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Archive For August 2010
Rattlers hunting win
August 31st, 2010
Tucumcari, Logan and House are still in hunt for their first win while the San Jon Coyotes will try to carry over the momentum from last week's win.
Tucumcari: 0-1
Looking back — Sept. 1
August 31st, 2010
September 1967
Ernest Ballard was named manager of Tucumcari’s Foodway grocery store ... Herman Moncus, president of the Tucumcari Historical Research Institute, accepted...
Innovation key to our survival
August 31st, 2010
As another Monday afternoon beckons, I sit at my desk with my voice recorder and near-empty cup of coffee and contemplate how I am going to fill the space allotted for my column this week.
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Pleasing God life's ultimate goal
August 31st, 2010
“Well done, good and faithful servant…enter thou into the joy of thy lord”. Matthew 25:23
This past week was a lesson of how each of us impacts other people&...
Workers persevere every time
August 31st, 2010
“A good day’s work is a good day’s work.”
Labor Day 2010 finds us with our head down, shoulders to the wheel, noses to the grindstone and 10 percent unemployment....
Fishing report — Sept. 1
August 31st, 2010
The fishing report from New Mexico Wildlife Department is generated by officers and anglers.
Area lake reports:
Clayton Lake: There has been light pressure...
Community calendar — Sept. 1
August 31st, 2010
Friday
Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board at 10 a.m., City Hall.
Saturday
Louie Lewis Martinez benefit dance at 8 p.m., Knight of Columbus Hall.
Labor Day
City and...
Columnist haunts Cimarron hotel
August 31st, 2010
Do you believe in ghosts?
For me I guess the answer would be no but I do enjoy the stories and legends. If a ghost story helps put a person in a period of history and brings th...
Robertson cruises past Portales
August 27th, 2010
LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Portales couldn’t get a stop on defense Friday and a high-powered Robertson running game rolled over the Rams 41-6 in the season-opener for both teams.
The Card...
Ute Lake death blamed on 'reckless vessel operation'
August 27th, 2010
A fatal accident at Ute Lake on Aug. 14 has been blamed on “reckless vessel operation,” according to a report by Park Manager James Gurule.
Officials said Noah Escoto, 24, of Ama...
Prep football scoreboard — Aug. 27
August 27th, 2010
Clovis 40, Alamogordo 0
Las Vegas Robertson 41, Portales 6
Texico 14, Dexter 0
Fort Sumner 32, New Mexico Military 17
Melrose 50, Logan 36
Clovis Christian 47, Do...
Local officials hope for, expect extension of water fees
August 26th, 2010
Continuing reservation fees for Ute Lake water rights is an issue which affects the 12 entities in the Ute Reservoir Water Commission, said Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority Project Manager...
Area volleyball roundup — Aug. 25
August 25th, 2010
Texico 3, Lubbock Christian 0
Texico 25 25 25
Lubb. Christian 21 16 17
Texico individual statistics
Kills — Jaylyn Cooper 15, Shaylee A...
Amarillo man's death is the second this summer at Ute Lake
August 25th, 2010
An Amarillo man died following a boating accident at Ute Lake State Park in Logan, state park officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Noah Escoto, 24, died on Aug. 15 as a result of...
Pigskin preview team capsules: Logan Longhorns
August 24th, 2010
8-man District 2
• Coach: Billy Burns (10th year at Logan)
• 2009 record: 7-3
• Returning starters (offense): 4
• Returning starters (defense)...
Pigskin preview team capsules: Melrose Buffaloes
August 24th, 2010
8-man District 4
• Coach: Dickie Roybal (14th year, 113-38; 14th year overall at Melrose)
• 2009 record: 13-0 (4-0, 1st, 8-man District 4). The Buffs ha...
Soccer: Rams, Lady Rams fall
August 24th, 2010
Girls
Roswell 3, Portales 2
Records: Portales 2-2, Roswell 3-0
Difference: Roswell took an early 2-0 lead and held on for the win.
Differe...
Volleyball: Portales sweeps Hobbs
August 24th, 2010
Portales def. Hobbs 25-10, 25-23, 25-19
Records: Portales 1-0, Hobbs 0-1.
Difference: Portales held on for a 25-23 win in the second game.
