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3/30 police blotter
March 29th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari Police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
March 28
• About 9 p.m. an employee of a local motel requested an of...
Bert Stull
March 29th, 2005
Bert Stull long time Nara Visa resident died in Clovis on March 25 following an extended illness.
Stull was born June 1, 1917 in Cave City, Ark. He was owner and operator of Bert Stull Trucking of N...
Milton Hall
March 29th, 2005
Milton Hall, 90, died March 21, 2005 at Laurel Hills Health Care following an extended illness.
Hall was born August 17, 1914 in Quay County. He was a lifetime resident of Tucumcari and Quay County....
Ruben B. Dominguez
March 29th, 2005
Ruben B. Dominguez, 71, died at his residence in Tucumcari on March 25, 2005 following an extended illness.
Dominguez was born on April 16, 1933 in Montoya. He was employed as a Tucumcari police off...
Laura Beatrice “Bea” Houston
March 29th, 2005
Laura Beatrice “Bea” Houston, 81, died at the Trigg Memorial Hospital on March 25, 2005 following extended illness.
Houston was born August 18, 1923 in Texas. She was a long time resident of th...
Lalinda Ochoa
March 29th, 2005
Lalinda Ochoa, 50, died in Albuquerque on March 26, 2005 after an extended illness.
Ochoa was born Dec. 7, 1954 in Tucumcari. At the time of her death she was a home maker.
She was preceded in deat...
Lillian Louise Funk
March 29th, 2005
Lillian Louise Funk (also known as Lillian P. Funk) of Hobbs died on March 28, 2005 at her home in Hobbs.
Funk was born on Sept. 24, 1914 in Taylor, Texas to W.T. and Emma Louise Phears. She was a...
Clifford Quincy Flint
March 29th, 2005
Clifford Quincy Flint, 44, died on March 27, 2005 following an extended illness.
Flint was born March 30, 1960 in Groton, Mass. to Shirley and Lt. Quinnie Flint. Three months later his dad's tour of...
3/30 Community Notes
March 29th, 2005
• Officers of the New Mexico State Police will be conducting checkpoints and saturation patrols in Quay County during April, according to a press release from the department.
Emphasis will be on Dri...
Notes from the county commission meeting
March 29th, 2005
The Quay County Commission held a regular meeting on Monday. The following items were discussed:
• Franklin McCasland was elected interim chair of the commission because Chair Grace Madrid is in t...
Notes from the city commission meeting
March 29th, 2005
The Tucumcari City Commission held a regular meeting on Thursday. The following items were discussed:
• Mayor Mary Mayfield could not attend the meeting because of a death in her family. Co...
Special events for Easter
March 25th, 2005
The following area churches will be offering special events to celebrate Easter:
• Caprock Creek in San Jon will be showing a play telling the story of Jesus’s life on today and Sunday. T...
Free legal services available in area
March 25th, 2005
The director of a state agency that gives free legal aid to low-income New Mexico residents came to Tucumcari Wednesday as part of an outreach 16 counties in the state.
Kathleen Brockel said last...
Tucumcari residents hope to clean up city
March 25th, 2005
Tucumcari citizens met Wednesday night to begin working on a plan to help clean up Tucumcari.
About eight people showed up for a Keep Tucumcari Beautiful meeting.
Through their programs they hope...
TV news should broaden its horizons
March 25th, 2005
What is news worthy?
It’s a question we discussed often in my journalism classes at the University of Georgia.
There is not a clear answer, but a spectrum influenced by public opinion and editori...
Rattler track teams place well at Estancia
March 25th, 2005
Boys
The Rattler boys are becoming the first-class team of Class AA track and field with another first-place finish Thursday at Estancia. Tucumcari scored 155 points, defeating teams from Santa...
Smiles battle prominence of bad news
March 25th, 2005
No doubt, many of you remember the commentator who used to begin his radio broadcast with "There’s good news tonight." He would probably be fired today because good news is rarely reported as most...
Killing horses debate has middle ground
March 25th, 2005
There is nothing pretty about killing a horse. Nobody knows that more than those of us who have done it.
There are people actively attempting to get a federal bill passed that will “prevent the sla...
Easter a day to reflect on story of resurection's effect on our daily...
March 25th, 2005
Sunday is Easter, the day Christians celebrate the apex of their faith, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Apostle Paul concisely summarized Easter’s message when he said in I Corinthians 15:3-5:...
