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Relay for Life coming in April
February 24th, 2006
For Joseph Marroquin, it was just a matter of payback.
When Marroquin’s wife Marcella was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, he saw the American Cancer Society helped his family with the ordeal....
Fair barn renovations done
February 24th, 2006
To varying degrees, music fans missed the bluegrass band dance when it was canceled last month due to renovations at the Quay County Fair Barn.
One thing they won’t miss is the dance floor they use...
Streets, burn bans on city agenda
February 24th, 2006
Road repair and beautification took center stage at Thursday night’s Tucumcari City Council meeting.
Two of Thursday’s three resolutions dealt with using matching-fund programs for road repair;...
2-25-2006 Obituaries
February 24th, 2006
Jackie J. Cannon
Services: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at 1624 S. Fifth St. in Tucumcari.
Jack Cannon, 71, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006 in Tucumcari.
Mr. Cannon was born May 9, 1934, in Roswell to H...
Coffee goes great with memories
February 24th, 2006
By living in a rural area and knowing a little of the history, I am sometimes privileged to meet total strangers in search of information about their forebears. Just this week, for instance, two cousi...
2-25-2006 Library Books
February 24th, 2006
The following materials are newly available at the Tucumcari Public Library.
Fiction
Cell, by Stephen King. What remains of humanity fights to survive, after a mysterious force scrambles cell phon...
2-25-2006 Police Blotter
February 24th, 2006
The following is a sample of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the last few days. According to the reports:
Tuesday
• At 4:28 p.m., a female called in a battery on South Adams. The p...
2-25-2006 Menus
February 24th, 2006
House
Monday: Breakfast — Hot toast, cereal, juice and milk. Lunch — Hamburgers with cheese, grench fries, pork n beans, pear crisp, fruit, salad bar/soup, and a variety of milk.
Tuesday: Breakf...
2-25-2006 Notable Notes
February 24th, 2006
Little League meeting set for Sunday
Quay County Little League has scheduled a meeting for 4 p.m. Sunday at the
Tucumcari Recreation Center. All interested coaches, volunteers and individuals shoul...
It's hard to say goodbye to stuff
February 24th, 2006
Packing all your things for a massive move is about as much fun as getting a splinter. Actually, I did get a splinter while packing.
Actually, actually, it was prior to packing when I was showing of...
2-25-2006 Calendar
February 24th, 2006
Saturdays ongoing: Alcoholic Anonymous Unity Group meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1424 S. Sixth St.
Saturdays ongoing: Narcotics Anonymous Roadrunner Group meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Anne...
Rattlers survive in District 6-2A
February 23rd, 2006
The Tucumcari Rattlers led for only 3:05 of Thursday night’s District 6-2A playoff game against Texico. But it was the 2:35 stretch at the end that counted most for the Rattlers, and a basket that d...
Lawmakers expect OK from governor on capital outlay
February 21st, 2006
Usually, Brian Moore jokes, the only way a 30-day state legislative session is better than a 60-day session is that he’s home earlier.
“This was a crazy session,” the District 67 representative...
Young wrestlers come up big at state meet
February 21st, 2006
The future looks bright for the Tucumcari wrestling team, but the present’s not that bad either.
Tucumcari had two wrestlers earn runner-up finishes, and had seven medalists en route to a seventh-p...
Rattlers get set for Thursday showdown
February 21st, 2006
The free-throw line is 15 feet from the basket. That’s 5 yards without a defender in your face. It’s 180 inches separating the shooter from one point on the scoreboard.
The math was even simpler...
Students dressup to avoid being dressed down
February 21st, 2006
Tucumcari High School ninth-grader Will Bason said he was once reprimanded for showing up for class in a shirt with a picture of a horse above his left arm.
“They (school officials) said it was gan...
School passes information through Internet
February 21st, 2006
With nearly a century’s worth of experience in education sitting at one table, Tucumcari school officials held an informational meeting Feb. 2 to pass that information along to area parents.
School...
Lewis Martinez, Candidate Close-Up
February 21st, 2006
I was born and raised in Tucumcari. My parents are Jose F. Martinez ad Maria Marcella Martinez. I have three brothers and one sister. I married my high school sweetheart, Vivian Marquez, in 1978. We h...
Feb. 22, 2006 Obituaries
February 21st, 2006
Rex P. Kennedy
Services: 3 p.m. (CST) today, city of Lubbock Cemetery.
Rex P. Kennedy of Lubbock, 76, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006.
He was born Nov. 17, 1929, in Muleshoe, to William Gordon Kennedy a...
The medal doesn't make the champion
February 21st, 2006
“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark f...
Feb. 22, 2006 Notable Notes
February 21st, 2006
BPA chapter to work at gas station
The Tucumcari High School chapter of Business Professionals of America will participate in a car wash from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Conoco station,...
