Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
• Thursday — First Baptist Church Thanksgiving Day Lunch. This sit-down meal at the fellowship hall at 321 E. Center St. will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Dec. 2 — Annual Parade of Lights. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. and go on Route 66 from Lake Street to the Tucumcari Convention Center, with setup on Lake Street starting at 5:15 p.m. Email [email protected] for a parade registration form. After the parade, the Odeon Theatre will host a free screening of the 1971 movie “Two-Lane Blacktop,” which contains scenes in Tucumcari, at 7:15 p.m.
• Dec. 15 — Tucumcari Community Choir Christmas Cantata. The choir has a new director, Brian Wilson, and a 10-member committee to carry on after longtime director Harold Sloan retired. The free performance will be at 7 p.m. at Center Street Methodist Church, 406 E. Center St., Tucumcari.
• Dec. 16 — Wreaths Across America Day at Tucumcari Memorial Park. The Tucumcari chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is taking orders for wreaths at veterans graves at $17 each. To order, call Susan at (575) 403-6959 or go to wreathsacrossamerica.org/NM0059P. Wreaths will be placed at 10 a.m. after a ceremony.
To submit items for the calendar, call 575-461-1952 or email [email protected]