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County employees to receive pay raises
June 29th, 2005
Quay County employees will be receiving fatter paychecks next month. County Manager Terry Turner said county employees will be receiving an average 5-percent pay raise beginning with the first pay pe...
Weekend set at Logan
June 29th, 2005
A parade through the streets of Logan on Saturday will kick off this weekend’s Fourth of July festivities in Logan and at Ute Lake State Park. A free barbecue and “bean feed” Saturday at the nor...
Farmers' market to open
June 29th, 2005
The Quay County farmers’ market opens at 5 p.m. Saturday at Wailes Park with live bluegrass music. The market will open at 5 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the summer, according to local m...
More powder-filled envelopes found
June 29th, 2005
Employees of the Tucumcari Post Office found three envelopes inside the facility Sunday morning containing a suspicious powder. The powder is similar to that found in two envelopes in a June 20 incide...
Overdose suspected in man's death
June 29th, 2005
A Missouri man died Sunday in Tucumcari following an apparent overdose of medication, police said.
Police responded to a call from the Hampton Inn early Sunday morning, a police press release showed....
June 29 Police Blotter
June 29th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by the Tucumcari Police Department during the past several days. According to the reports:
Monday
• About 8:30 p.m., a woman in the 700 block of West Ev...
June 29 Calendar
June 29th, 2005
Today
Altrusa will hold a committee meeting at Bambino’s Restaurant, noon.
The Tucumcari Public Library in conjunctio...
June 29 District 4-H results
June 29th, 2005
Fifteen Quay County 4-Hers, 9 to 11, ventured to Hobbs last week to compete in the District 4-H contests. Here are results provided by Brenda Bishop of the New Mexico State University county extensio...
June 29 Obituaries
June 29th, 2005
Lloyd Morrow
Mr. Lloyd Morrow, 74, of House, died Friday, June 24, 2005, at Woodmark Hospice in Albuquerque.
He was born on Feb. 14, 1931, in House, to C.A. and Pearl Morrow.
He was born in the same...
Don't be like Seven Dwarfs
June 29th, 2005
The seven churches of Revelation 1 to 3 could represent the types of good or poor doctrinal health faced by all congregations in every place and time.
Jesus’ message to each congregation includes a...
June 25 Obituaries
June 26th, 2005
Thelma Hahn
Thelma Hazel Hahn, 83, of Roswell, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at her home.
She was born on March 8, 1922, in Forrest, to John and Josie Walker Yeates.
She married Kenneth Hahn on Nov....
Value of money changes when it's yours
June 26th, 2005
My brother-in-law Manuel tried to ask me rather inconspicuously about my daughter the other day. “So what’s Laura been up to this summer?” he asked.
“Oh, I’ve been trying to keep her busy,...
Four-day school week up for vote
June 26th, 2005
The Tucumcari schools board of education will meet at noon Tuesday to vote on a four-day school week. Superintendent William Reents said by the end of that meeting the school district should know if i...
Kids look for other summer activities with pool gone
June 26th, 2005
With the Tucumcari public swimming pool closed for the summer, local youth are looking for ways to have fun.
Marla Griego, 14, said summer is a little more boring than usual.
“I don’t see as many...
City gets new police chief
June 26th, 2005
Tucumcari has a new police chief. Lawrence Ham, a 13-year veteran of the Silver City Police Department, was hired Tuesday. He last worked as lieutenant and operations commander for Silver City police...
June 25 Around Town
June 26th, 2005
Kyaison Stone of Tucumcari celebrated his fifth birthday Thursday at Ute Lake State Park. He was born June 23, 2000, in Tucumcari. His parents are Dee Stone of Tucumcari and Dusty Stone of San Jon. Hi...
Time to reunite with Rattlers
June 26th, 2005
When The Rattler arrives each year, many of us just take the rest of the day off to read it and to look at the many pictures from last year’s Rattler Reunion.
From the attractive cover, featuring...
June 25 Calendar
June 26th, 2005
Tuesday — The Quay County Democratic Party will meet at El Toro restaurant, noon.
Tuesday — The Tucumcari Planning Commission meets at city hall, 5:15 p.m.
Tuesday — The Tucumcari schools board...
City to receive grant money
June 26th, 2005
Quay County Manager Terry Turner has nothing but praise for his procurement coordinator, Christine Moriel. Word was received recently that the county will receive $184,800 in grant money thanks to Mor...
Man arrested on breaking and entering charge
June 26th, 2005
Felipe Moreno, 41, a resident of Villa Inn apartments on East Main Street, was arrested in the Villa Inn’s parking lot about 2:30 a.m. Friday. Tucumcari police charged him with one count of breakin...
