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The Tucumcari City Commission authorized the use of about $9,600 in lodgers tax executive funds to help pay for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display at the Elks Lodge, but it didn’t pass a ban on some types of fireworks as anticipated. City Manager Mark Martinez said during the meeting Thursday the $9,629.29 cost for fireworks shipped from the El Paso area will be partly reimbursed by a $1,000 contribution from Quay County and $4,000 from Elks Lodge 1172. That would make the city’s share about $4,500. Martinez said he was told this yea...
The Quay County Health Council last week was awarded an $85,000 grant from the New Mexico Department of Health’s Better Together program to help area young people combat misinformation on social media about coronavirus vaccines. According to a news release from the DOH, the health council’s grant will be “focused on engaging high school youth and young families in discerning misinformation and disinformation through social media.” Brenda Bishop, coordinator of the county health council, declined to comment in an email except to say “once we rec...
The Quay County Treasurer's Office last week held its biggest auction in at least a decade for tax-delinquent properties, selling more than one-third of those tracts. What also was notable were two that didn't sell - both commercial properties that have deteriorated into eyesores in Tucumcari. County treasurer Patsy Gresham said Thursday said 20 tax-delinquent properties of the 58 on the block were sold during the June 14 auction. She said that netted slightly more than $5,000 for the county,...
Quay County’s new cases of COVID-19 plunged last week as much as they skyrocketed the previous week. A total of eight confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Quay County last week — a big decrease from the big jump of the 43 cases recorded the previous week. In recent weeks, the number of cases had been about a dozen per week. The total number of coronavirus cases in the county since the pandemic began in spring 2020 rose to 2,083. The breakdown of total COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in Quay County through Friday was 1,607 in Tucumcari, 290 in...
I had influenza A recently, and although the meds my doctor prescribed were effective, I was still weak with no appetite for a few days. To justify not eating, I read up on feeding colds and starving fevers, and learned the nearly 650-year-old saying was based on myths and most medical professionals now say there’s only one proven remedy for a cold or fever — plenty of rest and fluids. That statement caught my attention — one remedy with multiple components. The Bible says Jesus is the only way to salvation for everyone (John 14:6; 10:1-...
Aries, a retired Belgian Malinois dog that worked for the Tucumcari Police Department for more than six years, died on June 12 at the age of 8. Logan Police senior officer Shaun Slate, who previously worked with Aries in Tucumcari and was his owner, announced Aries' death in an email last week. "You were the best damn four-legged friend I could ever ask for and will forever be in my heart," Slate wrote. "Rest easy, Aries. I love you, buddy!" Slate said Aries began his service with the Tucumcari...
The Arch Hurley Conservancy District board again voted last week to not allocate water to its irrigation canals as Conchas Lake continued to shrink due to summer heat and a prolonged drought. District manager Franklin McCasland reported during the board’s June 14 meeting the lake’s elevation was 4,158.8 feet that morning, which was nearly a foot lower than the previous month’s 4,159.7 feet. Conchas Lake received just 896 acre-feet of inflow during the month of May, with 3,706 acre-feet in evaporation and other losses. The board’s vote was lar...
On this date ... 1972: Tucumcari school officials opened bids to build a new high school cafeteria to replace one destroyed by fire. Among the seven bidders, Forrest Currell Co. of Tucumcari submitted the low bid of $226,134, which was accepted. Officials hope the new cafeteria will be completed by late December. • Donations were being accepted by First National Bank for the Robert Curtiss family who lost their home and belongings in a fire. Nine-year-old Donna Curtiss was released from the hospital after being treated for burns, and another f...
Note: Events subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. • Saturday — Down at the Depot. This event will feature live music, food trucks and arts and crafts booths in the Tucumcari Historic Railroad Depot near Second and Main streets. Festivities begin at 4 p.m. • July 4 — Tucumcari Elks Lodge fireworks display. Elks Lodge 1172 on the city’s south side again will host a free fireworks show about dusk, or about 8:45 p.m. • July 4 — Red, White and Ute Fourth of July Celebration in Logan. The event will include the annual downtown para...
The Tucumcari Senior Center and Logan Senior Center also offer grab-and-go meals to those who qualify. Those interested should call the Tucumcari facility at 575-461-2307 or the Logan facility at 575-487-2287 for more information. Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Barbecue sandwich, potato salad, cucumber, onion and tomato salad, diced watermelon. Thursday — Orange chicken, white rice, spinach salad, whole-wheat roll, cherry cobbler. Friday — Chicken fried steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli, whole-wheat roll, orange and pinea...
