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06-30-2007: Around Town
June 30th, 2007
Two for ENMU dean’s list...
Perfecto A. Madrid and Taris R. Smith were named to the Dean’s List at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell for the 2007 Spring semester. To be named to the Dean’s...
July 4 safety patrols, closings
June 30th, 2007
July 4: Safety, closings..
The Tucumcari Police Department is currently running its Super Blitz. From today through July 15 there will be DWI checkpoints and seatbelt and child restraint enforcement,...
Council plans to revive Princess Theater
June 30th, 2007
Tucumcari’s Princess Theater on Main Street got a new lease on life at Thursday's City Commission meeting.
The commissioners approved a 10-year lease, renewable each year, of the Princess to the Qu...
06-30-2007: Police Blotter
June 30th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. According to reports:
Tuesday
• At 3:...
July 4th more than fireworks, BBQs
June 30th, 2007
What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July?
Of course, it’s the Fourth of July, our oldest holiday. July 4, 1776, is when Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
However, it was not...
Namesakes are keepsakes
June 30th, 2007
Life never ceases to amaze this woman from Ima. I can just sit quietly on this corner and suddenly become involved in rather unique experiences.
For instance, someone knocked on the door Sunday morni...
06-30-2007
June 30th, 2007
Today: 10 a.m., July Fourth festivities begin at Logan. Fireworks at dark.
Sunday: 9 a.m, Route 66 team roping, Quay County Fairgrounds.
Monday: 9 a.m., Summer Retreat work session, Tucumcari Board...
Maxine Stanfield
June 29th, 2007
Services: Graveside services will be in Newbern, Tenn.
Maxine Stanfield died on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at home in Albuquerque. She was born in Dyer County, Tenn., on Jan. 2, 1923 to George and Glad...
Mildred Marie Gates
June 29th, 2007
Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the 16th and Pile Church of Christ in Clovis. with Jim Gammon officiating.
Mildred Marie Gates, 70, of Clovis died Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at Beehive Assisted Living in...
Standoff in Logan causes summer school closure
June 27th, 2007
The Monday morning standoff between the New Mexico State Police and Manuel Trujillo Jr. in Logan caused the Logan municipal schools to cancel their summer education program for the day.
Trujillo who...
No. 54, Brian Urlacher will be here Thursday
June 27th, 2007
An NFL Super Bowl/Pro Bowl player is set to meet with fans and overlook his signature owned business in Tucumcari.
The Chicago Bear’s linebacker, Brian Urlacher, will be at the Brian Urlacher Cross...
County reviews road closure policy, OKs fire district funds
June 27th, 2007
Quay County Road Superintendent, Larry Moore, discussed the policy for road closure at the regular meeting of the Quay County Commissioners Monday morning.
The commissioners took no action on the pol...
06-27-2007: Police Blotter
June 27th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department, during the last few days. According to reports:
Friday
l At 3:...
06-27-2007: Calendar
June 27th, 2007
Today: 10 a.m., Tucumcari/ Quay County Regional Emergency Communications Board regular meeting, City Hall, 215 E. Center St.
Thursday: 5 p.m., Housing Authority meeting, City Hall, 215 E. Center St.
...
M.L. Kuykendall
June 27th, 2007
Services: 11 a.m., Thursday, graveside services will be held at Tucumcari Memorial Park.
M.L. Kuykendall died on Sunday, June 24, in Albuquerque.
Mr. Kuykendall was born on March 28, 1917. He was...
Letters to the Editor
June 27th, 2007
I hope that RAD (Rural Area Development water users coop) officials who read this will take it as constructive criticism.
Problems with water lines (as reported in the June 23 issue of the Quay Count...
Are you made in the spittin' image?
June 27th, 2007
Often when a baby is born, people try to connect facial features with the parents or some other close relative. Sometimes that’s easy because the baby is the spittin’ image of her mother.
Other...
Applicants sought for Congressional page
June 27th, 2007
U.S. Rep. Tom Udall is seeking Congressional page applications for the 2007 autumn semester, according to a press release.
Pages are appointed for one semester, with the fall semester beginning Labor...
06-27-2007: Fishing Report
June 27th, 2007
This fishing report has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weath...
