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A guidebook that helped African-American travelers find safe and hospitable services - including in Tucumcari - during the Jim Crow segregation era will receive unprecedented attention in the next year or so. New York City postman Victor Green published the annual Negro Motorist Green Book from 1936 to 1966. Green created it "to give the Negro traveler information that will keep him from running into difficulties, embarrassments and to make his trip more enjoyable" in an era where many businesse...
Editor's note: This is the final story in a series reviewing 2018 in Quay County. A story covering January through April appeared in the Dec. 26 edition, while a story covering May through August appeared in the Jan. 2 edition. More than 1,100 people attended the racing commission's hearing in October to hear about Coronado Partners' plans for Tucumcari. It was by far the largest crowd at any of the applicants' hearings. However, the racing commission's scheduled decision on the license in...
Thanks to a craftsman musician from Virginia, the Tucumcari Elementary School Nyoka Marimba Band soon will have more members and a bigger sound. Andrew Kesten, a music teacher at Tucumcari Elementary School, said in a recent interview the number of children in the marimba band will expand from nine to 11 by March. A marimba is an African-based instrument, much like a xylophone. Brent Holl, a retired music teacher and marimba builder from Bridgewater, Virginia, will come to Tucumcari in March to...
The Quay County Commission somewhat reluctantly approved an EMS Fund Act application of $7,000 for the Forrest Fire District after officials in the district failed to submit required documents and signatures on time. Commissioners on Monday approved similar applications from Fire District 1, Quay Fire District and Bard-Endee Fire District. But county manager Richard Primrose said the Forrest district, in the southern part of the county, had failed to turn in required documents and signatures despite having notification to do so “months in advan...
On this date ... 1969: A district-court jury awarded $50,000 to Tucumcari City Commissioner Peter Gonzales, his wife and his son, Peter, against Dr. Ray F. Goddard, Lovelace Clinic and the clinic’s board of directors. In 1965, 3-year-old Peter was experiencing abdominal pains. According to testimony, Goddard told the family the boy’s problem was psychosomatic. A key witness, Dr. Henry S. Sauls of University of Minnesota Hospital, testified Peter’s intestines were in an abnormal position, causing pain and difficulty in digesting food. After...
The Quay County Extension Service is offering a Food Managers Certification Class and Exam. The class will be from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Extension Office at the Terry Turner Building at 216 E Center St. in Tucumcari. Classes will be taught by Brenda Bishop, Extension FCS Agent using the ServSafe Curriculum, which allows the use of the certification in all U.S. states. Deadline for registering is Jan. 15. The fee is $95, which includes the book and test. The nonrefundable fee is due at registration. A minimum of six people needed...
• Thursday — Mesalands Community College spring enrollment. Register for spring 2019 classes at the college starting at 9 a.m. Classes begin Jan. 14. For more information, call the college at 575-461-4413. • Jan. 16-17 — Southwest Beef Symposium. The symposium is an educational event tailored to beef producers, jointly hosted by New Mexico State University’s Cooperative Extension Service and Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service. It typically includes a market outlook report, business planning, health concerns in cattle, live cattle demonstratio...
As the stalemate and partial government shutdown over $5 billion for a border wall/fence/barrier grinds on, the tragedies associated with illegal immigration continue to mount. Unfortunately, both sides are focused on photo ops and talking points for political leverage rather than dealing with the facts. That’s unfortunate, because in addition to the human tragedy there is the question of whether the United States can defend its borders — even in cases that tear at the heartstrings. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus descended on Lor...
As I write this column, President Donald Trump has not yet carried out his threat — he says he doesn’t make threats, but I don’t know what else to call it — to declare a national emergency in order to build his wall at the Mexican border. Should he? In my opinion, no. Can he? Can he declare that people, including many children, who seek to escape brutal, lawless gang rule in Central America by coming to the U.S. constitute an emergency threat to national security? Maybe, it seems. Current law is vague about what can constitute a nationa...
Suit up, New Mexicans. Big changes are about to take place. That’s what a commanding majority of New Mexicans voted for — but that doesn’t mean we’re all going to like it. Take gun control as an example. In a rural western state such as ours, there are plenty of people who don’t want additional gun controls, but you can bet there will be talk of doing exactly that. It’ll pit urban lawmakers along the Rio Grande Corridor against lawmakers from small towns and country settings around the state. Even some Democratic lawmakers will oppose the...
Adults with diabetes can learn how to make healthy meals at a Kitchen Creations cooking school next month. The class will begin at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Quay County Extension Office at 216 E. Center St. in Tucumcari. The four classes will be taught by Brenda Bishop, extension FCS agent, and Jessie Robinson, a retired nutritionist. Participants will learn food safety, how to plan meals, read food labels, balance carbohydrates and other tips. They also will prepare and sample recipes. The classes will be on Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28. “During e...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Strawberry yogurt parfait, cereal choice with cinnamon goldfish graham cracker, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken nuggets, egg and cheese chef salad with whole-grain crackers, mashed potatoes, country gravy, honey wheat roll, baby carrots, fruit, milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Ultimate breakfast round, cereal choice with cinnamon goldfish graham cracker, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Cheeseburger, French fries, romaine lettuce, fresh tomato slice, pickle slices, fruit, milk. Monday — Breakfast: Pancake sausa...
