Serving the High Plains

Calendar - Oct. 20

Note: Events are subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Friday, Saturday: Mayhem, Mystery and Murder: Main Street Haunted Walking Tours. The Tucumcari ghost tour will meet at 6 p.m. at the Tucumcari Railroad Depot, where your guide will take you on a twilight stroll of the city’s historic district. Listen to stories of mysterious fires, murders and ghosts as you stroll the dark streets. The tour will last about 1 1/2 hours and will end at the departure point. Limited to 15 participants nightly. $20 per ticket. Begins at 100 W. Railroad Ave.

• Saturday: 44th annual Boo Bash. The Altrusa International of Tucumcari’s fundraiser will be broadcast live on Facebook at 3 p.m., with a top prize of $15,000 in cash. Ticket sales benefit Altrusa community projects. Tickets, which cost $100, are available from Altrusa members, messaging the club at facebook.com/AltrusaofTucumcari or contacting ticket chairwoman Sylvia Wampler at (575) 403-8405.

• Saturday, Sunday: Shootout at Six Shooter Siding. This three-round tournament at Robert Lumpkin Memorial Disc Golf Course at Five Mile Park in Tucumcari is sanctioned by the Professional Disc Golf Association. Round 1 begins at 9 a.m. Friday, with a doubles event that afternoon. The event contains open, advanced, intermediate, recreational and juniors divisions, with an optional ace pot. For more information or questions, call (806) 928-2308 or email [email protected]

• Oct. 30: TucumSCARY. The event will start at the First Baptist Church’s Trunk-or-Treat from 4 to 6 p.m.. Next, the Tucumcari Historical Museum will present the Pumpkin Crawl and judging of decorated pumpkins. Then, a guide/map will be handed out at the Tucumcari Train Depot to follow for a drive-by trick-or-treat route through town. Participating businesses can decorate their storefronts and hand out curbside treats as they drive by. Anyone is welcome to put up a tent to hand out treats along the route as well. To participate, send your business name and address to [email protected] or call 760-271-1314.

• Dec. 11: Ninth annual Christmas Expo. This event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Tucumcari Convention Center includes a canned food drive for the Ministry of Hope. The expo still is looking for vendors; anyone interested should email Stormy Sena at [email protected]. The fee is $30 for each space.

To submit items for the calendar, call (575) 461-1952 or email: [email protected]

 
 
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