Difference-ma...
Congress should kill proposed union bailout bill
August 24th, 2010
F or years another potential multibil- lion fiscal catastrophe has been brewing, obscured by higher-profile storms created by taxpayer bailouts of Detroit and Wall Street and the looming crash of...
Righteous path possible in Sin City
August 24th, 2010
It’s amazing how things come together. While on a business trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, this summer, several independent incidents formed a common train of thought for me. (It really was a work...
Drive uncomfortable for couple, piglet
August 24th, 2010
I worked for a big cattle company in the northwest and we kept “cookhouse pigs” for the crew. Every spring, 30 or so little weaner pigs were brought from the sale barn and put in our pi...
Tucumcari encourages frugality
August 24th, 2010
After living here officially for one month, I am pleased to report that living in Tucumcari is entirely possible. Aren’t you all relieved?
Sure, if I want to do my laundry after 8 p.m....
Community calendar — Aug. 25
August 24th, 2010
Today
• Tucumcari/Quay Regional Emergency Communication Board at 10 a.m., City Hall.
Thursday
• Housing Authority Board at 5 p.m., City Hall.
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Fishing report — Aug. 25
August 24th, 2010
The fishing report from New Mexico Wildlife Department is generated by officers and anglers.
Area lake reports:
• Clayton Lake: There has been light pressure and fishing i...
Dog's bird obsession fascinating
August 24th, 2010
It’s hard to believe the energy the slumbering black dog at my feet is capable of expending.
We adopted Ranger about eight months ago because his previous owner said he had a fixation...
Gardening results worth effort
August 24th, 2010
For those of us who enjoy fresh produce, this is a special time of the year. This is the season during which we savor the real tastes of fresh fruits and vegetables, knowing we won’t have tha...
Senior menus — Aug. 25
August 24th, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for Aug. 26 - Sept. 1 for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday: Green chili hamburger, lettuce, tomato, cheese, onion, pickles, pork and bean...
School menus — Aug. 25
August 24th, 2010
The following are the menus for schools in Quay County.
Tucumcari
Monday
Breakfast — Cereal and Graham Crackers.
Lunch — Barbecue pork r...
Police blotter — Aug. 25
August 24th, 2010
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Friday
• At 12:56 a...
Four schools fail AYP
August 19th, 2010
Four Quay County schools failed to meet the State’s Adequate Yearly Progress goals for 2010.
According to results released Monday by the New Mexico Public Education Department, House H...
Grandparents provide fresh perspective
August 18th, 2010
If there is one aspect of the human condition I find more prevalent than its tendency to sweet leisure and lethargy, it is a predisposition to self-doubt. Almost every person I have ever met, inclu...
Healthy living matter of choice
August 18th, 2010
The United States Department of Agriculture identifies five food groups: fruits, vegetables, grains, meats and legumes, and milk. The following information will guide you to making more healthy ch...
Everybody needs companionship
August 17th, 2010
“A man that hath friends must show himself friendly” Proverbs 18:24
A woman desperate and lonely felt totally isolated from the world. She
had no friends whe...
Police blotter — Aug. 18
August 17th, 2010
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.FridayAt 10:33 a.m., a woman...
Fishing report — Aug. 18
August 17th, 2010
The fishing report from New Mexico Wildlife Department is generated by officers and anglers.
Area lake reports:
Clayton Lake: There has been light pressure...
Community calendar
August 17th, 2010
Friday
Library Advisory Board at noon, Tucumcari Public Library.
Monday
Quay County Commission at 9 a.m., Quay County Court House.
Tuesday
Quay County Fair 2010 contest results
August 16th, 2010
Steer show results
First-year feeder: Jordan Stowe
Class 1
1 Bailey Smith
2 Trenton Lee
3 Blake Moon
Wildcats fourth in Class 5A preseason football poll
August 11th, 2010
The Clovis Wildcats are ranked fourth in the New Mexico High School Coaches Association preseason football poll released Wednesday.
The Wildcats are coming off a 9-3 season.
Defending...
Rams sixth in Class 3A preseason football poll
August 11th, 2010
The Portales Rams were ranked sixth in the New Mexico High School Coaches Association preseason football poll released Wednesday.
The Rams are coming off a 3-8 season.
