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Tucumcari Rawhide Days is a unique event that promoters say opens up the community to visitors and helps residents celebrate the western heritage. "I want to make this an event that people plan ahead to attend," event coordinator and founder Karen Alarcon said. "Tucumcari has so much to offer tourists. I want Tucumcari Rawhide Days to make Tucumcari a destination, not just a place to pass through." The third annual Tucumcari Rawhide Days festival will be held May 4-6 with events at the...
Despite a drop in participating teams, organizers say residents and visitors will not be disappointed at the 18th annual chuck wagon cook-off Saturday at Ute Lake State Park in Logan. Coordinator Sharon Reid said thanks to a publication in an Albuquerque-based magazine, there has been interest from as far as California in the upcoming cook-off. She said to date, five chuckwagons have entered the competition with another from Amarillo showing interest. "For those enthusiasts of the old west you...
A candidate forum gave the Quay County 4-H Wranglers Club an opportunity to learn about the June 5 primary election and raise money for a future community service project through a dessert auction. "For some of you, this election could be the first time for you to vote," said Ellen White, Quay County Clerk. White said for the first time in the state's history, anyone who is 17-years old and will be 18 before the November general election can participate in the primaries. She said voters have...
The quick actions of a neighbor and the Village of Logan’s Volunteer Fire Department saved the lives of residents, the family pet and the home. The fire department was first paged out at 3:45 a.m,. on Saturday morning to a report of a recreation vehicle fire, said Rex Stall, Logan Fire Chief. Stall said when he arrived on the scene on the 500 block of Zuni, the fire had fully engulfed the RV and a passenger car and had begun spreading to the carport. He said the firefighters began efforts to control and extinguish the fire. Stall said he and a...
Coordination between Tucumcari and Quay County for warning sirens as well as the duties and funding of the Quay County Emergency Manager were discussed during Monday’s regular county commission meeting. “I have been working with the City of Tucumcari to develop the best plan for the use of the new warning siren system,” said Daniel Zamora, county emergency manager. Zamora said after discussion with Project Manager Ralph Lopez, it has been decided that having one alert tone and one all clear tone would be the best for alerting residents. “How...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers and schools in Quay County for today through May 2: Senior centers Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday: Chicken tacos, calabacitas, pinto beans, lemon crisp cookie Friday: Spaghetti, Brussels sprouts, garlic bread, chocolate cake Monday: Beef tips, egg noodles, salad with dressing, peas with carrots, pears, oatmeal cookie Tucumcari Thursday: Salmon patty, baked potato, margarine, spinach, wheat bread, chocolate chip cookie Friday: Orange Chicken, pasta salad,...
April 1962 • Gilbert Bonem of Tucumcari was honored at a retirement party held at the office of railroad agent B.D. Kersey. Kersey presented Bonem with a watch and $100 U.S. Savings bond for his service as a train clerk. • The Tucumcari American Legion selected eight delegates from the Tucumcari High School to attend the Boys and Girls State committee’s of the American Legion Auxiliary. The students were: Janet Kelt, Betsy Hicks, Vickie Breen, Wanda Bush, Billy Cates, Butch Jaynes, Leonard Garcia and Ralph Ortega. The girls will attend the m...
Thursday • Housing Authority Board: 5 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall • City Commission: 6 p.m., City Hall Monday • Recreation Advisory Board: 6 p.m., Tucumcari Rec Center 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,1704 S. Fourth St. • Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous: 7 p.m., Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays 1704 S. Fourth St....
After two years of belt tightening and difficult austerity measures implemented to plug nine-figure holes and balance the state budget, revenues for New Mexico are once again soaring. Revenue for the current budget year was up by $672 million through January compared to the same period last year, according to the state Taxation and Revenue Department. That’s great news for our state. And while Roundhouse lawmakers will no doubt be tempted to go on a spending spree when they convene in January, they should hold off on that impulse because, as S...
Great Britain is one-third the size of Texas, but contains more than twice Texas’ population. That might explain why Texans think everything should be big, whereas the English think compact, or so it seems based on my recent visit to England. An English Range Rover, for instance, appears to be about half the size as the U.S. version. Roads in England are mostly narrow with little to no shoulder. Each lane is wide enough to hold a car or one of England’s big trucks, which are narrower than their U.S. equivalents, but no wider. I guess this saves...
The Tucumcari Rattlers baseball could set its own path to hosting a first round state game if it can sweep the Santa Rosa Lions Friday during a District 5-3A double header. The Rattlers (5-9, 2-4) will start a double header at 4 p.m., Friday against the Lions (16-6, 4-2) at Tucumcari. "We need to stay focused and communicate on the field," said Josh Walker, Rattlers pitcher. Walker said a lack of communication in the past games has led to extended innings. He said mental errors kept the inning g...
“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” — 2 Timothy 3:16-17 It’s pretty common for people to run across a passage like this and think, “Y’know, I ought to read the Bible more.” Then they try, and for whatever reason, they become discouraged quickly. They stop trying, feeling more lowly than ever. They might go to their pastor and co...
If Trump's selling it, don't buy it Our country is great because we are a nation of laws. In theory no one is above the law. The Justice Department was established to see that laws are followed. Congress makes the laws, judges interpret them. The idea was for each to be basically independent for the good of the country. Our Justice Department overall has done an excellent job. The career agents are devoted to being of service to their country, honestly enforcing laws for the benefit of all. In enforcing laws, if it benefits Democrats,...