State council distributes grant funds in Tucumcari
March 25th, 2005
Representatives of small communities around New Mexico came to Tucumcari on Thursday with hopes of receiving federal money in the form of Community Development Block Grants.
With about $15 millio...
Tucumcari school board pushes to keep four-day week on table
March 23rd, 2005
At a meeting Monday, Tucumcari school board members unanimously urged Superintendent William Reents to continue looking into the possibility of instituting a four-day school week. Reents told board m...
Campers come to Ute Lake
March 22nd, 2005
As spring begins and the weather warms up, people from neighboring states and cities are traveling to Logan to visit Ute Lake state park.
On March 12 Angelica Velasco and her family came from Herefo...
Rattler track teams win prestige at Dexter
March 22nd, 2005
Boys
The Tucumcari High School boys track team won a 17-team track meet Friday at Dexter. They finished with a score of 89.5, 23 points ahead of the next closest team, Capitan.
Rattler Nemi Sa...
House sisters place well at Dexter
March 22nd, 2005
Lyndsy Lee and Sara Lee, House High School’s athletic sister duo, did well at the Demon relays at Dexter Friday.
Sara was the high-point individual with 24 points. She took first and qualified for s...
Rattler hoopsters named all-district
March 22nd, 2005
Four Rattler players were chosen by coaches from other district teams for honors related to the Class AA District 6 All-District Team.
Tucumcari High School basketball players Matt Braziel and Nemi S...
Easter reminds of God's gift
March 22nd, 2005
“The Lord is risen indeed...” Luke 24:34
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord i...
Man arrested after standoff
March 22nd, 2005
A man engaged state police in a three-hour standoff Friday afternoon at a residence on Route 66, 14 miles east of Tucumcari.
After the standoff, Edgar H. Shipley, 29, was arrested and charged with...
Tucumcari Middle School students face penalties for weapons violations
March 22nd, 2005
Three Tucumcari Middle School students this week were expelled or suspended for bringing weapons to school in separate incidents.
Lt. Chuck Newman of the Tucumcari Police Department said all incident...
Governor declares county in state of emergency
March 19th, 2005
Governor Bill Richardson signed an executive order after the snowstorm Tuesday declaring a state of emergency in seven New Mexico counties, including Quay.
The county will be eligible for a 75 perce...
Sunshine Week time to trumpet open government
March 18th, 2005
In small ways and more sweeping assaults, government officials have been closing their windows to public scrutiny. It is a troubling and ironic trend. Coming as the president speaks eloquently of deve...
We need your help to improve the paper
March 18th, 2005
When I was first learning how to drive, I wasn’t very good.
My parents helped me.
My dad taught me to relax. He said that when other drivers or I make mistakes on the road, remaining calm is the...
Man becomes familiar with emergency room
March 18th, 2005
It has not been a good year when the nurses in the emergency room call you by your first name. As in, “Roll on in here, Lee, what did ya do this time?”
Judy was talking to her grown daughter on t...
Ides of March snow gives locals chance to watch travelers
March 18th, 2005
“Beware the ides of March” caused some of us to pause when our major snow storm hit on that day this week. Although the soothsayer was warning Julius Caesar, that same warning could have been giv...
Couple face crystal meth charges
March 18th, 2005
Tucumcari police searched a residence at 524 E. Heman Ave. on Monday morning and arrested a couple for distribution of crystal methamphetamine, a controlled substance.
Robert Powell, 24, and Mary Slyt...
All district team
March 18th, 2005
The 2004-2005 Class A District Four All-District basketball team has been announced.
The Logan Longhorns, who made it to the state tournament, had five members of its boys’ team selected: Jake Aberc...
School superintendent one of five finalists for Clovis job
March 15th, 2005
Tucumcari schools Superintendent William Reents learned Tuesday morning he is one of five finalists for the superintendent position at Clovis Municipal Schools.
Reents said he feels honored that he...
3-16 calendar
March 15th, 2005
Today
CANCELED: The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority meeting Ð10 a.m. at the Logan Civic Center.
Scholastic Book Fair Ð 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the San Jon School Library.
Potluck with Iron P...
City woman accused in multiple forgeries
March 15th, 2005
A Tucumcari woman has been charged in 10th Judicial District Court with 46 counts of forgery totaling about $15,000, according to court records.
Tyra Gresham made her initial appearance before the co...
High school principal resigns
March 15th, 2005
Tucumcari High School Principal Gary Salazar submitted a letter of resignation March 1 to Tucumcari Schools.
An employee of the school district for 13 years, Salazar said his duties as principal wil...