Defending state...
Primrose: Mesalands president will be missed
August 11th, 2010
Mesalands Community College President Phillip O. Barry is calling it quits in a year.
Barry told the college board Tuesday that he plans to retire effective the fall 2011 school year.
NMHCA preseason polls
August 11th, 2010
New Mexico High School Coaches AssociationFootballPreseasonClass 5A1. La Cueva2. Mayfield3. Las Cruces4. Clovis5. Manzano6. Eldorado
100 years at St. Anne's
August 11th, 2010
Years before New Mexico became a state, the Catholic community in Tucumcari was already committed to training their children in the way of the Sacraments. Priests bringi...
Press release: Mesalands president announces retirement
August 11th, 2010
At the recent Board of Trustees Meeting, Dr. Phillip O. Barry, president of Mesalands Community College, announced his plans to retire in the fall of 2011.
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Cattleman outwits automated urinal
August 11th, 2010
Back pain is the bane of many farmers and ranchers. A life of lifting, riding, shifting and physical exertion often leads them to a long-term relationship with osteopathic surgeons.
Last spr...
Information sharing should be part of policy
August 11th, 2010
Immigration activists are rightly starting to rethink their trust of the Obama administration.
They have good reason: This administration has been more active in pursuing and deporting ill...
Non-sedentary lifestyle elusive
August 11th, 2010
As the 2010 Tucumcari Rattlers football, volleyball and cross country seasons loom ever closer, and my colleagues at work and neighbors at home increasingly discuss and debate the finer points of p...
God hates certain actions, attitudes
August 11th, 2010
It’s fair time and school starts back soon. Many students will likely come home after that first school day saying they hate it and hatred isn’t new, having existed even among brothers...
Our page — Aug. 11
August 11th, 2010
Mesalands assists in food crisis
Mesalands Community College’s staff members recently collected over 300 items of food to assist in the humanitarian hunger crisis that exists in...
Letter to the editor: Government-run programs efficient
August 11th, 2010
Your recent editorial headlined “Conse-quences of health care unfolding” is a continuing dog and pony show to maintain the status quo for the moneyed interests. This is the same ideolog...
Assistant superintendent: AYP distracting
August 11th, 2010
Dave Johnson has replaced State Rep. Dennis Roch as assistant superintendent of Tucumcari schools this year.
Johnson comes from Adrian, Texas where he served as superintendent of the Adrian...
Area schools supplies list — Aug. 11
August 10th, 2010
House Schools
Pre-K/Kindergarten - Mrs. Fury
Please label all supplies before sending them to school
6 pencils (#2 yellow)
2 large boxes of Kleenex
Fiskars scisso...
Bingaman to visit Tucumcari and Clovis on Wednesday
August 10th, 2010
U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman will be in Tucumcari and Clovis on Wednesday, Aug. 11 and will take part in several events in the area. In Tucumcari, Bingaman will tour th...
Quay County Fair schedule
August 10th, 2010
Free Admission
4-H Concession stand daily 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Bluegrass Music Daily in the Exhibit Hall
Today
Entries in all departments
• 8 a.m. &mdas...
School menu — Aug. 11
August 10th, 2010
House
Monday
Breakfast: Sausage, biscuit and gravy, variety of muffins, cereal, yogurt, juice and milk. Lunch: Baked ham, baked potato, ranch style beans, soup, fruit, salad bar, va...
Looking back — Aug. 11
August 10th, 2010
August 1955
Members of the Tucumcari National Guard attended basic training at Fort Ord, Calif. They included James L. Starr, Wayne Miller, James T. Dickinson, Martin C. Garcia...
Senior menu - Aug. 11
August 10th, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for Aug. 12- 18 for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday: Taco, lettuce, tomato and onion, spanish rice, salsa, corn, gelatin
Friday: Fish sandwich,...
Calendar — Aug. 11
August 10th, 2010
Wednesday-Saturday
Quay County Fair at the Quay County Fair barn.
Thursday
City Commission at 6 p.m., City Hall.
Aug. 20
Library Advisory Board at noon, Tucumcari...
Fishing report — Aug. 11
August 10th, 2010
The fishing report from New Mexico Wildlife Department is generated by officers and anglers.
