Tribute to Lynn Moncus longtime Quay teacher historian dies
Lynn Moncus, longtime Quay County Sun columnist, author, teacher and historian, died Monday night at 79 after bone cancer. Funeral services are set for Friday at 10 30 a m in Dunn Memorial Chapel with a brief graveside to follow. Moncus wrote weekly columns from 1964 to 2014 and authored a pictorial history of Quay County.
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Local Selective Service Board Names Five Area Men
The local board of the selective service included five area men for the armed services, two for the Marines, and three for the Army. Tucumcari hosted the annual state 4-H horse show and rodeo for the eighth straight year. Heavy rains drove water 18 inches deep over the spillway at Ute Dam. Conchas lake rose 3.7 feet and increasing. Pajarito Creek ran strong and full. Quay apartments are 40 percent complete with move in by mid August.
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Museum QCS Photo Captures Gas Pump Exhibit Assembly
Steve Hansen and Richard Talley assemble a gasoline pump exhibit for the New Mexico Route display preparing for Rockabilly on the Route. The staged scene shows their hands at the pump while museum staff arrange surrounding items.
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Route 66 Museum Stays Open In Tucumcari
The New Mexico Route 66 Museum remains open after Rockabilly on the Route, operating 9 am to 2 pm weekdays at 1500 Historic Route 66 Blvd Tucumcari. Admission is free and with added volunteers hours may extend to 10 am to 2 pm Saturdays. The 6,000 square foot space displays three mid century cars.
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Quay County to vote on new gross receipts tax for emergency dispatch
At a special Friday meeting the Quay County Commission will consider preliminary approval of two ordinances. One imposes a gross receipts tax to fund an emergency communications center and may require a 2015 start date. The other restricts burning during drought including some fireworks.
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Weather Wednesday High Low Thursday Extended forecast
The forecast lists Wednesday with a high and low temperature and notes a continued pattern into Thursday. It covers general conditions and temperature ranges for the area over the two days.
Cemetery grave marker dedication for Civil War veteran
At 11 a.m. a dedication ceremony for a Civil War veteran’s grave marker takes place at Quay Cemetery. The day continues with Missoula Children’s Theatre performing at Tucumcari at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. plus 3 p.m. bluegrass and old time music by the Eastern New Mexico Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Association at the Quay County Fair Barn.
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Obituaries: Clara Jernigan Barbara Johnson Mary Moncus
Obituary notices honor Clara Roberta Jernigan Barbara June Johnson and Mary Lynn Moncus. The brief memorials record their names and provide standard death notices and acknowledgments from families and local communities.
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