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Eagles get set for defending champs
August 30th, 2007
By the end of next week, the Clovis Christian football team will definitely know the way to Roswell.
The Eagles open the season with back-to-back road trips to the alien city, facing defending 8-man...
08-29-2007: Fishing Report
August 29th, 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...
Mesalands fitness center moves
August 29th, 2007
Work on the new addition to Building A on Mesalands Community College’s campus is just about completed, making it possible to move the Fitness Center from its location in Building C to the new locat...
08-29-2007: Police Blotter
August 29th, 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 5:31 p...
Emily Shea Beninger
August 29th, 2007
Services: 3 p.m. Thursday graveside services will be at Westlawn Memorial Park, Borger, Texas.
Emily Shea Beninger who was born Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, died on the same day at Plains Regional Hospital...
Bobby McAda
August 29th, 2007
Services: Private services scheduled.
Bobby Eugene McAda, 75, formerly of Tucumcari, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, in Niceville, Fla.
Mr. McAda was born in 1932 in Floydada, Texas, to Grady and Bernic...
08-29-2007: Calendar
August 29th, 2007
Fridays ongoing: 7 p.m., regular meeting, Alcoholics Anonymous Unity Group, 1424 S. Sixth St.
Saturday: 5 p.m., Tucumcari Farmer’s Market, Wailes Park on Route 66 Blvd. Call 461-3346 or 403-7901 fo...
God always provides a way out
August 29th, 2007
God has used various methods to speak to men. He now speaks through his son whose teachings are recorded in the New Testament (Hebrews 1:1-3; John 14: 23-26; 16: 12-15; 15: 26, 27). Once, God used the...
August 1990
August 29th, 2007
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman toured Grain Power’s facility with manager Wayne Liles. …Mickey Trousdale won $2,500 in the Sun Country Bass Tournament by reeling in 17.26 pounds of bass in two days. ...
County names top five priorities for legislative grant
August 29th, 2007
The Quay County Commissioners approved a proposal for the Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan.
A legislative proposal for grant money through the ICIP was submitted by Quay County Manager Richard...
Quay County Fair Centennial Fair Results
August 25th, 2007
The following are the Junior Horse Show 2007 results from Quay County Fair.
Class 1 Mares
1st Summer Huizar
Babydoll
2nd Becca Alden Montoya Imagine
3rd Julee Alde...
08-25-2007: Calendar
August 25th, 2007
Today: 5 p.m., Tucumcari Farmer's Market, Wailes Park on Route 66 Blvd. Call 461-3346.
Today: 5 p.m., Pot Luck dinner, regular monthly gathering, Eastern New Mexico Bluegrass & Old Tyme Music Associat...
08-25-2007: Police Blotter
August 25th, 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:
Wednesday
l At 11:...
DWI Task Force, Birthday, special School Board meeting
August 25th, 2007
The Tucumcari Police Department is organizing a City DWI Task Force/Planning Council to serve for the purposes of the CDWI Grant. This meeting will be at noon on Sept. 4, 2007 at the Tucumcari Pol...
Eight candidates seek police chief job
August 25th, 2007
Some of the top ranked candidates for police chief were interviewed Friday, said city manager John Sutherland.
Additional candidates are to be interviewed on Monday, said Sutherland at Thursday’s...
Bell Ranch pilot was flying new plane at time of crash
August 25th, 2007
Jeffery Lane, 57, who died Aug. 15 in a plane crash near Mosquero, had only been in possession of his new airplane for six days.
Lane, who was piloting the plane, and passenger Ryan Hartley, 34, of R...
Rams prepare for Saturday scrimmage
August 22nd, 2007
Less than one week away from Saturday’s scrimmage against Hatch at Artesia’s Bulldog Bowl, the Rams offense and defense are much further along than they were at this time last year, according to c...
Time to register for city football, volleyball leagues
August 22nd, 2007
Registration has begun for the Quay County Junior League Football program and the Tucumcari Recreation Center Girls Volleyball.
