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Fishing report — Sept. 1
August 31st, 2011
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish and thefishphone.com, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local busine...
Cats, Rams prep for openers
August 31st, 2011
ROSWELL — Clovis High’s football team came away from its annual preseason scrimmage against Las Cruces High on Friday feeling pretty good about itself.
The Wildcats, ranked fifth...
Rams to scrimmage in Lubbock
August 31st, 2011
The Portales Rams get their first look at outside competition today when they visit Lubbock to take on the Roosevelt Eagles in a 5 p.m. (MDT) start.
The teams met in a preseason scrimmage la...
Clovis bracing for scrimmage
August 31st, 2011
The Clovis Wildcats have one more week before the scores count. They’re hoping they can make their last few pre-season days count, as well.
The Wildcats, ranked fifth in the Class 5A p...
Three-time champ favored again in 8-man
August 31st, 2011
Three-time defending 8-man champion Melrose and two other area teams were ranked No. 1 in the first New Mexico High School Coaches Association football poll released Wednesday.
Defending Cla...
Frumpy Middle-Aged Mom: You know there are teenagers in the house when...
August 31st, 2011
I have a friend whose children are old enough now to strike fear into the hearts of their mother, as she dreads the coming transformation from adorable kid to hulking, hairy creature from the black...
Child Sense: Smoothing out the highs and lows of back-to-school time
August 31st, 2011
Back to school – a time both loved and dreaded by children and parents alike. Being back at school will bring out the extremes in your children.
Tactile children will need more physica...
How young is too young for Facebook?
August 31st, 2011
Of the 20 million Facebook users under the age of 18 who have actively used the site in the past year, 7.5 million were younger than 13, according to Consumer Reports' latest State of the Net surve...
Marcelle and Ruby Go Shopping: A mother and daughter buy back-to-schoo...
August 31st, 2011
If there's one thing about the new school year that kids love and parents don't, it's shopping for clothes. As children get into their tweens and teens, fashion and trends play a bigger part in the...
Free downloadable e-cookbooks will help you get dinner on the table
August 31st, 2011
How'd that first day back at school go? If you're like me, you had a bit o' trouble getting dinner on the table at a reasonable hour. Now that those lazy summer days are over, you might be looking...
Celebrity Baby Scoop: Tia Mowry Hardrict says twin Tamera has 'a speci...
August 31st, 2011
Tia Mowry Hardrict and Tamera Mowry-Housley became overnight teen sensations for their hit comedy series "Sister, Sister." Twelve years after successfully escaping the "child star curse," the ident...
Green jobs only produce fiscal black hole
August 31st, 2011
The faddish obsession with “green jobs” is being revealed as a massive waste of taxpayer money.
Pipe dreams eventually are revealed for what they are — unrealistic, wishf...
Memories, love most important
August 31st, 2011
With a devastating season of fire in the Southwest and a hurricane bearing down on the east coast last week my wife posed the question, “What would you take if you only had an hour to evacuat...
Senior menus — Aug. 31
August 31st, 2011
The following are the lunch menus for Sept. 1 - Sept. 7 for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Italian pork chop, broccoli with cheese, wheat roll and margarine, cott...
Recent calamities reminder to prepare for end
August 31st, 2011
“Heaven and earth shall pass away…But of that day and hour knoweth no man…but my Father only.”
Matthew 34:35, 36
Almost ten years ago, Mark and...
Deadline for racing license extended
August 31st, 2011
The deadline to apply for the state’s last racing license has been extended another three weeks by the New Mexico Racing Commission, a key figure in Quay County's quest to win the license sai...
Living through past gives hope
August 31st, 2011
On August 21, the woman from Ima felt compelled to take a short drive to lma to spend some time just scouting around while enjoying moments of the present and of the past. Although I don't go there...
Police blotter — Aug. 31
August 30th, 2011
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Friday
&bu...
Racing commission extends license application deadline
August 30th, 2011
The deadline to apply for the state’s last racing license has been extended another three weeks by the New Mexico Racing Commission, a key figure in Quay County's quest to win the license sai...
