New Year Reflections From Tucumcari Reader
In a retrospective column Lynn Mancus recalls New Year traditions in Tucumcari and surrounding areas, noting the town’s fire whistles and community celebrations. She urges readers to greet 2011 with optimism and help others, ending with a blessing for the year. The piece mentions contact via the Quay County Sun.
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Ima
Round House
York
Lynn Mancus
Tucumcari
Quay County Sun
Gift cards ease Christmas panic and boost holiday spending
Karl Terry reports that gift cards offered a stress free shopping option this Christmas with Americans receiving a record amount and the National Retail Foundation noting average gift card spending of 145.6 dollars per person and nearly 25 billion in total. The cards stay active for about five years and are credited with keeping cash registers ringing while reducing holiday shopping stress.
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National Retail Foundation
U.S
Pecos River and nearby lakes yield mixed fishing reports
The Pecos River near Pecos runs 23 cfs with slow fishing above town and better catches after stocking. Ute Lake is at 46 degree water with cloudy main lake and stained river arms. walleye lip minnows at 40 feet, white bass and catfish favor similar baits in 30 to 40 feet. Conchas Lake and Sumner Lake report slow fishing amid pressure. stocking noted on Pecos below the lake with 277 rainbow trout last week.
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Pecos
Gosstim
Conchas Lake
Sumner Lake
Stilling Basin
Une
Ute
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Ocy
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Fishing Report
Layhueva State Park
Hotmall
Kyle Brent Brockman
Kyle Brockman
Dereck Owen
Bob Miller
Mary Ann Garrett
First Baptist Church
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