Children in grades four through six are eligible to participate in the...
08-22-2007: Calendar
August 22nd, 2007
Today: 10 a.m., regular meeting, Tucumcari/Quay County Regional Emergency Communications Board, City Hall 215 E. Center St.
Thursday: 5 p.m., regular meeting, Housing Authority, City Hall 215 E. Cente...
08-22-2007: Police Blotter
August 22nd, 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
• At 3:18...
August 1965
August 22nd, 2007
The Chamber of Commerce planned a day-long dedication for the new Trigg Memorial Hospital. … Seventy-one members of the Bell Ranch Cowboys Association and their families came from seven states and t...
Early and absentee voting for Sept. 18 hospital tax is ongoing
August 22nd, 2007
The Quay County Clerk’s office is conducting early and absentee voting for the Special Hospital Tax Election on Sept. 18.
Voting began Tuesday, said Ellen White, county clerk.
Voters can cast the...
Design firm OKed for THS renovation
August 22nd, 2007
The Tucumcari School Board agreed to hire the architectural firm of Greer Stafford/SJCF, Inc. for the high school’s planned renovation.
The project is estimated to take about three years and to cos...
Sefie R. Chacon
August 21st, 2007
Services: At 7 p.m. Wednesday a rosary will be recited in the St. Anne's Catholic Church in Tucumcari. At 10 a.m. Thursday, a funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Anne's.
Sefie R. Chacon, 98, died...
Once upon a time, teachers had freedom to teach
August 18th, 2007
Those of us who loved school, no matter which side of the desk we were on, never get over wanting to join the crowds on their way to that first day of school. Just thinking about the joys of education...
08-18-2007: Police Blotter
August 18th, 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:
Monday
• At 7:2...
Graduations, births, anniversaries, wedding
August 18th, 2007
Pretty in pink...
Alyssa Jolene Gutowski was born at 5:18 a.m., on July 17, 2007 in Albuquerque. Her parents are Tony and Deena Gutowski and a sister, Adriana Gutowski, all of Albuquerque. Her gran...
08-18-2007: Calendar
August 18th, 2007
Today: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., Family Day, Quay County Fair, Fair Grounds.
Today: 5 p.m., Tucumcari Farmer’s Market, Wailes Park on Route 66 Blvd. 461-3346.
Monday: 11 a.m., regular meeting, Senior Cit...
Lowell Michael “Mickey” Potter
August 17th, 2007
Services: At 2 p.m. Monday at the Asbury United Methodist Church in Albuquerque.
Lowell Michael “Mickey” Potter died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, in Albuquerque.
Mr. Potter was born May 5, 1946...
Manuel L. Montoya
August 17th, 2007
Services: At 10:30 a.m. today there will be a viewing and at 11 a.m. Saturday there will be a mass of Christian burial at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Jemez.
Manuel L. "Big M" Montoya,...
New trustee sworn in for Mesalands
August 14th, 2007
A new trustee was sworn in at the regular monthly meeting of the Mesalands Community College board of trustees.
Liz Estrada was sworn in to fill the vacancy left when trustee J. Bronson Moore became...
City representatives in favor of hospital tax
August 14th, 2007
Members of the city's economic development arm voted Monday to support the Dan C. Trigg's efforts to pass a hospital tax.
Quay County’s hospital is critical to its economic development efforts and...
Aug. 15, 2007 Around Town
August 14th, 2007
County Fair Schedule..
Today:
7 a.m. Breakfast by Tucumcari Baptist Association
9 a.m. Rabbit Show Poultry Show (Following Rabbit Show)
5 p.m. Fair Anniversary Reception
6 p.m. Swine Show
Thur...
Aug. 15, 2007 Police Blotter
August 14th, 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
• At 12:2...
