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The Mesalands Community College's Rodeo Team had one of its best performances at a regional rodeo at the University of Arizona in Tuscon, Ariz. Feb. 4-5. The Team had a total of 19 members place at the rodeo. The men's team took first place with 954 points and brought home titles for both days. The Women's Team clinched its first championship title of the season and finished in second place the other day with 456.Fifth, points. "Our Team is on pace to shatter the single season points record for the region," C.J. Aragon, Mesalands... Full story
Special to QCS The Mesalands Community College’s Rodeo Team had one of its best performances at a regional rodeo at the University of Arizona in Tuscon, Ariz. Feb. 4-5. The Team had a total of 19 members place at the rodeo. The men’s team took first place with 954 points and brought home titles for both days. The Women’s Team clinched its first championship title of the season and finished in second place the other day with 456.Fifth, points. “Our Team is on pace to shatter the single season points record for the region,” C.J. Aragon, M... Full story
Thomas Garcia The Logan Longhorns split Homecoming wins with the Springer Red Devils Thursday night at Logan. The girls couldn’t quite finish off a fourth-quarter comeback, falling 56-55 to the Lady Red Devils. The boys never trailed in a 86-69 win to move their record to 17-4. “We had a big comeback, though it just fell short,” said Lady Longhorns head coach Clair Rachor. With nine seconds left in the game, senior Nicole Collins hit two free throws to give the Lady Longhorns (16-6) a 55-54 lead, their first lead of the second half. Howev...
The Logan Longhorns split Homecoming wins with the Springer Red Devils Thursday night at Logan. The girls couldn't quite finish off a fourth-quarter comeback, falling 56-55 to the Lady Red Devils. The boys never trailed in a 86-69 win to move their record to 17-4. "We had a big comeback, though it just fell short," said Lady Longhorns head coach Clair Rachor. With nine seconds left in the game, senior Nicole Collins hit two free throws to give the Lady Longhorns (16-6) a 55-54 lead, their first lead of the second half. However, Springer's Angel... Full story
The following are the lunch menus for the upcoming week at the Tucumcari Senior Center. Thursday Lemon baked chicken, rice, cucumber salad with dressing, beets, spice cake. Friday Green chili hamburger, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, peas and carrots, applesauce, peanut butter cookie. Monday Frito pie, lettuce, tomato and onion, mixed vegetables, lemon crisp cookie. Tuesday Chicken and rice, broccoli, peas and carrots, potluck roll with margarine, oatmeal cookie. Wednesday Chili rellano with cheese, tossed salad with dressing, pinto beans,... Full story
The following are the lunch menus for the upcoming week at the Tucumcari Senior Center....
The following are the menus for schools in Quay County. House Monday Breakfast: English muffin with sausage, muffins, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Taquitas, salsa, Spanish rice, pinto beans, pears, salad bar, peanut butter and jelly, peaches, milk. Tuesday Breakfast: Sausage, biscuit, gravy, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Spanish meatloaf, green beans, scalloped potatoes, hot rolls, salad bar, fruit cocktail, peanut butter and jelly, brownies, milk. Wednesday Breakfast: Cheese omlet, toast, muffins, variety of...
The following are the menus for schools in Quay County. House Monday Breakfast: English muffin with sausage, muffins, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Taquitas, salsa, Spanish rice, pinto beans, pears, salad bar, peanut butter and jelly, peaches, milk. Tuesday Breakfast: Sausage, biscuit, gravy, variety of cereal, yogurt, juice, milk. Lunch: Spanish meatloaf, green beans, scalloped potatoes, hot rolls, salad bar, fruit cocktail, peanut butter and jelly, brownies, milk. Wednesday Breakfast: Cheese omlet, toast, muffins, variety of...
Editor's note: The following candidates are running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 3. Candidates for the seat include incumbent James L. Witcher, Daniel Lopez and George Aragon. Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less. The municipal election is March 6. Early voting begins Wednesday. Name: George Aragon Age: 56 Occupation: An electrical contractor for over 30 years Please list previous or current elected offices or other organizations you feel prepare you for a...
One more day, one more conversation, one more outburst of laughter and even one more time just to argue with you. These are a few things I and many others wish we could have with Catherine Bugg. I’d like one more chance to speak up and let her know just how much she and her friendship mean to us. We shared this office, Amanda Smith, Catherine and I; it was our second home in a sense. I know that sounds crazy or maybe even a little sad, but for five days a week we spent about seven hours together. Sometimes we even spent weekends together, singi... Full story
Pets can have some pretty strange idiosyncrasies. Some of them become pretty endearing others are just irritating. Take for instance the younger of our two dogs, Ranger. Since the older dog slept on the bed with us, when he moved in he decided he would just sleep under the bed. Never mind that he has to totally flatten his chunky body and push and pull himself under with extended legs and paws. He used to stay there all night but lately he goes back into the living room or to the loveseat in the office. When the alarm goes off in the morning...
One more day, one more conversation, one more outburst of laughter and even one more time just to argue with you. These are a few things I and many others wish we could have with Catherine Bugg. I'd like one more chance to speak up and let her know just how much she and her friendship mean to us. We shared this office, Amanda Smith, Catherine and I; it was our second home in a sense. I know that sounds crazy or maybe even a little sad, but for five days a week we spent about seven hours together. Sometimes we even spent weekends together,...
