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The Mescalero Apache tribe told the New Mexico Racing Commission a horse-racing track and casino in Clovis would create a multimillion-dollar effect on its casino near Ruidoso and asked the commission to award a racing license to Tucumcari instead. The commission’s special meeting Nov. 28 in the Albuquerque Convention Center allowed horse-racing license applicants from Tucumcari, Clovis and Lordsburg to give their final arguments and answer questions from commissioners. The commission also asked Native American tribes in New Mexico with gaming...
Though sailor Edward Yost and his ship, the USS Kaskaskia, technically were stationed in Pearl Harbor, he and the vessel weren't there when Japanese planes attacked the port Dec. 7, 1941, throwing the United States into World War II. Not being there was by design. The USS Kaskaskia served as a refueling ship, making it especially vulnerable to any sort of attack. As a result, Yost said he and the rest of his U.S. Navy mates always were on the move and never stayed overnight ashore in one place....
Policies related to shrines at the Tucumcari Memorial Cemetery remained unresolved Thursday as the city commission gave final approval to other changes in the ordinance that governs administration of the cemetery. The commission delayed action on whether to allow shrines in the cemetery after hearing differing views from cemetery board members, though the board had voted to recommend against allowing shrines, and language forbidding shrines was included in the revised ordinance. Vicki Maestes, a member of the cemetery board, asked the...
Six Tucumcari residents landed in the county jail on felony complaints after their alleged roles in a fight that included assaults with a baseball bat that hospitalized one person. Tucumcari Police Cpl. Shaun Slate filed five of the complaints Nov. 26, and all five suspects were booked Nov. 28 into the Quay County Detention Center in Tucumcari. A sixth suspect was booked into the county jail Friday. They still were in custody at the jail before press start. The suspects are: • Christopher Bryan Gonzales, 26, of Tucumcari, on complaints of f...
A water leak in a ceiling forced the temporary closing of Daniel Trigg Memorial Hospital's emergency-room entrance for at least two days. The leak developed in the ceiling above the emergency room about 8 a.m. Monday, causing one or two ceiling tiles to fall, said Joy Goode, a nursing/ED tech stationed at the Tucumcari hospital's main entrance. Emergency-care patients are being asked to use the main entrance on the hospital's south side while the leak is being repaired, she said. She said hospital officials expect repairs to be finished by...
A U.S. senator from New Mexico introduced legislation that would designate Route 66 as a National Historic Trail under the guidance of the National Park Service. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) last week introduced Senate bill S.3609, known as the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act. The bill is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday by a subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Route 66 stretches through eight states, including New Mexico, and more than 2,400 miles from Chicago to Santa...
On this date ... 1968: The state tax commission approved a 10 percent decrease in the appraised market values of county land and improvements, saving county property owners about $2 million under the new statewide uniform assessment rate of 33 1/3 percent. The decision goes into effect for 1969 taxes and will not come off this year’s taxes that still are being figured at the 25 percent rate. The 25 percent rate went into effect after a recent reappraisal, but the tax commission, under order from the New Mexico Supreme Court, to establish a u...
• Saturday — Welcome Home Veterans / Pearl Harbor Day. The event will honor all veterans from World War II to the global war on terrorism and their families with a meal at noon. The guest speaker will be guest Brig. Gen. Miguel Aguilar. VFW Post 2528 and Auxiliary, 105 E. Main St., Tucumcari. • Saturday — 2018 Quay County Legislative Forum. Join state Sen. Pat Woods, state Rep. Jack Chatfield and PRC Commissioner Jeff Byrd at 3 p.m. as they discuss the upcoming legislative session. Tucumcari Convention Center. • Dec. 14 — Christmas Cantata. Th...
Tucumcari Mayor Ruth Ann Litchfield on Friday was named to the governor-elect’s transition team on public education issues. Litchfield, a schoolteacher in Tucumcari for 31 years before retiring and entering city politics, was named to the public education department transition team for governor-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham along with nearly 30 other people. “The Transition team will engage with key stakeholders and current government agency personnel and provide detailed strategic recommendations on improvement state government operations to...
Fox News pundits use “political correctness” as a blanket to cover any opinion they dislike. Progressives are enamored with political correctness, however, and despite my distaste for Fox News pundits in general, I think that even properly defined, political correctness may do as much harm as good. Merriam Webster defines “politically correct” as “conforming to a belief that language and practices which could offend political sensibilities (as in matters of sex or race) should be eliminated.” That definition works for me. Political correctness...
SANTA ROSA — I’m an optimist by nature, but lately I’ve been having a hard time. Like most Americans, I’m none too pleased with our political leadership. We have an amoral and narcissistic president who says he doesn’t even believe in one of the most important issues of our time, climate change. For someone like me, a believer in real news and real science, these aren’t exactly uplifting times. I can’t even get excited about our growing economy, because I figure it’s all a house of cards. Short-term gains, I suspect, that’ll backfire on us so...