3-16 religion briefs
March 15th, 2005
€ The End Time Ministries, 424 S. Monroe St., will celebrate its third anniversary at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Pastor Eliseo Padilla from Denver, Colo. will preach.
The services will be in Spanish and En...
3-16 obits
March 15th, 2005
Pauline Paschal, 89, died March 13, 2005 at Meeker Nursing Home in Meeker, Okla.
Paschal was born Oct. 26, 1916 in Purcell, Okla. to Otis and Dovie Mae ³Carty² Harridge. She was a home maker. She...
Holy Spirit helps people have faith to confront, forgive evil doers
March 15th, 2005
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this w...
Tucumcari baseball tournament begins Friday
March 15th, 2005
The Tucumcari Invite baseball tournament begins at 9 a.m. Friday at Rattler Field near the Tucumcari Convention Center. Eight high school teams will compete including Tucumcari¹s varsity and junior v...
Police chief gives presentation to city commissioners
March 12th, 2005
Interim Police Chief Mark Radosevich gave a presentation at the City Commission meeting Thursday night on the roles the police department plays in the city of Tucumcari.
Radosevich said Friday that...
Tucumcari's golf course gets new pro
March 12th, 2005
As a member of the Pro Golf Association since 1974, Howie Tucker is an experienced golf professional.
He has worked at courses in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. He worked at the Ryder Cup — an A...
Canine takes over her 'slave's' column
March 12th, 2005
At long last, the slave is out of sight so I, Aggie, can do some visiting with my fans. As you have discovered, I haven’t been permitted to write for several months, and I surely have appreciated...
Hybrid cars save gas, pollution, rights
March 12th, 2005
As gas prices take an upward swing once again and foreign policy remains dependent on non-friendly oil sources, I stare at my fuel gage happily.
I am happy that instead of purchasing the Toyota 4-Ru...
Phrases don't have to change with time
March 12th, 2005
“These are javalina,” pointed out the zoo tour guide. “Tayassu tajacu, the collared peccary.”
“Pig family,” I commented, in an effort to dazzle the sixth-graders on the tour.
“No,” sta...
Newspapers offer young people place to gain insight into their communi...
March 12th, 2005
It’s hard to think of any ingredient to success as important as a good education. Unique talents, be they athletic, artistic or scholastic, certainly play their roles. Hard work always has its place...
Elks help Tucumcari Rattlers
March 12th, 2005
The Tucumcari Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 1172 has donated more than $20,000 in 2004-2005 to various Tucumcari Middle School and Tucumcari High School youth activities.
The lodge’s...
Drivers wanted
March 12th, 2005
Interstate Distributor Company has built a large truck terminal off Camino Del Coronado and now company officials need truck drivers.
Paul Smith, maintenance supervisor at the facility, said Intersta...
Former jailer's trial ends in hung jury
March 12th, 2005
Jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict after almost five hours of deliberations following former-jailer Robert Gonzales’ trial on Wednesday. Judge Ricky D. Purcell declared a mistrial.
Prosecut...
3-9 police blotter
March 8th, 2005
Police blotter
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari police during the past week.
According to the reports:
March 8
€ About 10 a.m. a woman in the 900 block of East Hancock Ave...
3-9 calendar
March 8th, 2005
Today
³On the Road to Living With Diabetes,² ‹ 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at the Quay County Extension Office. Information: 462-0562
Knights of Columbus Council #6937 Free throw district championship...
Film turned play comes to Tucumcari
March 8th, 2005
Alicia Albright remembers watching the movie "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" when she was a child.
Though she always dreamed of playing Millie, she never thought that she would get the chance.
...
Neighborhood watch sought for public housing
March 8th, 2005
Tucumcari's Housing Authority Director Robert Pacheco is soliciting resident and police help to try to keep public housing units safe.
He hopes to set up neighborhood watches in local units by May 1...
Children set example for adults
March 8th, 2005
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, and said, Verily I say...
Logan falls to Temple Baptist
March 8th, 2005
The Temple Baptist Roadrunners raced to a 73-55 victory Saturday over the Logan Longhorns in the Class A Region B finals.
Logan stays alive, however, to play Region C champion Animas at 8:15 p.m. to...
Three Lady Rattlers win all-district honors
March 8th, 2005
Tucumcari High School girls basketball coach Alicia Trujillo announced Thursday that Jamie Jones was named to the all-district first team. Coaches from Texico, Clayton and Santa Rosa selected Jones to...