Cowboy hat worn well
August 27th, 2011
I don’t know you but I know that hat.
I wore a hat just like it.
Back in the days when men were men.
You bet the pot and played to win.
And if you lost you tried a...
Racino application deadline extended
August 25th, 2011
The deadline to apply for the state’s last racing license has been extended another three weeks by the New Mexico Racing Commission, a key figure in Quay County's quest to win the license sai...
Child Sense: Preparing your child for the first day of school
August 25th, 2011
Starting school or preschool for the first time will bring changes to your child's life that will have them feeling a bundle of emotions. No matter how confident they appear, your child is likely t...
Herding Squirrels: The future has arrived
August 25th, 2011
We were sitting on the couch; more to the point, I was sitting, he was in my arms, my newborn son. Little mittens on his hands, tiny hat on his head; he was warm and cuddly and I sat staring, absor...
Rite of passage: the busted wing
August 25th, 2011
For my 5-year-old daughter, a broken arm actually has been a positive learning experience. She's learned that her body isn't invincible — and yet it's not fragile, either. She's learned how t...
Book signing, concert tour stop in Tucumcari
August 24th, 2011
A writer and musician will travel through Tucumcari Wednesday as part of his eight state Route 66 book signing and concert tour.
Bob Saar of Burlington, Iowa, set out Aug. 15 to promote his...
Letter to the editor: Cutting spending not way to go
August 24th, 2011
The editorial, “Government needs more cuts to survive crisis,” is something akin to what doctors formerly practiced — bleeding a patient.
Both accomplishes the same thing;...
On the shelves — Aug. 24
August 24th, 2011
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information call 461-0295.
Fiction
“Happy Birthday” by Danielle Steel...
Postcard gives peek into town’s history
August 24th, 2011
Thanks to James Crocker, I am now the proud owner of an early day post card, which contains a picture of the construction gang at work on the new jail here in town. The post card was sent from here...
Senior menus — Aug. 24
August 24th, 2011
The following are the lunch menus for August 25 - August 31 for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Baked dill fish, pasta with alfredo sauce, broccoli, garden salad w...
School menus — Aug. 24
August 23rd, 2011
The following are the menus for schools in Quay County.
House
Monday
Breakfast: French toast sticks, sausage patty, variety of cereal, muffins, juice, milk...
Mind should focus on positive to transcend trials
August 23rd, 2011
Remember Job’s wife. That’s not exactly what Jesus said in Luke 17: 32 but it fits because Lot’s wife couldn’t bear the thought of leaving her home town and yielded to the t...
Police blotter — Aug. 24
August 23rd, 2011
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 4:34 a.m., a m...
Tucumcari man found unfit for trial
August 23rd, 2011
A Tucumcari man was found incompetent to stand trial Tuesday by the 10th Judi-cial District Court in connection with a 2009 homicide.
District Judge Albert J. Mitchell ruled that Robert W. &...
Kids on the job: 'It's work, not day care'
August 18th, 2011
Most reader responses to the story on taking your kids to work were negative, but some of you agreed with the idea that bringing kids to work can enliven the office in a good way.
Our column...
How you can be a positive sports parent
August 18th, 2011
Positive parenting in sports is a choice parents make that allows sports to be about kids and not about parents. Parents who are out to relive their playing careers through their kids are the sourc...
Child Sense: Sun protection
August 18th, 2011
Keeping our children free from sunburn can be a quite a task, but there are ways to make the process a little easier. If swimming or at the beach, use sun-protective t-shirts, shorts and rash guard...
Herding Squirrels: The long dry season
August 18th, 2011
For those of us in blended-family land, it's been a long, long summer. I never exactly know how to feel about this particular season. My husband and I are the primary parents to our massive brood o...
Economy needs permanent tax reforms, cuts
August 16th, 2011
Tax reform is in the air. One proposal floating around is to eliminate or reduce the tax deduction for home mortgage interest. About 35 million homeowners use the deduction to reduce their yearly t...