The New Mexico Racing Commission apparently will decide later whether to approve or reject Coronado Partners’ application for a sixth license that would allow it to build a horse-racing track and casino in Tucumcari. The commission discussed the application and two other items during a closed executive session during its regular meeting Thursday, but it took no action when open session resumed. Albuquerque judge Nancy Franchini on June 3, granting Coronado’s writ of mandamus request to compel the commission to perform its official duties, sub...
Due to drought conditions, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is urging residents to be aware of increased chances of encountering bears and other animals. "The state has experienced less than average precipitation for this time of the year, which means that bears may be in search of other food sources," said Rick Winslow, bear and cougar biologist with the department. "Droughts historically have led to a lot of bear conflict, not only at camping and picnic sites, but also in more...
The San Jon Municipal Board of Education convened for about an hour last week in closed executive session to discuss candidates to replace departing superintendent Janet Gladu. The board did not take action when open session resumed. Gladu said she didn’t know who those candidates are. The board later scheduled a special meeting for this Wednesday. Discussion or approving an interim superintendent or administrator in charge of the school district is among the agenda items. The board’s regularly scheduled meeting last week was the final one for...
On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama stood in the White House Rose Garden and changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. By his executive order, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program protected them from deportation and granted access to educational and work opportunities that have allowed many of them to thrive. However, DACA was never meant as a permanent solution. It was a stopgap response to legislative inaction on immigration. Ten years later, the program has proved an unquestionable boon to America,...
Do you ever get to the point where you feel like sitting back and watching the show while people suffer the consequences of their bad choices? I do, and I remember the biblical story about Jonah having the same impulse. It’s human nature. There’s one show I won’t be watching, though. I can’t think of a worse waste of time than watching the Jan. 6th Congressional clown show. Congresscritters are wallowing in their self-importance while the disasters they’ve unleashed on us are making it hard to afford to fuel our cars; making it harder fo...
Credit the Albuquerque Journal for launching a series on Title IX and its impact on sports, as this culture-shifting law turns 50 this year. The series is just getting started, and the Journal says it’ll be running for weeks to come. I’m looking forward to it. If you’re an educator, chances are you’re familiar with Title IX. It was signed into law just two years before I graduated high school, when women’s liberation was at full tilt and girls my age were growing up faster than guys like me. I was in high school when Title IX took effect. I mai...
Andy Guzman of Mesalands Community College finished fourth in bull riding overall Saturday at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming. Guzman also earned men’s Rookie of the Year honors. Guzman, a freshman who was California’s state champion bull rider in high school, was in third place going into the finals. He scored a 77 1/2 for second place during the first round and an 80 for second place on the second round but failed to complete a ride during the third round. He also failed to stay on his ride for the requisite eight sec...
PORTALES — A group of Roosevelt County citizens, most noting their Republican party affiliation, plan on auditing county ballots for the 2020 presidential election this week. The matter came up during the “public requests” portion of a Roosevelt County Commission meeting. Person after person came to the speaker’s podium at the session to tell commissioners of the lack of confidence they and their friends have in voting in New Mexico. Speakers praised the work of Roosevelt County Clerk Mandi Park and county commissioners but not the state h...
Tommy Snapp held a soft opening Saturday for his 4 Corners Bait, Tackle and Sporting Goods in Tucumcari, though it will be at least a few more weeks until it has a full selection of offerings for outdoorsmen. Snapp was selling hunting and fishing licenses at the shop in a century-old building at 111 W. Main St., plus tags for duck hunting. Within minutes after opening Saturday, he rang up his first sale - a bag of jerky from a local company, Jerk of All Trades. He has targeted July 6 as a full...
About 40 women on motorcycles made an overnight stop on Saturday in Tucumcari as part of a two-week cruise on the length of Route 66, called Chix on 66. Participants said they've enjoyed the journey so far, except they wished an unusual heat wave that began almost on Day One would back off a little. The trip, which began from the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee on June 10, was organized by the women-focused Riveter Chapter of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America. The journey is scheduled t...
Recently retired Logan High School track and volleyball coach Robert Young received notice Monday he’s a finalist for the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s National Coach of the Year as a girls track coach nominee. Young is one of eight finalists for the honor, which are nominated by their respective state associations. The winner will be announced this week at the association’s annual coaches convention awards banquet in Des Moines, Iowa. Young retired last month after 38 years in coaching, including the last 10 at Logan...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from June 13 to June 19: Monday — 2:13 a.m.: Prowler in 500 block of North Dawson Street, Tucumcari. — 10 a.m.: Reckless driving in 100 block of South U.S. 54, Logan. — 2:15 p.m.: Found property in 4000 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 6:45 p.m.: Vandalism in 400 block of South Dawson Street, Tucumcari. — 6:58 p.m.: Accident in 900 block of South Fifth Street, Tucumcari. — 11:09 p.m.: Accident in 1100 block of Highway 469, San Jon. Tuesday — 8:46...