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Tucumcari Senior Center Wednesday — Red chile beef enchilada, corn salsa, refried beans, cucumber and tomato salad, fruit cocktail. Thursday — Green chile cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato and onion, ranch beans, french fries, fresh apple slices. Friday — Turkey sandwich, pasta salad, celery sticks, pears (sack lunch; pick up between 10 and 11 a.m.) Monday — Closed for New Year’s Day. Tuesday — Chicken pot pie, tossed salad with dressing, biscuit, banana. Logan Senior Center Wednesday — Chicken strips, baked french fries, pasta salad with mi...
The Annie’s Project for women in agriculture will return to the region with a six-week course from Jan. 13 through Feb. 17 at the Tucumcari Convention Center. Agricultural women of all backgrounds and experience are encouraged to participate. Registration is $100 for all six classes, and seating is limited. The classes will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday. Scholarships are available upon request and proven need. All registration includes lunch for each session. Visit the NMSU Quay County Cooperative Extension Web site at q...
The top names given to babies born in New Mexico in 2023 were Olivia for girls and Liam for boys. Liam has been the top boys’ name for three of the last four years. The state’s Department of Health, which has reported on names given to newborns since 2014, on Wednesday released the list of the year’s most popular baby names through Dec. 18. For girls, the second-most popular name was Amelia, followed by Isabella. The rest of the girls’ names, listed by popularity, were Emma, Sofia, Mia, Sophia, Aria, Luna and Camila. For boys, the second-...
Mary B. Mayfield, who became Tucumcari's first female mayor nearly 20 years ago, died on Dec. 1 at her home in Tucumcari. She was 85. Mayfield, a District 4 commissioner, was elected mayor by her fellow commissioners in 2004, stating that the biggest challenge facing the city at that time was economic development. Mayfield succeeded Antonio Apodaca, who declined to run for mayor again after a new commission was seated. She resigned as mayor and city commissioner in 2007 after being advised by...
After struggling to find an alternate site to the doomed Mountain View School, an official with the Early Head Start program said she wants to use classrooms at Tucumcari Elementary School before a modular facility would be installed nearby. Pagie Evans, education specialist of the program, gave a presentation in front of the Tucumcari Public Schools board during its Dec. 18 meeting. She said the program serves 32 children. Evans said she’s been told that Early Head Start would have vacate Mountain View School by March. The program leases t...
A Tucumcari construction company has filed a money judgment complaint and foreclosure lien against the Glenrio Smoke Stop, accusing owners of the marijuana dispensary of not paying for more than $104,000 in construction work. Pacheco Construction & Trucking of Tucumcari filed the complaint on Dec. 18 in Tucumcari district court against Glenrio Properties LLC, dba Glenrio Smoke Stop. Pacheco stated in the three-page complaint it had performed construction at the Glenrio Properties site in February. The company stated Glenrio Properties owes...
A Tucumcari man remained in the county jail after being accused of shooting another local man at the Quay Apartments last week. George J. Olguin, 61, was booked into the Quay County Correctional Center on felony charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon (great bodily harm), tampering with evidence, trafficking controlled substances and receiving stolen property. Olguin also was listed as George Holguin in the criminal complaint. The drug trafficking count, the most serious, is a...
The Logan Municipal Schools board approved and sent a letter to the state’s Public Education Department that “strongly” opposes a plan that would largely increase instruction time from four to five days a week at many rural schools. The board approved the letter unanimously during its Dec. 11 meeting. The PED is proposing revisions to school calendar requirements that would require a minimum of 180 instructional days. That would require four-day schools to have 50% of their calendars align with five-day instruction weeks. According to PED,...
SAN JON — The San Jon Municipal Schools board approved a five-year facilities master plan — a key step for the district to obtain state funding for a new school that’s now estimated to cost nearly $40 million. Ian Harmon of Northstar NM, the district’s project manager, told the board during its meeting Wednesday he estimated an architect for the new school should be selected by May, with construction to begin in 2025 and the new building being finished by late 2026. Harmon, who gave a PowerPoint presentation about the school project so far, in...