Local youth take FFA awards
June 26th, 2005
A number of San Jon High School and Logan High School students placed at the state Future Farmers of America (FFA) convention June 6-9 at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, according to a San...
Cannon gets support from communities
June 26th, 2005
Janice Brown was up at 3 a.m. Friday, peeking through the blinds at her home off of Commerce and Pile streets to see what the commotion was going on outside her window.
“There were already people o...
Cannon supporters optimistic after hearing
June 26th, 2005
The top names from New Mexico’s leadership and the eastern New Mexico community walked into Marshall Junior High School auditorium Friday with a singular mission: Convince the Base Realignment and C...
Charge of vehicular homicide filed
June 22nd, 2005
Tucumcari resident Jimmy L. Ingram faces one count of homicide by vehicle in connection with the death of William Pangburn last November at the Country Inn Motel.
Pangburn, the late owner of the motel...
Lopez chosen as new commissioner
June 22nd, 2005
Longtime Quay County resident Robert Lopez, 41, was notified Friday by Gov. Bill Richardson that he was chosen to succeed the late Grace Madrid on the Quay County Commission.
“I don’t have any pol...
Veterans' services reopens
June 22nd, 2005
The New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services has reopened its Tucumcari office after a two-month hiatus.
The office is located at 706 S. First St. and is open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. t...
Four-day school week draws support
June 22nd, 2005
A majority of teachers and parents at a public forum on Tuesday were in favor of a four-day week for the Tucumcari public schools.
“What we have found (in research) is that with a four-day week, tea...
Chamber rodeo set
June 22nd, 2005
The fifth annual Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce Rodeo begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Quay County fairgrounds arena with team roping and slack roping competition.
Thursday evening’s e...
Prayers should be thanks, not theatrics
June 22nd, 2005
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
After our food was delivered to the table in the restaurant, my friend and I joined hands and said a prayer giving thanks for the food provide...
June 22 Calendar
June 22nd, 2005
Thursday - The Tucumcari Housing Authority meets at city hall, 5 p.m.
Thursday - The Tucumcari City Commission meets at city hall, 6 p.m.
Friday-Sunday — The 22nd Annual Custom Classic Softball Tour...
Public forum on Tuesday
June 18th, 2005
Tucumcari schools will host a public forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the adminstration building at 2400 S. Eighth St. The purpose of the forum is to provide information on a four-day school week.
A questio...
County may opt out of Ute Water Project
June 17th, 2005
PORTALES — The Ute Water pipeline project is in danger of losing another partner.
Quay County Manager Terry Turner on Wednesday said the county more than likely will opt out of the project. Turner s...
San Jon residents gather at future town hall site
June 17th, 2005
San Jon officials gathered at the site of their planned 2,000-square-foot village hall Tuesday evening for the official groundbreaking. Village officials had about $230,000 in grant money assembled i...
Conchas Dam added to national registry
June 17th, 2005
It’s official: Conchas Dam is a historic place.
The dam was entered into the National Registry of Historic Places on May 22, according to a letter received by Gary Cordova, the dam’s U.S. Army Cor...
Law requires booster seats
June 17th, 2005
A new law took effect in New Mexico on Friday that requires children who have outgrown child safety seats to ride in booster seats if they are too small for adult safety belts.
According to an America...
June 18 Fishing Report
June 17th, 2005
New Mexico Fish and Game Department’s Fishing Report
Conchas Lake
Fishing was rated as slow to fair for most species this past week. A few walleye and white bass were taken by anglers trolling crank...
June 18 Menus
June 17th, 2005
Logan schools
Monday: Breakfast - Donut, juice, milk. Lunch - Quesadillas, milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast - Cereal, juice, milk. Lunch - Nachos, milk.
Wednesday: Breakfast - French toast sticks, juice, mil...
Congratulations always worth bringing up
June 17th, 2005
Whenever we receive good news about Tucumcari High graduates, we need to share in order to show how pleased we are with their accomplishments and to let them know that our hometown pride is still aliv...
Abuses can't be regarded as acceptable
June 17th, 2005
Just suppose you were on Route 66 Boulevard and came upon a man systematically destroying Bibles.
Maybe he’d be burning them, one by one. Or tearing them to pieces with his hands. Or maybe he’d...
Getting back into the swim of things
June 17th, 2005
Never too late to get back in swim of things
I love water and I’m having a big splash this summer getting back into the swim of things.
Water is one of my greatest weaknesses. I dream of water, in...
June 18 Calendar
June 17th, 2005
Today — Mother Road Rally — Various events scheduled around town and at Quay County Fairgrounds. Gates open at 9 a.m. at the fairgrounds.