It’s fitting that former President George H.W. Bush, whose diplomacy helped end the short Gulf War and the long Cold War, is being remembered in death for words he uttered in his 1988 nomination speech: “Kinder,” “gentler,” and “1,000 points of light.” Bush’s graciousness and kindness were on display his entire 94-year life. He himself was a point of light. He was a former World War II hero, a Texas oil entrepreneur, a congressman, a U.N. ambassador, a CIA director, a two-term vice president, a one-term president and an aging, elder statesman...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team eased away from Laguna Acoma for a 50-29 victory during both teams' season-opener Friday at the Snake Pit, but it could have been even more lopsided for the Lady Rattlers. Tucumcari missed a number of easy layups and often found itself out of position for rebounds. Coach Gary Hittson attributed those shortcomings to one thing. "We were tired." Less than two weeks had passed since the first day of official practice and the first game, and Hittson said it...
Tucumcari could point the blame to several things that led to a 69-63 season-opening loss Friday to Laguna Acoma at the Snake Pit - turnovers, foul trouble, shooting dry spells and a key ball handler who suffered an apparent concussion. But the big one turned out to be free throws - namely, not making them. The visiting Hawks converted 25 of 33 foul shots, or 76 percent. The Rattlers made 20 of 40 foul shots, or just 50 percent. "That's the game right there," Tucumcari coach John Span said. "We...
The Tucumcari wrestling team went 3-2 against much-larger schools Saturday during the season-opening Las Lunas Duals. In the victory ledger, Tucumcari defeated Bernalillo 60-17, topped West Mesa 48-30 and squeaked by Valencia 40-39. The Rattlers fell to La Cueva 52-22 and Kirtland 46-30. The event featured mostly Class 4A and 5A schools; Tucumcari competes at 3A. Rod Dunlap, wrestling at 145 pounds, had the best weekend for the Rattlers, going 5-0. Joe Martinez, at 160 pounds, went 4-1 for Tucumcari, and Colt Garcia (182 pounds) and Caleb...
The Logan boys basketball team fended off a furious Clayton comeback bid to win its season opener Friday on the road, 67-63. Chase Earle scored 19 points for the Longhorns, including a bucket with four seconds left to seal the game after an offensive rebound and subsequent assist from Kyle Knight, who had 15 points along with Dyson Day. “It was a lot closer than it needed to be,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “We were up by 16, 17 points with four minutes left, and Clayton started making 3-pointers.” Knight also made a key basket late in...
The Logan girls basketball team had little trouble during its season-opening game with a 55-36 win Friday at Clayton. Karli Webb led the Lady Longhorns with 18 points, Makenna Brewer added 13, and Karlee Cnatrell scored 10. Logan seized a 19-6 lead over the Yellowjackets in the first quarter and never trailed after that. Logan coach Glynna Strand said her team "had some starters out with injuries and had some younger players that stepped up and filled those roles really well." Strand also praised Webb and Harlie Roach for their rebounding,...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Breakfast: Sausage and cheese breakfast bagel sandwich, cereal choice with cinnamon goldfish graham cracker, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Roast turkey with turkey gravy and honey wheat roll, peanut butter and jelly sandwich, mashed potatoes, baby carrots, fruit, milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Trix cereal bar, cereal choice with cinnamon goldfish graham cracker, fruit, juice, milk; Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, garden salad, cauliflower, fruit, milk. Monday — Breakfast: Blueberry muffin and string cheese, cereal choice with...
It has been said, sarcastically, the first words of Matthew 7 form the only text of Scripture that every unbeliever has memorized. “Judge not, lest you be judged.” (Fun fact: there is no English translation of the Bible that actually uses those words. So when you hear this, it’s a misquotation.) This topic demands some study, but the problem boils down to this: Our culture does not use the term “judge” the way the Bible does. The culture now calls every form of criticism “judging....
These calls were made to the Tucumcari Quay County Regional Emergency Center from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2: Monday • 8:43 a.m.: Damage to property in 600 block of West High Street, Tucumcari. • 9:43 a.m.: Domestic violence with no weapon in 1800 block of South Second Street, Tucumcari. • 9:59 a.m.: Theft in 400 block of South Second Street, Tucumcari. • 10:10 a.m.: Theft in 500 block of South College Street, Tucumcari. • 4:07 p.m.: Traffic accident with damage at Rock Island and High streets, Tucumcari. • 4:28 p.m.: Arrest at Robinson and First stree...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center Nov. 26-Dec. 3: • Joseph Daniel Cortez, 37, Tucumcari, felony possession of a controlled substance (narcotic drug) and possession of drug paraphernalia. • Crystal Marie Jones, 34, Tucumcari, contempt of court. • Robert A. Lamm, 54, Tucumcari, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (blood-alcohol level of 0.16 or above) and speeding. • Karmjeet Singh, 28, Manteca, California, contempt of court. • Louis Engel, 35, Tucumcari, aggravated battery (...