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12/31 School menus
December 30th, 2005
Logan
Monday: No school.
Tuesday: No school.
Wednesday: Breakfast — Pancake on a stick, juice, milk; Lunch — (Wednesday is salad bar day this week.)
Thursday: Breakfast — Biscuit, sausage, jui...
12/31 Calendar
December 30th, 2005
Today: Everyone’s Federal Credit Union will be closed today and Monday, Jan. 2, with regular hours resuming on Tuesday. Call 461-0433.
Saturdays ongoing: N.A. meetings from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Anne...
12/31 Game time
December 30th, 2005
Tucumcari
Tucumcari Rattlers and Lady Rattlers basketball
Jan. 5-7 TBD, Santa Rosa invitational tournament, VB, Santa Rosa
Jan. 5-7 TBD, Sandia Prep invitational tournament, VG, Albuquerque
Jan. 10,...
12/31 Obituaries
December 30th, 2005
Laheeta Harvey
Services: Have been held.
Laheeta L. Harvey, 87, died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at her ranch home at Encino.
She was born Nov. 12, 1918, north of Fort Sumner to John Richard Luna and the...
EPAC tourney comes to San Jon
December 30th, 2005
Perhaps highest on the New Year’s resolution list for San Jon is to be great hosts for the upcoming Eastern Plains Athletic Conference (EPAC) Basketball Tournament, where many teams from the eastern...
New year not new year without black-eyed peas
December 30th, 2005
As always, each holiday brings fond memories of the past and gives opportunities to recall history. Although our family didn’t get as carried away over New Year's celebrations as we did over Christm...
12/31 Police blotter
December 30th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Tuesday
At 2:14 a.m., a female reported suspicious noises on East Turne...
Keeping Quay cleaner
December 30th, 2005
The stocking’s unhung, the boxes unstuffed and the Christmas tree stands naked, dried up and shedding — waiting to be put to rest.
But there are better ways to dispose of trash and has-been Chris...
12/31 Senior citizens menu
December 30th, 2005
Tucumcari/Logan/House
Monday: Closed.
Tuesday: Chili relleno, tossed salad, dressing, pinto beans, Spanish rice, bananas, strawberries, milk.
Wednesday: Meat loaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, bisc...
12/28 Police blotter
December 27th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Saturday
At 12:37 a.m., a fight was reported on South Seventh which res...
Acknowledging the real gifts of the holidays
December 27th, 2005
So, what’d you get for Christmas? Was it what you wanted?
We often look forward to gift-giving (receiving) times with eager expectations. Many knew exactly what they wanted and were excited at the...
Dispelling common myths about the cold
December 27th, 2005
Making a funny face won’t freeze it that way, canker sores don’t mean one’s a liar and going outside without a jacket does not insure one will come home with a cold.
These are just some of the...
12/28 Obituaries
December 27th, 2005
Pauline Cooper
Services: 10 a.m. on Friday at the First Baptist Church of Logan.
Pauline H. Cooper, 85, died on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005, at Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari.
She was born May 24, 1...
12/28 Calendar
December 27th, 2005
Wednesdays upcoming: Story Time for children ages 2 1/2 to 5 will soon begin again at the Tucumcari Public Library, with registration ongoing. Three sessions will be held on Wednesdays beginning on Ja...
12/24 Letter to the editor
December 24th, 2005
Regarding Ryn Gargulinski’s column of Dec. 17 (“Christmas spirit deserves revival”):
This has to be the sickest, most demented thing I have ever read in the Quay County Sun. Yes, the Christmas...
Tis the season for childhood memories
December 23rd, 2005
Here we are on the brink of the big day — the day families and churches and people who sell honey-baked hams have all been waiting for.
No matter how the holidays go down this year, we will always...
Christmas time of faith for many
December 23rd, 2005
It’s Christmas time, when we celebrate the birth of Christ. In the U.S., surveys show that more than 80 percent of us believe in God. That’s more people than have lawyers, drive foreign cars, beli...
12/24 Editorial
December 23rd, 2005
The continuing debate over limited oil drilling in the enormous and remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge spotlights the degree to which the Democratic Party and environmental groups have become obst...
