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The following Quay Couny high school baseball and softball teams will see district action this weekend. Tucumcari Rattlers 4 p.m., Thursday vs Santa Rosa Lions (DH) Tucumcari Lady Rattlers 4 p.m., Tursday at East Mountain at Albuquerque Logan Longhorns 1 p.m., Friday vs San Jon (DH)...
The following items were before the Tucumcari City Commission during their regular meeting on April 11 at City Hall: No public comments were made and no executive session. - Declaration of April 19 as Severo Sanchez and Senior Programs Volunteers Day. - Declaration of April 27 as Comcast Cares Day. - Approved the updating of the Banking Signatories to include commissioner Ernest Dominguez Jr. and Mayor pro-tem Jimmy Sandoval. - Approved application of Senior Companions grant application for $46,642. - Approved Foster Grandparent Program grant... Full story
The following items were before Mesalands Community College during their regular meeting of the board of trustees on Tuesday at the college: No public comments were made and no executive session. - Update and information about the planned attendance of the Association of Community College Trustees annual leadership congress on Oct. 2-5 at Seattle, Wash., by trustees Jimmy Sandoval and Teresa Stephenson. - Tabled the discussion and action of the Wind Lab fee reduction at Mesalands until the June board meeting to allow for further review. -... Full story
A burglary suspect being sought by the New Mexico State Police was arrested Friday by the Amarillo Police Department in Amarillo Texas. John Michael Mitchell Jr., who was arrested for a probation violation by Amarillo police officers, was being sought for burglary charges, aggravated fleeing and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, said Capt. Jimmy Glascock. Glascock said they were unable to locate Mitchell during a seven-hour search on April 4 by air and ground on U.S. Highway 54 near Logan. He said at 8 a.m., residents in Nara Visa reported a...
A meeting to discuss the $500 million Ute Water Pipeline Project escalated into a screaming match Friday in Portales between residents who oppose the project and local officials addressing their concerns. At one point police — who were asked by city officials to attend the meeting for security reasons — asked an audience member to control himself or he would be removed from the meeting. Members of the Concerned Citizens of Curry and Roosevelt Counties made their plea, often times with yelling and passionate discourse, asking the Eastern New...
Courtesy photo James Johnson, engineer, and Billy Gonzales, conductor, from Union Pacific Railroad gave law enforcement officers and media a ride on their train Tuesday during a safety program on rail crossings. Tuesday morning law enforcement officers from the New Mexico Motor Transportation Police, New Mexico State Police, Quay County Sheriff's Office, Logan Police Department and Union Pacific Police Department participated in the Union Pacific Crossing Accident Reduction Education and Safety program. Senior Special Agent II Leo Marquez with...
QCS photo: Jerrene Bradley Hazel Grace Reid was presented a certificate by the DAR's Susan Tayloy on Friday honoring here as one of the outstanding Women in History. Two women were honored for Outstanding Women in History. Hazel Grace Reid and Evelyn Terry Register were honored at the monthly meeting of the Daughters of the American Revolution on Friday. Register said she was very surprised getting the certificate and that is was very sweet of the DAR to recognize her. Register's daughters, Jeanette Maddaford and T. J. Riddle, said it was...
Mesalands Community College is hosting their second Citywide Dodgeball Tournament at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rattler Gymnasium. "We are very excited to again invite the entire City of Tucumcari to our annual dodgeball tournament," said Aaron Kennedy, vice president of student affairs. Kennedy said this has been a successful event for the past three years. Each team will be required to have at least five members, one of which must be female, or an all female team. Minimum age to participate is 16. For more information call (575) 461-4413,... Full story
Government should spend public money on projects that benefit the public — not on monuments honoring iconic sports figures. We're not sure what our Legislature was thinking when it allocated $150,000 to build a statue honoring golf legend Nancy Lopez in her hometown of Roswell. We're glad Gov. Susana Martinez was thinking, and watching out for the public interest, when she vetoed the project, along with about 70 other "capital improvement" projects totaling $4.4 million. As popular as Nancy Lopez is and the standing she enjoys among New M... Full story
A retired Michigan man traveling Route 66 stopped to enjoy a spaghetti dinner supporting the Tucumcari Rattlers class of 2016. QCS Photo: Thomas Garcia Mel and Charlotte Townsend of Sterling Heights, Mich., decided to attend a spaghetti dinner benefiting the Tucumcari High School Class of 2016 when they saw a sign advertising the event while driving on Route 66 in Tucumcari. Meeting and mingling with the locals as we travel Historic Route 66 makes the trip all that much better, said Mel Townsend, of Sterling Heights, Mich. Townsend, a retired... Full story
The New Mexico Racing Commission will discuss reopening the application process for the state's last racing license during their April 25 meeting. Considering restarting the application process follows a state Court of Appeals decision March 21 upholding the racing commission's decision to yank the license once held by La Mesa racino in Raton. The commission will be monitoring La Mesa developer Michael Moldenhauer, to see if he files an appeal in the state Supreme Court, said Vince Mares, commission director. Mares said Moldenhauer has 30 days... Full story
This weekend I had the pleasure of meeting a nice couple from Michigan who not only enjoyed Tucumcari, they took time to support the class of 2016. Like many travelers who come to our city, they had a little trouble pronouncing its name. I worked as a clerk at a fuel station for several years so I've become used to this and am always ready to help people pronounce Tucumcari. Mel Townsend was sitting in the Elks Lodge eating a bowl of spaghetti and could have possibly just been photographed as another local, until a parent of a senior pointed...
