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Frost says Tucumcari still has potential to build racino
September 30th, 2010
At a special Wednesday meeting held at the Tucumcari Convention Center, town residents wanted to know if Quay County was still in the running to host a race track and casino.
Quay County Gam...
State prep football polls 9/29
September 29th, 2010
New Mexico High School Coaches Associattion Class 5A School (1st-pl. votes) Pts 1. La Cueva (14) 140 2. Las Cruces High &nbs...
Technological quirks prove costly
September 29th, 2010
As I sat down and opened my word processor on Monday, I picked up my phone to play the voice recordings of all my Monday interviews. I looked at the list of recordings and saw that only the last on...
School menus — Sept. 29
September 29th, 2010
House
Monday
Breakfast: Sausage pancake on a stick, variety of cereal, yogurt, muffins, juice, milk.
Lunch: Tuna casserole, French bread, peas, fruit, soup and salad bar, milk....
Press release: Dinosaur museum letting in kids free
September 29th, 2010
Mesalands Community College’s Dinosaur Museum will be celebrating National Fossil Day by giving free admission to visitors under the age of 12 Oct. 12-16, 2010. Young visitors must be accompa...
Police blotter — Sept. 29
September 29th, 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 12:54 a...
Logan man pitches in state championship
September 29th, 2010
Logan resident, retired school teacher and New Mexico Horeshoe Pitching Association President Charles Knotts placed second in the 2010 New Mexico Horseshoe Pitching Championship singles tournamen...
Community Calendar — Sept. 29
September 29th, 2010
Thursday
• City Commission at 9:30 a.m., City Hall.
• Housing Authority Board at following commission meeting., City Hall.
• Tucumcari/Quay Regional Emergency Co...
4-H hosting archery shoot
September 29th, 2010
Quay County 4-H Shooting Sports program is hosting a 3D archery shoot as a fundraiser. The Fall Classic Shoot will be on Route 66 at Five Mile Park on Oct.16, 2010.
Registration opens at 9 a...
Air Force extends comment period
September 29th, 2010
The Air Force is extending the public comment period on the proposal to establish a low altitude tactical navigation area for Special Operation Forces, according to a news release.
The Air F...
Faking injury acceptable cheat
September 29th, 2010
Are we a nation of cheaters or just competitive to the end?
That question has been on the minds of every sports fan and Little League coach this fall after New York Yankees shortstop Derek J...
West Nile virus case confirmed in Curry County
September 29th, 2010
The New Mexico Department of Health has confirmed a case of West Nile Virus in Curry County.
The department said in a press release Tuesday the Curry County case was one of 13 confirmed in N...
Autumn’s arrival brings beauty to area
September 29th, 2010
During some years, our seasons change so abruptly that we are almost unaware of just what happened to fall or spring. This year, we are fortunate enough to see the coming of autumn and to appreciat...
Special meeting prompted by voiding of La Mesa gaming license
September 29th, 2010
By Thomas Garcia
Quay County Sun
Quay County Gaming Authority Executive Director Waren Frost will host a special meeting to discuss the future of a race track and casino in Quay Count...
Press release: USAF Extends Initial Public Scoping Period on Low Altit...
September 28th, 2010
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - The United States Air Force is extending the
public comment period on the proposal to establish a Low Altitude Tactical
Navigation area for Special Opera...
Theatrics in sporting events worth contemplating
September 27th, 2010
Are we a nation of cheaters or just competitive to the end?
That question has been on the minds of every sports fan and Little League coach this fall after New York Yankees sho...
Junk science requires mistaken faith
September 27th, 2010
A recent poll asked Americans who and what they trust. It found that Republicans trust religion more than science; Democrats trust science more than religion.
Neither should trust in science...
Notes from the Church Lady: God's love transcends popularity
September 27th, 2010
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…” Psalms 139:14
An invitation to my 35th high school reunion left me in a quandary...
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September 27th, 2010
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September 27th, 2010
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Integrity makes endorsements difficult
September 27th, 2010
Sometimes you have to choose between personal principles and sympathetic understanding.
For example, as a public personality, I have deliberately chosen to decline invitations to do politica...
EPCOG meeting in Clovis
September 24th, 2010
The Eastern Plains Council of Governments is holding a special meeting Tuesday to consider updated policies.The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. at 418 Main Street in Clovis....