Aug. 15, 2007 Lunch Menus
August 14th, 2007
Logan
Monday
Breakfast: Cereal, juice, milk
Lunch: Nacho with meat, refried beans, salad, fruit, milk.
Tuesday
Breakfast: Applesauce, graham crackers, milk
Lunch: Pizza, salad, cottage cheese, pinea...
Aug. 15, 2007 Fishing Report
August 14th, 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...
Aug. 15, 2007 Tuck's Turf
August 14th, 2007
A couple of hot weeks on the course lately.
Breen Championship-Rattler Reunion and the Elks C/P Scramble. All of these tournaments couldn't be successful without the help of the volunteers, sponsor...
Elsie “Ostic” Lerke
August 14th, 2007
Services: At 7 p.m. Thursday a rosary will be recited at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Tucumcari. At 10 a.m. Friday a Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at St. Anne's.
Elsie “Ostic” Ler...
Dora to join county foes on gridiron
August 14th, 2007
PORTALES — The Dora Coyotes are joining Floyd, Melrose and Clovis Christian in area 8-man Friday night football frenzy.
Dora may be fielding its first football team, but the Coyotes expect to win.
...
Foxes looking for three-peat in Class 1A
August 14th, 2007
Coming off back-to-back Class 1A state championships, Fort Sumner coach Dexter McDaniel is hoping the Foxes can do something they’ve never done.
“We’re excited about this year because the boys...
August 1974
August 11th, 2007
National Guardsmen left for their annual camp held at El Paso, Texas. … The class of 1944 was host to the 1974 Rattler Reunion…The Tucumcari Recreation Department sponsored youth motorcycle races...
San Jon Coyotes football, volleyball schedule
August 11th, 2007
Football
Aug. 24 4 p.m., Vaughn
Aug. 31 3 p.m., Arber Christian
Sept. 7 4 p.m., House
Sept. 21 1 p.m., Hondo
Sept. 28 2 p.m., Hondo
Oct. 6 1 p....
Rattlers to begin two-a-days
August 11th, 2007
The Tucumcari Rattlers football team is getting ready for the upcoming season.
Two-a-day practices will begin Monday and full-contact practice will start on Thursday. The annual Purple and Gold Scrim...
Quay County Fair: Centennial, Schedule
August 11th, 2007
Special to the Quay County Sun
As the Quay County fair readies for its 100th year celebration here are some of the highlights and preparations entrants will want to know about. And a calendar of acti...
Going down memory lane with Rattlers
August 11th, 2007
Talk about "a sentimental journey"! The weekend of Rattler Reunion was just that and one of the most enjoyable gatherings yet. The Class of 1977 created a magic spell with "The Wizard of Oz" theme and...
Fort Sumner man found guilty
August 11th, 2007
A Quay County jury found a Fort Sumner man guilty Thursday of killing his wife three years ago outside their home.
The jury deliberated for less than two hours before finding Jose Garcia, 42, guilty...
08-11-2007: Calendar
August 11th, 2007
Today: 5 p.m., Tucumcari Farmer’s Market, Wailes Park on Route 66 Blvd. Call 461-3346 or 403-7901 for information.
Monday: 11:30 a.m., monthly meeting of NARFE, National Association of Retired Feder...
Bridge where the keys are thrown away
August 11th, 2007
There’s this bridge in Rome — not for cars, just for people — where lovers have been chaining padlocks, first to a lamppost, then to other posts, and, then, “locked together,” throw the ke...
Nora Romero
August 11th, 2007
Services: At 7 p.m. Sunday a rosary will be recited at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Tucumcari. At 10 a.m. Monday a Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at St. Anne's.
Nora Romero, 84, died Th...
08-11-2007: Police Blotter
August 11th, 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:
Sunday
• At 11 p...
Birthdays, school supplies needed, family reunion
August 11th, 2007
In the birthday swim...
Ayden Otero and Joseph Otero will be celebrating their birthdays today. The boys are having a cookout and swim party today at the Elk’s Club with their brother Billy Gage,...