Congress at fault for horses’ poor welfare
August 16th, 2011
The road to increased horse abandonment and abuse is paved with good intentions. The U.S. Government Accountability Office has recently finished its report on the current status of horse welfare in...
Party lines my time’s social network
August 16th, 2011
They called them party lines way back when. Today when I mention a party line most people under 40 would think I was talking about one of those 1-900 numbers where women talk dirty to you.
O...
On the shelves — Aug. 17
August 16th, 2011
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information call 461-0295.
Fiction
“The Devil Colony” by James Rollins....
Important to charge spiritual batteries
August 16th, 2011
“…the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness…”
Romans 8:26
Technology is replacing many things in...
Quay County Fair results
August 16th, 2011
Quay County Fair Adult Crafts and Hobbies Results
Leathercraft - Billfolds
1 Terry White
Other leathercraft
1 Terry White
Woodcraft – Wall Han...
Pet made special memories
August 16th, 2011
On Sunday, Aug.a 14, Dame Agatha Christie, aka Aggie died at her home on this corner. Fortunately, she had a short illness which began on Thursday evening. She was kept as comfortable as possible d...
Police blotter — Aug. 17
August 16th, 2011
A sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Friday
• At 12:15 a.m.,...
Up With Kids: Flying with children doesn't have to make your stress le...
August 10th, 2011
There are far worse things than traveling in a plane with kids — but that can be easy to forget. In-air child chaos has triggered breakdowns in even the most patient of parents. Something abo...
Child Sense: When an older sibling is at camp
August 10th, 2011
Parents often underestimate the anxiety and loneliness a younger sibling has when an older sibling goes off to camp. Young children don't have a concrete understanding of time, and their immaturity...
Frumpy Middle-Aged Mom: When I am named ruler of the Earth ...
August 10th, 2011
I am planning to run for Supreme Ruler of Earth, as soon as I get a spare minute.
In case you don't know, the Supreme Ruler gets to do whatever she wants and make the rules for everyone else...
Dirty Laundry: Off to study raising children in this digital age
August 10th, 2011
Recently, my youngest child asked a question about love and God. He quickly realized from my reaction that he must have said something clever. As I reached for my laptop, he said, "Are you going to...
Singing easy in theory
August 10th, 2011
I like to sing, but surprise me in the shower or rip the headphones from my ears and sometimes it’s not all that pretty.
My elementary school teacher, Mrs. Brazzell, tried, bless her h...
Conservation program policies modified
August 10th, 2011
The U.S. Farm Service Agency is modifying its Conservation Reserve Program policies to help agricultural producers affected by drought.
FSA is permitting farmers and ranchers approved for em...
Increasing taxes won’t stabilize U.S. economy
August 10th, 2011
That queasy feeling Americans had in September 2008 when the bottom fell out of the financial markets has returned. Is the American economy slipping back into recession?
Last week, the Dow...
Dumpsters potential fuel source
August 10th, 2011
At a time when self-righteous environmental groups are trying to block solar power, and self-described green politicians are preventing “Not in my Backyard” wind power, our much maligne...
Groundbreaking marks step beyond discussion for Ute pipeline
August 9th, 2011
Thursday’s groundbreaking marks another step for an effort to building a pipeline from Ute Reservoir — a step outside.
Discussed, and shelved, and discussed again for decades in...
Better to look forward to future
August 9th, 2011
“Another day older and deeper in debt, Saint Peter don’t call me cause I can’t go I owe my soul to the company store.”
OK, so maybe it isn’t that bad that I tur...
Easy to be ourselves around other rattlers
August 9th, 2011
One more Rattler Reunion is now a beautiful memory, and plans are under way for next year's gathering. Trying to choose a favorite reunion is impossible because each one seems more special than the...
Senior menus — Aug. 10
August 9th, 2011
The following are the lunch menus for August 11 - August 17 for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, dinner roll with mar...
Police blotter — Aug. 10
August 9th, 2011
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 2:02 a.m., an...