LOGAN - The state-ranked Longhorns boys basketball team repelled Tucumcari's bid for an upset with a come-from-behind 56-54 victory Saturday night. Logan (11-2), ranked No. 3 in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, had trailed virtually the entire game until midway through the fourth quarter, then hung on despite shooting an abysmal 1-for-7 from the free-throw line during the quarter and 11-of-29 for the game. Tucumcari (2-9) also struggled from the foul line, going 3-for-7 in the fourth quarter and...
LOGAN — Senior forward Harlie Roach scored 25 points to lead the Lady Longhorns to a solid 60-49 victory Saturday over U.S. 54 rival Tucumcari in a matchup of area girls basketball powers. Roach, with teammate Karli Webb’s 14 points, dominated the inside game and went 5-for-5 in 3-point shooting. Logan (11-1) won its ninth in a row and has climbed to No. 1 in the Class 1A rankings by MaxPreps.com. The Lady Rattlers (7-4), ranked fourth in Class 3A, have lost three of four. Jasmine Jones led Tuc...
The Tucumcari wrestling team finished sixth at the 15-team Al Salazar Invitational at St. Michael's in Santa Fe over the weekend in a tournament that featured many schools whose programs are much larger than the Rattlers'. Perennial Class 6A power Cleveland won the team title with 230.5 points. Next in the totals were Santa Fe (187 points), Taos (139), Cobre (134.5), Los Alamos (93.5) and Tucumcari (81). Tucumcari's district opponent, West Las Vegas, finished eighth with 61.5 points. Tucumcari's...
A furious fourth-quarter comeback attempt by Grady/San Jon/House boys basketball team fell short during a 54-52 loss Saturday at Grady against Springer. Chisum Rush of the Bronchos scored nine of his game high 26 points during the period. Trailing 48-35 at the end of the third quarter, the Bronchos outscored Red Devils 17-6 in the final stanza. Bronchos coach Jonathan Langan said his team rebounded Springer’s missed free throw with 30 seconds left and had a chance to tie or win it. Springer improved to 6-4 overall. Grady/San Jon/House fell t...
It seems unavoidable, this thing with the calendar and the passage of time. My Puritan forebears did their best to break us all of our attachment to holidays. We humans, though, have proven stubborn about marking special days, seasons, and years. There’s no big mystery here: We like to party and also to get nostalgic about stuff from the past. I, for one, am ready to throw up my hands and admit that’s simply the way God made us. I don’t have the strength to keep fighting it. So, I’m joining the...
Well, the Christmas and New Year's celebrations have passed, including the television shows reviewing the successes, failures and other events taking place in 2018, much of which wasn't newsworthy when it actually occurred. I suspect most of us also remembered personal successes and failures. King David was a very successful warrior king who got his start by fighting lions and bears that stole his father's sheep (2 Samuel 8:1-14; 1 Samuel 17:32-37). Nonetheless, David kept his perspective and acknowledged God had delivered him when he went...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center Dec. 31-Jan. 6: • Desiree Dawn Martinez, 23, Tucumcari, contempt of court. • Ignacio Robert Martinez, 18, Tucumcari, two counts of intentional child abuse (no death or great bodily harm) and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. • Robert Baker, 26, Albuquerque, warrant from other counties or states. • Bryan Charles Cassidy, 36, Tucumcari, use of telephone to terrify, intimidate, harass, annoy or offend and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer (service of process...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari Quay Emergency Management Center from Dec. 31 to Jan. 6: Monday • 12:18 p.m.: Child abuse or neglect in 500 block of South College Street, Tucumcari. • 2:02 p.m.: Traffic accident with damage in 200 block of East Estrella Avenue, Tucumcari. • 6:07 p.m.: Juvenile problem in 300 block of East Miel de Luna Avenue, Tucumcari. • 9 p.m.: Disturbance with weapon involved in 1900 block of South Mountain Road, Tucumcari. Tuesday • 12:31 a.m.: Theft in 100 block of South Monroe Street, Tucumcari. • 3:03 a.m.: Traff...
Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari now is offering an associate's degree in cowboy arts/western silversmithing and fabrication. The cowboy arts/western silversmithing and fabrication degree is designed to teach students the custom designing, fabricating and engraving of bits, spurs, buckles and jewelry. The program provides students with the skills and practice needed to pursue employment as precious metal workers, jewelers, welders and engravers. Mesalands also is offering a one-year...