Acting police chief Ron Haley resigns
August 11th, 2007
Lt. Deputy Chief Ron Haley, the city’s acting police chief, turned in his resignation, with a two week notice, on Friday.
Haley’s resignation was effective on Friday, said city manager John Suthe...
Football to return to House School, House football schedule
August 8th, 2007
The House Cowboys and Cowgirls are gearing up for the fall sports season.
The Cowboys will be returning to the gridiron as 6-man football returns to House.
In 2006 House’s football program was canc...
08-08-2007: Calendar
August 8th, 2007
Thursday: 6 p.m., regular meeting, Tucumcari City Commission, City Hall, 215 E Center St.
Fridays ongoing: 7 p.m., regular meeting, Alcoholics Anonymous Unity Group, 1424 S. Sixth St.
Saturday: 5 p.m....
Keeping inner garden clear of weeks takes daily work
August 8th, 2007
But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Matthew 15:13
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and b...
Bertha Bolin
August 8th, 2007
Services: 2 p.m. Friday at the Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery.
Bertha Bolin, 63, died at her home Tuesday, July 31, 2007. She was born Aug. 18, 1943 in Tucumcari and graduated from Tucumcari High...
Fish farm owners tout Clovis as site
August 8th, 2007
A Canadian company is interested in bringing a new type of agriculture industry to Curry County — fish farming.
Aquaranch Industries representatives presented plans Tuesday to the Curry County Comm...
August 1960
August 8th, 2007
Ed Potter of McAlister was accidentally shot through the wrist while he and his bother, Frank, and Deeway Beavers were shooting at birds. … Mrs. N. C. Jordan, owner of the Tucumcari Motel, was appo...
School officials pleased with AYP scores
August 8th, 2007
Tucumcari’s top school administrators are pleased that all of its schools made AYP, but they say that doesn’t mean they are going to sit back this coming school year.
“We want to meet next year...
Bridge at Logan rated "fair"
August 8th, 2007
A state bridge engineer is scheduled to inspect the Logan bridge on U.S. Highway 54 across the Canadian River on Thursday.
The bridge is rated “fair” on a three-phased scale of good to fair to po...
Farmers Market, Fair and School Registration times
August 8th, 2007
Market bellringer...
Hayden Garnett, grandson of Judy Smith, rang in the beginning of sales on Tuesday at the Tucumcari Farmer’s Market at Wailes Park on Route 66.
Smith, who is the market coordina...
Texas schools begin practice on Monday
August 6th, 2007
Texas high school football teams kick off preseason practice on Monday, and for second-year Farwell coach Mark Anglin it couldn’t come soon enough.
“I’ve been ready to start football since June...
08-04-2007: Police Blotter
August 4th, 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:
Monday
l At 3 p.m....
08-04-2007: Calendar
August 4th, 2007
Today: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., performances of the Missoula Children's Theater, Tucumcari High School Auditorium, 1100 S. Seventh St. Call 461-9866.
Today: 5 p.m., Tucumcari Farmer's Market, Wailes Park...
Special election on Sept. 18 for hospital tax
August 4th, 2007
A Special Hospital Gross Receipts Tax Election will be held on Tuesday, Sept, 18, the Quay County Clerk Ellen White announced in a press release this.
Every registered voter in Quay County may parti...
Rattlers have that special feeling
August 4th, 2007
By the time this is published, we will be in the midst of Rattler Reunion and will be having a great time visiting with people of all ages who attended school here and continue to return each year to...
Bertha Bolin
August 4th, 2007
Services: Will be announced later.
Bertha Bolin, 63, died at her residence in Tucumcari on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, following an extended illness.
Following her wishes, she has been cremated.
Arrangeme...
Rattlers Razz
August 4th, 2007
A Rattler reunion is like a large Cheers party televised on a wide screen. And at any moment you expect to hear these lyrics in the background:
Be glad there's one place in the world
Where everybod...