Feb. 22, 2006 Police Blotter
February 21st, 2006
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the last few days. According to the reports:
Friday
• At 5:24 p.m., a female called in an accident at a gas station....
Feb. 22, 2006 Calendar
February 21st, 2006
Wednesdays ongoing: Alcoholic Anonymous Unity Group meeting from noon to 1 p.m. at 1424 S. Sixth St.
Wednesdays ongoing: Story Time for children ages 2 1/2 to 5 at the Tucumcari Public Library, with...
Four Rattlers advance to state wrestling semis
February 17th, 2006
Bryan Lopez, a state runnerup last year, is one of four Tucumcari wrestlers who advanced to today’s state wrestling semifinals.
Lopez, who won his second-straight district championship last weekend...
Family of four gets loud addition
February 17th, 2006
My four goats were on fire. Or dying. Or on fire and dying.
There would be no other way to explain the mind-splitting bleats coming from the goat pen that sunny New Mexican afternoon.
Being the good...
Local fire crews fight grass fires
February 17th, 2006
Local fire departments spent most of Thursday afternoon fighting a pair of grass fires, with one burning approximately 1,800 acres but causing no injuries or major structural damage.
Units were dispa...
Feb. 18 Notable Notes
February 17th, 2006
Class of 1976 to meet
The Tucumcari High School class of 1976 is having a meeting Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. at the Elks Club.
Water meeting set for Feb. 27
A five-county citizen steering committee guding the...
2-18 Calendar
February 17th, 2006
Saturdays ongoing: Alcoholic Anonymous Unity Group meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1424 S. Sixth St.
Saturdays ongoing: Narcotics Anonymous Roadrunner Group meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Anne...
2-18 Police Blotter
February 17th, 2006
Here is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari police during the last few days. According to the reports:
Tuesday
• At 3:32 a.m., a female called in a suspicious vehicle at South Sixth. The vehi...
Feb. 18, 2006 Obituaries
February 17th, 2006
Viva H. Coffman
Services: 1 p.m. today at Grady United Methodist Church.
Viva H. Coffman, 88, of Clovis, died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
Mrs. Coffman was born Dec....
Remembering cooking with lard
February 17th, 2006
Not long ago, a group of us began talking about one of our favorite subjects, food, and began to comment about how much we missed both the taste and the foods from the earlier days. Even though we ca...
2-18 Around Town
February 17th, 2006
Juliaveve Arredondo will be 2 on Sunday. She will be celebrating with her great-grandmother Marie Sturdivant in Portales.
She is the daughter of Rick and Shannon Arredondo of Clovis and the niece of A...
2-18 Local menus
February 17th, 2006
Logan
Monday: Bagel, cream cheese, juice and milk. Lunch: Chicken nuggets/strips, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans or salad, hot rolls, cherry cobbler, milk.
Tuesday: Donuts, juice, milk. Lunch: Sir...
New businesses set to arrive in city
February 14th, 2006
Tucumcari will soon have two new places to eat and two new places to sleep along South First Street near McStop truck stop, officials said.
The quick-rising framework that will house a Long John Silv...
School officials aim to meet accreditation standards
February 14th, 2006
Tucumcari school officials profess high standards.
A group of educational gurus from from North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School improvement help them reach those goals.
Tu...
Senator Quay has interesting history
February 14th, 2006
Even those who live in Quay County may not be aware the term “Quayism” exists.
No, it does not mean full of motels, grassland and ranchers and snaked by Route 66.
Quayism is synonymous with “...
2/15/2006 Obituaries
February 14th, 2006
Chappy “Robert P.” Libby
Services: Have been held.
Chappy “Robert P.” Libby, 71, of Bueyeros, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, in Clayton.
Mr. Libby was born July 10, 1934, in Clayton to Norman Winf...
2/15 Police Blotter
February 14th, 2006
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Saturday
• At 8:16 p.m., a female reported a disturbance on South Jackson....
2/15 Calendar
February 14th, 2006
Today: Altrusa business meeting at noon at Caravan Xpress and Grill. To include report of nominating committee.
Wednesdays ongoing: Alcoholic Anonymous Unity Group meeting from noon to 1 p.m. at 1424...
2/15 Notable Notes
February 14th, 2006
Cooking classes offered
A series of four cooking classes will be held for people with diabetes, according to a release from the Quay County Cooperative Extension Service. The free classes are three ho...
Little dibblers clash
February 11th, 2006
On Thursday night the Tucumcari Youth Basketball League held games at the local Franciso M. Garica Youth Center.
The little dribblers play on Tuesday and Thursday nights in the recreation center.
S...
Logan in Grady for the win
February 11th, 2006
GRADY — Confidence boosters can come in varying ways. The Logan basketball teams may have gotten just such an injection from both winning and losing Thursday night in Grady.
