Local Events and Schedule Update This Week
The Snake Pit hosts Lady Rattlers volleyball against Santa Rosa at 6 p.m. Friday. Friends of Ute Lake State Park hold a shrimp broil at Logan Civic Center Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. VFW Post 2528 sponsors an end of season rummage and craft sale. The Quay County Sun office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Poll results and weekend event questions prompt reader vote
Last week's poll asked if readers had already purchased their Halloween costumes with 17 percent yes and 83 percent no from 35 votes. This week's question asks readers if they enjoyed the rodeo or Rail Road Days over the weekend and invites votes.
Bank lends oil painting to Tucumcari Library
The First National Bank donated an oil painting depicting an Indian waving to the Tucumcari Public Library. It was installed in the library room to grace the collection.
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Nara Visa Teen Wins Reserve Grand at State Fair Fat Calf Show
Ernst Copeland, 17, of Nara Visa and member of the 4 H Club, posed with his prize winning Dandy reserve grand champion in the middle heavyweight class at the State Fair Junior Fat Calf Show. The Corps of Engineers reported Conchas Dam inflow of 3749 acre feet from Monday to Tuesday midnight. Wayne Owen of San Jon becomes local chairman for the Friends of Scouting campaign set for November 5.
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Conchas Dam
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San Jon
Friends of Scouting
Inaugural Tucumcari Railroad Days Draws 800 Plus
The two day event at the Tucumcari Train Depot attracted over 800 attendees from Tucumcari and Quay County and beyond including visitors from Brooklyn and Hawaii. Frank Turner chair of the Tucumcari Railroad Museum Board praised the turnout and community support. Participants toured static railroad displays and model rail clubs from nearby regions.
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Brooklyn
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Jerry Hanks
Clovis
Bill Shay
Shay
Ashome Model Train Club
Albuquerque
Tos
Tucumcari City approves Jared Langenegger as new city manager
The Tucumcari City Commission unanimously voted Thursday to hire Jared Langenegger, currently the New Mexico State Parks northeast region manager, to lead the city. Commissioners Ruth Ann Litchfield John Mihm and Amy Gutierrez praised the lengthy selection process and expressed confidence in Langenegger’s ability to serve residents.
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John Mihm
Mihm
Amy Gutierrez
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Former Tucumcari officer linked to month’s arson plot
State police target Dustin Lopez and four others in a September arson spree in Tucumcari. Lopez resigned Oct 2 after a home search. investigators say his cell phone contains incriminating images of a building burning believed to be the Tucumcari Inn. Witnesses place Lopez at a Sept 3 party where arson was discussed.
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Dusty" Lopez
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