Prep football capsules — Sept. 23
September 23rd, 2010
Gruver, Texas (1-3) at Texico (2-2) • When: 6 p.m. today • Last meeting: 2009, the Wolverines rallied in the second half for a 21-12 victory at Texico.
Mexicans need to start taking back their cities
September 22nd, 2010
On the bicentennial of Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s call to arms against oppression from Spain, Mexico’s residents now find themselves held down by another powerful enemy: fear.
Pickup truck gives birth to calf
September 22nd, 2010
It was one of those calving wrecks that just seemed to get worse and worse.
Clay’s brother said he had never seen a pickup give birth.
The first pass through the calving pasture...
Car trouble complicates schedule
September 22nd, 2010
In this constantly fluctuating world, we are all required to step out of our comfort zones from time to time and meet unforeseen challenges. I was made aware of this life fact all over again late S...
God answers those who ask in prayer
September 22nd, 2010
We may miss out on God’s very great blessings because we don’t ask for them specifically. For example, I had no clue what my next article would be about (this article, in fact). My pray...
Television changes, stays the same
September 22nd, 2010
As we sat down to dinner one night this past week I couldn’t quite figure out what I was watching on TV. Some character was upstaging the star of “The Mentalist” with her psychic...
Senior menus— Sept. 22
September 22nd, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for Sept. 23 - 29 for the Tucumcari Senior Center.ThursdayChili relleno with cheese, tossed salad with dressing, pinto beans, crackers, fruit coc...
School menus — Sept. 22
September 22nd, 2010
The following are the menus for schools in Quay County. HouseMondayBreakfast: Pancakes with syrup, ham, variety of cereal, muffins, juice, milk. Lunch:...
Nara Visa gathering this weekend
September 21st, 2010
Nara Visa Cowboy Gathering, Sept. 24, 25 and 26 at Nara Visa Community Center
All times CDT
Friday
5:30 p.m. Ice cream social
...
Comments from the Canyons: We are fortunate to live here
September 21st, 2010
Through the years, we have visited much about the many privileges of small-town life and have usually agreed that we are most fortunate to live in our little corner of the Southwest.One morni...
Enrollment open for library story time
September 21st, 2010
Enrollment for story time at the Tucumcari Public Library has started. The first session will be held every Wednesday from Oct. 13 until Dec. 8 and is open to all children two-and-one-half to five...
Extension office to host 5K
September 21st, 2010
Tucumcari’s first 5K Fun Run/Walk will take place Oct. 2 beginning and ending at Damon Kvols Park on Hines Street. Registration will begin at 6:30 a.m. at Kvols Park. The Fun Run/...
Frost to host meeting at convention center
September 21st, 2010
Warren Frost, executive director of the Quay County Gaming Authority, will host a meeting at the Tucumcari Convention Center exhibit hall Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. to discuss Tucumcari's future regarding...
Sept. 18 Saturday prep football roundup
September 18th, 2010
Clovis JV 27, Texico 26
Records: Clovis JV 3-0, Texico 2-2.
Difference: The Wildcats...
Prep capsules — Sept. 19
September 18th, 2010
Soccer
Boys
Portales 2, Ruidoso 0
Records: Portales 4-5-1,...
Prep football scoreboard, Sept. 17
September 17th, 2010
Elida 46, Vaughn 18 San Jon 53, Dora 41Raton 38, Portales 34
Cleveland 28, Clovis 17Farwell 33, Tucumcari 10 Dimmitt 25, Bovina 18...
Rams suffer second-straight heartbreaker
September 17th, 2010
RATON — Make it two tear-jerkers in a row for the Portales Rams (0-4) after they dropped a last-minute, 38-34 deficit to the Raton Tigers (3-1) Friday.
After falling behind 24-6 in the...
9/17 Friday area prep football summaries
September 17th, 2010
Dimmitt 25, Bovina 18 Records: Bovina 3-1, Dimmitt 2-2. Difference: The Bobcats scored three touchdowns in the final period to erase an 18-17 deficit. Difference-...
State gaming board works to reverse La Mesa license appeal
September 17th, 2010
The New Mexico Gaming Control Board asked hearing officer David Chacon at a Friday meeting in Albuquerque to act on a motion dismissing La Mesa Racetrack and Casino's appeal to keep its gaming lice...
Prep football capsules — Sept. 17
September 16th, 2010
Farwell (3-0) at Tucumcari (2-1)
When: 7 p.m. today
Last meeting: The teams have never faced each other.
Last week: Farw...
