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Mesalands students holding Easter Bunny charity event
March 26th, 2013
Mesalands Community College's student government organization is holding an Easter Bunny charity event Thursday.To help usher in the holiday and give back to the community the student gove...
Fire destroys local business
March 26th, 2013
A fire late Monday night destroyed a local business and left the owner in shock and disbelief.
Student of the month — March 27
March 26th, 2013
Benjamin Aragon, 15, and Genesis Rodriguez, 17, are the students of the month at Tucumcari High School.Aragon is the son of Ramon Aragon and is sophomore. He has been active in track and has...
Local elected game commission chair
March 26th, 2013
The New Mexico State Game Commission elect recently appointed Scott Bidegain of Tucumcari as chairman.Bidegain, 33, was selected to serve as the chairman during the March 21 meeting in Albu...
Mesalands rodeo teams bring home championship titles
March 26th, 2013
The Mesalands Community College's Rodeo Team competed in their best rodeo of the spring season last weekend at the University of Arizona.The Mesalands Rodeo Team brought home both the Men'...
Easter events
March 26th, 2013
Easter events planned for the area:Thursday5 p.m.-9 p.m., Tucumcari High School Carnival at High School.6 p.m.,- 8 p.m., Easter Bunny at Mesalands Commun...
County commission holds meetings on road
March 26th, 2013
The Quay County Commission held their regular meeting in Nara Visa and plan on holding meetings in San Jon and House to reach out to the communities they represent."We appreciate the commis...
New businesses — March 27
March 26th, 2013
Tucumcari will be the site of a new business with Kodiak Fresh Produce set to open in mid-April, soon, Site Manager John Perry said Monday.Perry, who is from Logan, said their goal is to be...
Menus — March 27
March 26th, 2013
The following are the menus for schools and senior center in Quay County for Mar. 28 - April 3.TucumcariThursdayBreakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, milkLunch: Corn dog, b...
Ticket calendar — March 27
March 26th, 2013
The Ticket Calendar is a listing of upcoming events and places of general interest in the area and across the region:• Spring carnival at Tucumcari High School, 1100 South Seventh on Ma...
Letter to the editor: Obamacare only bad for special interests
March 26th, 2013
The constant pitch you hear from conservative publications, talk shows and columnists: Obamacare is bad.The reason: There is a well funded and organized group that benefits billions from the...
Thomas: Proud to call Nara Visa home
March 26th, 2013
I was reminded Monday about how nice it is to go back home, and see the people of the community interested in current events.The Quay County Commission had their regular meeting in the gym k...
Notes from the church lady: Gift came at time I needed it
March 26th, 2013
"Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre... Luke 24:1"It was so dark I could hardly see when I climbed into the pickup early that mornin...
Comments from the canyons: Respecting privacy should be automatic
March 26th, 2013
Those of us who have spent much of our lives in rural areas are accustomed to having our privacy and can become a little upset when it is violated — especially if we are unaware that someone...
Calendar — March 27
March 26th, 2013
ThursdayHousing Authority Board at 5 p.m., City HallCity Commission at 6 p.m., City HallFridayTucumcari/Quay County Regional Water Association at 9 a.m., Liberty Room Tu...
Christ-followers need to be cross-bearers, not consumers
March 26th, 2013
We stand this moment on a holy threshold, waiting to enter into the joy of the resurrection. Easter is almost here!Almost, but not quite.I understand the dangerous and com...
La Mesa's final appeal denied renewing Quay County's bid for a racet...
March 22nd, 2013
The race is on again in Quay County’s bid for the state’s last racetrack and casino license.A spokesman said Quay County will ask the New Mexico Racing Commission next week to on...
Lady Longhorns take state
March 19th, 2013
The Logan Lady Longhorns denied the Melrose Lady Buffaloes a repeat bid for the 1A State basketball championship Saturday in Albuquerque, bringing it home to Logan.
Iron pour draws folk from all over
March 19th, 2013
Mesalands Community College's annual iron pour was a success thanks to the dedication and experience of those who return each year, officials said.
TSA finally coming to its senses
March 19th, 2013
You’re getting ready to board a plane at an airport in, say, Lubbock or Amarillo. An agent asks you to empty your pockets into a plastic tray. The contents include a pocke...
Paradox a full gift for one and all
March 19th, 2013
The greatest gift ever given to me, the most intimate and personal gift I've ever received, was the gift given to everyone, not just me. That greatest gift was given to everyone...
Ticket calendar — March 20
March 19th, 2013
The Ticket Calendar is a listing of upcoming events and places of general interest in the area and across the region:• Quay County Growers roundtable discussion at Tucumcari Convention...
Menus — March 20
March 19th, 2013
TucumcariThursdayBreakfast: Ham and cheese roll up, fruit, milkLunch: Cheese pizza, Popeye salad, dressing, baby carrots, fruit, milkSnack: Crackers, apple juiceM...
