logan filed in an attempt to halt construction on the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, also kno...
Friends describe Daniel Lopez as a man who cared about his community, was compelled to serve and above all loved his family. Daniel Lopez Lopez, 45, was a former New Mexico State Police captain and Tucumcari chief of police. He was elected in March as the District 3 city commissioner. He was found in his home late Saturday, suffering from a gunshot wound, and later died at the Tucumcari hospital. Preliminary autopsy results show he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, officials said. Friends said they did not know why Lopez wou...
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information call 461-0295. Fiction "Sleep No More," by Iris Johansen. The forensic sculptor Eve Duncan investigates when her mother's friend disappears from a mental hospital. "Merry Christmas, Alex Cross," by James Patterson. Detective Alex Cross confronts both a hostage situation and a terrorist act at Christmas. "Cross Roads," by Wm. Paul Young. A comatose businessman encounters Jesus, the Holy Spirit and God and learns to see through the eyes of others; from the...
I for one am hoping and ready for a New Year that is not as eventful as 2012. I know, that is a bit of a contradiction as I am a reporter and an eventful year is our bread and butter. Well after this past year, I'd settle for some crackers and maybe a little cheese. Tragedies have seemed to dominate headlines over the past few years. Even with a Presidential election, fiscal cliff, largest Powerball lottery jackpot and even the prediction of the end of the world, news headlines were littered with updates of loss or damage. Locally, that has...
QCS Staff Photo: Jerrene Bradley Alex Madrid's family supported him at his retirement luncheon. Tucumcari city employees held a retirement pot luck luncheon for Landfill Coordinator Alex Madrid on Friday. Madrid has worked for the city of the last eight years and decided it was time to retire. He said that he had been doing some work on his house like painting and some remodeling and now he will have time to get his house finished during the colder months. Madrid said that he will probably go back to work doing something like teaching, construc...
The Quay County Sun asked several people if they make New year's resolutions. Their responses: Georgia Lujan: My resolution for 2013 is to lose weight. Ellen White: Resolutions only lead to disappointment when I break them. Todd Steele: Continue to treat people the way I want to be treated and try to further my life and education in a better way. Patty Fuentes: I want to be more organized and have a positive attitude. I am going to try and get it together and be happier next year....
Wes Stewart will celebrate his 25th year as Pastor of Temple Baptist Church in January. Wes Stewart Stewart was born and raised in Tribune, Kan., and after high school he attended Business College for a year in Salina, Kan., before joining the Navy. Stewart served in the Navy from 1968 to 1972, including two tours in Viet Nam. Following his service in the Navy, he worked a few jobs before God got his heart, saved him and called him to preach. Stewart attended Temple Baptist Church under Pastor Joe Doyle before entering Hyles-Anderson Bible...
While some of us were trying to wrap gifts during the holidays, I mentioned that I really needed a tow sack in which to place a box because it would be much easier to use than any wrapping material around. Of course, that set off a discussion of the lack of such sacks these days and the many uses we had for them in the past. That led further to some investigating because we knew such sacks were called by various names, such as gunny sacks, poke sacks, and burlap bags. We also knew the sacks were woven out of yarn or twine made of coarse jute...