12/24 Senior citizens menu
December 23rd, 2005
Tucumcari/Logan/House
Monday: Closed.
Tuesday: Spiced beef over noodles, broccoli with cheese, peanut butter cookies, apricots, milk.
Wednesday: Hamburger, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, potato sa...
12/24 Game time
December 23rd, 2005
GAMETIME
Tucumcari
Tucumcari Rattlers and Lady Rattlers Basketball
No games until January.
Tucumcari Middle School Basketball
No games until January.
San Jon
San Jon Coyotes and Lady Coyotes Basket...
12/24 Scoreboard
December 23rd, 2005
Note: The Quay County Sun invites county coaches to call in scores to 461-1952 and/or to place them on nmact.org so they can be printed.
Tucumcari
Tucumcari Rattlers and Lady Rattlers basketball
Nov...
Holiday recollections in days of yore
December 23rd, 2005
At this time of year, those of us in the over-the-hill-gang tend to cause the climbers to roll their eyes as we recall our memories of Christmas during our childhood. We merely smile because we feel s...
12/24 Obituaries
December 23rd, 2005
Lady Dickinson
Services: 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28 in Dunn Memorial Chapel.
Lady Mary Dickinson, 95, died on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, in Clovis.
She was born Jan. 14, 1910, in Spur, Texas.
She...
12/24 Calendar
December 23rd, 2005
Sunday — The Ministerial Alliance will be having its annual end of year service on Christmas day at the Convention Center at 10:30 a.m. A special service covering the life of Christ in Scripture and...
Year in review: September 2005
December 23rd, 2005
In honor of another 12 months gone by, QCS is compiling a year in review to be published in installments.
The air show flew high in September, along with the following 2005 news.
Sept. 2: Thank God...
New Mexico to join the Rose Bowl parade
December 23rd, 2005
Tucumcari residents who spot a caravan of classic cars hauling down old Route 66 on Tuesday and Wednesday need not be alarmed.
Unless, of course, one is alarmed by the thought of New Mexico being a p...
12/24 Police blotter
December 23rd, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Friday
At 11:35 a.m., a female called to report criminal damage to pro...
12/21 Obituary
December 20th, 2005
Juan Maestas
Services: Have been held.
Juan L. Maestas, 76, died on Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, in Tucumcari.
He was born on Sept. 9, 1929, in Mills, N.M.
A member of St. Anne's Catholic Church, he was ret...
To recall the real meaning of Christmas
December 20th, 2005
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Princ...
12/21 Notable notes
December 20th, 2005
Tipsy tow at it again
During the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, AAA New Mexico’s Tipsy Tow program will again be available for a free tow and ride home for the intoxicated driver, according to...
Girls run out of steam on Route 66
December 20th, 2005
It was a long, long day for Tucumcari senior Brandi Arenas on Saturday. And, as it turned out, the night was a frustrating end to it all for Arenas and her Rattler teammates as Elida beat Tucumcari 41...
Boys top visitors in Tucumcari tournament
December 20th, 2005
The way Fort Sumner was drilling 3-pointers to start the game, some from 22 feet away, the Foxes seemed poised to bomb Tucumcari into submission in the finals of the Route 66 boys
basketball holiday...
Christmas spirit deserves revival
December 17th, 2005
A blood-splattered, life-size Santa stands in a front yard wielding a knife.
Wait, it gets better.
He’s next to a tree full of decapitated Barbie dolls.
Wait, it still gets better.
Beside the...
Pistol Pete should keep his arms
December 17th, 2005
New Mexico State, one of my alma maters, called the Aggies, uses the symbol of Pistol Pete as a mascot. He’s also the same character used by Oklahoma State and University of Wyoming.
As the mincing...
12/17 Editorial
December 17th, 2005
The witnesses to the execution of Stanley “Tookie” Williams were appropriately somber. Ending the life of a human being is not something to be undertaken lightly. The way the state handles such de...
12/17 Scoreboard
December 16th, 2005
Sports quote of the week:
"We’re not a me team, we’re a we team.”
-Logan Boys’ Coach Billy Burns when asked to name his top two scorers.
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Note: The Quay County Sun invites county coaches...