Area lake reports:
Clayton Lake: There has been light pressur...
Police blotter — Aug. 11
August 10th, 2010
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Friday
At...
On the shelves — Aug. 11
August 10th, 2010
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information, call 461-0295.
Fiction
“The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake” by Aimee Bender....
Not many foods I won't try
August 10th, 2010
Michelle Obama doesn’t like beets and apparently neither does her
husband.
My grandmother once called me her little beet-eater because...
Healthy diet has guidelines
August 10th, 2010
Nutritionists have developed easy-to-understand guidelines to help us select and consume a more healthful diet. One of the most commonly used guidelines is called the “diet planning principl...
Alumni reunion more like family gathering
August 10th, 2010
Where else could we spend a weekend amid hundreds of friends? Some of us have the notion that Rattler Reunion is unique because it is such a large gathering and because it seems like a gigantic fam...
Rams coach aims to build on juniors' experience
August 7th, 2010
Portales High football coach Mark McAfee hopes experience proves to be a good teacher this season.
McAfee, a longtime Rams assistant, takes over the program this season for Andy Correll, who...
Curry, De Baca county teams start practice Monday
August 7th, 2010
The mission for a blue trophy begins Monday for 16 Curry County and De Baca County team.
That’s the first day high school sports practices can begin in New Mexico, with local schools g...
Press release: Rep. Lujan Visits to Clovis, Tucumcari revised
August 6th, 2010
Washington, DC - Rep. Ben Ray Lujan's schedule for Clovis and Tucumcari has changed.
Friday - Clovis
WHAT: Rep. Luján to Attend Cannon Air Force Base Appreciation...
Information sharing should be part of policy
August 5th, 2010
I mmigration activists are rightly starting to rethink their trust of the Obama
administration.
They have good reason: This administration has been more active in pursuing and deport...
Blotter–Aug.4
August 4th, 2010
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Friday
At...
Senior Menu– Aug. 4
August 4th, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for August 5 - August 11 for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Frito pie, lettuce, tomato and onion, mixed vegetables, lemon crisp...
Lord helps remove weeds of life
August 4th, 2010
“Thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds … I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a
lesson from what I saw”
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District judge protects rights by blocking law
August 4th, 2010
I n Mexico they call it “la ley del odio”
— the law of hate. Indeed, President
Felipe Calderon had publicly condemned the act and Mexican border governors had said...
Stock contractors rowdy behind scenes
August 4th, 2010
Bennie Beutler got inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame this summer. He’s one of a good handful of stock contractors that have been so honored.
Stock contractors are an odd lot. Th...
Town bustles with big-city energy
August 4th, 2010
This sure is a fascinating town we live in.
From the population marker I saw on the way in from Lubbock, I did not expect to see the bustle of activity that I have seen every day. I would ha...
County fair nearing
August 4th, 2010
The Quay County Fair will be here in just one week and now is the time to start preparing your entries for the Home Arts departments. Fair books are available at businesses around the county and a...
Fishing report — Aug. 4s
August 4th, 2010
The fishing report from New Mexico Wildlife Department is generated by officers and anglers.
Area lake reports:
• Clayton Lake: The lake has turned over, but due t...
On the shelves — Aug. 4
August 4th, 2010
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For information, call 461-0295.
Fiction
“Sizzling Sixteen” by Janet Evanovich. The bounty hunt...
Conservation farming techniques featured at field day
August 4th, 2010
The New Mexico State Agricultural Science Center in Tucumcari is hosting its annual field day Thursday to discuss new crop research and advise farmers on water conservat...
Press release: Rep. Lujan to Visit Tucumcari
August 3rd, 2010
Washington, DC – On Saturday, Rep. Ben Ray Luján will visit Tucumcari where he will tour the Tucumcari Mountain Cheese Factory and discuss small business issues. He will also tour the...
Most NM schools fail to meet AYP status
August 2nd, 2010
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State officials say New Mexico students have improved their performance in math, reading and science during the past six years, but about three-fourths of schools missed...
Sports Physical Wednesday at Rattler Gym
August 2nd, 2010
Tucumcari Schools
Students who would like to participate in Rattlers'sports program will need to have a physical, said Tucumcari Athletic Director, Wayne Ferguson.
...
