Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
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1970: Vickie Helker, 16, of Forrest won the National All-Around High School Champion Cowgirl title at the National High School Rodeo in Fargo, North Dakota. She gave much credit to her registered quarter horse, Short Strike, for her winning at barrel racing, pole bending and other rodeo events. Helker was the first girl to win barrel racing and pole bending the same year at the Fargo rodeo.
• Dunn Funeral Home of Tucumcari was notified of its acceptance into the Order of the Golden Rule for the 11th straight year. The order is a worldwide association that screens directors or applicants on an impartial basis. Acceptance is contingent upon proof the application meets high ethical and professional standards.
• The Odeon Theatre in Tucumcari was screening a comedy and crime drama, “1932: The Moonshine War,” starring Richard Widmark, Alan Alda and Patrick McGoohan. The film’s screenplay was written by Elmore Leonard.