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The new members of the New Mexico Racing Commission held their first meeting Friday and chose officers. But what direction the agency would take regarding a coveted sixth license remains unknown — for now. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on April 25 appointed five new commissioners to oversee the state’s horseracing industry. The new commission convened a special meeting Friday and had a sixth license on the official agenda, but took no action on that matter after at least two hours in executive session. Warren Frost, one of the principals for Cor...
Organizers of Tucumcari Rawhide Days knew crowds had been rollin', rollin', rollin' through the Quay County Fairgrounds during three previous editions of the festival. Now they have a figure for the total number of people who attended this year's festival Friday and Saturday - 3,200. The festival that pays tribute to the early 1960s Clint Eastwood television western shot near Tucumcari has a more solid number on the crowds it draws instead of "guess-timates" of previous years, as festival...
A series of low-cost rabies vaccination clinics will be held Saturday across Quay County. Rabies shots for dogs and cats at these clinics will be $10 each. Other types of vaccinations will be available at additional cost. Organizers are asking pet owners to keep their dogs on a leash and cats in a pet carrier during the clinics. The clinics will be in these locations Saturday: • In Tucumcari at the city warehouse at 302 W. Center St. from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. City licenses also will be available. • In Logan at the city warehouse...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Cheesy scrambled eggs and whole-wheat toast, bagel with strawberry cream cheese, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Shredded pork with honey wheat roll, egg and cheese chef salad with whole-grain crackers, roasted diced potatoes, side salad with romaine lettuce and cherry tomatoes with fat-free ranch dressing, fruit, milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Pork sausage biscuit sandwich, cereal choice with cinnamon goldfish graham cracker, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, garden salad, fresh broccoli, fruit, mil...
• Saturday — Shrimp Boil. Enjoy a traditional shrimp boil and silent auction at $25 a ticket. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Paws and Claws Quay County Animal Rescue is bringing this event to you. Tickets are available at Logan Subway, Bob’s Budget Pharmacy, Tucumcari-Quay County Chamber of Commerce and Tucumcari Federal Savings and Loan. Elks Club, 2118 S. Adams St., Tucumcari. • May 17 — Open mic night. Calling all singers, dancers, poets, comedians and more, show your stuff at this event scheduled for 7 p.m. at The Gallery Etc. For more informati...
“O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day.” (Psalm 119:97) Many Christians have been taught to fear or even despise God’s law. Generally, this fault can be laid at the feet of a particular, false theology that developed in England and America in the mid-19th century, called dispensationalism. It is true the Bible warns us against using the law in an unlawful manner; that is, using it in a manner the law never intended. This is the great burden of the whole book of Galatians, for i...
25: A school bond election scheduled for May 20 will include the construction of a new junior-high library in Tucumcari. The current library has only enough space to hold one class at a time. Meanwhile, the number of volumes the library holds has risen from 1,700 to 7,000, and the number of films has increased from 75 to 300. • The Rev. O.D. Rowell of Odessa, Texas, recently accepted a position as minister of Immanuel Baptist Church in Tucumcari. • Workers poured concrete to build a new loading ramp on the south side of Ute Lake State Par...
The Constitution according to President Donald Trump: The Pre-Ramble Me, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union (the MOST PERFECT EVER), establish Justice against WITCH HUNTS, insure domestic Tranquility but not Health Care, provide for the common Defense with a WALL, promote the general Welfare but not Welfare in general, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourself and our Prosperity, do ordain and establish this Constitution ... yadda yadda. • The president is elected by the people, so I am the people. I c...
About this time every year, parents all over New Mexico swell with pride as their daughters and sons walk across the graduation stage — and wave goodbye. The walk is ceremonial; the wave, at least for small towns, is figurative. As the urbanization of America continues, fewer of these young men and women will be staying in or returning to their hometown, simply because the opportunities they seek aren’t there. Some of them will choose to carve out a life in their hometown, while many others will move on. Their futures depend in large part on...
