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Show up, they did. More than 1,100 people crammed into the Tucumcari Convention Center's main ballroom Thursday afternoon to hear Coronado Partners principals and their supporters make their pitch to the New Mexico Racing Commission to award the sixth and final horse-racing license to Tucumcari. The license would lead to an $80 million horse-racing track and casino, called Coronado Park, that would employ 400 people. Commission Chairman Ray Willis announced an official count of 1,140 people...
At the risk of alienating real or potential readers in various parts of the state, I am using my space this week to advocate for my home town Tucumcari as the site of the state’s next racetrack-casino, or “racino.” Officially, of course, it’s an alliance of businesses called Coronado Partners that has applied for the license. The 1,100 Quay County residents who attended Thursday’s New Mexico Racing Commission hearing in Tucumcari on Coronado’s very professionally presented proposal, however, made it plain that Tucumcari and Quay County have...
The city of Tucumcari’s Lodgers Tax Board is taking on more oversight of the operations and marketing efforts of the Tucumcari Convention Center and its director’s job description. Because lodging taxes fund the convention center, board Chairman David Brenner said during the board’s Wednesday meeting it should have “more input” into its operations. Brenner said the convention center needs to beef up marketing efforts to attract more lucrative conventions, such as those by municipal leagues and county officials. To do so, convention center di...
If crowd size and enthusiasm were determining factors, the New Mexico Racing Commission could have rubber-stamped a horse-racing license to Tucumcari well before the end of Thursday’s hearing. It was hard for anyone to not be impressed by the more than 1,100 people who showed up at the Tucumcari Convention Center to express support for a proposed Coronado Park horse-racing track and casino on Tucumcari’s east side that would create 400 jobs. The presentation by Coronado Park’s principals often was greeted by spontaneous applause and even cheer...
Presbyterian Medical Group will offer free influenza shots to community members 18 years old and older at clinic locations in Tucumcari and Logan from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday or until the vaccine is gone. The location for the shots in Tucumcari is at the Dan. C. Trigg PMG Clinic at 402 E. Miel de Luna Ave. The Logan clinic is at 600 Gallegos St. The 2018-2019 flu vaccine will protect against four strains of seasonal flu: • Influenza A H3N2-type virus • Influenza A H1N1-type virus • Two influenza B-type viruses For their safety, children canno...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Cheesy scrambled eggs and whole-wheat toast, cereal choice with cinnamon goldfish graham cracker, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Chicken and cheese quesadilla, egg and cheese chef salad, roasted Creole potatoes, Romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes, fruit, juice, milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Pork sausage biscuit sandwich, cereal choice with cinnamon goldfish graham cracker, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, garden salad, fresh broccoli, fruit, juice, milk. Monday — Breakfast: Ham and cheese break...
On this date ... 1968: Laura Cameron, 81, a former pioneer resident of the region, has written her first book, “Looking Through the Window,” that will be released sometime this fall. It is a book of memoirs, prose and poetry, capturing the bright and sad moments as they occurred over a period of 50 years. She was the wife of A.W. Cameron, who homesteaded 45 miles southeast of Tucumcari and became the first postmaster of what became Cameron, New Mexico....
• Friday-Saturday — 11th annual Mesalands Community College Grand Canyon Region Intercollegiate Fall Rodeo. The rodeo begins at 6 p.m. Friday. Slack will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday (with no charge), and the championship performance begins at 6 p.m. that day. Quay County Fairgrounds rodeo arena, Tucumcari. • Friday-Saturday — Pumpkin Patch. Explore the Pumpkin Patch at Tractor Supply Co. from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 1401 E. Route 66 Blvd., Tucumcari. • Saturday — Art in the Park. The Gallery Etc. artists and the Tucumcari Fine Art League will be wor...
The following individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Oct. 2-8: • Michael Lee Armijo, 28, Tucumcari, resisting, evading or obstructing an officer and criminal trespass. • Carl Don Everett, 40, San Jon, two counts of contempt of court. • Ezekial Arthur Gutierrez, 40, Tucumcari, disorderly conduct and battery upon a peace officer. • Justin Anthony Hyslop, 30, Tucumcari, driving while license suspended or revoked. • Nick Craig Womack, 29, Tucumcari, felony possession of a controlled substance (narcotic drug), possessio...