Slow pitch softball schedule
June 27th, 2007
The following is the schedule for the city slow pitch softball league at Jennings Field. The Gold Division enters more competitive events.
The Gold Division enters
Gold Division
Thursday, field 2
6...
06-23-2007: Around Town
June 23rd, 2007
Pacheco baby arrives...
Joshua Darian Pacheco was born at 8:23 a.m., on May 30 in Clovis. He weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces and was 20 1/4 inches long.
His parents are Veronica Baca and Joshua Pacheco...
Letters to the Editor
June 23rd, 2007
When I was three weeks old I made my first trip to town. My mother placed me on the pharmacy counter for all to see and admire.
From then on Sands-Dorsey became my main hang-out. I have great memori...
Afternoon outing puts her sanke alert
June 23rd, 2007
While Aggie and I were taking our walk in the country Sunday, one of us had a major nervous breakdown. Yes, we ran head on into a snake, thus scaring the daylights out of me and making Aggie wonder wh...
Direct mail is way too personal
June 23rd, 2007
It was a few years ago that I got this letter from my drug store
The letter was a reminder that I had not yet ordered a prescription drug that I took then. I remember thinking at the time that it w...
School menus
June 23rd, 2007
The following lunch menu is available for free to children 18 and younger through the Summer Food Program at the following parks:
Molinas: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 a.m.
North Side: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Damon...
06-23-2007: Calendar
June 23rd, 2007
Today: 5:30 p.m., Pot Luck dinner, Eastern New Mexico Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Association, Quay County Exhibit Hall, fairgrounds. Admission free. Call 461-0456.
Monday: 9 a.m., Quay County Comm...
06-23-2007: Police Blotter
June 23rd, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department, during the last few days. According to reports:
Tuesday
At 1:45...
Jessie Evelyn "Bob" Alford
June 20th, 2007
Services: 12:30 p.m. (MDT) today funeral services will be conducted at the Logan United Methodist Church.
Jessie Evelyn "Bob" Alford of Nara Visa, 93, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007, following and exten...
06-202007: Fishing Report
June 19th, 2007
This fishing report has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weath...
06-20-2007: Calendar
June 19th, 2007
Fridays ongoing: 7 p.m., Alcoholics anonymous Unity Group Meeting, 1424 S. Sixth St.
Saturday: 5:30 p.m., Pot Luck dinner, Eastern New Mexico Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Association, Quay County Exhibi...
06-20-2007: Police Blotter
June 19th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. According to reports:
Friday
l At 11:0...
School board eyes increase in salaries
June 19th, 2007
The Tucumcari Public Schools Board of Education wrestled with how to give raises to school staff for the 2008-2009 school year during their regular meeting Monday night.
One school board member said...
George Leslie “Les” Hight
June 19th, 2007
Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church building in Tucumcari.
George Leslie “Les” Hight, long time Quay County rancher, died Monday, June 18, 2007, in Tucumcari following a brief...
Rudolpho F. "Rudy" Ortiz
June 19th, 2007
Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday a rosary will be recited at St. Anne's Catholic
Church in Tucumcari. At 2 p.m. on Thursday a mass of the resurrection will be celebrated at St. Anne's.
Rudolpho F. "Rudy...
Merritt Laverne Karr
June 17th, 2007
Services: 11 a.m. Monday, graveside services at Logan Cemetery.
Merritt Laverne Karr, 65, died Thursday, June 14, 2007, at his residence in Logan.
Mr. Karr was born Nov. 30, 1941 in Knoxville,...
One million gallons of water used to douse fire
June 15th, 2007
One million gallons of water were used to fight the fire at the Sands-Dorsey Building, said Tucumcari Fire Chief Mike Cherry.
Also about $1,100 was used in foam to fight the fire, which began at abou...
01-16-2007: Around Town
June 15th, 2007
Help Quarles find space...
The Eastern New Mexico ArtSpace approved at its board meeting this week to launch a campaign to help muralists Doug and Sharon Quarles find a new art space.
The Quarles lost...
06-16-2007: Letter to Editor
June 15th, 2007
All of the members of the volunteer fire district number 2 want to thank the businesses for their donations to the fire fighting effort at the Sands-Dorsey Building on June 8.
