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Tucumcari native Keith Hayes says he has collected enough signatures from residents to order the recall of four city commissioners. Hayes presented the signatures to City Clerk Angelica Gray on Friday. Those signatures were presented to the commission on Tuesday during a special meeting. Gray said officials will now review the signatures to determine if they are valid. If commissioners certify the petitions as valid, then they will call for a special election, Gray said. Hayes has battled commissioners regarding his business property, which...
Christmas came early Saturday morning at Mesalands Community College for artists who participated in the 19th annual Iron Pour. "It's just like when you were a kid, you rip through the wrapping to get to the good stuff," said Jacob Burghard of Denton, Texas. Burghard and more than 30 fellow artists were chipping away at the sand and ceramic molds surrounding their pieces from this year's Iron Pour. The sand and ceramic molds contain the culmination of the artists' week long efforts. The artists...
To help raise funds for the library and promote literacy, members of the Tucumcari Middle School staff took a page out of the book "How to Eat Fried Worms." With the chants of support from students and parents, Principal Lendall Borden, Teacher Bryan Dunlap and Custodian Jodee Vargas ate a hot dog covered in processed worms. The three staff members ate the hot dog during the main event of the Enchanted Forest Book Fair on March 9 at the Tucumcari Middle School. "The staff have been so...
The cooperative members of Plateau will hold their annual meeting April 22 at the Clovis High School lecture hall. Members can either attend the meeting in person or participate by Interactive Television locations at Clayton High School, Logan High School and Santa Rosa High School. Registration will begin at 8 a.m., and the business meeting will start at 10 a.m. Agenda items include reports of officers and committees, presentation of scholarship winners and elections for four board of director positions: n Position 3: Currently held by Jerry S...
A Texas man charged with attempted capital murder by remuneration (murder for hire) was arrested on March 9 in Tucumcari by Quay County Sheriff's deputies. Billy Glenn Ivy Jr., 49, was taken into custody by Under Sheriff Dennis Garcia without incident, said Russell Shafer, Quay County Sheriff. Shafer said on Thursday Under Sheriff Garcia was contacted by deputies out of Oldam and Deaf Smith county in Texas about Ivy possibly being in Quay County. He said Texas agencies were tracking Ivy by his...
Chapter D of the Philanthropic Educational Organization of Tucumcari celebrated its 100th birthday on Feb. 25 with a tea party at the Tucumcari Convention Center. It was attended by local members, as well as New Mexico past state presidents, current state officers and guests from several area chapters. The P. E. O. is an international organization promoting higher education for women and was founded in 1862 by seven students in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. A program on the history of Tucumcari's eleven founders was given during the party. The local...
The following books are available from The Tucumcari Public Library. For more information please call 575-461-0295. Fiction “Two by Two” by Nicholas Sparks. A man who became a single father when his marriage and business collapsed learns to take a chance on a new love. “The Mistress” by Danielle Steel. The beautiful mistress of a Russian oligarch yearns for freedom. “Never Never” by James Patterson and Candice Fox. Harriet Blue, a Sydney sex crimes detective, pursues a case in the outback (the never never). “Small Great Things” by John Sandfor...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from March 4 through March 10: • Zachary Knox, 23, warrant • Danny McCaughtry, 43, warrant • Brandon Padilla, 35, warrant • James Cordova, 37, operating a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock • Heather Martinez, 29, warrant • Roxanna Menjivar, 44, warrant • Victor Ortega-Cuevas, 21, warrant • Gabriel Perez, 18, criminal solicitation to commit armed robbery • Erick Robinson, 34, battery on a household member • Anthony Valdez, 44, driving while license suspe...
Saturday • Center Street United Methodist Church’s Enchilada Lunch: 11 a.m.-2p.m., Center Street United Methodist Church • Tucumcari Bull Test: 11:30 a.m., NMSU Ag Science Center March 23 • City Commission: 6 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall March 27 • Quay County Commission: 9 a.m., Quay County Courthouse Service clubs • Altrusa Club of Tucumcari: Noon, first and third Wednesday of each month, Pow Wow Restaurant, 801 W. Route 66. Call 575-461-1377. Support groups • Alcoholics Anonymous unity group: 7 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays,...