The Longhorns boys bask...
Voting update
February 11th, 2006
Absentee voting by mail is now being accepted for Tucumcari’s March 7 municipal election, according to a release from the city clerk’s office.
The release said absentee ballot applications may b...
2/11 Notable notes
February 11th, 2006
Annual writer’s seminar
The Amarillo chapter of the Inspirational Writers Alive annual seminar will be held on April 22. Registration is at 8 a.m. at Kingwood United Methodist Church, 4801 S. Austin...
2/11 Police blotter
February 11th, 2006
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Tuesday
• At 7:49 a.m., a male reported harassment at a cafeteria. Pol...
2/11 Obituaries
February 11th, 2006
Patricia Wood
Services: Have been held
Patricia “Pat” Wood, 81, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, in Amarillo.
She was born April 13, 1924.
She is survived by one son, Patrick Wo...
2/11 Calendar
February 11th, 2006
Saturdays ongoing: Alcoholic Anonymous Unity Group meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 1424 S. Sixth St.
Saturdays ongoing: Narcotics Anonymous Roadrunner Group meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Anne...
A marriage made in Tucumcari
February 11th, 2006
When Tucumcari Middle School eighth-grader Cece Garcia went to the Odeon Theater she got more than a bag of buttered popcorn.
She found a husband.
She cannot recall what movie was playing that day s...
Treat someone special this Valentine's Day
February 11th, 2006
When you are trying to quit smoking, everyone lights a cigarette.
When you’re on a massive diet, the only trucks that ramble by are owned by Sara Lee.
And when, like I am, you are moving 1,942 mi...
For the love of alpacas
February 11th, 2006
She was an authentic animal lover.
Dee grew up on a western cattle ranch. After she moved away, her suburban neighborhood prevented her from raising cows. “They are so bulky,” she said.
But her...
2/11 Editorial
February 11th, 2006
An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended that an over-the-counter asthma inhaler sold as Primatene Mist be taken off the market. The stated reason is not that the pro...
2/11 Senior citizen menu
February 10th, 2006
Monday: Ranch chicken, vegetable pasta salad, beets, potluck roll and cherry cobbler.
Tuesday: Roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, whole wheat roll with margarine and white cake.
Wedn...
2/11 School menus
February 10th, 2006
Logan
Monday: Breakfast - Cinnamon biscuit, juice and milk; Lunch - Green chili slide, french fries, salad or carrots, apple crisp, milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast - Muffin, juice, milk; Lunch - Fried rice...
Rattler punts off to college
February 10th, 2006
Tucumcari senior Eric Holt will continue his notable football career at Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) in Goodwell, Okla.
Holt was a member of the 2002 state championship and 2005 state r...
Tucumcari players culled for All-State team
February 10th, 2006
The All-State football teams for 2005 will soon be in a huddle, with the Class 2A including several Tucumcari Rattlers on the squad.
Three Rattlers were selected for the first team on offense and two...
Rattler bite Demons
February 10th, 2006
On Tuesday the Rattlers made the long trek to Dexter to take on the Demons. Drew White led the Rattlers with 27 points in their 67-54 win over the Demons.
Despite the long bus ride, the Rattlers jump...
Aging not a popular thought
February 10th, 2006
Aging seems to have taken its place along side the seven deadly sins these days.
We are battered by all sorts of information about products that will prevent it and are learning that the young fear...
Candidate close-up: Mayfield
February 10th, 2006
Caring for Tucumcari, my friends and neighbors who live here is second nature to me. Tucumcari is my hometown. We live here because we want to live in a wonderful, warm community.
For 20 years prior...
2/8 Honor roll
February 7th, 2006
Disclosure Statement:The following student names are listed as their respective schools have submitted them. Names may have been withheld in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy A...
Candidate close-up: Lafferty
February 7th, 2006
In the next 30 days, five individuals will be working to earn your confidence.
The candidates will be communicating their desire to represent you on the city commission.
As a district five candida...
Candidate close-up: Crellin
February 7th, 2006
I came to Tucumcari in 1938 with my parents, Oscar and Nora Redhage, from Kansas City, Mo., entered third grade at Four Points, and graduated from Tucumcari High School in 1948.
After attending Kans...
Answer or appeal, pledge or plea, response or request
February 7th, 2006
Read 1 Peter 3:21, as well as all scriptures when cited.
Various Bible versions use different words -- pledge (NIV), answer (KJV, NKJV), response (NIV footnote) -- to indicate that baptism is someth...
Rattlers strike Red Devils
February 7th, 2006
Tucumcari’s junior Drew White’s 18 points and freshman Aric Trujillo’s 15 points led the Rattlers past the Springer Red Devils on Saturday with a final score of 62-58.
