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Quay County Little League will hold tryouts noon Saturday at the Tucumcari Little League field. Final registrations will be held noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the field, and a meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Tucumcari Recreation Center.... Full story
Quay County schools will have a pair of Child Find preschool screening clinics. The free clinics are scheduled for 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 29 at Logan Schools and 9 a.m.-11 a.m. May 21 at House Schools. The clinics are for children 5 and younger. A representative from ENMRSH and Clovis MECA Therapies will be present at each clinic, which serves to locate, identify, and refer as early as possible all young children with disabilities and their families who are in need of special programs or education. For information on the Logan clinic, contact...
QCS Staff Quay County Little League will hold tryouts noon Saturday at the Tucumcari Little League field. Final registrations will be held noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at the field, and a meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Tucumcari Recreation Center.... Full story
The following are the lunch menus for the upcoming week at the Tucumcari Senior Center. Thursday Sausage, wild rice, steamed broccoli and margarine, whole wheat roll, apple. Friday Catfish, creamy coleslaw, lima beans, cantaloupe, whole wheat bread, cherry cobbler. Monday Tater tot casserole, California vegetables, cottage cheese, wheat bread with margarine, pears, sugar cookie. Tuesday Chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, honey mustard sauce, asparagus, whole wheat roll, apricots. Wednesday Pork chop suey, rice, broccoli with margarine,... Full story
The following are the lunch menus for the upcoming week at the Tucumcari Senior Center. Thursday Sausage, wild rice, steamed broccoli and margarine, whole wheat roll, apple. Friday Catfish, creamy coleslaw, lima beans, cantaloupe, whole wheat bread, cherry cobbler. Monday Tater tot casserole, California vegetables, cottage cheese, wheat bread with margarine, pears, sugar cookie. Tuesday Chicken strips, mashed potatoes and gravy, honey mustard sauce, asparagus, whole wheat roll, apricots. Wednesday Pork chop suey, rice, broccoli with margarine,...
Last week, Sonny Conklin of Muleshoe called to invite his old teacher to have lunch with him and his sister, Kay Conklin Hagler, of Clovis. Of course, this teacher accepted the invitation and had a wonderful time visiting with those two former students who had helped me to begin my teaching career 57 years ago at Forrest. As we ate and visited, we did much laughing and talking about that year and what experiences we remembered. The years slipped away as I began to see those two people as the teenagers in various classes I taught in 1955-56.... Full story
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information call 461-0295....
Last week, Sonny Conklin of Muleshoe called to invite his old teacher to have lunch with him and his sister, Kay Conklin Hagler, of Clovis. Of course, this teacher accepted the invitation and had a wonderful time visiting with those two former students who had helped me to begin my teaching career 57 years ago at Forrest. As we ate and visited, we did much laughing and talking about that year and what experiences we remembered. The years slipped away as I began to see those two people as the teenagers in various classes I taught in 1955-56.... Full story
The following is a sampling of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. Friday - At 3:16 a.m., a woman reported an unwanted man at a residence on the 600 block of S. Second Street. - At 7:16 a.m., a woman reported a theft at a residence on the 100 block of W. High Avenue. - At 3:47 p.m., an alarm was reported at a residence on the 1100 block of E. Turner Avenue. - At 4:09 p.m., a woman went into the Police Department on the 200 block of E. Center Street to report an assault. - At...
Voters will have two contested races for the Quay County Commission and two uncontested races in the June 5 primaries, followed by four uncontested races in the Nov. 5 general election. The last day to register to vote and be eligible for the primary election is May 8. Early and absentee voting begins on May 8, with the election held on June 5. The following candidates filed Tuesday at the Quay County Courthouse: • County Commission District 1: Current Commissioner Bill Curry is term-limited and can't seek re-election. Tucumcari Fire Chief M... Full story
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information call 461-0295. Fiction "Robert Ludlum's The Janson Command," by Paul Garrison. A former American operative builds a network to help him resolve crises without torture or civilian casualties. "The Wolf Gift," by Anne Rice. The making of a modern werewolf. "I've Got Your Number," by Sophie Kinsella. A frazzled bride-to-be creates havoc when she appropriates a cellphone she found in the trash. "Fear Index," by Robert Harris. A billionaire hedge fund manager...
The following is a sampling of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. Friday • At 3:16 a.m., a woman reported an unwanted man at a residence on the 600 block of S. Second Street. • At 7:16 a.m., a woman reported a theft at a residence on the 100 block of W. High Avenue. • At 3:47 p.m., an alarm was reported at a residence on the 1100 block of E. Turner Avenue. • At 4:09 p.m., a woman went into the Police Department on the 200 block of E. Center Street to... Full story
Thomas Garcia A Tucumcari woman advanced to the top 100 in a national model search contest. Cassie Huffman, a mental health counselor who teaches a psychology class at Mesalands Community College, survived the first cut in the Maurice’s Main Street Model Search. “Thank you all,” Huffman said. “Without your votes, I would not have made it this far.” Huffman was one of 1,400 women who entered the contest, with more than 128,800 online voters paring down the selections. “We are very pleased with the voter turnout for the second year,” said...
A Tucumcari woman advanced to the top 100 in a national model search contest. Cassie Huffman, a mental health counselor who teaches a psychology class at Mesalands Community College, survived the first cut in the Maurice's Main Street Model Search. "Thank you all," Huffman said. "Without your votes, I would not have made it this far." Huffman was one of 1,400 women who entered the contest, with more than 128,800 online voters paring down the selections. "We are very pleased with the voter turnout for the second year," said Brad Hartmann,...
Thomas Garcia Voters will have two contested races for the Quay County Commission and two uncontested races in the June 5 primaries, followed by four uncontested races in the Nov. 5 general election. The last day to register to vote and be eligible for the primary election is May 8. Early and absentee voting begins on May 8, with the election held on June 5. The following candidates filed Tuesday at the Quay County Courthouse: • County Commission District 1: Current Commissioner Bill Curry is term-limited and can’t seek re-election. T...