Rattler golfers fall short in tournament
March 8th, 2005
Five members of the Tucumcari High School golf team played in a tournament Monday at New Mexico Military Institute. The Rattlers failed to hit the tournament¹s target of 322. They shot 338 for the...
Logan student takes second place in regional spelling bee
March 5th, 2005
CLOVIS —
Evangelina Castro of Logan Municipal Schools placed second at Saturday’s regional spelling be competition.
She estimated spending less than five hours in total preparing.
“I’m surpri...
3/5 Calendar
March 5th, 2005
Today
Quay County Little League Registration — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Rattler Gym, call 461-2874 for details.
Girl Scouts’ paper drive — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mesalands Community College on 11th Str...
Cattle damage car, raise insurance
March 5th, 2005
Some cows you can walk right up to. Others are like department-store employees: You see one at the end of the aisle and by the time you get there, they’re gone!
This particular cow was pretty skitt...
Being teary-eyed has become natural for me
March 5th, 2005
I found myself teary-eyed as Dan Roberts sang "Beaches of Cheyenne," on Thursday night at the Chamber banquet. So I figure it's time to come clean, and give readers perhaps the most true glimpse int...
Zero-tolerance policy is not common sense
March 5th, 2005
We understand the need for rules. We understand the need for discipline and consequences. Having established these things, however, there is a need for common sense to intervene when someone breaks a...
Visiting with good friends is great gift
March 5th, 2005
Recently Janice Howard a high school classmate, ambled in this direction from her home near Texico to spend the day just visiting and sharing ideas. She always surprises me by showing up at the tabl...
3/5 Obituaries
March 5th, 2005
Nola Schubert
Nola Schubert, 86, died in New Braunfels, Texas on Feb. 28, 2005 following an extended illness.
Schubert was born Feb. 4, 1919 in Sagerton, Texas. She was a retired registered n...
Logan secures spot in state tournement
March 5th, 2005
The Logan Longhorns assured themselves a spot in the state basketball tournament next week by defeating the Monte Del Sol Dragons 68-63 Friday at Albuquerque High School.
Logan will play either Temp...
Mesalands Dinosaur Museum makes important discovery
March 5th, 2005
When Kiera Mortensen was a child her pockets were often filled with rocks.
The Mesalands paleontology student from West Virginia picked up anything that she thought resembled a fossil. She said she a...
Regional spelling bee on Saturday
March 4th, 2005
Carol Nash has been participating in spelling bees for nearly 50 years.
She won the Quay County spelling bee as a San Jon student in 1957. Then when she became a first-grade teacher at now-defunct...
Experts say Quay County irrigation drought may end soon
March 2nd, 2005
It won’t take much more rain to end the irrigation water shortages for Quay County farmers, experts said.
Rain in the Roy, Springer or Wagon Mound areas could fill Conchas Lake, the irrigation so...
3/2 Court Case Notes
March 2nd, 2005
The following items occurred at district court according to officials:
• Aristo Perez plead guilty on Feb. 21 to breaking into a local law firm. The district attorney’s office had DNA evidence t...
3/2 Calendar
March 2nd, 2005
Today
Rodeo donation meeting — 6 p.m. at the extension office. Information: 461-0562
Distribution of USDA commodities — 9 a.m. at the Quay County Fair Grounds west entrance (site for general pub...
Bible can offer support in suprising books
March 2nd, 2005
Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Make me to go in the path...
Former mayor, comissioner remembered for dedication
March 2nd, 2005
Dolores Dickinson Dennard remembers how many phone calls her father got when she was young — especially when he was mayor. Calls from people to tell him their street light was out or where the stre...
3/2 Obituaries
March 2nd, 2005
William Barnard Bonds
William Barnard Bonds died on Feb. 27, 2003.
Bonds was born on Oct. 24, 1932.
Bonds is an alumnus of Eastern New Mexico University and a retired Certified Public Accou...
3/2 Community Notes
March 2nd, 2005
Community Notes
• The Tucumcari Police Department will have a Community Methamphetamine Lab Awareness event from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at City Hall.
The event will teach people how to recognize...
3/2 Police Blotter
March 2nd, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari Police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Feb. 28
• About 4 p.m. an employee of the Tucumcari office of the Child, You...
Couple jailed with child abuse, drug charges
March 2nd, 2005
Two children are in the custody of New Mexico’s Children, Youth and Families Department after Tucumcari police found drug paraphrenalia in one of their bedrooms, according to a police report.
Polic...