March 1968 • The Navy’s Hydrofoil boat built by Boeing, the USS Tucumcari, went through its final test runs before being considered for active use by the Navy. The USS Tucumcari would be the forerunner of a new class of swift gunboat. • Victor Eulogio Montano of Tucumcari was a senior petty officer in charge in the U.S. Navy when he received a commendation from Army Maj. General John T. Honeycutt for his outstanding performance of duties of providing essential logistics support to U.S. combat forces in Danang, Vietnam. Montano was promo...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers for today through March 22: Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday: Chicken wrap, celery sticks, pasta salad, brownie Friday: Grilled cheese sandwich, vegetable soup, crackers, banana pudding Monday: Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, carrot raisin salad, whole wheat roll, vanilla pudding with strawberries Tuesday: Pork stir fry, salad with dressing, whole wheat roll, margarine, apple cobbler Wednesday: Chalupa, fiesta salad, salsa, fruit cocktail Tucumcari Thursday:...
Recognizing that a representative government is dependent upon an informed electorate, the intent of the legislature in enacting the Inspection of Public Records Act is to ensure, and it is declared to be the public policy of this state, that all persons are entitled to the greatest possible information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts of public officers and employees. It is the further intent of the legislature, and it is declared to be the public policy of this state, that to provide persons with such information is...
I’ve got a cold. My lower back is sending red alerts and I might have to see the doctor about a possibly infected sore. This is the wrong frame of mind for viewing the Mansion section of the Wall Street Journal, which seems to be there to remind me that among the half-million Americans who earn more than $1 million a year, one of them isn’t me. They make up a small fraction of the U.S.’ 318 million people but enough to justify very visible competition for their considerable discretionary income. In the Mansion section, a typical ad shows a beau...
I want to voice my opinion on the borehole project and to remind Tucumcari that we have been through this before. I attended a meeting held by an Enercon representative for business owners on March 9. I had a little trouble following him. What he said was rather contradictory on occasions. They would, they would not put waste in that hole? Maybe not to start with, but if it suits their need they definitely will? He did not give me a clear answer when I asked him how Nara Visa, Logan, and Tucumcari will benefit 20, 50, or 100 years from now....
The Tucumcari Lady Rattlers Softball team has a new head coach and players who are ready to open up the season of possibilities. "I have seen early season dedication from these ladies," said Donnie Garcia. Lady Rattlers head coach. Garcia said the team has responded well to his new position as head coach and is willing to do the work to have a successful season. He said the girls have been working on drills, conditioning and even helping out with field maintenance. "We want to do whatever it...
The Tucumcari Rattlers baseball team has a young team with a lot of talent and potential to go far this season, according to first-year head coach Dwayne Roberts. Roberts said the team is young, but they have been playing together for several years and that has him excited about the season. “We may be young, but we are talented,” said Zach Martinez, senior. Martinez said he is excited to see what the team is capable of this season. He said he is ready to take the mound and have a season to remember. The guys need to work with each other and...
Quay County commissioners approved adding $66,380 to Quay County road and emergency management budgets at their Monday morning meeting. The money was paid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the county as reimbursement for expenses the county incurred in cleaning up after the blizzards and heavy snows of the mammoth Goliath storm in December 2015. The House area was especially hard-hit, according to County Manager Richard Primrose. It represents 75 percent of the approximately $88,400 the county spent to plow roads and repair...
Proposed amendments to Tucumcari’s nuisance ordinance would reduce fines but would also authorize the city to use criminal proceedings against property owners. Amendments to the city’s nuisance ordinance received a first reading Thursday at the Tucumcari City Commission meeting. The amendments include reducing the initial fine for failure to correct property violations from $100 to $50 but also authorize the city to use criminal proceedings against property owners who fail to respond to citations. Other changes would eliminate fines for per...