Thanks to a few surprises and the usual strong performances, the Tucumcari girls track team wound up as district champions during the Class 3A, District 4 meet Friday at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. Tucumcari racked up 146 points at the meet, far outpacing runner-up Dexter’s 101. Rounding out the rest were Tularosa’s 96 and NMMI’s 69. The Lady Rattlers will send nine athletes to the state meet Friday and Saturday at the UNM Track-Soccer Complex in Albuquerque. The Tucumcari boys finished third at district and will send eight to th...
The Tucumcari softball team secured a No. 8 seed in the Class 3A state tournament and will host No. 9-seeded Hatch Valley in a first-round game Wednesday. The Bears come into the game with a 12-10 record. The only common opponents for Tucumcari and Hatch Valley were Estancia and East Mountain - all which were wins for the Bears and Lady Rattlers. First pitch for Wednesday's game is 5 p.m. at Rattler Field. The winner of Wednesday's game plays the winner of the Robertson-East Mountain game at...
LOGAN - The Logan girls track team dominated the Class 1A, District 6 meet Saturday like it did other meets this season, sending 11 athletes to this week's state meet in Albuquerque. The Logan boys finished a close second to Fort Sumner and will send 13 athletes to the state meet on Friday and Saturday at the UNM Track-Soccer Complex. The San Jon boys, largely on the strength of Dustin Bryant qualifying for state in three events, finished fourth at the meet. The Lady Longhorns racked up 163...
The Tucumcari baseball team failed to snap its long losing streak during a 10-4 loss in its season finale Thursday at district foe Sandia Prep, but the Rattlers’ coach saw encouraging things that might lead to improvement next year. The game was tied 1-1 through three innings until the Sundevils (10-14 overall, 7-5 in district play) rallied for four runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and two in the fourth. The Rattlers (1-21, 0-12) rallied for three runs in the seventh before the game ended. Alijah Jimenez went 3-for-3 and Ryan Birch d...
Tucumcari senior Jaxon Arguello last week captured the third leg needed to qualify for the state golf tournament. Arguello shot 80, the minimum score needed, on Thursday during the NMMI Invitational at the New Mexico Military Institute Golf Course in Roswell. Other Tucumcari competitors at Roswell were Malachi Anaya, who shot an 86; Jeremiah Cordova, 103; Andrew Sandoval, 108; and Rod Dunlap, 113. The Rattlers shot a 377 at the nine-team tournament. Carlsbad won with a 338 score. Kolt Bennett of Clovis won the event with a 75. The state...
Several high-school students in Quay County recently received scholarships from Plateau’s Education Foundation. The 35 scholarship winners were introduced at the cooperative’s annual membership meeting in Clovis on April 27. Quay County scholarship winners were: • Ellie Reese Aikman, House High School, $3,000 Banner scholarship; • Katelynn Ann Kenyon, House High School, $3,000 Banner scholarship; • Dawson S. Moon, House High School, $1,500 Committed to Excellence Endowment scholarship; • Brook Marie Valentine, Logan High School, $3,000 Bann...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from April 29 to May 5: • Sabra Nunes, 45, Tucumcari, theft of a credit card, unauthorized use or theft of the card of another, fraudulent transfer of a credit card, theft of identity, possession of a credit card stolen, lost, mislaid or misdelivered, larceny ($100 or less) and receiving stolen property ($250 or less). • Amber Osborn, 37, Logan, assault against a household member. • Jonathan C. Osborn, 29, Logan, battery against a household member. • Andrew Morris Angel,...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from April 29 to May 5: Monday • 12:13 a.m.: Domestic disturbance at Lake Street and Turner Avenue, Tucumcari. • 11:09 a.m.: Fraud in 200 block of East Center Street, Tucumcari. • 11:36 a.m.: Harassment in 300 block of South Third Street, Tucumcari. • 2:57 p.m.: Domestic disturbance in 400 block of North Fourth Street, Logan. • 3:11 p.m.: Theft in 200 block of West Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. • 3:13 p.m.: Hit-and-run with property damage at 200 block of Ea...