On this date ... 1973: Southern Union Gas Co. reported critically low pressure of natural gas in the region due to an equipment malfunction from a supplier in El Paso, Texas. The utility said it expected the low gas pressure to persist for three to four days, exacerbated by windy and cold weather. The company asked all customers to lower their home thermostats to 64 degrees. In Tucumcari, the Diamond Shamrock gas station, broom factory, Worley Mills, 7-A Feed Company and Tucumcari Public Schools closed due to the lack of natural gas. The...
Tucumcari schools Wednesday — Lunch: Chicken patty sandwich, ham and egg chef salad, ranch potato wedges, seasoned peas, fresh broccoli, ranch dressing, fruit cocktail, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Thursday — Breakfast: Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, cinnamon graham cracker, mandarin orange, orange juice, 1%, skim or strawberry skim milk; Lunch: Pepperoni pizza, garden side salad, fresh baby carrots, fresh pear, 1%, skim, chocolate skim or strawberry skim milk. Monday — No school. Tuesday — No school. Tucumcari Senior Center...
Conchas Lake set a sort of dubious recent record for meager inflow of water. Franklin McCasland, manager of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District, reported to the board of directors during its Dec. 12 meeting that just 154 acre-feet of inflow into Conchas Lake was recorded in November. McCasland said that was the lowest monthly inflow he’d seen in his 15 years as as manager. Evaporation and other losses from the lake totaled 1,749 acre-feet during the month. The lake’s elevation fell 0.3 feet, to 4,172 feet, on Dec. 12 compared to the month befo...
Four healthcare providers that serve Quay County received grants from the state’s Rural Health Care Delivery Fund. The awardees that serve the region include: — Presbyterian Medical Services for community heath workers serving Quay, Torrance, Otero, Luna, Cibola and McKinley counties; — Mental Health Resource Inc. for behavioral health serving Quay, Harding, De Baca, Roosevelt and Curry counties; — Hospital Services Corp. and American Medical Response for emergency behavioral health transportation in 28 rural counties; — MECA, LLC for autis...
City commissioners voted to raise fees at Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course, but at least two questioned whether the increases were high enough. Commissioner ultimately approved the increases during their regular meeting Thursday, but with the stipulation the fees be reviewed within a year and be compared to other golf courses in the region. City manager Paula Chacon said fees at the golf course hadn’t been raised since 2011. Many of the increases listed in the resolution ranged from less than $10 to just over $50 per year. They will take e...
A Tucumcari man was charged with two counts of animal cruelty after being accused of hitting two dogs with a broomstick, including one more than a dozen times. Manuel Trujillo, 63, was charged on Dec. 11 with two counts of cruelty to animals, a petty misdemeanor. Such a charge could lead up to six months in jail or up to a $500 fine. Trujillo was detained that day on a warrant and booked into the Quay County Detention Center. According to an affidavit filed by Tucumcari Police Patrolman Elijah Huber, he was informed by animal control officer...
Removing asbestos from the long-closed Princess Theatre in Tucumcari won’t be expensive, as expected. Removing lead paint from the theater would be another matter. Members of the Princess Theatre committee learned Thursday from city manager Paula Chacon that removing asbestos from the venue would cost an estimated $37,985.02. Removing the lead paint would cost another $230,896, according to estimates from Asbestos Experts of Rio Rancho. The total of nearly $270,000 — not including gross receipts taxes — would exceed the $250,000 in capit...
The Mesalands Community College board of trustees approved property and equipment leases with the Mesalands Community College Foundation that reduced or eliminated fees for one year, saving the college nearly $50,000. The foundation’s leases approved by the board during its Dec. 12 meeting totaled $5,000 — a massive cut in such expenses for the financially struggling college. Earlier in the fall, the total due on the leases was $54,800, but the leases were not included in the college’s budget after it had cut costs earlier in the year. Mesaland...