Thanks to: Del's for t...
Each parent gets his/her special day
June 15th, 2007
Mother’s Day was on Sunday, May 13. Father’s Day will be coming up on Sunday. So neither of them gives anybody a chance to take some time off.
But their children spend a lot for both celebrator...
Stormy weather often leads us to our source of strength
June 15th, 2007
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the Lord with me, and l...
Sands-Dorsey brings back many fond memories
June 15th, 2007
The conversations at the coffee tables and almost anywhere the natives of our county have met this week have been devoted to discussion of that major fire at the Sands-Dorsey Building and of the memor...
Summer Menus
June 15th, 2007
The following lunch menu is available for free to children 18 and younger through the Summer Food Program at the following parks:
Molinas: 11:15 a.m.-12:15 a.m.
North Side: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Damon...
06-16-2007: Police Blotter
June 15th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department, during the last few days. According to reports:
Tuesday
• At 8...
Marie G. Murphy
June 15th, 2007
Services: Will be announced.
Marie G. Murphy, 96, previously of Tucumcari and Logan, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 at Valle Norte Caring Center in Albuquerque. Ms. Murphy was the fourth daughter of...
Daisy Florence Killgore Hurley
June 15th, 2007
Services: 11 a.m. Monday at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Mrs. Hurley was born on June 16, 1913, at the Killgore ranch about seven miles west of Tucumcari to Ben Smith Killgore and Daisy Florence H...
Alfonso "Al" Lopez
June 15th, 2007
Services: 7 p.m. Sunday a rosary will be recited at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Tucumcari. A mass of the resurrection will be celebrated at 2 p.m. on Monday at St. Anne's.
Alfonso "Al" Lopez, 86, di...
06-16-200&: Calendar
June 15th, 2007
Today: Mother Road Rally/ Rotary Route. 66 Car show, Convention Center.
Monday: 11 a.m., Senior Citizens Advisory Board meeting, Senior Citizens Center, 523 S. Third St.
Monday: Start of Summer Readi...
06-13-2007: Fishing Report
June 13th, 2007
This fishing report has been generated from the best information available from officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weath...
NTSB: Air show crash attributed to pilot error
June 13th, 2007
The cause of the crash that killed Guy “Doc” Baldwin, an aerobatic pilot, on Oct. 4, 2006 at the Tucumcari Air Show was “the pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control,” according to a pro...
06-13-2007: Police Blotter
June 13th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department, during the last few days. According to reports:
Friday
l At 11:5...
Dean Stull
June 13th, 2007
Services: At 2 p.m. (Central Time) (1 p.m. Mountain Time) a memorial service will be at the Nara Visa Community Center at Nara Visa.
Dean Stull, 50, died on Saturday June 2, 2007, in Albuquerque.
...
Naomi "Noni" Stadler
June 13th, 2007
Services: 2 p.m..Saturday, a memorial service will be at the St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Tucumcari.
Naomi "Noni" Stadler, 97, died in Lubbock, Texas, on Monday, May 28, 2007.
She was born Dec...
Two apply for judge's seat
June 13th, 2007
Two applications from Tucumcari for the judicial vacancy in the 10th Judicial District Court have been submitted. They are local attorney, Albert J. Mitchell, Jr. and Donald C. Schutte, of the Quay Co...
Felipe E. Lopez
June 11th, 2007
Services: 7 p.m., Tuesday, a rosary will be recited at Saint Anne's Catholic Church. At 7 p.m., Wednesday graveside services will be at
Newkirk, N.M.,
Felipe E. Lopez, 75, died Saturday, June 9, 2007...
Becoming a friend can make improvements at Ute Lake
June 9th, 2007
The Friends of Ute Lake State Park was organized in January of 2007. Its purpose is as a local and private entity to complement, contribute to the Ute Lake State Park.
The group was started to assis...
Ready for Route 66 festival
June 9th, 2007
The Route 66 Festival is set for June 15 and 16.
And planners and organizers are packing activities into one solid event this year.
On June 15 there will be live music and a watermelon feed at Kvols...
