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  • Logan community aids family made homeless by fire

    Steve Hansen QCS Managing Editor|May 31, 2013

    Others in the Logan area have joined the Logan Fire Department in collecting household items and cash for a Rosebud-area (Harding County) family of eight whose home was destroyed by fire on May 25. The fire destroyed the home of Jason Gorham, his fiancee Trina Escalante, and their six children ages 2-7. "I want to express my gatitude to the people of Logan," Gorham said on Thursday. "The Fire Department has been helpful. My kids' teachers...everybody in Logan. The way they all came together to help, it's amazing." Since the fire, Gorham said, t...

  • Tucumcari high school graduates take the next step in their lives

    Thomas Garcia QCS Senior Writer|May 31, 2013

    As one chapter closes, another opens for us the graduates of Tucumcari High School, said Valedictorian, Keannette Perkins, during Friday's commencement ceremony at Rattler Gym. It was a short ceremony, though for the 46 graduates it was a moment they had been waiting for their whole lifetime. QCS photo: Thomas Garcia Following commencement ceremony tradition the 46 graduates of Tucumcari High School throw their caps into the air Friday night at Rattler Gym. "These past three years have influenced and changed us all," Perkins said. "While we...

  • Obituary: Spence E. Morris

    QCS Staff|May 31, 2013

    Spence E. Morris, 97, of House, died Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at home. He was born February 1, 1916, in House. He was a longtime Quay County farmer. Morris is survived by his wife Clarice Morris; three daughters, Clarice Hendricks, Sue Morris, and Kathy O'Bryant; and two sons, Rick Morris and Ronny Morris. Services: Were held Sunday at the House Community Cemetery. Information: 575-355-2311....

  • Obituary: Donald R. Crisp

    May 31, 2013

    Donald R. Crisp, 78, died Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Truth or Consequences after an extended illness. Crisp was a former Logan resident and operated the Minnow Ranch bait shop at Ute Lake. Survivors include his wife, Shirley; and two sons Johnny Crisp and Donnie Crisp. Services: 11 a.m. Monday, June 3, at the First Baptist Church in Truth or Consequences. Burial was 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Tucumcari Memorial Park. Information: 575-894-2574...

  • Lesser prairie chicken information meeting scheduled in Nara Visa

    QCS Staff|May 31, 2013

    The Nara Visa Community Center will host one of two public meetings on Tuesday designed to provide information on the impact to property owners if the Lesser Prairie Chicken is listed as either threatened or endangered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Nara Visa meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. Its agenda is identical to one scheduled at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Clovis Carver Public Library North Annex, 701N. Main St., Clovis. The meetings are sponsored by the Quay County Natural Resources Committee and Curry and Roosev...

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