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The animal that brought the highest bid Saturday night during the Junior Livestock Sale - the traditional highlight of the Quay County Fair - wasn't even listed on the auction bill. After all 47 listed animals had been sold, auctioneer Tony Johnson announced a lamb donated by Dowell Show Lambs of Tucumcari and shown by Hallie Garnett of Logan would be sold and proceeds given to Norton teen Gracie Whitson, who was seriously injured last month in a horse-riding accident and still is recovering in...
While the Coronado Partners group is far from giving up on obtaining a license to build a racetrack-casino in Tucumcari, the state's recent decision not to grant a sixth "racino" license leaves Tucumcari and Quay County again facing hard uncertainties about their economic future. In the wake of lingering regrets over the New Mexico Gaming Commission's decision not to grant a sixth license, for which the Tucumcari site was one of five competitors, local economic leaders remain optimistic about...
Quay County entities were awarded Thursday with a total of $3.67 million in state grants for three projects, including for a new bridge on Old Route 66 between San Jon and Endee. The county received $3,081,465 from the Local Government Transportation Project Fund for the bridge that required only a 5% match, or $162,182.37. The city of Tucumcari received $475,000, requiring a $25,000 match, for its Second Street rebuilding project in downtown. The village of San Jon received $118,750, requiring...
Saturday — White Bass Tournament. For more information, contact Ute Lake State Park in Logan at (575) 487-2284. Sept. 16 — Quay County Democratic Party meeting. The organization meets the third Monday of each month at noon at the Pow Wow Restaurant meeting room. Meetings are open to the public, and it encourages anyone who is interested to join. Pow Wow Restaurant, 801 W. Route 66, Tucumcari. Sept. 17 — Republican Party of Quay County meeting. Meetings fall on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn in Tucumcari. 3716...
On this date ... 1969: The Czechoslovak government sent tanks tonight into Prague, where crowds estimated as high as 100,000 exploded into noisy anti-Russian protests. Some people were hit by teargas and clubs. • Tucumcari faculty members met this morning at the high school library, where principal William C. Litchfield gave them their 1969-1970 handbooks, schedules and duty lists in preparation for the upcoming school year. • The Tucumcari Junior High Trojans, led by head coach Max Laing, began practice today for their 1969 football sea...
Jamal Jones’ attorney holds out slim hope his client can receive a conditional discharge from sentencing for his role in a violent home invasion so he can join the military. What’s more likely is Jones, 19, will spend 16 1/2 years behind bars, based on a plea deal accepted Aug. 13 in Tucumcari district court. Formal sentencing will be scheduled at a later date. Jones, listed in court records as residing in Eagle Nest, New Mexico, but his attorney says lives in Albuquerque, agreed to plead guilty aggravated burglary with a deadly weapon, agg...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Ham and egg biscuit sandwich, granola with strawberry and banana yogurt, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken tacos with chicken taco meat and 6-inch whole-grain tortilla, egg and cheese chef salad with whole-grain crackers, pinto beans, shredded lettuce, fresh tomatoes, salsa, fruit, milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Cinni mini, ultimate breakfast round, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Cheeseburger, ranch potato wedges, romaine lettuce, fresh tomato slice, pickle slices, fruit, milk. Monday — Breakfast: Straw...
For years, transparency advocates have been raising hue and cry for campaign finance reform that generally accomplishes two goals: First, reform should create an environment where the person or group with the biggest piggybank isn’t the de facto winner. And second, voters should be able to find out where campaign money is coming from so they can have a clear picture of who is propping up what. New campaign rules in New Mexico hit the second mark, but unfortunately miss the first by about a mile. According to an Associated Press story, l...
President Donald Trump announced out of the blue last week that he wants to buy Greenland, which has the whole world going, “What the rhymes-with-small-waterfowl?” Well, there are some unsettling parallels. Erik the Red, one of the most famous of Vikings, gave Greenland its name through a piece of Trump-like hucksterism. The story goes that Erik was exiled there and didn’t want to go alone. He called this huge island that consists mostly of ice-covered ice “Greenland,” hoping he could persuade a few Vikings to come on down, thinking they’d find...
