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Mesalands Community College's student government organization is holding an Easter Bunny charity event Thursday. To help usher in the holiday and give back to the community the student government arranged for the Easter Bunny to visit with the students at Tucumcari Elementary School and area children. Proceeds go to the Ministry of Hope said Jason Witterman, president of student government. Witterman said the Easter Bunny would be giving out plastic eggs filled with candies to pre-kindergarten through second grade classes. He said later the... Full story
A fire late Monday night destroyed a local business and left the owner in shock and disbelief. QCS Photo: Thomas Garcia Danford Cross is brought to tears as he discovers the only picture he had of his late wife was not destroyed during a fire Monday night that damaged his store located at 115 East Smith Avenue. "It's to hard to go in to the store and even begin assessing the loss," said Danford Cross, owner of Danford Dan's Music Shop in Tucumcari. Cross said he woke to the smell of smoke around 9:30 p.m., and stepped out of his RV, which is...
Benjamin Aragon, 15, and Genesis Rodriguez, 17, are the students of the month at Tucumcari High School. Aragon is the son of Ramon Aragon and is sophomore. He has been active in track and has a grade average of 3.50 and up. Aragon is in pre-ap geometry and pre-ap English I. Aragon wants to obtain an art degree and do concept design for Micosoft. Rodriguez is the daughter of James and Norma Rodriguez and is a junior. She has a grade average of 4.0 and is on the A and B honor roll and the A honor roll. Rodriguez wants to study criminal justice... Full story
Courtesy photo KJ DWE Sheila 457Y, owned by Kyle and Tonya Perez, was named 2013 National Champion Horned Female at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. C&M Herefords of Nara Visa New Mexico was awarded top honors at two of North America most prestigious Hereford Show. KJ DWE Sheila 457Y owned by Kyle and Tonya Perez was named 2013 National Champion Horned Female at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Col. KJ DWE Sheila 457Y was also named Canadian National Champion Horned Female at the Canadian Western Agribition in Regina,... Full story
The New Mexico State Game Commission elect recently appointed Scott Bidegain of Tucumcari as chairman. Bidegain, 33, was selected to serve as the chairman during the March 21 meeting in Albuquerque. Bidegain succeeds Jim McClintic, who died Feb. 15 after a battle with cancer. The state game commission is composed of seven members who represent the state's diverse interests in wildlife-associated recreation and conservation. Members are appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the state Senate. Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview,...
The Mesalands Community College's Rodeo Team competed in their best rodeo of the spring season last weekend at the University of Arizona. The Mesalands Rodeo Team brought home both the Men's and Women's championship titles and won five individual titles. "We finally had a good rodeo," C.J. Aragon, Mesalands rodeo coach said. Sophomore Shelby Rita from Sunset Beach, Hawaii, was crowned the breakaway roping champion. She won the event with a time of 2.6 seconds. She was also named the All-Around Reserve Champion and finished fifth in barrel...
QCS photo: Jerenne Bradley Concerned farmers and ranchers were in attendance for the Hay Growers roundtable discussion on Thursday afternoon. The Quay County Hay Growers roundtable discussion was held on Thursday afternoon at the convention center with about 20 farmers and ranchers in attendance. Leonard Lauriault of the New Mexico Agriculture Science Center said 107 years of data shows that last year was the hottest year on record for Quay County and the drought has been the most critical for the county. Jim Norris with the Natural Resources... Full story
Easter events planned for the area: Thursday 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Tucumcari High School Carnival at High School. 6 p.m.,- 8 p.m., Easter Bunny at Mesalands Community College Building A. Friday 2 p.m., VFW Post 2528 "Welcome Back" for Vietnam Veterans at Tucumcari Rattlers Gym. Saturday 10 a.m., Community Easter Egg Hunt at Dunn Park in Tucumcari. 11 a.m., Community Easter Egg Hunt at City Park in Logan....
The Quay County Commission held their regular meeting in Nara Visa and plan on holding meetings in San Jon and House to reach out to the communities they represent. "We appreciate the commissioners coming out to Nara Visa," said Renee Rinestine. Local issues brought before the commission pertained to the maintenance of county roads. There has been a steel rail placed off the fence line of Quay Road AF at mile marker 62, said Mike Martin, Nara Visa resident. Martin said he also had questions about the status of a road, which he had an archeologi...