Rams travel to Raton
September 16th, 2010
The road through the 2010 football season for the winless Portales Rams still hasn’t smoothed out and today the road gets longer as they make the trip north to take on the Raton Tigers.
Curator says Triceratops here to stay
September 16th, 2010
After John B. Scanella and John R. Horner of Montana State University published a report in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology in July stating Triceratops and fellow horned dinosaur Torosaurus...
Prep polls — Sept. 15
September 15th, 2010
Prep pollsNew Mexico High School Coaches Association=FootballSchool (1st-place votes) Pts1. La Cueva (17) 170
Senior menu — Sept. 15
September 14th, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for Sept. 16 - 22 for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Green chili chicken enchilada, pinto beans. calabacitas, spinach salad and...
School menus — Sept. 15
September 14th, 2010
House
Monday
Breakfast: Cinnamon toast, variety of cereal, muffins, juice, milk.
Lunch: Barbecue beef on a bun, twister fries, baked beans, applesauce cake, fruit, soup and sal...
Fishing report — Sept. 15
September 14th, 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. 15
September 14th, 2010
Thursday
Housing Authority Board at 5 p.m., City Hall.
City Commission at 6 p.m., City Hall.
Friday-Saturday
Mesalands Community College Rodeo, Quay County Rodeo Arena.
Police blotter — Sept. 15
September 14th, 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...
Sen. Udall staff member to meet with citizens
September 14th, 2010
David Williams, a staff member for U.S. Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico, will be available on Sept. 15 at Santa Rosa City Hall at 9 a.m., Fort Sumner City Administration Building at 11:30 a.m., and...
Feel of pigskin induces memories of old
September 14th, 2010
As the days get shorter and the nights a lot cooler it’s time to put our ball gloves aside and pick up our pigskin preoccupation.
I’ve been fortunate to spend a good number of se...
Rising, shining not always so simple
September 14th, 2010
As I awoke to cars zooming by my intersection, dogs yelping and the sun infiltrating my bedroom window, I realized once again that I am not a huge fan of mornings.
Tucumcari certainly is, th...
Comments from the Canyons: Handling wasps a delicate affair
September 14th, 2010
As those of you who have been out and about know, this is the time of year during which the wasps swarm and tend to cause the nerves to shatter. Aggie and I seem to be among them wherever we stop t...
Fear must not consume our everyday lives
September 14th, 2010
The images are still vivid in many Americans’ minds: Planes careening into buildings; New Yorkers staring upward as people launched themselves toward certain death; families grasping photos o...
Loved ones make birthdays special
September 14th, 2010
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy”. Philippians 1:3-4
A friend and I were visiting about various t...
Heroes of old still resonate today
September 14th, 2010
There was a horse sold this summer down in Missouri. Probably the most famous horse in the world … Trigger.
RFD-TV paid a lot of money to own the mounted figure of this celebrity equi...
9/10 Friday prep football capsules
September 11th, 2010
Fort Sumner 41, Capitan 13 Records: Capitan 1-2, Fort Sumner 3-0. Difference: Fort Sumner used a balanced running attack to wear down Capitan. Difference-makers:
Prep football scoreboard — Sept. 10
September 10th, 2010
All times MDT
La Cueva 41, Clovis 21
Texico 12, Portales 6
Fort Sumner 41, Capitan 13
Melrose 56, Foothill 6
Clovis Christian 48, Elida 0
Dora 25, V...
Area prep roundup — Sept. 9
September 9th, 2010
Thursday
Soccer
Prep
Boys
Clovis JV 5, Portales 0
• Records: Portales 2-4-1, Clovis JV 2-4.
• Differ...
Friday area prep football capsules
September 9th, 2010
Capitan (1-1) at Fort Sumner (2-0) • When: 7 p.m. today • Last meeting: 2009, the Foxes won at Capitan 23-20. • Last week: The Tigers b...
Press Release: Free golf for county residents
September 9th, 2010
UTE LAKE, New Mexico -- If playing a Nicklaus Design championship golf course along the 8,400-acre Ute Lake wasn't enough, Quay County residents can now play the extraordinary lakefront course at...
Prep polls — Sept. 8
September 8th, 2010
Prep polls
New Mexico High School Coaches Accoation
Football
Class 5A...
Comments from the Canyons: Musical tastes vary across generations
September 8th, 2010
While I was searching for a subject for this column, a young friend recommended that I write about music.
At the moment, that didn't seem acceptable, but the seed...