I have a dog in the house. He doesn’t live here, he just came to visit. And I have a family of feral cats living in my back yard. The momma cat claimed squatters rights, having lived here before I moved in. She’s always around, living her feral life just outside my reach. And, yes, I fed her, so now she owns me, as do her three almost-grown kittens. I had a plan for the momma cat first. A spay-neuter clinic was coming to town, so I reserved a spot and started planning her capture. I coaxed the kittens with cat food into a back room, then qui...
We found a paperback book at our house about a year ago that does not belong to anyone living here. So, we’ve been asking those who visit whether it’s theirs. Recently, we asked a mid-30s, single male family member, and when he heard the title, he said it might be his and asked to see it. Whether it actually was his, he was interested because of the title, that is, until he read the banner above the title, “Heartwarming Inspirational Romance.” Obviously, the rest of us had a laugh at his expense because he’d originally misinterpreted the title,...
If history is any judge, those who attend Tucumcari's season-opener at 7 p.m. Friday at Rattler Field against Escalante shouldn't leave early. The Lobos are a perennial postseason power in Class 2A and have won the last five matchups against the Rattlers. However, several of those matchups weren't decided until the final quarter, including a 28-26 decision last year. Tucumcari coach Wayne Ferguson remains well aware of longtime Escalante coach Dusty Giles' penchant for unusual formations to...
Last season, Tucumcari's volleyball team came within an eyelash of winning the district title and forced a tiebreaking match to decide the crown. This year, coach Dana Benavidez thinks her Lady Rattlers can win the Class 3A-4 crown outright against Dexter, a young team that struggled last season, and Tularosa, which lost its best hitter to graduation. "If we hit like we know how and like we're practicing, we'll be the dominant team in our district. I really believe that," she said. Tucumcari...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Aug. 12 to Aug. 18: • Cathy Rosanne Rutherford, 57, Tucumcari, failure to pay wages (employee fired). • Orlando A. Deherrera, 52, Tucumcari, charge not listed. • Gayleen Ray, 58, Albuquerque, contempt of court. • Richard Andrew Gutierrez, 47, Tucumcari, contempt of court. • Marc Hazelton, 39, Tucumcari, contempt of court. • Ramon Jesus Tarango, 22, Portales, warrant from other counties or states. • Jessiciah Mendez, 28, no address listed, prostitution. • Nikki Rae Newma...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center Aug. 11-18 Aug. 11 • 9:40 a.m.: Civil matter in 1400 block of South Adams Street, Tucumcari. • 11:13 a.m.: Traffic accident with damage in north area comfort station, Ute Lake State Park, Logan. • 11:44 a.m.: Theft at Goldfish Street and Bass Alley, Logan. • 4:17 p.m.: Attempted theft in 600 block of South Eighth Street, Tucumcari. • 9:35 p.m.: Attempted theft in 600 block of East Center Street, Tucumcari. • 10:23 p.m..: Threat in 3700 block of East Tucumc...
“I think we will be a decent ballclub if we can stay healthy.” Tucumcari head coach Wayne Ferguson’s thumbnail assessment of his team matches others in the region. Simply put, coaches in Quay County and beyond are struggling to get enough athletes out for football. Ferguson has 31 players on his varsity roster, but he’s seen fewer than 20 show up for practices so far. Because of his lack of skilled players, he felt forced to cancel a scrimmage last week against the Clovis junior varsity because...
PORTALES — A quick look at Class 4A football in the Land of Enchantment looks like you’re playing a dice game, with four different title winners in each of the last four seasons. The better gambling metaphor, however, would be the World Series of Poker. Whatever cards get dealt, the same people always seem to find their way to the final table. The safest bet for 4A’s final four has been Portales, the only team to make every semifinal round in that time. They’re hoping to make it five, and als...
CLOVIS — The night of Nov. 2, 2018 might be one the Clovis High football team may want to remember as among its best of last season. It was a game the Wildcats lost 10-7. Huh? Yes, the ’Cats did lose their final regular-season game and missed out on handing La Cueva its first loss of the season. Instead, the Bears prevailed and went on to become undefeated state 6A champions while Clovis was one-and-done in the playoffs and wound up 4-7. The Wildcats, though, were not only in that ear...