12/17 Game time
December 16th, 2005
Tucumcari
Tucumcari Rattlers and Lady Rattlers Basketball
Thurs. through today, TBA — Route 66 Tournament, VB & G, home
Tucumcari Middle School Basketball
No games until January.
San Jon
San J...
12/17 School menus
December 16th, 2005
House
Monday: Breakfast — Breakfast burrito, juice, milk; Lunch — Beef patties with cheese, French fries, corn, fruit, salad bar, soup, a variety of milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — Hot ham croissant,...
12/17 Senior citizens menu
December 16th, 2005
Tucumcari/Logan/House
Monday: Chicken fajita, tortilla, chili beans, spiced apples, milk.
Tuesday: Beef stew, corn bread, tossed salad, white cake, milk.
Wednesday: Beef brisket, potato salad, baked...
12/17 Obituaries
December 16th, 2005
Ralph Robinson
Services: Have been held.
Ralph Robinson died on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005, in Newark, Ohio.
He was born Sept. 24, 1942, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A former Tucumcari resident, he had been a...
12/17 Police blotter
December 16th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Tuesday
At 10:16 p.m., a female reported vandalism at College and Route...
Jurassic Park in the Biblical sense
December 13th, 2005
Often, after the day’s work is done, I do a mindless activity like watching movies. Recently, as I was re-watching Jurassic Park, the following thoughts came to me. (Yes, leisure time occasionally g...
San Jon hosts middle school tournament
December 13th, 2005
The San Jon Coyotes hosted their annual middle school basketball tournament Thursday through Saturday in the Coyote gymnasiums.
Participants of the boys and girls division were San Jon, Tucumcari sev...
12/14 Calendar
December 13th, 2005
Today — A special City Commission meeting is being held at City Hall at 11 a.m. for a ceremony during which Mayor Mary Mayfield and City Commissioners will be presented a $900,000 grant check by USD...
12/14 Obituaries
December 13th, 2005
Jennie Fields
Services: Have been held.
Jennie Lou Fields, 82, died on Friday, Dec. 9, 2005.
She was born Feb. 7, 1923, in Tucumcari. She had been a homemaker and was a member of the First Christian...
12/14 Police blotter
December 13th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Saturday
At 8:12 a.m., a male reported a burglary on South Third. Polic...
Phi Theta Kappa more than just a fancy name
December 10th, 2005
Mesalands Community College students who belong to the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society do more than just sit around with a fancy title, said new member Jinnah Bates. She said they go out and actively do...
Conchas club's holidays full of activity, excitement
December 10th, 2005
Local shoppers, businesses and residents aren’t the only ones feeling the frenzy of the holidays, said Conchas Extension Club’s Carol Berryhill. In fact, she said their club is busier than ever ...
12/10 Police blotter
December 10th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Wednesday
At 9:30 a.m., a female reported vandalism on South Second. Po...
School drug policy progressing
December 10th, 2005
Tucumcari High School will soon have a new drug testing policy for its students, one that randomly tests not only athletes but any student involved in any type of activity, not just those sanctioned b...
Don't get mad -- get constructive
December 9th, 2005
My water bottle froze on the nightstand. One of our goats was dancing on the trough that holds their water — iced water, that is. I etched “this stinks” into the frost patch that formed on the i...
It's best to leave sleeping cows lie
December 9th, 2005
If ya hang around a sale barn long enough you are bound to see some strange, some would say supernatural or even extraterrestrial happenings — like a cattle buyer actually bidding a penny over the m...
12/10 Editorial
December 9th, 2005
Phil Marquez is the grandson of Tucumcari residents Alfonso and Dorothy Marquez. His parents are Charles and Delia Marquez of Santa Fe.
Phil Marquez is a sergeant first class in the Arizona National...
12/10 Obituaries
December 9th, 2005
Jimmy Mirabel
Services: 10 a.m. today at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Amarillo.
Jimmy Joe Mirabal, 48, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, December 6, 2005, in Amarillo.
He was born April 29...
12/10 School menus
December 9th, 2005
House
Monday: Breakfast — Biscuits, jelly, cereal, juice, milk; Lunch — Pepperoni or supreme pizza, corn, fruit, salad bar, soup, a variety of milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — Waffle sticks, cereal, j...
