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More than 1,700 people filled the streets of downtown Tucumcari Saturday to enjoy live music, molten artwork, the crowning of local legend royalty and the entrancing movements of fire dancers. "Tucumcari MainStreet's seventh annual Fired Up!, was a success featuring crowd favorites as well as new attractions," said Gail Houser, Tucumcari MainStreet's executive director. Houser said with the cooperation of the weather, events of this year's Fired Up! offered locals, visitors a variety of...
A Tucumcari man and woman ere arrested Tuesday after a fight led to gunshots that struck a residence on the 500 block of South Monroe Street in Tucumcari. Shane Bursie, 30, and Janeen Garcia, 37, were both booked into the Quay County Detention Center charged with one count of shooting at a dwelling or occupied building and shooting at or from a motor vehicle. Bursie was also charged with aggravated assault. "Fortunately no one was injured by the gun fire," said Pete Rivera, Tucumcari deputy...
A rash of vehicle thefts has prompted law enforcement officials to urge residents to be vigilant, pro-active by locking their vehicles. In the past month there have been as many as five vehicles that have been stolen in the city limits, said David Lathrom, Tucumcari Chief of Police. Lathrom said the trend with these recent vehicles thefts is the vehicle is driven for awhile (joy ride), then dumped and sometime damaged. He said most of the vehicles have been recovered the following day, only a couple are still being searched for by police. Most...
Three dilapidated houses and a collapsed building in the downtown area of Tucumcari are destined for leveling, the Tucumcari City Commission decided Thursday. Owners must begin demolishing the buildings themselves within 15 days of receiving notice from the city, according the four resolutions the city the commission approved Thursday . In addition, the owners of the offending properties must complete demolition or demonstrate progress toward demolition within 30 days after beginning the...
5K Fun Run/Walk slated Saturday The Quay County Health Council’s Nutrition and Fitness Committee, Quay County Extension Service’s eighth annual 5K Fun Run/Walk will be held Saturday in Tucumcari. Registration will begin at 7:15 a.m., at Damon Kvols Park on Route 66 and South Sixth Street. Everyone needs to be registered by 7:45 a.m., in order to participate in the orientation. The walk will begin at 8 a.m., with participants following a marked course. There will be a first aid station on the course hosted by PMS Quay County Family Health Cen...
Senior centers Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday: Green chile beef enchiladas, pinto beans, Spanish rice, sherbert Friday: Chili dog, baked potato wedges, mixed vegetables, orange Monday: Closed in observance of Columbus Day Tuesday: Pork loin, black eyed peas, cooked cabage, cornbread, margarine, peach cobbler Wednesday: Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes, green beans, whole wheat roll, margarine, strawberry shortcake Quay County Schools House Thursday Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, cereal, milk, juice Lunch: Lasagna, corn, French brea...
Oct.1963 • The Olympic torch passed through Tucumcari East on Route 66 en route to Detroit, Michigan promoting the 1968 Summer Olympics. • Work continued on the new eye clinic of Dr. J.R. Mcausland the new building contained an office, waiting room, work room, two refractory rooms and a frame room. • An U.S. Army Sikorsky H-37 helicopter landed at Tucumcari’s municipal airport to refuel while en-route to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the H-37 was at the time the Army’s largest helicopter in use. • Tucumcari’s Animal Clinic owned and operated by D...
The following books are available from The Tucumcari Public Library. For more information please call 575-461-0295. Fiction • “The Lying Game,” by Ruth Ware. Four school friends reunite as their old secret threatens to emerge. • “The Late Show,” by Michael Connelly. Renee Ballard, a young detective with the L.A.P.D., investigates crimes against two women. • “Any Dream Will Do,” by Debbie Macomber. As Shay Benson begins her life anew, her brother’s return threatens to undo it. • “Into The Water,” by Paula Hawkins. In this psychological thrill...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Sept. 23-29: • Robert Tippy, 43, warrant • Raymond Chavez, 23, warrant • Bobby Vandiver, 31, probation violation • Sheena Watson, 34, warrant • Martin Calbert, 56, warrant • Dennis Dilbeck, 44, warrant • Nathan Sims, 32, warrant • Seth Chavez, 29, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Bernice Eskeets, 37, warrant • Daniel Knight, 43, battery The following individuals were released from the Quay County Detention Center Sept. 23-29: • Denise Cervantes, 33,...
The leaked draft of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recommendations to President Trump on 27 national monuments — including the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument near Las Cruces and the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument west of Questa — is so vague it’s useless to the communities that would be affected by any changes. The lack of specificity, like the Sept. 17 “leaking” of the document to The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, has all the appearances of a half-inflated trial balloon sent up by the White House — whi...
Tucumcari put on a great show for visitors on Saturday. And visitors we had. There were the 70-plus bicycle riders from out of town who rode in the second annual Wheels on Fire 100 race or ride, depending on riders’ intentions. The Tucumcari High School band played the “Star Spangled Banner” before the riders lined up and an Air Methods helicopter led them through town as middle-school students holding flags cheered them on down Route 66. Seven riders finished the 100-mile route in less than five hours, which was the winning time last year....
One of the things I miss about active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps is the traditional respect accorded the National Ensign. The Colors ceremony is held each morning at 0800. At that time, a bugler will sound “Attention” and you hear cries of “Colors!” shouted from many corners of the camp. While this is happening, every other activity stops, all hands face the flag, come to attention and render a hand salute if in uniform. If you are in formation, the leader will call the formation to attenti...
The Logan Longhorns cruised by the Springer Red Devils Friday for a 48-8 homecoming victory. "We are finally starting to get healthy," said Scott Dean, Logan head coach. "We have our players back and it is beginning to show on both sides of the ball." The Longhorns (2-4) gave up only one score Friday night against the Red Devils to get their second win of the season. Red Devils running back Ronnie Gurule broke free of multiple tackles rushing 69-yards for the games first score early in the...
The Tucumcari Lady Rattlers have a week to prepare for their first district 5 3A game against the Santa Rosa Lady Lions. The Lady Rattlers (4-9) will host the Lady Lions (11-3) Oct. 12 at the Snake Pit. "Everything we have been through has been preparing us for this," said Dana Benavidez, Lady Rattlers head coach. Benavidez said despite a 3-1 loss on Saturday at Penasco, the Lady Rattlers have shown a lot of improvement. She said the team has been communicating to cover the gaps on defense and p...
I get the most out of sermons when I take notes and can check up later on things that are especially helpful or don’t sound right. So, I highly recommend it to others. During one recent sermon, our preacher said something like, “Don’t let the wisdom of the world fool you.” Sometimes I abbreviate words to keep up and I abbreviated that, “Don’t be fooled by WoW.” When I reread that, I thought, “Hmm! We can be WoWed by the wisdom of the world and follow a path that doesn’t lead to heaven (Matthew 7:13-14)!” While Jesus is the way (“the” meaning...
In its first two weeks of competition, Mesalands Community College’s intercollegiate rodeo team has won a bareback riding championship and a tie down roping reserve championship. On Sept. 15, Mesalands opened its 2017-18 season on a high-note at Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona, where Scotty Bevins from Amsterdam, New York clinched the bareback championship. “Scotty did excellent,” said Matt Hughes, intercollegiate rodeo coach. “For Scotty to jump out there and not just win the bareback riding, but to dominate the event, was amazing....