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I looked at my schedule for the first week in December: Jamestown, N.D., Denver, Colo., Laramie, Wyo. and Springfield, Ohio. I asked my secretary why she couldn’t book me in Victoria, Texas, or San Diego, Calif., in the winter? She reminded me she had booked me in Miami last winter. “Yea,” I said, “Miami, Manitoba!” Actually, I don’t worry about traveling in cold weather. It would be easier to plan if I could count on global warming, but it’s just not reliable. Al Gore found that out. You just can’t count on it when you need it! Jamestown s...
As New Mexico celebrates its 100th year as a state it's easy to daydream about what life in our portion of the state was like back in 1912. Portales had been around just over a decade, Texico was 10 years old and Clovis had been established six years earlier when a division point for the Santa Fe Railroad was located there. All three communities, like Tucumcari to the north, sprang up as railroads pushed across the plains bringing with them enterprise, opportunity and homesteaders. Both Portales and Clovis were well connected with Santa Fe...
I looked at my schedule for the first week in December: Jamestown, N.D., Denver, Colo., Laramie, Wyo. and Springfield, Ohio. I asked my secretary why she couldn't book me in Victoria, Texas, or San Diego, Calif., in the winter? She reminded me she had booked me in Miami last winter. "Yea," I said, "Miami, Manitoba!" Actually, I don't worry about traveling in cold weather. It would be easier to plan if I could count on global warming, but it's just not reliable. Al Gore found that out. You just can't count on it when you need it! Jamestown...
As New Mexico celebrates its 100th year as a state it’s easy to daydream about what life in our portion of the state was like back in 1912. Portales had been around just over a decade, Texico was 10 years old and Clovis had been established six years earlier when a division point for the Santa Fe Railroad was located there. All three communities, like Tucumcari to the north, sprang up as railroads pushed across the plains bringing with them enterprise, opportunity and homesteaders. Both Portales and Clovis were well connected with Santa Fe than...
It's staggering. The federal debt, currently calculated at $15.2 trillion, actually is $51 trillion. The more familiar debt figure of $15.2 trillion debt is bad enough. It's increasing at about $1.3 trillion a year and comes from deficit spending the past 10 years on the federal budget, whose fiscal year begins each Oct. 1. And the current debt limit soon will again need to be raised so that the borrowing can continue. But that number doesn't include future payments for Social Security, Medicare, federal employees' retirement and the military...
Payne Please join Irene Payne, her family and friends to celebrate her 80th Birthday Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Logan United Methodist Church 103 S 2nd St. No gifts please, just your presence is requested. No local invitations will be sent. —Submitted by Colette Lawrence It's a snap With the help of Barbara Stallcup, members of Altrusa International of Tucumcari present mammogram capes donated by the organization to the Dan C. Trigg Hospital x-ray department. The group purchased the fabric and the notions for mammogram capes and...
It’s staggering. The federal debt, currently calculated at $15.2 trillion, actually is $51 trillion. The more familiar debt figure of $15.2 trillion debt is bad enough. It’s increasing at about $1.3 trillion a year and comes from deficit spending the past 10 years on the federal budget, whose fiscal year begins each Oct. 1. And the current debt limit soon will again need to be raised so that the borrowing can continue. But that number doesn’t include future payments for Social Security, Medicare, federal employees’ retirement and the militar...
Payne Please join Irene Payne, her family and friends to celebrate her 80th Birthday Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Logan United Methodist Church 103 S 2nd St. No gifts please, just your presence is requested. No local invitations will be sent. —Submitted by Colette Lawrence It's a snap With the help of Barbara Stallcup, members of Altrusa International of Tucumcari present mammogram capes donated by the organization to the Dan C. Trigg Hospital x-ray department. The group purchased the fabric and the notions for mammogram capes and was a...
Thomas Garcia Logan’s residents gathered to commemorate the state’s centennial celebration by recreating a historic photo. The Logan Ute Lake Chamber of Commerce invited the residents of Logan to participate in the centennial photo event on Friday. “We wanted to recreate a photo of Logan’s residents taken on Jan. 6, 1912,” said Bunny Terry, chamber secretary. Over 120 residents were in the picture which was taken in front of the First National Bank of New Mexico. Terry said the original photo was taken near the same spot in front of the then-...
Thomas Garcia Results of the New Mexico Public Education Department’s new school grading system show all Quay County schools are passing yet have the administrations questioning how the data was compiled. On Tuesday, Governor Susana Martinez unveiled the preliminary, baseline grades for New Mexico’s schools based on a unique A-F School Grading Law that passed the New Mexico Legislature with bi-partisan support in 2011. “(The) New A-F system allows us to track improvement and identify struggling schools and students so that we can invest in he...
Results of the New Mexico Public Education Department's new school grading system show all Quay County schools are passing yet have the administrations questioning how the data was compiled. On Tuesday, Governor Susana Martinez unveiled the preliminary, baseline grades for New Mexico's schools based on a unique A-F School Grading Law that passed the New Mexico Legislature with bi-partisan support in 2011. "(The) New A-F system allows us to track improvement and identify struggling schools and students so that we can invest in helping them...
The following are the lunch menus for January 12 - January 18 for the Tucumcari Senior Center: Thursday Round steak with mushroom gravy, cauliflower pepper salad, tossed salad and dressing, potluck roll with margarine, strawberry shortcake. Friday Baked fish, tarter sauce, German slaw, mixed vegetables, hushpuppy, banana pudding. Monday Closed Tuesday Chili dog, baked potato wedges, mixed vegetables and margarine, orange. Wednesday Pork ribs, corn, broccoli, whole wheat bread and margarine, pear cobbler....
