Lantern fire at KOA campsites kills child in Tucumcari
On April 13 1972 a Texas couple and two children suffered burns when a lantern set their tent ablaze at a KOA campground near Tucumcari The 22 month old died the next day at Trigg Memorial Hospital They had slept in the tent after car trouble and could not afford a motel Volunteer aid gave them $10 to rent the site A separate blaze in a war surplus barracks converted cafeteria at Tucumcari Junior High School caused about 70000 in damage
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Senior Center Meals and School Lunch Schedule Summary
Tucumcari and Logan Senior Centers offer grab and go meals with contact numbers 575-461-2307 and 575-487-2287. Tucumcari, San Jon and House schools share weekly breakfast and lunch menus with diverse items including pancakes, ham and cheese, lasagna, chicken, baked fish, nachos, tacos, and desserts.
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School meal switch and local theater listings
The cafeteria services the high school and junior high along with Granger Buena Vista and Zia School third grades. Students should bring sack lunches until new meal plans are set. Odeon Theatre screens Sometimes a Great Nation starring Paul Newman Henry Fonda and Lee Remick. Canal Drive-In shows Los Alegres Aguilares and El Hombre de Negro in Spanish.
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Light at the end of the tunnel in Easter reflections
Leonard Lauriault, a Church of Christ member in Logan, writes for the Quay County Sun about Easter light. He connects Jesus as the world’s light to believers reflecting that light through daily living, baptism, and weekly remembrance.
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Three COVID-19 cases reported in Quay County last week
New Mexico health data show three new cases in Quay County last week with Tucumcari reporting most of the county’s 1,997 total cases since spring 2020. The county also recorded its second COVID-19 death in two weeks, raising the county toll to 51, while 1,921 residents have recovered.
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Tucumcari Events Ahead Include Circus Easter Hunt and Rawhide Days
The Tucumcari area lists a Culpepper and Merriweather Circus with 5 and 7 30 p m shows at Tucumcari venues and ticket details. Also scheduled are an Easter Egg Hunt at Five Mile Park and the 21st annual Chuckwagon Cookoff at Ute Lake State Park with meal price. Other events include Tucumcari Rawhide Days with attractions, a walking tour of downtown Tucumcari, Rockin Route 66, and the Tucumcari Rattler Reunion with updates posted online. For submissions call 575 461 1952 or email rwarnick qcsunonline com.
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