Quay County Fair

Danny Estrada is a Quay County Native and was raised on a family farm north of Tucumcari. Eventually he  moved  to  Kansas  where  he  farmed  with  two  of  his  brothers  and  raised  his  three  children,  Michelle
Lucero,  Danielle Lopez and Daniel Estrada, Junior. After 24 years he moved back to Tucumcari to be closer  to  family.  At  that  time  he  started  working  for  Quay  County  when Terry  Turner  was  the  County
Manager.  He  remembers  being  given  two  handfuls  of  keys,  4  sheets  of  inventory  papers  and  wished good luck as he started  working for the County Maintenance Department. Upon his arrival at the Fair-
grounds, the actual inventory was a few hand tools and a riding mower that relied heavily on baling wire to maneuver. That was seventeen years ago. Danny was quickly promoted to the Department Supervi-
sor and has done an outstanding job in that position for the last fifteen years.  Anyone that visits the Quay County Fairgrounds can tell by simply looking that it serves as an important gathering place because of the upkeep. Danny truly enjoys working with his hands and is very talented with  his  skills  and  knowledge  to  keep  the  buildings,  grounds  and  other  Quay  County  Offices  in  tip-top shape. He is steadfast in finding cost effective ways to maintain and improve the facilities.