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Howard D. Littell Editor's note: The following candidates are running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 2. Candidates for the seat include incumbent Jimmy R. Sandoval, Agnes T. Arellano and Amy J. Gutierrez. Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less. The municipal election is March 6. Tuesday is the first day for absentee voting. Feb. 15 is the first day for early voting. Age: 46 Occupation: Self Employed Please list previous or current elected offices or other organiz...
Editor’s note: The following candidates are running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 2. Candidates for the seat include incumbent Jimmy R. Sandoval, Agnes T. Arellano and Amy J. Gutierrez. Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less. The municipal election is March 6. Tuesday is the first day for absentee voting. Feb. 15 is the first day for early voting. Age: 46 Occupation: Self Employed Please list previous or current elected offices or other organizations you feel p...
Editor’s note: The following candidate is running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 2. Candidates for the seat include incumbent Jimmy R. Sandoval, Howard D. Littell and Amy J. Gutierrez. Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less. The municipal election is March 6. Tuesday is the first day for absentee voting. Feb. 15 is the first day for early voting. Agnes Arellano Age: 69 Occupation: Retired Please list previous or current elected offices or other organizations y...
Agnes Arellano Editor's note: The following candidate is running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 2. Candidates for the seat include incumbent Jimmy R. Sandoval, Howard D. Littell and Amy J. Gutierrez. Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less. The municipal election is March 6. Tuesday is the first day for absentee voting. Feb. 15 is the first day for early voting. Agnes Arellano Age: 69 Occupation: Retired Please list previous or current elected offices or other...
Gutierrez Editor's note: The following candidates are running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 2. Candidates for the seat include incumbent Jimmy R. Sandoval, Howard D. Littell and Agnes T. Arellano. Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less. The municipal election is March 6. Tuesday is the first day for absentee voting. Feb. 15 is the first day for early voting. Amy J. Gutierrez Age: 39 Occupation: Assistant Cashier (operations supervisor) The First National Bank...
Editor’s note: The following candidates are running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 2. Candidates for the seat include incumbent Jimmy R. Sandoval, Howard D. Littell and Agnes T. Arellano. Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less. The municipal election is March 6. Tuesday is the first day for absentee voting. Feb. 15 is the first day for early voting. Amy J. Gutierrez Age: 39 Occupation: Assistant Cashier (operations supervisor) The First National Bank of New M...
Editor’s note: The following candidate is running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 2. Candidates for the seat include Howard D. Littell, Agnes T. Arellano and Amy J. Gutierrez. Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less. The municipal election is March 6. Tuesday is the first day for absentee voting. Feb. 15 is the first day for early voting. Age: 69 Occupation: Retired Please list previous or current elected offices or other organizations you feel prepare you for a c...
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Editor's note: The following candidate is running for the four-year term of city commissioner for District 2. Candidates for the seat include Howard D. Littell, Agnes T. Arellano and Amy J. Gutierrez. Candidates were asked the same questions and asked to keep their responses to 100 words or less. The municipal election is March 6. Tuesday is the first day for absentee voting. Feb. 15 is the first day for early voting. Age: 69 Occupation: Retired Please list previous or current elected offices or other organizations you fe...
Alvin Fails , 95, of Clovis, a Bataan death march survivor, watches television Tuesday in his home. The horrific memories have faded but not disappeared for Clovis' Alvin Fails, one of a dwindling number of area Bataan death march survivors. Telling his story from an easy chair, in which he now spends most of his days, the 95-year-old Fails recalled clearly the starvation rations on which he barely survived for almost four years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp called O'Donnell. "They would cook rice and keep the white parts for themselves,...
Tonjia Rolan The horrific memories have faded but not disappeared for Clovis’ Alvin Fails, one of a dwindling number of area Bataan death march survivors. Telling his story from an easy chair, in which he now spends most of his days, the 95-year-old Fails recalled clearly the starvation rations on which he barely survived for almost four years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp called O’Donnell. “They would cook rice and keep the white parts for themselves, and only feed us the juice,” Fails said. Fails’ son, Rick, said his father suffered...
Engagements Mansell-Dowell Randel and Cammy Mansell of Fort Sumner are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay, to Denton Dowell, son of Dallas and Sue Dowell of Tucumcari. The bride-elect is a 2006 Fort Sumner High School graduate. She graduated from Clovis Community College in 2011 with a Registered Nursing degree. She is employed as a nurse by Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales. The groom-elect is a 2006 graduate from Logan High School. He graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 2011 with a degree in...
Engagements Mansell-Dowell Randel and Cammy Mansell of Fort Sumner are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay, to Denton Dowell, son of Dallas and Sue Dowell of Tucumcari. The bride-elect is a 2006 Fort Sumner High School graduate. She graduated from Clovis Community College in 2011 with a Registered Nursing degree. She is employed as a nurse by Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales. The groom-elect is a 2006 graduate from Logan High School. He graduated from Eastern New Mexico University in 2011 with a degree in...
“Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” — Psalm 37:4...
"Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart." — Psalm 37:4 What do you really enjoy doing? What is it that really floats your boat, brings joy to your life, or causes your face to light up when you discuss it with others? Now, I am not referring to priorities because we all know that we need to have all of our ducks in a row as a responsible person. So what about priorities? Are all of your ducks in a row? Is God first in your life followed by spouse and family, church, job, organizations, etc? Even t...