Pets can have some pretty strange idiosyncrasies. Some of them become pretty endearing others are just irritating. Take for instance the younger of our two dogs, Ranger. Since the older dog slept on the bed with us, when he moved in he decided he would just sleep under the bed. Never mind that he has to totally flatten his chunky body and push and pull himself under with extended legs and paws. He used to stay there all night but lately he goes back into the living room or to the loveseat in the office. When the alarm goes off in the morning...
"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty," abolitionist Wendell Phillips warned in 1852. Nothing's changed. Congress was forced to shelve two similar bills that nearly made it into law, the Stop Online Piracy Act, commonly called SOPA, in the House of Representatives; and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, or PIPA, in the Senate. The bills would have allowed the government, after a court hearing but no immediate trial, to shut down virtually any site considered to violate copyright laws. Now, like the ghosts in "Poltergeist II," they're... Full story
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” abolitionist Wendell Phillips warned in 1852. Nothing’s changed. Congress was forced to shelve two similar bills that nearly made it into law, the Stop Online Piracy Act, commonly called SOPA, in the House of Representatives; and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, or PIPA, in the Senate. The bills would have allowed the government, after a court hearing but no immediate trial, to shut down virtually any site considered to violate copyright laws. Now, like the ghosts in “Poltergeist II,” th...
Special to the QCS American History month was celebrated by the Tucumcari Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution with their annual essay awards luncheon. Students from area schools were recognized for their winning essays. The DAR Good Citizen essay was written by a senior, selected by the faculty of their school. The student has two hours to write an essay on citizenship under a teacher’s supervision, and without reference material. This years winner is Lynda Laumbach, from Roy High School, and Brittany Bishop from Tucumcari was s... Full story
Last week Mesalands Community College had two performances of "Insomnia: A Dark and Stormy Night" by the M. Loren Kahn Puppet and Object Theatre from Albuquerque. The group has performed this show throughout the state, in Europe and in Canada. "Insomnia" is an adult targeted puppet show geared towards the awareness of insomnia. The performance uses humor to illustrate the minds of individuals who suffer from the sleep deprivation disorder. There were 60 attendees to both performances in the lecture hall at the North American Wind Research and...
GiGi Parker presents Mike Russell with his certificate for DAR American History Teacher of the Year Pictured from left are (back row) Trenton Lee, Bethany Bishop, Lynda Laumbach, aGiGi Parker, DAR American History Committee Chairman, (Front row) Bailee Gries and Jordan Runyan. American History month was celebrated by the Tucumcari Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution with their annual essay awards luncheon. Students from area schools were recognized for their winning essays. The DAR Good Citizen essay was written by a senior, selected...
Freedom New Mexico Some more dollars may be flowing toward the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, with a $1.978 million federal allocation in President Obama’s 2013 budget. That money makes $2.978 million in commitments to the pipeline project, which would deliver water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County to entities that make up the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. The Bureau of Reclamation announced last week $1 million for the project, also known as the Ute Water Project. Gayla Brumfield, mayor of Clovis and chair of the a...
Special to the QCS Last week Mesalands Community College had two performances of “Insomnia: A Dark and Stormy Night” by the M. Loren Kahn Puppet and Object Theatre from Albuquerque. The group has performed this show throughout the state, in Europe and in Canada. “Insomnia” is an adult targeted puppet show geared towards the awareness of insomnia. The performance uses humor to illustrate the minds of individuals who suffer from the sleep deprivation disorder. There were 60 attendees to both performances in the lecture hall at the North America...
Some more dollars may be flowing toward the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System, with a $1.978 million federal allocation in President Obama's 2013 budget. That money makes $2.978 million in commitments to the pipeline project, which would deliver water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County to entities that make up the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. The Bureau of Reclamation announced last week $1 million for the project, also known as the Ute Water Project. Gayla Brumfield, mayor of Clovis and chair of the authority, said the...
Blake Moon On Jan. 18, House schools hosted Junior High Leadership contests for District IV participants. Contests included the opening/closing ceremonies as well as junior high prepared speaking contest. The opening and closing ceremonies team consists of seven members who repeat the FFA opening and closing ceremonies. The Prepared Speaking Contest requires an individual to write, memorize and recite a three- to four-minute speech on an agriculture related topic. This year, nearly 60 contestants came to House to compete from neighboring... Full story
A bill supporting $335,000 in capital outlay funds for Quay County and the City of Tucumcari is in the process of being approved in the state Legislature. House Tax and Revenue Committee substitute for House Bill 191 earmarks $185,000 for Quay County Courthouse renovations and $150,000 for Tucumcari trash collection trucks. "This is absolutley great," said Quay County Manager Richard Primrose. "I want to thank Rep. Dennis Roch and Sen. Clint Harden for all their hard work." Primrose said like many other entities across the state they didnt...
QCS Staff A bill supporting $335,000 in capital outlay funds for Quay County and the City of Tucumcari is in the process of being approved in the state Legislature. House Tax and Revenue Committee substitute for House Bill 191 earmarks $185,000 for Quay County Courthouse renovations and $150,000 for Tucumcari trash collection trucks. “This is absolutley great,” said Quay County Manager Richard Primrose. “I want to thank Rep. Dennis Roch and Sen. Clint Harden for all their hard work.” Primrose said like many other entities across the state t...
On Jan. 18, House schools hosted Junior High Leadership contests for District IV participants. Contests included the opening/closing ceremonies as well as junior high prepared speaking contest. The opening and closing ceremonies team consists of seven members who repeat the FFA opening and closing ceremonies. The Prepared Speaking Contest requires an individual to write, memorize and recite a three- to four-minute speech on an agriculture related topic. This year, nearly 60 contestants came to House to compete from neighboring school...