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The Tucumcari City Commission on Thursday approved a first reading of ordinance changes that hike fees at Tucumcari Memorial Park cemetery. New fees at the cemetery are: — All lots for adult burials, $450 (from $350); — Opening and closing of a cremains lot, $200 (from $100); — Opening and closing of regular graves, $400 (from $300); — Opening and closing of infant graves with service, $150 (from $100); — Opening and closing of infant graves with no service, $75 (from $50); — Pauper section service, $50 (from $25). New fees would go into eff...
Five people have submitted applications to fill the remainder of a recently departed Tucumcari city commissioner’s term in District 4. District 4 candidates were supposed to submit their applications to City Hall by Oct. 20. The Quay County Sun received copies of the candidates’ declaration of candidacy forms and letters of interest through an open-records request to the city. The candidates are: — Charlotte Renee Hayoz, administrator at Quay County Family Health Center in Tucumcari; — Krishana Sandoval, general manager of Rocky Mountai...
Aside from those who have cast a ballot early, Quay County registered voters will make a decision on Tuesday, Nov. 7, on a bunch of local municipal races, plus bond questions at all four school districts. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at these locations: — Tucumcari Convention Center, 1500 W. Route 66 Blvd.; — Logan Civic Center, 100 N. Second St.; — San Jon Community Center, 2357 State Highway 469; — Forrest Fire Station, 209 State Highway 210; — House Community/Senior Citizens Center, 110 S. Apple St.; — Nara Visa Community C...
The resurrected American Legion Post 20 of Tucumcari held an open house Saturday in a resurrected building - the former Hardee's. Post Treasurer Lorraine Romo signed up several new members to the post, which was reactivated this summer after it went inactive in the 1990s. Contractor John Pacheco, a Tucumcari native who lives in the Houston area, acquired the Hardee's building at the corner of First Street and Tucumcari Boulevard earlier this year with the intent of it serving as Post 20's...
The second psalm is an amazing song of victory. God triumphs over his enemies and spoils the plans of the kings of the world. He does this primarily by installing the Messiah as his king, over all the rest of them, and by promising the whole earth as the Messiah’s possession. This psalm is quoted in the New Testament, including by Jesus, as an explanation for the suffering and resurrection of Christ, and as a promise of enduring, future victory over evil for the people of God. Jesus is the star of the show in this song. However, you’ve nev...
Sometimes the weight of the world is overwhelming. We see so many ugly things going on around us, whether on television, print, social media or just the messy things people say or do. The good in the world is often drowned out by the noise of bad behavior. It can be soul-crushing, especially as we try to continue on our path while dodging the arrows slung our way. When I find myself in that space, I always think of my dad. He had a no-nonsense way of being in the world. When I’d talk about nonsensical things that people would do, he’d alw...
On this date ... 1973: A jury of six men and six women convicted John Wayne Lee, 31, of Knoxville, Tennessee, of second-degree murder and robbery in the death of Dessie Leach at the State Line Bar in Glenrio. The jury deliberated three hours before delivering its verdict to District Judge Stanley Frost. Leach, a co-owner of the bar, died on July 10 after being stabbed in the chest and arm during the robbery. Texas police apprehended Lee after they were given a description of the brown compact station wagon he was driving. During his arrest, Lee...
• Thursday — Tucumcari Elementary School Fall Carnival. The event will feature lots of games and a cake walk, along with a concession stand. It runs from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the TES Gymnasium. • Nov. 11 — Veterans Appreciation Breakfast. All veterans are invited to this free event at the Tucumcari Elks Lodge 1172 at 2118 S. Adams St. from 7 to 9 a.m. Spouses and guests will be charged $5 each. • Nov. 12 — Veterans Remembrance Service. This event sponsored by the Tucumcari chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will take place at t...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Pancake sausage on a stick, assorted cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, fruit cocktail, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Macaroni and cheese, turkey and cheese hoagie, steamed seasoned corn, fresh broccoli, buttermilk ranch dressing, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: French toast sticks, assorted cereal, graham crackers, fruit cocktail, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Cheeseburger, ham and cheese san...
Ask any parent about the time their kids spend on mobile devices, and you’ll likely hear the same refrain: It’s too much. Excessive use of smartphones and social media is linked to rising rates of teenage depression and self-harm, while also damaging students’ academic performance and exacerbating achievement gaps. At this point, the question isn’t whether phones should be banned from classrooms, but why more schools haven’t done so already. Evidence about the negative effects of mobile devices on learning is overwhelming. Large-sca...