Sunday — The Amistad All-School Reunion will be held at...
June 18 Library Books
June 17th, 2005
The following books are available at the Tucumcari public library:
FICTION
Velocity by Dean Koontz: A bartender receives a note from a serial killer and becomes an unwitting accomplice in choosing t...
Around Town, June 18
June 17th, 2005
Eva Romero turned 100 on Wednesday and will celebrate her birthday Sunday with family and friends in Englewood, Colo., according to her daughter Mary Rivera of Tucumcari. Romero was born in Monte Vist...
Obituaries, June 15
June 14th, 2005
Jeff Ellis
Jeff Ellis, 93, died Sunday, June 12, 2005, at Tucumcari’s Laurel Hills Health Care following an extended illness.
He was born Oct. 17, 1911, in Altus, Okla. He was a retired Church of Ch...
Calendar, June 15
June 14th, 2005
Today
The Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority meets at Portales city hall, 10 a.m.
Altrusa will hold a business meeting at Bambino’s Restaurant, n...
Police Blotter, June 15
June 14th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari Police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Monday
• About 7:30 a.m., a computer was reported taken from Versatile Const...
Book of Jude warns of false teachers
June 14th, 2005
There’s some speculation about who wrote the book of Jude (a fairly inconspicuous treasure hidden between 1, 2, & 3 John and Revelation; go ahead and read it, it‘s only 25 verses).
Some believe t...
City to honor former commissioner
June 11th, 2005
City honors former county commissioner
By William Thompson
Quay County Sun
The Tucumcari City Commission unanimously approved a proposal Thursday to designate North Side Park “in memory of Grace Mad...
Lawsuit winner graduates from academy
June 11th, 2005
Vivian Martinez, the former exotic dancer who won an $80,000 lawsuit settlement against the Tucumcari Police Department in August, has graduated from the Southeastern New Mexico Law Enforcement Academ...
New pool bid significantly lower
June 11th, 2005
Tucumcari City Manager Richard Primrose told city commissioners Thursday the city has received an estimate for repairs to the city pool that is far lower than previous estimates.
The latest estimate i...
Meeting set to discuss animal ID
June 11th, 2005
The New Mexico Livestock Board, in conjunction with New Mexico State University, will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Tucumcari Convention Center for area livestock owners.
The meeting is de...
Around Town, June 11
June 11th, 2005
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Baker of Tucumcari announce the engagement and approaching wedding of their daughter Dorsha Kober of Tucumcari to Tim Gutierrez of Tucumcari, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gutierrez o...
Honors, June 11
June 11th, 2005
Here are honors announced by Tucumcari High School. Some students may not be listed due to privacy concerns:
Academic letters
Seniors — Jessica Borden, Lyndsey Teakell
Juniors — Brandon Bell, Bri...
Aggie makes return despite harsh weather
June 11th, 2005
I, Aggie, am in charge of the computer this week because I sent the slave to the south forty to look for her mind, and she won’t be back for ages because she won’t find it there. Besides, I haven...
Fishing Report, June 11
June 11th, 2005
New Mexico Game and Fish Department fishing report
Conchas Lake
Fishing slowed a bit this week for all species. A few white bass were taken by anglers trolling and casting crank baits and sassy shad....
San Jon gets set for all-class reunion
June 11th, 2005
San Jon schools are having a reunion celebration June 24-26 for all graduates of all classes and their families and friends. Students who have not yet graduated are also invited.
A registration fee of...
Menus, June 11
June 11th, 2005
Logan schools
Monday: Breakfast - Belgian waffle, juice, milk. Lunch - Chicken fried steak sandwich, chips, milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast - Donut, juice, milk. Lunch - Corn dogs, milk.
Wednesday: breakfast...
Library Books, June 11
June 11th, 2005
The following titles are available at the Tucumcari Public Library:
FICTION
The Closers by Michael Connelly. A detective looking into unsolved cases for the Los...
Tucumcari's standards worth keeping
June 11th, 2005
Greetings.
I don’t know many of you, so I’d like to introduce myself.
I am the editor for Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico. That means I oversee the newsrooms at the newspapers in Tucumcari, Clovi...
Calendar, June 11
June 11th, 2005
Today
The Tucumcari “Wheels for Life” Bike-A-Thon will help fund cancer research for children at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Call Co...
Obituaries, June 11
June 11th, 2005
Bea Peacock
Bea Alma Peacock, 88, of Ima, died Monday, June 6, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Nov. 23, 1916, in Hassell, to John Morgan and the former Alice Rossen...
Summer lunch program available
June 8th, 2005
Tucumcari youth, ages 1 to 18, can get a free lunch Monday through Friday until Aug. 5 at six local parks. The Eastern Plains Community Action Agency is facilitating the free lunches, according to it...
