Serving the High Plains
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The following items were before the Quay County Commission regular meeting on Monday: - There were no comments from the public. - Commissioners in attendance: Brad Bryant, chair, Mike Cherry and Sue Dowell and County Manager Richard Primrose. - An update on the renovations and fire repair of the Quay County Extension Office and update on upcoming events presented by Brenda Bishop, county extension agent. - Update on the New Mexico Association of County's Board Report. - Appointment of Quay County's Eastern Plains Council of Governments...
The following items were before Mesalands Community College board during its meeting Tuesday at the college: - No public comments were made and no executive session held. - Approved the creation of a director of Institutional Technology. The positions will secure the college's computer network, evaluate and recommend hardware and software upgrades which will meet the college's technology needs. - A review of the colleges accreditation was given by Natalie Gillard, vice president of academic affairs. The criteria for the accreditation was...
ALBUQUERQUE — It was a rapt cat-and-mouse, catch-or-be-caught encounter that whipped fans at the University of New Mexico track and field complex into a collective bout of psychosis. QCS correspondent: Junfu Hahn Logan sophomore Larramy Roberts won the Class 1A boys 3,200 meters Saturday afternoon at the UNM Track and Field Complex in Albuquerque. Pine Hill's Garrison Eddie looked like he had an anaconda grip on gold with about 200 meters left in the boys Class A 3,200 meters Saturday in the small school state track and field championships. L...
"In my mind I'm gone to Carolina," sings James Taylor. Ever since my mind and the rest of me went to Carolina last week, that tune's been playing in my head, and it still is now that we're home. Do you mind a little travel note this week? It's not hard to fall in love with Carolina. The rolling hills, rich forests, brilliant flowers taking seasonal turns in the spotlight, lush green vegetation (Water actually falls from the sky there; they call it rain!) is almost enough to throw a Texas (through and through) flatlander into sensory overload!...
Applications to fill Mesalands Community College's president vacancy are being reviewed by the appointed screening committee. The applications will be screened by the committee, which will make a list of finalists to be presented to the board, said Kimberly Hanna, director of public relations. Hanna said the number or name of the applicants could not be released citing limited personnel maters. She said the list of finalists for the position chosen by the committee would be released to the public. The committee is in the process of reviewing...
The Arch Hurley Conservancy District board reduced member assessments Tuesday by a dollar. However, due to the low level of Conchas Lake and silt build up in the district's intake channel, the district still cannot allocate water, said Chairman Larry Perkins. After speaking with the federal Bureau of Reclamation, work to remove the nine feet of silt blocking the intake channel should begin on May 20, said district Manager Franklin McCasland. Perkins said once the silt is cleared and with additional rain fall raising the level to or above 4,155...
About 40 teachers from nine area school districts attended a two-day workshop May 8-9 on strategies for teaching autistic students. QCS photo: Jerrene Bradley Speaker Joel Arick tells teachers about the STAR Autism Program on Wednesday morning. The workshop hosted districts from Tucumcari, Taos, Texico, Logan, Fort Sumner, House, Elida Dora and Floyd. Cathy Fury, lead diagnostician, said participants were taught the techniques of discrete trial training, pivotal response training and teaching functional routines. Participants received examples...
The following items were before the Tucumcari City Commission Thursday: There was no comments from the public or executive session. Commissioners in attendance: Jimmy Sandoval, Ernest Dominguez Jr., Dora Salinas McTigue, Robert Lumpkin, Mayor Amiel Curnutt and City Manager Doug Powers. - Proclamation of Youth Week from May 5-11. - First reading of Amendments to Chapter 6.04 of the Tucumcari Municipal Code pertaining to animal control. - Approved grant agreement with the New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Division for $300,000. A...
Local Crimestoppers and Tucumcari Police Department are seeking any information regarding the recent burglary of Outlaw Tattoo located on the 700 block of East Route 66. Items taken in the burglary include guitars, tattoo equipment, air soft guns and numerous other items. Crimestoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and indictment of suspect or suspects connected to this burglary. Contact Crimestoppers at 461-3507...