Tucumcari will be the site of a new business with Kodiak Fresh Produce set to open in mid-April, soon, Site Manager John Perry said Monday. Perry, who is from Logan, said their goal is to be the biggest employer in Quay County. He said that they will start with about 25 employees and plan to hire more in the future. Applications can be picked up at the old broom corn factory at 815 East Whitmore St., between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. There is a background check and when hired, there will be a drug screen. Perry said that the...
The following are the menus for schools and senior center in Quay County for Mar. 28 - April 3. Tucumcari Thursday Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, milk Lunch: Corn dog, baked beans, salad, carrot sticks, dressing, fruit, milk Snack: Chex mix, juice Monday - Thursday - SPRING BREAK House Thursday Breakfast: Cereal, muffins, juice, milk Lunch: Pizza, salad bar, fruit, milk Monday Breakfast: Rice, toast, cereal, muffins, juice, milk Lunch: Raviolli, corn, hot rolls, peaches, salad bar, milk Tuesday Breakfast: Sausage pancake on a stick,...
The Ticket Calendar is a listing of upcoming events and places of general interest in the area and across the region: - Spring carnival at Tucumcari High School, 1100 South Seventh on March 28 starting at 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Food and fun for the whole family to enjoy. For information call 575-461-3830. - Welcome home veterans at Tucumcari High School gym, 1100 S. Seventh on March 29 at 2 p.m. with a reception to be held at the VFW Post 2528 at 105 E. Main St. For information call 575-461-2013 or 575-403-5095. - Tucumcari Community Easter egg...
The constant pitch you hear from conservative publications, talk shows and columnists: Obamacare is bad. The reason: There is a well funded and organized group that benefits billions from the status quo. The various "think tanks" were set up for the purpose of promoting their ideology that maintains their flow of wealth and power. Facts are ignored or manipulated. The starting date for the main parts of the Affordable Care Act take effect Jan. 1, but several things have already occurred that the "liberal" media overlooked. The part that lets...
I was reminded Monday about how nice it is to go back home, and see the people of the community interested in current events. The Quay County Commission had their regular meeting in the gym kitchen of the community center at Nara Visa. Now, some of you may be scratching your head and wondering just where on earth Nara Visa is. I assure you that it is a township in the state of New Mexico, though it happens to be the one, if not the only, town to operate on central time. Nara Visa, like many other towns in the southwest, had a booming...
"Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre... Luke 24:1" It was so dark I could hardly see when I climbed into the pickup early that morning. How I longed for the warmth of my bed and a little more sleep. As we drove east I slowly was able to make out shapes that became clearer as we traveled. These shapes took on an almost eerie monochromatic look void of all color and it was difficult to determine what they were. As the sky brightened, colors replaced the monochrome. The sun suddenly popped ov...
Those of us who have spent much of our lives in rural areas are accustomed to having our privacy and can become a little upset when it is violated — especially if we are unaware that someone else is listening to our personal conversations. In our early lives, we could rest assured that whatever we said to a friend in our home or in the friend's home would not be overheard by anyone else unless we invited other listeners into our area. When we had party lines instead of straight telephone lines, we knew to be careful about what we were saying b...
Thursday Housing Authority Board at 5 p.m., City Hall City Commission at 6 p.m., City Hall Friday Tucumcari/Quay County Regional Water Association at 9 a.m., Liberty Room Tucumcari Convention Center City and County offices will be closed at noon for observance of Good Friday, District Court offices will remain open Service clubs The Tucumcari Public Library announces the return of Story Time. Story Time will resume on Jan. 9 and will end on April 20. It is held every Wednesday and is open to all children ages 2 1/2 to 5 years old. There will... Full story
We stand this moment on a holy threshold, waiting to enter into the joy of the resurrection. Easter is almost here! Almost, but not quite. I understand the dangerous and common temptation to leap-frog over Good Friday's pain and suffering, but before we enter into the joy of the resurrection, we need to focus on the cross and ask ourselves some probing questions. That's no new idea, of course. It's funny how often the modern church discovers some wheel that was invented centuries ago. (I suppose learning about wheels late is better than not...