Well, well, well … look at what’s transpired in Trump World over the past few days. Two of Donald Trump’s most ardent defenders have decided to switch teams and testify against the former president. Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro have agreed to take last-minute plea deals, turn state’s evidence, and testify against their former boss. Chesebro has agreed to testify in future cases if called to do so. What a difference a few days before an upcoming trial can seem to make. After an unsuccessful attempt to keep Trump in the White House in an a...
“The more we learn about the 2020 election the more ILLEGITIMATE it becomes. America deserves to know whether we have a FAKE president in the oval office.” How could Republicans in the House struggle for three weeks and then unanimously elect a man who said this kind of irresponsible stuff to be their new speaker? How could the hapless House Republicans – Oh, wait a minute. My mistake. There’s a typo in that first sentence. It should be “the 2016 election,” not the 2020 election. Oh, and another thing. It wasn’t the new Republican Ho...
Tucumcari's volleyball team took sole possession of first place in the district standings with a 25-22, 26-24, 25-17 victory Thursday over New Mexico Military Institute during the Lady Rattlers' annual Think Pink event for breast-cancer awareness. The Lady Rattlers, ranked fourth in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com, won their 10th straight. They improved to 16-4 overall and 3-0 in District 4. Cambree Benavidez led Tucumcari with 12 kills, and Haisley Huffman added nine kills. Tucumcari held a 30-20...
Hampered by injuries to its quarterback and nearly all of its offensive line, Tucumcari struggled against district champ New Mexico Military Institute during a 60-6 loss in the regular-season finale Friday night at Roswell. Tucumcari first-year coach Tarik Embrack said starting quarterback Nick Romero was out with a concussion suffered during the previous game against Dexter. Four of the Rattlers’ five linemen were out with injuries, as well. “That old saying, ‘You don’t know what you got until it’s gone,’” Embrack said of the injuries. “It...
LOGAN - For the Foxes, what a difference three weeks - and two healthy starters - make. Fifth-seeded Fort Sumner-House scored early and often against fourth-seeded Logan during a 52-0 victory Friday in the eight-man football playoffs. The game ended midway through the third quarter due to the mercy rule. The Foxes avenged a 38-34 district loss to the Longhorns on Oct. 6 where Fort Sumner blew a three-touchdown lead in the third quarter. One of those Foxes players who didn't play during the earli...
A girl with Tucumcari ties will be part of Team USA in two events at the Parapan American Games later this month in Santiago, Chile. Chloe Chavez of Panhandle High School in Panhandle, Texas, an amputee below her left knee after a birth defect, will compete in the 200-meter dash and discus throw. Chavez, a junior, is the daughter of Tucumcari native Terry Chavez and granddaughter of Ted and Rose Chavez of Tucumcari. The girl was fitted with a prosthetic at 11 months old after the leg was...
Tucumcari’s cross-country runners competed in their final tuneup of the regular season at Santa Rosa before they run at the district meet this week at Socorro. Results of Saturday’s 18-team City of Natural Lakes Invitational at Santa Rosa weren’t available due to technical problems. Tucumcari coach Tim Clark said junior Alex Bueno De La O finished in the top 10 at the meet. A better measurement of how his runners might stack up in the postseason was at the recent Albuquerque Academy Extravaganza, which took place on a course identical to the s...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Oct. 23 to Oct. 29: Monday — 12:57 a.m.: Overdose in 700 block of West Sunset Avenue, Tucumcari. — 1:13 a.m.: Theft in 600 block of East Tucumcari Boulevard, Tucumcari. — 3:12 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 600 block of South Eighth Street, Tucumcari. — 8:03 a.m.: Vandalism in 500 block of U.S. 54, Logan. — 8:23 a.m.: Trespassing in 400 block of School Extension Street, Logan. — 11:20 a.m.: Domestic disturbance in 1800 block of South Monroe Street, Tuc...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Oct. 23 to Oct. 28: — Robert Isavel Gomez, 34, Tucumcari, criminal trespass (public) and assault against a household member. — Amber Rae Lucero, 22, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Donald Bruhn, 51, Tucumcari, contempt of court. — Michael David Moree, 41, Glenrio, contempt of court. — Daymyan Page, 19, Tucumcari, aggravated battery against a household member (deadly weapon), assault with intent to commit a violent felony against a household member, aggravated assault (...