I needed help recently in a critical situation and one of our children stepped up to meet the need. I was proud of him and appreciative so I promised he could watch a movie by himself in the basement free of any distraction by his siblings. That's actually the favor he did — distracting his siblings with a movie downstairs so I could finish my most recent newspaper article. You know me; I worked that incident into another article and might get two out of it. Here's the rest of the story. The free movie reward was given on Saturday. By Sunday m...
Several friends have asked about Prissy, the large black lab, who lives on this corner. They have mentioned seeing her with me in the car and have said that she sits taller than I as she directs traffic from the passenger's seat. She also greets people from the backyard by placing her paws on the fence and barking at anyone in her line of vision. She tries very hard to be seen and heard. She likes to be admired and is eager to make new friends as we wander around the area. She really is one of the friendliest dogs I have ever taken orders...
The following are the menus for schools and senior center in Quay County for April 18 - April 24: Tucumcari Thursday Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, milk Lunch: Hamburgers, French fries, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, fruit, milk Snack: Animal crackers, juice Monday Breakfast: Pancake on a stick, fruit, milk Lunch: Beef nachos, lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, salsa, banana, milk Snack: Cinnamon bagel, juice Tuesday Breakfast: Biscuits, gravy, fruit, milk Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, gravy, steamed broccoli, apples, milk Snack:...
Russell's Truck and Travel Center, I-40 at Exit 369 in Glenrio. Russell's will be having their 2nd Annual Car Show on May 18 at 10 a.m.. Raffle tickets are on sale now for a chance to win a $5,000 gift certificate. Russell's houses a car museum and there is the Route 66 Diner. Open seven days a week 24 hours a day. For information call 575-576-8701. Grab the Gold Ranch Rodeo at the Curry County Events Center, 1900 East Brady Street in Clovis. Advance tickets may be purchased at Joe's Boot Shop at 2600 Mabry Drive. Advance tickets are $12 and...
I might as well admit it: I am one tired alligator. My three grandkids and I were paddling around in a hotel swimming pool when my oldest granddaughter, the six-year-old beautiful Queen Alexandria, decided that I should be an alligator. The other two, the four-year-old magic faerie princess and the almost two-year-old handsome elf prince, agreed. Fine. Those little folks and I discovered a long time ago that when we're together, it's not at all unusual for me to morph into a unicorn, or a pony, or, on the darker side, even a dragon or an orc....
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information call 461-0295. Fiction "The Chance" by Karen Kingsbury. Teenage friends separated by a move, come together as adults to see whether they can find love. "Starting Now" by Debbie Macomber. Warmly told and richly textured, Starting Now is filled with the promise of new beginnings and the unending delights of companionship and love. "Bad Blood" by Dana Stabenow. One hundred years of bad blood between the villages of Kushtaka and Kuskulana come to a boil when t...
The following is a sampling of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County based at the Tucumcari Police Department. Friday - At 2:05 a.m. a caller reported a robbery on the 4000 block of East Route 66. - At 4:07 a.m. a woman reported theft on the 200 block of South US Highway 54 in Logan. - At 8:28 a.m. a caller reported a controlled burn on the 1500 block of South Fifth Street. - At 9:13 a.m. a woman reported breaking and entering on the 100 block of East Main Street. - At 9:24 a.m. a man reported a controlled burn on the...