Birthday celebrations spark July 4 events in Tucumcari area
On July 3 1974 communities prepared for the 198th U S birthday. Tucumcari Quay County Chamber seeks 1210 for fireworks. Tucumcari hosts a roping contest barbecue while recreation dept sponsors a teen dance with the Young Raiders July 4. Logan plans parade dinner and fireworks. Miss 4-H Quay County 11 Lahquanna Stone to represent region at New Mexico 4-H Rodeo. June rainfall totals show extreme dryness. Odeon Theatre screens Where the Lilies Bloom after Sounder.
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United States
Tucumccari
Quay County
Lahquanna Stone
San Jon
New Mexico
Odeon Theatre
Tucumcari and Logan Senior Center Menus This Week
Tucumcari center offers Wednesday Green chile chicken enchiladas with rice carrots calabacitas and gelatin with mandarin oranges. Thursday closed for Independence Day. Friday pork chop pasta yellow squash with diced tomatoes rolls margarine and tropical fruit. Monday chicken tenders mashed potatoes gravy mixed vegetables rolls margarine pears. Tuesday beef tips bell peppers onions noodles winter blend vegetables rolls margarine peaches. Logan center serves Wednesday chili with beans California vegetables cornbread applesauce. Friday tuna salad sandwich vegetable medley cantaloupe. Monday grilled cheese tomato soup garden blend vegetables saltine crackers pear. Tuesday green chile meat burrito with green chile sauce squash diced tomatoes gelatin and fruit cocktail whipped topping.
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Tucumcari Senior Center
Logan Senior Center
California
Tucumcari Fourth of July Parade and Logand Events Calendar
The Tucumcari Quay County Chamber of Commerce lists Fourth of July parades on Route 66 and Ute Lake festivities in Logan with fireworks at dusk. The calendar includes a Cross of Iron book signing by Nick Pappas at the Tucumcari Railroad Depot and a July 26-27 Quay County 4-H Rodeo, St Anne's Fiesta July 27, Ute Lake Outdoor Day, Rattler Reunion August 1-4, and Quay County Fair August 7-10 with various activities and contact details.
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Quay County Fairgrounds
St. Anne's
St. Anne's Catholic Church
St. Anne's School
Hammond Hall
Call Fiesta
Niva Romero
Emily Johnson
Ute Lake
New Mexico Game & Fish
Ute Lake State Park
Rattler
Rattlerreunion.com
Quay County
Tucumcari
Exposition Center
Tucumcari County Officials Honor Shafer as Sheriff Retires
The Tucumcari commission celebrated the retirement of Sheriff Shafer effective June 30 after 20½ years in New Mexico law enforcement. Garcia, now sheriff, praised Shafer and announced no undersheriff has been hired yet. The meeting also covered hospital funding, EMS staffing, and project updates including a new Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari and the Ute Lake pipeline timetable.
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Garcia
Osteen
Trigg Memorial Hospital
Tucumcari
Commission
Robert Lopez
Shafer
Jerri Rush
Brian Fortner
Patti Lopez
New Mexico
Tucumcari/Quay
Daniel Zamora
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
Zamora
U.S
Ben Ray Lujan
Vickie Gutierrez
Trigg
Gutierrez
LaDonna Chacon
Logan
Renee Hayoz
Quay County Family Health Center
Hayez
Stephen Salas
Salas
Fortner
Clovis
Ute Lake
Rush
Southern Quay
Henry Martinez
Secretary of State’s Office
July 4 parade and Independence Day events in two villages
In July 4 events the village parade lines up at 9:30 a.m. behind the Old County Inn. Logan auction and raffle offer up to 300 cash prizes, a $10,000 grand prize, or a Yamaha AMAX Rally golf cart valued at 14,495. The parade grand marshals are Hare’s daughters Juliana and Caydence. Fireworks over Ute Lake at Windy Point start about 9 p.m. Saturday, with park restrictions. San Jon hosts Sunday events with free hot dogs and chips at 7 p.m. and a 9 p.m. fireworks show sponsored by the First Baptist Church. A raffle funds a homemade quilt for the fireworks.
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Quay County
Logan
Chamber of Commerce
Logan Baptist Church
San Jon Community Center
Old County Inn
Area Chamber
Hare
Juliana
Caydence
First Baptist Church of
Logan Sanctuary
San Jon
Highway 469
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