12/10 Senior citizens menu
December 9th, 2005
Tucumcari/Logan/House
Monday: Baked chicken, scalloped potatoes, corn, potluck roll, margarine, pumpkin spice cookie, fruit cocktail, milk.
Tuesday: Green chile cheeseburger, lettuce, tomatoes, ranch...
Holidays as hard for dogs as for humans
December 9th, 2005
I, Aggie am writing this column because the slave claims to have frost bitten hands and says her cold fingers won’t work on this computer. Well, I think her mind is iced over also as she has been tr...
Notable notes /7
December 7th, 2005
Gift a tree for the holidays
The Los Angeles based TreePeople are once again offering their tree dedication program, according to a release from the group. Through their Gift of Life dedication, holid...
Holidays bring trials, blessings
December 7th, 2005
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a p...
12/7 Police blotter
December 7th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Friday
At 5:36 p.m., a problem with a juvenile was reported on East Cen...
Tucumcari wrestlers grapple with the best of them
December 7th, 2005
Tucumcari High School's wrestling team started their season last weekend with the hardest tournament of all — Randall High School's Greater Gold Invitational Tournament south of Amarillo — Coach E...
12/7 Calendar
December 7th, 2005
Today — Advent lunch is at Immanuel Baptist Church from l1:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. with donations going to Ministry of Hope.
Today — Altrusa will have its Christmas Party by the Courtesy Committee and a...
12/7 Obituaries
December 7th, 2005
James Lowery, Keith Lowery
Services: Have been held.
James A. Lowery and Keith B. Lowery, newborn infants, died on Dec. 1, 2005, at Northwest Texas Regional Hospital in Amarillo.
They were born Dec....
Post office faster, cheaper in days of yore
December 3rd, 2005
We are told that "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder," and by the same token we might say that progress is in the same place because it surely isn’t seen the same by many people.
Although I came...
Best television remains unplugged
December 2nd, 2005
What’s not to love about the morning sounds of a town like Tucumcari? The sweetly peeping birds. The rooster that crows at the tendrils of dawn. The donkeys braying boldly down the road.
Alas, a ne...
Act restriction better late than never
December 2nd, 2005
That huge gasp, clutching at the chest, and cracking of a big smile that was heard across the US of A this fall was farmers and ranchers reading the headline, “U.S. House of Representatives Pass Bil...
12/3 Editorial
December 2nd, 2005
The U.S. Supreme Court last week made it sound as if it were strictly a narrow legal matter. However, in Schaffer v. Weast it set policies for thousands of school districts around the country, determ...
Year in review: February 2005
December 2nd, 2005
In honor of another 12 months gone by, QCS is compiling a year in review to be published in installments.
February 2005 contained the following news.
Feb. 1: Election day for school board members. Sa...
12/3 Obituary
December 2nd, 2005
Emily Wicks
Services: 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church in Tucumcari.
Emily Wicks, 87, died on Sunday Nov. 27, 2005, in Marysville, Wash.
She was born October 7, 1918, in Pittsburgh,...
12/3 Calendar
December 2nd, 2005
Today — Tucumcari Public Library will host the final day of its Scholastic Book Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parents, children, teachers and community are invited to explore books and learning product...
12/3 Police blotter
December 2nd, 2005
Monday
At 10:09 a.m., vandalism was reported at a government building. Police arrived to find a window shot out with a BB gun.
At 11:16 a.m., an unknown male reported a dumpster fire on Third and Do...
12/3 Senior citizen menus
December 2nd, 2005
Senior Citizen Menu
Tucumcari/Logan/House
Monday: Beef fajita, pinto beans, tortilla, apple cobbler, milk.
Tuesday: Lasagna, California veggies, spinach, corn bread, pineapple, gelatin, milk.
Wednes...
12/3 School menus
December 2nd, 2005
school menus /3
House
Monday: Breakfast — Cinnamon toast, cereal, juice, milk; Lunch —Hot chicken sandwich, tater tots, hominy, cinnamon rolls, fruit, salad bar,soup, a variety of milk.
Tuesday:...