Fishing report — Aug. 10
August 9th, 2011
The fishing report from New Mexico Wildlife Department is generated by officers and anglers.
Area lake reports:
Clayton Lake: Fishing is reported as slow and boa...
In defense of a crowded closet
August 9th, 2011
My ambitious clothing audit began with an impulse to purge. It was getting harder to pull garments in and out of a packed closet, in which tops pressed up against dress shirts, which nudged jackets...
Frumpy Middle-Aged Mom: Ten things to know before you become Mom
August 9th, 2011
Life would have been easier if I had known these things before I had children:
1. It's pointless to buy nice furniture
It's so much easier to just get cheap stuff than to spend...
Child Sense: Creating a keepsake of your summer memories
August 9th, 2011
Summer holidays can seem like they go on forever, and when they end, it's very easy for little kids to forget all the exciting things they did. By creating a memory keepsake, you will be able to he...
Building Resilience: Crafting your child's character
August 9th, 2011
Don't spoil your children. How we'd love to give our children everything they want_they're so darned cute! But adults who expect everything instantly and on their terms, who feel that they're entit...
Mother of Confusion: Jim Henson's 'Dinosaur Train' kick-starts second...
August 9th, 2011
Hey, there's big news for Jim Henson Company's "Dinosaur Train" fans. The second season on PBS Kids is launching with the premiere of "Dinosaur Big City," a one-hour movie airing on Aug. 22. (Check...
God knows what’s in our best interest
August 9th, 2011
Some of us have gotten rain lately, but the first six months of 2011 was one of the driest on record. A friend who shall remain nameless tongue-in-cheekily commented that God might not have sent ra...
Pacheco homicide suspect released from jail, awaits court date
August 3rd, 2011
A suspect in the Shirley Pacheco homicide was released Tuesday from the Quay County Detention Center and now awaits her court date in the Tenth Judicial District Court.
According to court do...
4-H Rodeo results
August 3rd, 2011
Special to the QCS
Fifty-six 4-H youth from the state of New Mexico ventured to Tucumcari to compete in the Annual 4-H Rodeo and vie for the all-around saddles and event buckles.
Thes...
Back-to-back Super Bowl victories hard
August 3rd, 2011
Are you ready for some football? I know I am.
Since the beginning of the National Football League’s lockout I have been a bundle of nerves. Then came that glorious news, an agreement,...
Former Mesalands student sets rodeo record
August 3rd, 2011
Sydni Blanchard, 22, from Albuquerque, a former member of the Mesalands Community College's rodeo team, recently set a record at one of the largest rodeos in the world, the Calgary Stampede rodeo i...
County fair offers variety of exhibits, contests
August 3rd, 2011
Special to the QCS
Anyone can enter something in the Quay County air. There is a place for almost anything you make or grow in the open departments at the fair and all winners receive ribbon...
Reunion chance to renew friendships
August 3rd, 2011
This weekend, Aug. 4-6, is one of the most special weekends of the year for Tucumcari High School Alumni, our friends, and relatives. Yes, we will be enjoying Rattler Reunion and recalling the grea...
2011 Rattle Reunion schedule
August 3rd, 2011
Thursday
• 6 to 9 p.m. — Rattler Mixer at the Tucumcari Convention Center
Friday
• 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., — Registration, $35 per person
Senior menus — August 3
August 3rd, 2011
The following are the lunch menus for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Beans and ham, Spanish rice, peas and carrots, cornbread and margarine, orange.
Friday
Fishing report — August 3
August 3rd, 2011
The fishing report from New Mexico Wildlife Department is generated by officers and anglers.
Area lake reports:
• Clayton Lake: Fishing is reported as slow and boat ramp is...
Police blotter — August 3
August 3rd, 2011
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 8:24 a.m., a m...
Residents plan protest of pipeline project
August 3rd, 2011
By Thomas Garcia
QCS staff writer
Residents, business owners and public officials are using the social network Facebook to organize a protest against the start of Phase 1 of the Easte...