These calls were made to the Tucumcari-Quay Regional Emergency Communications Center from Dec. 11 to Dec. 17: Monday — 6:49 a.m.: Accident in 34900 block of Interstate 40 east, San Jon. — 8:06 a.m.: Accident in 1900 block of South Mountain Road, Tucumcari. — 12:21 p.m.: Accident in 1100 block of South Seventh Street, Tucumcari. — 12:57 p.m.: Arrest warrant in 500 block of South Adams Street, Tucumcari. — 1:10 p.m.: Animal bite in 300 block of East Miel de Luna Avenue, Tucumcari. — 2:58 p.m.: Fight in 1100 block of South Seventh Street, Tuc...
These individuals were booked into the Quay County Detention Center from Dec. 11 to Dec. 17: — Jason Ruben Rojo, 40, Tucumcari, charge not listed. — Manuel Trujillo, 63, Tucumcari, two counts of cruelty to animals. — George Jeronimo Olguin, 61, Tucumcari, aggravated battery (deadly weapon), trafficking controlled substances (narcotic or meth; first offense), felony tampering with evidence and receiving stolen property (retain; over $500). — Cordell Keith Liner, 32, Detroit, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor...
An official recount last week affirmed Deanna Osborn's one-vote election victory over Wesley Brian Cox for the second and final seat on Logan Village Board. A recount also confirmed Dale Bone's five-vote victory in the Nov. 7 election over Brian Watson for the second and final seat on the San Jon school board. In the end, Osborn's 122 votes prevailed over Cox's 121 votes for the Logan village seat - the same total recorded on Election Day. Cox had been appointed to the board in the late spring a...
An overview of more than 80 properties owned by the City of Tucumcari revealed several with expired leases or a lack of documentation, including the New Mexico Route 66 Museum. Commissioners and city manager Paula Chacon discussed the tracts during a work session before their regular Dec. 4 meeting. (The meeting was rescheduled from Nov. 30 because Chacon was out of town at a conference.) Commissioners months ago had requested an inventory of such properties and had discussed putting a few up...
With the retirement of longtime Quay Community Choir director Harold Sloan, many people thought last year's Christmas cantata would be the last. But the choir members themselves wouldn't let the tradition die. About 10 choir members formed a committee to take on varying tasks of organizing the performance. As a result, "The First Noel: Celebrating the Birthday of the King" will commence at 7 p.m. Friday at the Center Street Methodist Church at 406 E. Center St., Tucumcari. The event is free,...
The Quay County Commission on Monday approved a $190,000 purchase contract for the former Bob’s Budget Pharmacy building to be used as a new site for the county’s 911 dispatch center. The commissioners’ unanimous vote came after a one-hour closed executive session attended by county fire marshal Lucas Bugg, Tucumcari/Quay Regional Emergency Communications Board Chairman Rodney Paris and 911 dispatch director Jamie Luaders. The 911 board recommended the purchase last month. Local appraiser Justin Knight had estimated the value of the forme...
The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union and much of his family surprised rural Tucumcari resident Philip Box when he and his wife Kathleen won the Family Farm of the Year honor during the union's convention in Greeley, Colorado, last month. "I was sitting there, getting a piece of cheesecake" when he and his wife's name were announced for the award, Box said in a phone interview last week. "I was totally in shock," he said. Box's four children and three grandchildren knew about the honor beforehand...
On this date ... 1973: Expressing “total embarrassment” over a “typographical error,” the federal government revised its announced 25% cut in gasoline supplies to 5% from last year’s level. The Federal Energy Office had announced the previous day that refiners were being ordered to cut gasoline production 25% from 1972 levels. The announcement was carried by all news media. Later that evening, the FEO said it meant to announce a 5% cut from 1972 levels and blamed the error on a typo. FEO information officer Jonathan Brown expressed “total em...