Comments from the canyons: Historical photos make for mental exercise
March 19th, 2013
Many of us are interested in our area history and are eager to learn more when we can. Linda Moore, who keeps the doors open at Tucumcari Historical Museum, keeps some of us searching for answers t...
Police blotter — March 20
March 19th, 2013
The following is a sampling of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County based at the Tucumcari Police Department:Friday• At...
On the shelves — March 20
March 19th, 2013
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information call 461-0295.Fiction"Calculated in Death" by J.D. Robb....
Lauriault: Christian unity should be less like rickety ladder
March 19th, 2013
This story is embellished somewhat, but it could be true, or it could just be a big whopper.I have a friend with a lighted barn that has a lofty ceiling. Whenever a light bulb burns out, he...
Surprise. Surprise. Melrose, Logan meet in 1A title tilt
March 15th, 2013
ALBUQUERQUE — Melrose girls coach Toby Bostwick expected to have a competitive team this season, but even he’s a little surprised the fifth-seeded Lady Buffaloes are in position to defe...
City Commissioners choose new District 3 commissioner
March 15th, 2013
Tucumcari City Commissioners picked Ernest Dominguez Jr. Thursday night from among four candidates to fill the District 3 commission seat vacant since the Dec. 29 death of Daniel Lopez.&ldqu...
Bronchos bounced by No. 1 Hondo in semis
March 14th, 2013
BERNALILLO — The Grady boys’ first trip to the state tournament ended a game short of the state final.Roberto Nores had three 3-pointers and 14 points as top-seeded Hondo beat 58...
Police arrest Las Vegas man attempting to rob local fuel station
March 14th, 2013
A Las Vegas man was arrested Monday morning after police said he threatened to kill a cashier while trying to rob the McStop Circle K store at 2624 S. First St.
Weekly fishing report — March 12
March 13th, 2013
Northeast Cabresto Lake — Work on the dam has been completed and the area has reopened to the public. However, the area received about a foot of new s...
Young Bronchos rally, advance
March 13th, 2013
BERNALILLO — It’s been 14 years since the Grady boys basketball team had made it to the state quarterfinals, whether in Class 1A or Class B.Today, the young Bronchos will be in t...
Mesalands trustees take oath of office
March 12th, 2013
Three Mesalands Community College's trustees took the oath of office Monday during a rescheduled monthly meeting.
Tucumcari rancher appointed to State Game Commission
March 12th, 2013
A Tucumcari rancher's appointment to the State Game Commission was unanimously confirmed on March 6 by the New Mexico State Senate.
Notes from the church lady: Blessings come from listening to God
March 12th, 2013
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10Mark and I are blessed to have a very sweet little dog with a great disposition. Usually she is a...
Our viewpoint: Eco-devo secrecy a bad idea
March 12th, 2013
State Rep. Anna Crook surely hasn’t been hit with a case of amnesia. However, she has introduced a bad piece of legislation that suggests she’s forgotten a significant government foul-u...
Our viewpoint: Lawmakers are bound by laws, too
March 12th, 2013
Bipartisanship lives in the New Mexico House of Representatives, but this example of handholding needs to stop immediately.Speaker W. Ken Martinez, D-Grants, and Minority Leader Don Bratton,...
New businesses — March 13
March 12th, 2013
A look at two new business opened recently in Tucumcari:Chinea Dental is located at 2101 South First Street, phone number 575-268-1679.Hours of business are Monday an...
Menus — March 13
March 12th, 2013
The following are the menus for schools and senior center in Quay County for March 14 — March 20:TucumcariThursdayBreakfast: Breakfast pizza, fruit, milk...
Youth Corps helping remodel homes
March 12th, 2013
Four homes in Tucumcari will receive an energy efficiency remodeling by members of the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps.
Police blotter — March 13
March 12th, 2013
The following is a sampling of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County based at the Tucumcari Police Department:Friday• At...
Birthdays — March 13
March 12th, 2013
BleaMadison Jean Blea will turn one on March 16. She will be celebrating her birthday with family and friends.Her parents are Hallie Ferguson and Steven Blea.H...
Thomas: 'Press one' beginning of customer service nightmare
March 12th, 2013
Please press one for English. This is a simple phrase, which most, if not all, of us have heard and come to despise because it could mark the start of a customer service nightmare.If you hav...
Comments from the canyons: Hoping youth will have fond memories to loo...
March 12th, 2013
Throughout the years, we have visited about how great it is to have friends from our school years in Tucumcari. It is even greater to have them call to visit about the past and to catch up on the l...
Area coyotes test positive for red mange
March 12th, 2013
Coyotes trapped by U.S. Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services outside Tucumcari have tested positive for contagious-strain mange.During a meeting of the Quay County Commission Monda...
Longhorns, Lady Longhorns advance
March 12th, 2013
BoysThe 8 seed (18-10) Logan Longhorns will face the No. 1 seed (26-1) Cliff Cowboys Wednesday in Albuquerque."We just need to continue to do the little things which...