Reunion brings town together
June 8th, 2005
The Village of Forrest really came to life on May 28, thanks to Mary Vance Sours and her helpers.
The Forrest Reunion was attended by about 120 former residents. students, and teachers, all there t...
Morris Wilcox
June 8th, 2005
Morris M. Wilcox, 88, of Clovis, died Monday, May 30, 2005, at the Retirement Ranch in Clovis.
He was born on July 15, 1916, in Tolar, Texas.
He moved to Tucumcari in 1946 and worked as a bus driver...
Larry Stull
June 8th, 2005
Larry D. Stull, 45, of Gulfport, Miss., died Saturday, May 28, 2005.
He was born on Sept. 27, 1959, in Tucumcari, to Doug and Carolyn Stull.
He attended and graduated from the Tucumcari school system...
Calendar 6/4
June 8th, 2005
Today
Free fishing on all public waters in New Mexico. No license or habitat stamp required. All other fishing rules still apply.
Girl Scout paper drive. Bring old newspapers to Mesalands Community Co...
Altrusa picks president as woman of year
June 8th, 2005
The Tucumcari Altrusa club, a women’s organization dedicated to community service and charitable causes, recently named Quay County Clerk Ellen White its 2004-2005 woman of the year.
White was the...
Tucumcari gets permit for new landfill
June 8th, 2005
The New Mexico Environment Department has approved a permit for the city of Tucumcari to construct and operate a landfill about three miles northeast of town. Tucumcari’s finance director, Marty Gar...
Hay cutting begins
June 8th, 2005
- Some area farmers say rains have hindered crop.
Quay County alfalfa hay farmers began cutting recently, with results varying widely.
Donald Carter, who farms about 120 acres of alfalfa 23 miles w...
Watergate source will be recalled as a hero
June 8th, 2005
Unless you were particularly devoted to the quest to identify Deep Throat, the Washington Post’s Watergate source, the name of W. Mark Felt Sr. probably was unfamiliar until it became headline news...
Jewelry shopping interesting experience for this cowboy
June 8th, 2005
We had been making the rounds of jewelry stores in search of an item to secure my position as “good husband.” Mostly I was standing around watching solicitous salespeople hover over my wife the wa...
Learning Spanish not so easy
June 8th, 2005
I guess I was destined to learn to speak Spanish late in life like many gringos.
I read last week that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and three other guys who want his job have been busy lear...
Museum to offer barbecue
June 7th, 2005
The Tucumcari Historical Museum hosts a chuck wagon barbecue at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Duane Moore, head of the museum’s research institute, said it’s a good chance for the museum’s 90 or so mem...
Classes offered for youngsters
June 7th, 2005
Want to go on a dinosaur dig or learn to paint a mural on a wall?
Then you may want to go to “summer camp” at Mesalands Community College.
The college is also offering science and cheerleading cla...
New facility approved for college
June 7th, 2005
The Mesalands Community College Board of Trustees has approved a plan to build a 2,400 square-foot training facility, expected to be completed by July 2006.
The facility will house a lab for the colle...
Reading Bible a Christian responsibility
June 7th, 2005
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his la...
Mesa Country Club golf results
June 7th, 2005
Mesa Country Club held its annual golf tournament last weekend at Tucumcari Municipal Golf Course.
Here are the results:
1. Team 3 - Roger Bowe and John L. Frost. 21- under par.
2. (Tie) Team 6 - Ted...
Perfect attendance awards
June 7th, 2005
Perfect attendance
Here is a partial list of Tucumcari Elementary School students who achieved perfect attendance for the fourth nine weeks of the 2004-2005 school year. (Some students are not listed...
Police Blotter, June 8
June 7th, 2005
The following is a sampling of calls received by Tucumcari police during the past several days.
According to the reports:
Monday
• About 8 p.m., a woman in the 300 block of East Turner Street report...
4-H Results, June 8
June 7th, 2005
Saturday was a busy day for Quay County 4-Hers as they participated in contests and gained leadership skills while assisting with running contests.
Those who placed in contests will be eligible to...
Obituaries, June 8
June 7th, 2005
Hazel Callison
Hazel M. Callison, 90, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at her home in Des Moines, Wash., following an extended illness.
She was born Dec. 28, 1914, in Protem, Mo. She was a longtime Tucum...
Calendar, June 8
June 7th, 2005
Thursday - The Quay County Tourism Council will meet at the extension office in the basement of the Quay County Courthouse, noon.
Thursday - Tucumcari City Commission meets at city hall, 6 p.m.
Thursd...