Quitting a long time habit is not as bad as everyone thinks
June 9th, 2007
Those of you who have known me for more than a few months are much aware that I have been a serious smoker for more years than some people can count – a fact of which I am not proud, but a fact, non...
Has true designer been forgotten?
June 9th, 2007
On June 6, President Bush did what Congress told him to do.
Of course, it wasn’t the current Congress that President Bush took his orders from, but:
The Congress that on Aug. 3, 1949, designated...
Edward Earle
June 9th, 2007
Services: 10 a.m. (MST) or 11 a.m. (CDT), Monday at the Community Center in Nara Visa.
Edward Earle, 79, died Thursday, June 7, 2007, at his residence in Nara Visa following an extended illness.
...
06-13-2007: Calendar
June 9th, 2007
Thursday: 9.a.m., Quay County Commissioners will meet with Ute Lake Ranch in the Commission Chambers, Quay County Court House, 300 South Third St. No official action will be taken at this time.
Thur...
06-09-2007: Police Blotter
June 9th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department, during the last few days. According to reports:
Tuesday
• At 3...
06-09-2007: Around Town
June 9th, 2007
Mother’s Day delivery...
Taylor Lee Simpson was born on Mother’s Day, May 13, in Amarillo.
Taylor’s the daughter of Sean and Toni Simpson of Amarillo. She was 8 pounds 12 ounces, and 20 and 3/4...
Notable Notes: Honors at Colleges
June 6th, 2007
Local area students named on ENMU honor roll
Four students from the San Jon and Tucumcari area are among the 482 students on the 2007 spring semester Dean's Honor Roll at Eastern New Mexico Universit...
06-06-2007: Calendar
June 6th, 2007
Thursday: 5:30 p.m., Liberty water System monthly meeting, Arch Hurley Meeting Room, 101 E. High St.
Friday: 10 a.m., special meeting of the Quay County Gaming Authority, Territorial Room, Conventio...
06-06-2007: Police Blotter
June 6th, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department, during the last few days. According to reports:
Friday
l At 8:32...
Granted, it's a beautiful day for $12K award
June 6th, 2007
The city of Tucumcari received a $12,600 grant to aid in the beautification of Tucumcari.
The grant is made possible by the New Mexico Clean and Beautiful program started by the New Mexico Tourism D...
Property owners should be vigilant
June 6th, 2007
Concerned residents who have received a letter from Asset Holding, LLC. offering them $100 per acre for their land or livestock may send correspondence to the state's Consumer Protection Division offi...
06-02-2007: Community Notes
June 2nd, 2007
Top Dem to visit Tucumcari for listening session on Friday
Brian Colon, the newly elected chairman of the Democratic Party of New Mexico, will be in Tucumcari next week for a luncheon as part of his...
One's own living room banter better than TV talk show skirmishes
June 2nd, 2007
During the time I was sort of incarcerated in the house, I learned to turn on the television set in the day time and became rather fascinated by several of the programs because I couldn't really belie...
06-02-2007: Calendar
June 2nd, 2007
Today– Sunday: 9 a.m., gate opens, 10 a.m., competition begins, Kiwanis Hi-Plains Jr. Rodeo, fairgrounds. Call Leslie Osborn 461-1100.
Monday: 3 p.m., regular meeting of the Museum Board, Tucumcari...
06-02-2007: Police Blotter
June 2nd, 2007
The following is a sample of calls received during the last few days by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department. According to the reports:
Tuesday
l At...
06-02-2007: Anniversaries, birthdays
June 2nd, 2007
Sandersons are golden...
Ken and Laverne Sanderson are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and hope you’ll share in their celebration at the Tucumcari Convention Center.
Laverne Mariner, a 19...
Feedlot garners support, raises questions
June 2nd, 2007
Plans for a feedlot in Tucumcari gained more positive comments than negative at a workshop of city commissioners on Thursday.
A 3,000-head feedyard is being proposed by Tony Gable of Conchas Dam and M...
Burleson charged in shooting of Jason Pacheco
June 2nd, 2007
A martial arts fight promoter was arraigned Thursday in Quay County Magistrate Court on charges alleging he killed Albert "Jason" Pacheco, 31, of Tucumcari, on Feb. 1.
James Burleson, 33, of Socorro...