Guest column: Good teachers deserve recognition
March 12th, 2013
Our teachers are the professionals in charge of the future and it's time we give them the recognition they deserve.In few professions can a person perform at a high level but be held back b...
Rodeo teams off to good start
March 12th, 2013
The Mesalands Community College Rodeo Team participated in its first rodeo of the spring season last weekend at Cochise College in Fort Huachuca, Ariz.The Women's Team won the Team Champion...
Everybody seems to be "reaching out"
March 12th, 2013
Maybe it's just me, and perhaps a few of the other old fossils, the English majors, the "arts and humanities" types that our society keeps around as pitiful and withered relics of a bygone time...
State basketball tournament brackets
March 9th, 2013
State basketball tournanemt(Seeds in parentheses)BoysRound-of-16All games Saturday
Local prep basketball scoreboard
March 9th, 2013
Class 5A state tournamentClovis 75, West Mesa 56 Class 3A state tournamentPortales 62, West Las Vegas 51
Press release:Over 80 citations issued during Motor Transportation Pol...
March 8th, 2013
This past week (March 4-6) the New Mexico Motor Transportation Police conducted a three day size and weight enforcement operation at the San Jon Port of Entry in Quay County. During this ope...
One dead in train collision near Logan
March 7th, 2013
A Bernalillo man died Thursday after a Union Pacific train struck the tractor-trailer rig he was driving near Logan, according to New Mexico State Police.
Press release: Tucumcari Rancher Confirmed by Senate for State Game Co...
March 7th, 2013
Santa Fe- The New Mexico State Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Tucumcari rancher Scott Bidegain as a member of the State Game Commission.
Thomas: Better decision-making can lead to horror-movie survival
March 5th, 2013
You know that moment when you start screaming at the TV because the character in a horror movie is about to do something stupid.I'm not sure if it is a form of Tourette syndrome, but I'm p...
Sen. Pat Woods appreciated input
March 5th, 2013
An open letter to residents of District 7:You told me what needs to be fixed and I am working on your behalf to fix them in Santa Fe.I have been told there aren't many new ideas up h...
Mesalands women's rodeo team takes title in competition
March 5th, 2013
The Mesalands Community College Rodeo Team participated in its first rodeo of the spring season last weekend at Cochise College in Fort Huachuca, Ariz.The Women's Team won the Team Champion...
Mesalands iron pour starts March 10
March 5th, 2013
Mesalands Community College is hosting its 15th Annual Iron Pour March 10-16.Approximately 40 students from at least eight different states will be participating in this year's Iron Pour.
Police blotter — March 6
March 5th, 2013
The following is a sampling of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County based at the Tucumcari Police Department.Friday• At...
Mesalands launches president search website
March 5th, 2013
Mesalands Community College has begun taking applications and launched a website to keep the community informed as they search for a new president.The website is another tool to help in the...
Local law enforcement: Gun ban unconstitutional
March 5th, 2013
Local law enforcement says they could not and would not enforce a federal gun ban if passed."The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution is just as important as the First or Fift...
Terry Turner building could reopen next week
March 5th, 2013
The Terry Turner building, home to the Quay County Extension Office, could be reopening next week.On Jan. 7, fire in the building damaged a small room and the back of the facility. A restora...
Meetings watch: Tucumcari City Commission
March 5th, 2013
The following items were before the Tucumcari Commission on Thursday:An executive session was held during Thursday's rescheduled regular meeting to discuss limited personnel matters —...
Meetings watch: Mesalands Community College Board of Trustees
March 5th, 2013
Mesalands Community College held a special meeting of the board of trustees on Wednesday to discuss quarterly financial statements filed with the New Mexico Higher Education Department.Highl...
Local briefs — March 6
March 5th, 2013
Altrusa distributes scholarship applicationsApplications for the Altrusa International of Tucumcari scholarship are now available. One $400 scholarship will be awarded to on...
Menus — March 6
March 5th, 2013
Menus for area schools and senior citizens for March 7-13:TucumcariThursdayBreakfast: Biscuit, sausage, fruit, milkLunch: Hot dog, fries, spinach salad, cauliflower and...
Lauriault: Jesus our only ticket to eternal life
March 5th, 2013
I attended a fundraiser recently that included a silent auction (several pictures of that event were in last week's Quay County Sun). For each bid a ticket was given toward a drawing for a GPS uni...
Comments from the canyons: Cattle branding glimpse of history
March 5th, 2013
A few days ago, some travelers asked if I knew any history of this area, and I had to admit I had lived a large part of it.They were particularly interested in learning a little about ranchi...
One needs not be Catholic to pray for Pope
March 5th, 2013
Well, color me surprised!I went home at noon to get a sandwich; what I got was a ringside seat at a historical moment.I don't need 24-hour news, and I think our world and our society...
Three area teams playing for district championship
March 1st, 2013
Three Quay County high school basketball teams are set to play for a district championship.