One more time, we have a native writer who has published a book to entice readers who enjoy glimpses into the past. Gene L. Duke has compiled a unique look at scenes along the roads in this area of the nation — “Route ‘66’: May They Rust in Peace.” This volume is about the many icons that played major roles in our history and are now idle as they are no longer needed. Gene lets each of the trucks, tractors, windmills, and many other items tell their own stories, allowing the reader to see their pictures and hear their stories. He and his...
The following are the lunch menus for January 12 - January 18 for the Tucumcari Senior Center: Thursday Round steak with mushroom gravy, cauliflower pepper salad, tossed salad and dressing, potluck roll with margarine, strawberry shortcake. Friday Baked fish, tarter sauce, German slaw, mixed vegetables, hushpuppy, banana pudding. Monday Closed Tuesday Chili dog, baked potato wedges, mixed vegetables and margarine, orange. Wednesday Pork ribs, corn, broccoli, whole wheat bread and margarine, pear cobbler....
The following are the menus for schools in Quay County: House Monday Breakfast: Cinnamon rolls, muffins, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Chicken fajitas, pinto beans, salad bar, chicken noodle soup, applesauce, sugar cookies, milk. Tuesday Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, sausage, toast, muffins, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Beef stew, cornbread, salad bar, chicken noodle soup, applesauce, milk. Wednesday Breakfast: Assorted muffins, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Hamburger or cheeseburger, French frie...
One more time, we have a native writer who has published a book to entice readers who enjoy glimpses into the past. Gene L. Duke has compiled a unique look at scenes along the roads in this area of the nation — "Route '66': May They Rust in Peace." This volume is about the many icons that played major roles in our history and are now idle as they are no longer needed. Gene lets each of the trucks, tractors, windmills, and many other items tell their own stories, allowing the reader to see their pictures and hear their stories. He and his w...
The following are the menus for schools in Quay County:...
Tucumcari Middle School Sixth grade Gold Angelina Arellano Cayd Bilbrey Kyeli Collins Melina Encinias Tyler Fanska Sydney Goldston Daniel Holguin Davey Mardo Darpan Patel Ethan Rogers Orlando Tenorio...
Tucumcari Middle School Sixth grade Gold Angelina Arellano Cayd Bilbrey Kyeli Collins Melina Encinias Tyler Fanska Sydney Goldston Daniel Holguin Davey Mardo Darpan Patel Ethan Rogers Orlando Tenorio Seventh grade Gold Shant Bhakta Shiv Bhakta Kayla Cherry Jordyn Diaz Kaitlyn Dougherty Marissa Garcia Kaycee Lease Trestin Peterson Avery Shipley Olivia Tenorio Eighth grade Gold Ashlee Bradley Chelsea Dodd Cellisha Martinez Sixth grade Silver Christopher Arellano Tahana Bason Brittni Brockman Desiree Brown Joshua Goode Kamelia Lamm Cristal Madrid...
The following candidates filed Tuesday for the March 6 election, according to City Clerk Christine Dougherty. District 1: - Antonio J. Apodaca: incumbent - Dora Salinas-McTigue District 2: - Jimmy R. Sandoval: incumbent - Howard D. Littell - Agnes T. Arellano - Amy J. Guiterrez District 3 - James L. Witcher: incumbent - George Aragon - Daniel Lopez Philip M. Preciado withdrew his candidacy Wednesday, just 24 hours after he had signed up as a candidate for the District 3 commission seat. Dougherty said write-in candidates can still file on Jan....
QCS staff The following candidates filed Tuesday for the March 6 election, according to City Clerk Christine Dougherty. District 1: •...
The North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College was a finalist for the NAIOP 2011 Awards of Excellence. The New Mexico Chapter of the NAIOP annually recognizes excellence in commercial real estate from around the state in various categories. The new wind center was a finalist in the education post secondary category. "The NAIOP is recognized as the premier commercial real estate association statewide. The awards reflect the recognition of the businesses and professionals involved in the commercial real...
More than 120 residents of Logan gathered to recreate a photo taken 100 years earlier. The residents of Logan poses for a photo on Jan. 6, 1912, the day President William Howard Taft signed a proclamation declaring New Mexico's statehood. Logan's residents gathered to commemorate the state's centennial celebration by recreating a historic photo. The Logan Ute Lake Chamber of Commerce invited the residents of Logan to participate in the centennial photo event on Friday. "We wanted to recreate a photo of Logan's residents taken on Jan. 6, 1912,"...
Special to the Quay County Sun The North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College was a finalist for the NAIOP 2011 Awards of Excellence. The New Mexico Chapter of the NAIOP annually recognizes excellence in commercial real estate from around the state in various categories. The new wind center was a finalist in the education post secondary category. "The NAIOP is recognized as the premier commercial real estate association statewide. The awards reflect the recognition of the businesses and professionals involve...
I was in Albuquerque recently and, while getting onto I-25 during the afternoon rush hour, a car slowed down to the speed limit allowing me to merge, as courteous drivers should do. After I got nestled into an inner lane, the car passed me and I noticed that its rear-end was crunched. While the possibilities could be endless about how that happened, I mused about how it could've happened in relation to merging onto the interstate. In one scenario, while trying to merge, the driver might've been rear-ended by a car that wouldn't make room or...