The Rattlers started slow...
Annual Quay County 4-H awards
February 7th, 2006
Honorary 4-H member awards: Danny Estrada, Danny Garcia, Diane Davidson
Meritorious service awards: Great Plains Electric, Steel Electric
Friend of 4-H awards: Nate Allen, Roy Davidson
“I dare y...
County elections on the way for Quay
February 7th, 2006
It’s time for Quay residents who want to run for county office to start stamping out some election promises and campaign buttons. The date to file for candidacy with the county clerk is March 21.
S...
2/8 Calendar
February 7th, 2006
Today: Altrusa board meeting at noon at Caravan Xpress and Grill.
Wednesdays ongoing: Alcoholic Anonymous Unity Group meeting from noon to 1 p.m. at 1424 S. Sixth St.
Wednesdays ongoing: Story Time fo...
2/8 Obituaries
February 7th, 2006
Frances Cordova
Services: 11 a.m. on Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mosquero
Frances Cordova, 65, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, in Arizona.
She was born Aug 7, 1940, in Sabinoso. She was a ho...
2/8 Police blotter
February 7th, 2006
Here is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Saturday
• At 7:59 a.m., an unknown female reported a theft at the bus stop. Police...
Rattlers rake homecoming win against Estancia
February 4th, 2006
The Tucumcari Rattlers culminated their week of basketball with a homecoming win against the Estancia Bears on Friday.
Contributing to the final score of 52-41, Nathan McDonald led the Rattlers with...
2/4 Junior varsity scoreboard
February 4th, 2006
Junior varsity scoreboard
Jan. 27: Tucumcari girls beat Floyd 49-46
Jan. 31: Tucumcari girls defeated by Santa Rosa 64-41
Feb. 2: Tucumcari girls defeated by Floyd 41-36
Feb. 3: Tucumcari boys defeat...
2/4 Police blotter
February 4th, 2006
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Thursday
• At 12:44 a.m., a female reported a noise disturbance on Whitmor...
2/4 Obituaries
February 4th, 2006
Gilbert Blea
Services: Have been held.
Gilbert “Gil” Richard Blea, 62, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006, in Louisville, Colo.
He was born May 6, 1943, in Dalhart, Texas, to Moises and Soledad Blea.
Th...
Lady Rattlers face trio of losses
February 4th, 2006
The Lady Rattlers varsity had a tough week with three losses.
They visited Floyd on Jan. 27 to battle in a non-district ball game where the Lady Broncos prevailed with a 51-46 win.
Starting out fast...
2/4 Calendar
February 4th, 2006
All month: The Bookmobile will not be making any stops in February, but will run again in March, according to a release from Rural Bookmobile East. The service automating its collection and will have...
Quay may expect $33 million, statesman said
February 4th, 2006
Quay County will be rolling in the money — nearly $33 million — if the request from State Rep. Brian Moore, R-Clayton, comes through as he said he expects.
This one-time capital investment fund f...
Livestock judging comes to college
February 4th, 2006
While many college students may trudge to class with visions of algebraic equations in their heads, those who attend Mesalands Community College have the opportunity to think of bull.
And cattle. And...
2/4 Notable notes
February 4th, 2006
Voters’ registration deadline Tuesday
Tucumcari residents need to be registered by Tuesday to be eligible to vote in the city’s municipal elections on March 7, according to a release from the cit...
Adversity peaks in the water trough
February 4th, 2006
My dog has a new chew toy.
Unfortunately it’s my goat.
Lulu, an approximately 500-pound puppy who likes to snore and jump on strangers, surely has the upper paw against her nemesis, an approximate...
2/4 Editorial
February 4th, 2006
President Bush played Jekyll and Hyde in his State of the Union speech Tuesday. For each small-government conservative idea — making tax cuts permanent, for example — he offered at least one awful...
Cowboy boots make the sale
February 4th, 2006
These are the boots of a salesman, specifically an ag sales rep. And they’ve taken me a million miles sellin’ to people who feed the world.
Which makes me part of somethin’ good, somethin’ bi...
2/4 School menus
February 4th, 2006
House
Monday: Breakfast — Biscuit, sausage and gravy, cereal, juice and milk; Lunch — Pizza, pepperoni or supreme, green beans, fruit, salad bar, soup and a variety of milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast ...
2/4 Senior citizen menus
February 4th, 2006
Tucumcari/Logan/House
Monday: Honey dijon chicken, salad with dressing, asparagus, whole wheat roll with margarine and apple cobbler.
Tuesday: Pork posole, salad with dressing, mustard greens, garlic...
Patience learned in the classroom
February 4th, 2006
While a good friend and I were discussing possible and printable topics for this column, she decided I should write about patience and then left the area because she could see I was about to lose what...