Fair to celebrate 100th year
August 4th, 2007
Fair to celebrate 100th...
The Travis Nelson Building was one of the original exhibit buildings. For years all of the Home Arts Entries were displayed in this building. Then in the n the late 1970...
Quay County 12-for-12 on AYP
August 4th, 2007
The Public Education Department said fewer state schools are reaching adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act than in 2006.
The department is not, however, referring...
Nora Webb
August 2nd, 2007
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, a memorial service will be held at the Dunn Memorial Chapel in Tucumcari.
Nora Webb, 81, died on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007.
Mrs. Webb was born Aug. 27, 1925 in Springer....
Bob Franklin
August 2nd, 2007
Services: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday there will be a visitation at the Chavez Funeral Home in Fort Sumner.
2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Melrose.
Bob Franklin, 82, of Tolar, died Th...
AYP announcement delayed
August 2nd, 2007
Secretary of Education Veronica C. Garcia postponed Wednesday's AYP announcement to allow for more time to get accurate information about the results to school districts before the start of school, a...
August 1934
August 1st, 2007
Between 350 and 450 people turned out for the first games of the softball league. …The Tucumcari Daily News offered a Steam Cooker or an eight-cup Drip-O-labor or a Stew Pan with each paid one-year...
Library sitting pretty, thanks to Altrusa gift
August 1st, 2007
The Community Service Committee of Tucumcari Altrusa International donated $1,350 in early spring to the Tucumcari Public Library to purchase new sitting area furniture.
Now, a three-piece maroon faux...
Ag Science Center Field Day set for Aug. 6
August 1st, 2007
Tree and turfgrasses will be featured topics at the Annual Field Day sponsored by the New Mexico State University Agricultural Science Center at Tucumcari.
The featured speaker will be Lowell Catlett...
Population stable, unemployment falls
August 1st, 2007
The population in Quay County has stabilized, according to a labor report presented at a recent Quay County Commission meeting.
The Labor Study’s executive summary noted the stabilization is “the...
Revised city codes cover future growth, past culture
August 1st, 2007
A work session to review a proposed Unified Development Code for properties in Tucumcari went smoothly Tuesday night.
The City Commission met with members of the Planning and Zoning Commission to go...
08-01-2007: Community Notes
August 1st, 2007
White to celebrate 90th at San Jon on Saturday
Cora White, who is turning 90 this week, is having a birthday party and you're invited, said her family.
Events begin at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the San Jo...
08-01-2007: Police Blotter
August 1st, 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:
Saturday
• At 2:...
46th Annual 4-H State Horse Show Results
August 1st, 2007
Senior Runner– up was Calley Thompson of Bernalillo County on Zip N Deluxe
Senior High Point was Caitlin Dralle of Bernalillo County on Five Oh Declared War
Junior Runner-up was Becca Alden of Quay...
When you least expect, God provides
August 1st, 2007
In the movie, Forrest Gump, Forrest’s shrimp boat partner, Lewtinint Dan gets mad because they haven’t found any shrimp. Lewtinint Dan begins cursing God and challenging him to show up.
Forrest,...
2007-2008: Logan Longhorns football, volleyball schedules
August 1st, 2007
Longhorn Football
Aug. 31 4 p.m., Springer (JH-V)
Sept. 8 11a.m., Mountainair (JH-V)
Sept. 14 4 p.m., Tatum (JH-V)
Sept. 21 4 p.m., Dora (JH-V)
Sept. 28 7 p.m., Valley Christian (V...
08-01-2007: Fishing Report, hunting permits
August 1st, 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...
08-01-2007: Calendar
August 1st, 2007
Thursday - Saturday: Rattler Reunion, Tucumcari Convention Center and various other locations. Call 461-0244.
Thursday: 5:30 p.m., monthly meeting, Liberty Water System, Arch Hurley Meeting Room, 101...