I am honored to announce my first granddaughter Alexus Ortiz was selected to participate in the 2013-2014 University of New Mexico all girls cheer team. Alexus attended West Mesa high school in Albuquerque and is the first to move on from the school and compete at the college level since 2007. We're so proud of her and everybody is a Lobo. — Submitted by Hope Ortiz...
The following are the menus for the schools and senior center in Quay County for May 16-22: Tucumcari Thursday Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, milk Lunch: Pizza, spinach salad, cauliflower and celery sticks, dip, fruit, milk Snack: Snack mix, juice Monday Breakfast: French toast, fruit, milk Lunch: Taco salad, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, Spanish rice, fruit, milk Snack: Cinnamon raisin bagel, juice Tuesday Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, milk Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, gravy, black eyed peas, fruit, milk Snack: Dry cereal,...
Today Tucumcari Quay County Regional Emergency Communication Board at 10 a.m., City Hall Thursday Cemetery Advisory Board at noon City Hall Monday Library Advisory Board at 5:15 p.m., Library May 23 Housing Authority Board at 5 p.m., City Hall City Commission at 6 p.m., City Hall May 25 Wheatland School Reunion at 8 a.m., Allen Hall in Grady City and County offices will be closed on May 27 in observance of Memorial Day May 28 Quay County Commission at 9 a.m., Quay County Courthouse City Finance Board at 10 a.m., City Hall Planning and Zoning...
The following is a sampling of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County based at the Tucumcari Police Department: Friday - At 2:33 a.m., a woman reported a prowler on the 800 block of West Hancock Avenue. - At 7:54 a.m., an alarm was reported at a business on the 200 block of West Railroad Avenue. An officer advised the alarm was set off accidentally by an employee. - At 1:33 p.m., a man reported a shoplifter at a retail store on the 100 block of West Route 66. - At 4:19 p.m., a woman went into the Police Department on the...
As the weather continues to warm up more and more some of my scaly friends have begun to show up around the office. Just today a lizard that darted away from the desk I was walking towards surprised me. I looked over at the lizard that had stopped once it realized I was not going to give chase. His eyes were fixed on me occasionally glancing around for additional movement. I proceeded to edit some photos and as I looked down at my foot I saw the lizard had since moved from the open floor and taken refuge atop my shoe, which was propped on the d...
I'm getting a lot of mileage out of the incident upon which I've already based a couple of recent articles related to how God doesn't treat us as our sins deserve (Quay County Sun, April 17, 2013 and May 1, 2013). Here is another one and probably the last one: You might recall that I had promised a reward after one of our children had occupied his siblings with a movie so I could complete an article without distraction. After his fleeting moment of goodness he backslid and I considered rescinding the reward, but I decided against doing that....
Last Tuesday, many people were driving around to see the results of the rainfall. They had all begun to smile on Monday when the first sprinkles landed and had watched eagerly all day as more moisture fell. Once again, hopes were rewarded for a little while. Even a tiny bit of moisture is welcome in our area and all drops are much appreciated. When the major part of the storm hit in the late afternoon, we were able to see water running down the streets and creating its own little rivulets in a few of the pastures. As usual, the amount was varie...
The U.S. Justice Department appears to have crossed a bright line that shields one of the cherished tenets of the nation's Constitution that the agency's top officers take an oath to protect and defend. This dangerous intrusion cannot be allowed to stand. It's been revealed that the Justice Department secretly obtained two months worth of telephone records — in April and May 2012 — of reporters and editors working for The Associated Press. The top AP news executive correctly called it a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into a major new...
A pipe bond - the third found in Clovis since March 5 - was discovered by city workers about 8 a.m. today near the entrance to the landfill.It is the second pipe bomb found near the landfill.State police Capt. Jimmy Glascock said investigators believe the latest pipe bomb was only recently either thrown or placed.Glascock said the new bomb is also similar to one discovered March 5 near the landfill - a 5-inch pipe capped and packed with what investigators believe was an explosive and improvised shrapnel."We don't believe it has been laying...