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Church of Christ
June 25th, 2003
So help me God
(Thanks to Jeannie Pepper for the concept of this article)
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?” We’re all familiar with...
Notes from the Church Lady
June 25th, 2003
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24
“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of...
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June 25th, 2003
Iva Lee Haines Evitt, 93, of Amarillo died Monday, June 23, 2003, at Baptist St. Anthony’s Hospital.
She was born May 13, 1910 to Bobe and Ellen Brown in Hugo, Okla.
She attended school in Logan an...
Tucumcari way station for caravans
June 25th, 2003
Old ’vette, new ’vette; red ’vette, blue ’vette.
Not to mention yellows, oranges, blacks and silvers.
In fact, there were more than 200 Corvettes in Tucumcari on Monday and Tuesday as they hea...
New face to old tale
June 25th, 2003
The stage at the Tucumcari High School Auditorium was a beehive of activity Tuesday afternoon: One group of children and adults worked to assemble a backdrop while another group struggled to stand a s...
Letter to the Editor 6/21
June 21st, 2003
Dear Editor,
I wish to thank you and the staff of the Quay County Sun for having printed the public service announcements for the AARP 55 Alive Driver Safety Program.
The classes were held on June 10-...
Obituaries 6/21
June 21st, 2003
Alice Duba
Alice Duba, 78, of Platte, S.D., died Tuesday, June 17, 2003, at Platte Care Center .
She was born Sept. 24, 1924, in Platte, to Albert and Jennie (Luten) DeBoer.
She attended grade school...
Businesses alter policies after sting
June 21st, 2003
After a June 9 tobacco sting operation in which eight Tucumcari area businesses received citations, several local stores are trying to make sure they don’t sell tobacco to minors again.
At the Logan...
Pipeline funding questioned
June 21st, 2003
Federal and state officials raised questions Wednesday about some eastern New Mexico communities’ ability to pay for their share of the renewable water delivery system proposed by the Eastern New Me...
Water board to hire project director
June 21st, 2003
The board of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority has begun the process of hiring a director for the Ute Reservoir pipeline project.
A search committe will publish a request for proposals for...
Special Olympians enjoy competition
June 21st, 2003
Wearing an ear-to-ear grin and sporting her Special Olympics T-shirt she receive at the state competition in Albuquerque May 30-31 athlete Stephanie Parks explained her recent athletic experience.
“...
City approves two zoning ordinances
June 21st, 2003
Tucumcari city commissioners approved two ordinances to change residential zones to commercial zones on Thursday at a meeting in Conchas.
The commission also discussed the status of the natural gas pi...
Obits 6/18
June 17th, 2003
Wanda Coots
Wanda Dale Coots, 89, died Sunday, June 15, 2003 in Big Spring, Texas.
She was born Oct. 3, 1913, in Rosebud.
She graduated from Clayton High School and was a member of the First Christia...
TPD officer retains his certification
June 17th, 2003
A Tucumcari police officer who pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated said he will retain his police certification and hopes to return to duty next month.
Sgt. Jeff Gonzales, a 12-year veteran of...
Iranian hits Tucumcari for peace
June 17th, 2003
Since 1996, Reza Baluchi has been biking and running across the world with this message:
“I would like for Muslims, Christians and everyone to come together. I’m running for people, peace and free...
Area businesses hit with tobacco sting
June 17th, 2003
Salespeople in 16 area businesses — four in Clovis, three in Portales, two in San Jon, two in Logan, one in Nara Visa, three in Clayton and one in Elida — face misdemeanor charges and up to a $1,0...
Water authority to discuss fiscal agent
June 17th, 2003
The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority will meet at 2 p.m. today at the Melrose School Building.
Among the items on the agenda are:
--A new agreement between the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and...
Airport measure altered
June 17th, 2003
Air service to Clovis and other similar-sized communities was jeopardized recently by potential congressional action.
A spokesman for U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman said Bingaman and fellow senators beat bac...
Petitions out statewide against Senate Bill 28
June 17th, 2003
Curry County Commission Chairman Tim Ashley is backing a petition drive against a state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
A bill prohibiting the discrimin...
Writer deals with spiritual drought
June 17th, 2003
“As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my meat...
Comments from the Canyon
June 16th, 2003
Thanks to Joan Vance we now have water lilies in the tank at Tucumcari Historical Museum. She supplied a whole heard of gold fish last year and bothered to mention that show also had water lilies. Of...
Spelling Bee a chance of a lifetime for Tucumcari teen
June 16th, 2003
Learning a lesson in responsibility won Tucumcari Middle School seventh-grader Michael Martinez the trip of a lifetime.
Martinez recently represented eastern New Mexico at the 76th Scripps Howard Nati...
Jacobs
June 16th, 2003
Harold Lumpee Jacobs, 71, of Berryville, Va. died Monday, June 9, 2003, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester.
He was born Nov. 28, 1931 to Eugene and Emma Jacobs in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mr. Jacobs...
Garcia
June 16th, 2003
Epimenia Garcia, 69, of Tucumcari, died Friday, June 6, 2003 in her home.
She was born Aug. 4, 1933 in Garita.
Mrs. Garcia was a member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church and a member of the Christian Mo...
Baxter Black
June 16th, 2003
Only in America.
Two summers ago Mexican smugglers abandoned a group of illegal immigrants in the Arizona desert. Fourteen died and the survivors were rescued and cared for at our expense. Then they w...
Children learn fine art of sewing from home ec teacher
June 16th, 2003
Stitching a sense of pride and accomplishment is what Lucy Nials believes children gain from attending her sewing classes.
Nials, a retired Tucumcari home economics teacher, volunteers her time to te...
Richardson promises help for schools
June 16th, 2003
Improving education was the main topic of discussion by Gov. Bill Richardson during Thursday afternoon’s town hall meeting at the Tucumcari Convention Center.
Richardson proposed two educational ame...
Wind farm nearing completion
June 4th, 2003
Construction on 204-megawatt wind farm between House and Fort Sumner should be finished by the first of July. Actual operation should begin three weeks after that.
Crews are finished setting up almost...
