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The graduates of the Class of 2018 must be kinetic to move forward in life and succeed, said Tucumcari High School Salutatorian Sydney Goldston. Family and friends gathered to celebrate during Friday's commencement ceremony of more than 54 graduates at the Snake Pit in Tucumcari. "It has been go, go, go since the start of Senior Week," said Jimmy Encinias, father of graduate Melina Encinias. Encinias said Melina's graduation will make the fifth graduation from their home, with one more to go....
The following are Q&A conducted with the candidates seeking the position of Quay County Magistrate Judge in the upcoming June 5 Primary Election. Timothy James O'Quinn Q: What makes you the best candidate to serve as the Magistrate Judge for Quay County? A: I have a bachelor's degree in business administration, after college I attended the University of New Mexico and earned my law degree. Since I began serving as the magistrate judge, following the appointment by Gov. Susana Martinez, I have...
Tucumcari is entering the competition for the state’s sixth racetrack-casino license fully prepared to be a serious contender, Warren Frost, a principal of Coronado Partners LLC, told the Tucumcari City Commission Thursday. Frost said Coronado Partners has even found another car dealer to replace the late Don Chalmers, an Albuquerque auto dealer, to front much of the initial capital to construct a $75-million horse-racing and casino gambling complex in Tucumcari. Chalmers died of cancer in 2015. As currently proposed, Frost said, the racino w...
The following is a Q&A of the candidates for the District 3 Quay County Commissioner in the June 5 Primary. Franklin McCasland Q: What is the major issues you would want to see addressed if elected as commissioner for District 3? A: Some of our major issues are the unfunded mandates that come down from the state for the detention center. A small county like Quay County spends more than $1 million each year to comply with these mandates. This is attributed to there being limited resources to addr...
Quay County’s population dropped from 8,381 in 2016 to 8,306 in 2017, a total drop of 64 or about 0.9 percent, according to U.S. Census estimates released on May 24. Its county seat, Tucumcari, saw its population drop from 4,962 to 4,915, by 47 or nearly 1 percent, in the same period, the census estimates showed. Since 2010, Quay County has lost 8.1 percent of its population and Tucumcari’s population has declined 8.4 percent. The county’s 2010 population was 9,041, and the city’s was 6,363, according to the estimates. Also, according to the...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center May 22-28: • Cosmoe Hurd, 34, warrant • Joe Moya, 32, warrant • Tabitha Romero, 18, warrant • Donna Smith, 39, battery against a household member • Alyssa Gonzales, 21, battery against a household member • Katherine Sena, 21, warrant • Adam Smith, 38, warrant • James Apodaca, 40, warrant • Freddie Beltran, 28, aggravated driving under the influence • Andrew Brito, 19, warrant • Karina Martinez, 19, warrant • Kennith Holly, 39, warrant • Roger Warford, 63, aggravated d...
A host of New Mexico music artists, cornhole tournament, car show and carnival rides will be the attractions for residents and visitors to enjoy at the second annual New Mexico Music Showcase in Tucumcari. This weekend the Tucumcari Columbus Club will hold its signature event that will feature music from New Mexico artists including Darren Cordova, Daniel Cordova, Cuarenta Y Cinco, Carlos Medina Con Mariachi, Ernestine Romero and many more. The showcase will be held at the Tucumcari Convention Center. On Friday there will be live music and...
Tucumcari City Commission At its Thursday meeting, The Tucumcari City Commission: • Approved an allocation of about $62,000 in city funds to cover the city’s share of operating funds for the Tucumcari Senior Center. The city allocation represents about 18 percent of the center’s $345,000 annual operating budget, Director Clara Rey said. About 11 percent comes from donations from senior center users, and 71 percent comes from state and local sources. Rey said that this year, for the first time in years, the senior center has “operated in the...
The NFL always has been averse to off-the-field controversy. But the league came up short last week when it altered its national anthem policy to try to defuse an issue that dogged it last fall. Some players knelt during the anthem as a social protest, following the lead of then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick in 2016 began taking a knee to object to police brutality and racism. When dozens of players did the same last year, President Donald Trump catalyzed a nationwide debate with harsh attacks on the protesters....
Debate has been raging since last year about whether the electric guitar is dying. As a musician with a long history of playing rock, this is a serious issue to me and, according to the Washington Post article that started the debate a year ago, it should matter to you. That article was cleverly headlined, “Why my guitar gently weeps — the slow, secret death of the six-string electric. And why you should care.” The writer, Geoff Edgers, is a national arts reporter for the Post who was wetting his first diapers when I was 20. That makes him 48 n...
About two months ago (Quay County Sun, March 21), I stated that, while Jesus makes us perfect, we still have individual responsibility in attaining our perfection (Matthew 5:48). Along the thought that we are to be perfect as God is perfect, I considered how God is perfect and how we can be perfect. First, God is perfect in his works (Deuteronomy 32:3-4). Like Moses, we should recognize that God’s works are perfect in regard to creation, including humankind, who were created in his image, although, that has been corrupted by sin (Genesis 1...
A local mixed martial arts fighter will return to the octagon for the first time in more than four years with the goal of not only surpassing his opponent, but himself as a fighter. "This fight will be a rematch against an opponent who I beat back in 2010, a fight that they have told me changed their life and career,' Abel 'The Silent Assassin' Cullum said. On Saturday, Cullum (20-6) will fight against Joshua Montoya (11-9) in a 135 pound bantam weight competition at the Isleta Casino in...
Family and friends gathered for the commencement ceremony celebrating the graduation of 12 students Saturday at Logan High School. "Don't worry about the things you cant change, you will do nothing but waste energy," said Trevellion Rinestine, valedictorian. Rinestine said graduates should also not worry about the things they can change, instead they need to work to change the things they can. He said only by taking action can one shape their life and future. "We have the potential to make a...
May 1953 • City Police Court Judge J. Wylie Parker collected $825 in fines in one week. • The Princess Theatre was showing "Road to Bali" with Bob Hope, and the Canal Drive-in featured "Flying Leathernecks" with John Wayne. • Seventeen Explorer Scouts from Post 1 competed in a rifle match at the base of Tucumcari Mountain. • Robbie Wellborn passed the written test and reported to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis. • The clubhouse at the Metropolitan Park was remodeled with new paneling....
Mesalands Community College’s Board of Trustees has narrowed the search for its next president to five semi-finalists. The board of trustees began the search for a new president after they accepted the resignation of then president Thomas Newsom on Feb. 20, with his last official day set for April 6. Newsom said he has accepted a position at a institute closer to his family home in McKinney, Texas. During the May 25 special meeting Jim Streetman was named the new chair of the board of trustees to fill the vacancy of the late J. Bronson M...