The following are calls made to the Tucumcari-Quay County Regional Emergency Communications Center from Oct. 1 to Sunday: Monday • 4:03 a.m.: Criminal damage to property in 500 block of South Sixth Street, Tucumcari. • 10:39 a.m.: Fire at 300 block of East Miel de Luna Avenue, Tucumcari. • 11:31 a.m.: Trespassing at 300 block of South Second Street, Tucumcari. • 7:36 p.m.: Child abuse or neglect in 200 block of East Ware Street, Grady. Tuesday • 7:55 a.m.: Recovered stolen vehicle at milepost 340, Interstate 40, Tucumcari. • 8:29 a.m.: Fire...
Seth Martinez rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and added another TD on a 72-yard kickoff return Friday as Tucumcari fended off a fourth-quarter rally by Texico to win the Rattlers' Homecoming game 39-22. Quarterback Alijah Jimenez went 3-for-7 passing for 75 yards and two touchdowns for the Rattlers (2-5). Robbie Hartmann also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Tucumcari's defense allowed just 68 yards rushing by Texico (2-5) and made life miserable for...
Manny Hernandez and Erin Encinias were Tucumcari's top boys and girls cross-country runners during the Hobbs Invitational on Thursday. "We did not run well at this meet," Tucumcari coach Gary Hittson said. "We need to get it together before district." Hernandez finished 36th in the varsity race with a time of 19 minutes, 55 seconds over the three-mile course. Teammate Charles Prieto finished 45th in 21:15. They were Tucumcari's only runners in the varsity competition. Clovis won the team title w...
Logan nearly made up a two-touchdown deficit in the second half but fell short during a 28-26 district loss Friday to Dora during an eight-man football matchup. “Turnovers and penalties killed us again,” Logan coach Chase Disney said, whose team fell to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in district play. Quarterback Kyle Knight led the Longhorns with 173 yards rushing and two touchdowns. He also passed for another TD. On defense, Chase Earle totaled 14.5 tackles. Dora improved to 5-2, 1-1. The Longhorns trailed 28-12 at halftime. Logan scored with less tha...
The Tucumcari volleyball team on Thursday earned a rare easy win, defeating Maxwell 25-10, 25-17, 25-17 on the road. The Lady Rattlers improved to 3-12 overall and have won two of their last three matches. Tucumcari coach Dena Benavidez, imploring her players to focus on improving their play before upcoming district matches, said her squad had shown progress in recent weeks. “We played well, passed well and did all the basic things we needed to do to win,” she said. “It’s all starting to click, and they’re improving day to day.” The Bears f...
The Mesalands Community College rodeo team recently took home bull-riding titles at rodeo competitions at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces and at Cochise College in Douglas, Arizona. The men's team also won a team roping title at Cochise. The women's team brought home a reserve championship title in goat tying at Cochise. "The students have been competing much better," Mesalands coach Matt Hughes said. "I think they are really starting to get more comfortable, and our next rodeo is...
Some of the best collegiate rodeo athletes in the Southwest will compete Friday and Saturday during the Mesalands Community College Grand Canyon Region Intercollegiate Fall Rodeo at the Quay County Fairgrounds rodeo arena in Tucumcari. The Grand Canyon Region encompasses nine colleges or universities in New Mexico and Arizona. About 250 to 300 athletes will compete for prize money and a trophy buckle during the weekend. Host Mesalands is bringing 23 athletes to the event, including the No. 3 bull rider in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys...
A Virginia-based energy company plans a wind farm near Grady that will generate about 150 jobs in Quay County when it tentatively goes online in 2020. The Quay County Commission learned of the development during a presentation Monday by Marc Sydnor, a developer with Apex Clean Energy based in Charlottesville, Virginia, that has an office in Denver. The privately held company since 2009 has developed 3,000 megawatts of solar and wind power — enough for 1 million homes. This would be its first development in New Mexico. Sydnor said Apex has s...
It will shock no one to hear that the topic of gambling is a hot item in this region. What does the Bible say about gambling? Is it a sin? If it’s a sin, should it be criminalized? At the beginning, we should define our terms. Let’s agree that gambling is playing at a game of chance by risking your own money for the opportunity to win more money back. Further, the biblical definition of “sin” is the transgression of God’s commandments (1 John 3:4). If the Bible doesn’t say that Activity A...