White Sox owner splits hairs
September 8th, 2010
Manny Ramirez, new slugger for the Chicago White Sox, was ordered to cut his hair by Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. Ramirez reportedly had around 4 inches cut from his dreadlocked mane, preserving a...
Senior menu — Sept. 8
September 8th, 2010
The following are the lunch menus for Sept. 9 - Sept. 15 for the Tucumcari Senior Center.
Thursday
Baked pork chops, rice pilaf, peas and carrots, dinner roll, jell-o wi...
School menus — Sept. 8
September 8th, 2010
House
Monday
Breakfast: Biscuits, peanut butter and jelly, variety of cereal, muffins, juice, milk.
Lunch: Taquitas and salsa, Spanish rice, pinto beans, fruit, soup and...
Quay County 4-H member wins big at rodeo finals.
September 8th, 2010
Quay County 4-H member Amanda White of Tucumcari came home from the New Mexico 4-H Rodeo finals with many year-end awards. The 2010 Finals were held in Carlsbad, and 4-H...
On the shelves — Sept. 8
September 8th, 2010
The following books are available from the Tucumcari Public Library. For more information call 461-0295.
Fiction
“Death Excellent Vacation&rd...
Obituaries — Sept. 8
September 8th, 2010
Julie A. Bell
Julie A. Bell, 56, died on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2010 in Amarillo, Texas.
She was born March 30, 1954 in Dallas, Texas.
Survivors include her husband Frank Bell, on...
Local agency to fund counseling services
September 8th, 2010
A local agency opted to fund Quay County Maternal Child and Community Health counseling services after legislature cutbacks led to statewide budget cuts.
“In March 2010,...
Compassion for animals can be complex
September 8th, 2010
I was sitting on the beach reading the Malibu newspaper to acquaint myself with their local concerns. There were the usual stories — real estate, recession, anti-motorcycle rants, the Interio...
9/7 Tuesday area prep volleyball summaries
September 8th, 2010
Fort Sumner 3, Capitan 0 Capitan 9 8 7 Fort Sumner 25 25 25 Individu...
Kid's pardon should be left by wayside
September 8th, 2010
Some want to see Billy the Kid exonerated of his crimes and riding the trail as a hero. Some, like Billy the Governor Richardson, might want to steal a little of his fame not unlike the Kid used to...
Jesus' name comes with guidelines
September 8th, 2010
I noticed an interesting combination of words and symbols on the back of another car while sitting at a red light recently.
First, the words “Flex Fuel” were prominently displaye...
Leave politics out of climate debate
September 8th, 2010
A consortium of national scientific academies has scolded the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for down-playing uncertainties about global warming, failing to point out when i...
Police blotter — Sept. 8
September 8th, 2010
The following is a sampling of calls recently received by the central dispatch office for Quay County, based at the Tucumcari Police Department.
Fri...
Press release: ENMU's Enrollment Surpasses 5,000 for First Time
September 4th, 2010
PORTALES—Eastern New Mexico University in Portales has surpassed an enrollment of 5,000 for the first time in school history with 5,080 students. The previous record was 4,685 students in th...
Prep football summaries - Sept. 3
September 4th, 2010
Animas 28, Melrose 24 • Records: Animas 2-0, Melrose 1-1 • Difference: The Panthers’ defense blanked Melrose for the entire second half until the f...
Prep football scoreboard — Sept. 3
September 3rd, 2010
Muleshoe 49, Portales 8
Reserve 46, Floyd 0
Vaughn 45, House/Grady 22
Springlake-Earth 33, Texico 6
Fort Sumner 20, Carrizozo 6
Animas 28, Melrose 24
Clovi...
Area prep football capsules
September 3rd, 2010
Lake Arthur (0-0) at Clovis Christian (1-0) • When: 7 p.m. today (Yucca complex) • Last meeting: 2005, CCS rolled to a 56-20 win over the Panthers in the...
State prep volleyball poll
September 1st, 2010
New Mexico High School Coaches Association Class 5A Team (1st-place votes) Pts 1. Gadsden (3) 44 2. Rio Rancho (2) &nb...
State prep football poll
September 1st, 2010
New Mexico High School Coaches Association Class 5A Team (1st-place votes) Pts 1. La Cueva (14) 140 2. Mayfield ...
Standards of grammar should be maintained
September 1st, 2010
While reading a review of a new book about English grammar, I was taken back to the years during which grammar was stressed throughout our school years. We were corrected by all our teachers, wheth...