Staying aboard a 2,000-pound bovine for eight seconds. Yes sir, I can now scratch that one off my bucket list. OK, I wasn’t exactly aboard a raging bull in a rodeo arena, hell-bent on throwing me off his back. Instead it was a docile Texas Longhorn steer complete with a comfortable Western saddle. It was much more of a photo opp than a rodeo. But when the folks from Folsom Falls Ranch offered me the chance to get my picture taken on one of the beautiful beasts they saddle up and ride in the New Mexico Ag Expo parade every year, I jumped all ove...
Portales reached a wonderful milestone last week in hosting its 20th New Mexico Ag Expo. Officials estimated 3,000 people came through the gates of the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds to an event that celebrates the region's agricultural industry and provides opportunity to enhance its growth. More than 100 vendors, most from out of town, were on hand to boost Portales' economy at its restaurants, gas stations and motels. While it's no secret the Ag Expo attendance and vendors have been higher (an estimated 4,000 visitors in 2007 and vendors...
Staying aboard a 2,000-pound bovine for eight seconds. Yes sir, I can now scratch that one off my bucket list. OK, I wasn't exactly aboard a raging bull in a rodeo arena, hell-bent on throwing me off his back. Instead it was a docile Texas Longhorn steer complete with a comfortable Western saddle. It was much more of a photo opp than a rodeo. But when the folks from Folsom Falls Ranch offered me the chance to get my picture taken on one of the beautiful beasts they saddle up and ride in the New Mexico Ag Expo parade every year, I jumped all ove...
Portales reached a wonderful milestone last week in hosting its 20th New Mexico Ag Expo. Officials estimated 3,000 people came through the gates of the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds to an event that celebrates the region’s agricultural industry and provides opportunity to enhance its growth. More than 100 vendors, most from out of town, were on hand to boost Portales’ economy at its restaurants, gas stations and motels. While it’s no secret the Ag Expo attendance and vendors have been higher (an estimated 4,000 visitors in 2007 and vendo...
Mesalands Community College is hosting its annual iron pour 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday through March 10. Thirty-five students from at least eight different states will be coming to participate in a one-week course to create sculptures and translate them into cast iron pieces of art. "We have artists that not only return for the amazing facilities that Mesalands provides, but also for the hospitality and the exposure to the life in New Mexico that Tucumcari offers," said D'Jean Jawrunner, an art instructor at Mesalands. "We would like to welcome the...
QCS staff report Mesalands Community College is hosting its annual iron pour 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday through March 10. Thirty-five students from at least eight different states will be coming to participate in a one-week course to create sculptures and translate them into cast iron pieces of art. “We have artists that not only return for the amazing facilities that Mesalands provides, but also for the hospitality and the exposure to the life in New Mexico that Tucumcari offers,” said D’Jean Jawrunner, an art instructor at Mesalands. “We would l...
Republican John Patrick "Pat" Woods will run for state senate in District 7, which includes Curry, Quay and Union counties. Woods is a fourth-generation farmer in the Grady and Broadview area, encompassing parts of Curry and Quay counties. He plans to focus on enacting education reforms and repealing the law that allows illegal immigrants to acquire driver's licenses. The position is currently held by Clint Harden, R-Clovis, who declared he would not run for re-election. Angie Spears, a Clovis Republican, is the only other candidate in the...
QCS staff Republican John Patrick “Pat” Woods will run for state senate in District 7, which includes Curry, Quay and Union counties. Woods is a fourth-generation farmer in the Grady and Broadview area, encompassing parts of Curry and Quay counties. He plans to focus on enacting education reforms and repealing the law that allows illegal immigrants to acquire driver’s licenses. The position is currently held by Clint Harden, R-Clovis, who declared he would not run for re-election. Angie Spears, a Clovis Republican, is the only other candi...
The following is a sampling of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. Friday - At 1:42 a.m., a woman reported a suspicious man at a fuel station on the 2300 block of S. First Street. - At 2:01 a.m., a woman reported a domestic dispute at a residence on the 1400 block of S. Jackson Street. - At 2:34 a.m., a woman reported a prowler on the 1600 block of S. Fourth Street. - At 5:29 a.m., an officer served a search warrant was served at a residence on the 700 block of E. Turner...
QCS Staff Dennis Roch, R-Texico, has announced he is running for re-election in District 67 of the state House of Representatives. The district includes all or parts of Curry, Roosevelt, Quay, Harding Union, San Miguel and Colfax counties. Roch, 38, is the only candidate who has announced candidacy for the position. He is assistant superintendent at Texico Schools. He has held the position since 2008, when he won election following the retirement of Brian K. Moore. “I absolutely feel like there’s work left to be accomplished,” Roch said. “Educ...
The following are the lunch menus for the upcoming week at the Tucumcari Senior Center. Thursday Italian pork chop, broccoli and cheese, mixed vegetables, whole wheat roll and margarine, cottage cheese, peaches. Friday Baked dill fish, corn and peppers, breadstick with margarine, pear, yogurt. Monday Green chili hamburger, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion and pickles, ranch beans, onion rings, applesauce. Tuesday Chicken breast, egg noodles with alfredo, carrots with margarine, whole wheat roll with margarine, orange. Wednesday Beans and ham,...