Roswell Daily Record THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
Vol. 122, No. 141 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday
INSIDE NEWS
June 13, 2013
Senior Olympics invade Roswell
THURSDAY
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35th annual games all set
MCGRUFF TEACHES KIDS SAFETY
Although some shed tears, most of the little kids at Working Mothers Day Nursery were ecstatic to meet McGruff the Crime Dog, who went to help the Roswell Police Department teach the children about safety on Wednesday. The Nursery is holding a Safety Week, complete with visits from the PD, the fire department and some water safety instruction. - PAGE A2
TOP 5 WEB For The Past 24 Hours
• Bersane, Miller to face more charges • Man found shot • Traveling for the Constitution • Beetles prep for glow show tonight • Fiddle and Griddle fires up Main Street
INSIDE SPORTS
ILISSA GILMORE RECORD STAFF WRITER
Colorful flags rippled in the wind Wednesday evening at New Mexico Military Institute’s Stapp Parade Field as the 35th Annual New Mexico Senior Olympics Summer Games kicked off with an opening ceremony. This year’s games feature 900 athletes from all over the state competing in 90 events for 26 sports. Roswell last hosted the games in 1988. The ceremony began with the Parade of Athletes —
City considering Lodger’s Tax ILISSA GILMORE RECORD STAFF WRITER
See OLYMPICS, Page A3 Kevin J. Keller Photos
City Council will hold a public hearing Thursday, 7 p.m. at City Hall, 425 N. Richardson Ave., regarding an ordinance that would impose fees on lodging facilities for the expansion of the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. The state Legislature recently removed the population requirement from the Convention Center Financing Act, allowing smaller municipalities, such as Roswell, to impose such fees. If approved, the ordinance would impose a $2.50 fee “per room for each day that a room within a lodging facility in the City limits is occupied
Top: Members of the Chaves County delegation to the New Mexico Senior Olympics march in the Parade of Athletes at the opening ceremonies for the 35th annual games at NMMI’s Stapp Parade Field, Wednesday. Bottom: Silvia Flores, a member of the Chaves County delegation, runs the anchor leg in the torch relay at the opening ceremonies for the New Mexico Senior Olympics, Wednesday.
See TAX, Page A3
KIDD HIRED AS NETS COACH The Brooklyn Nets hired Jason Kidd as their coach Wednesday, bringing the former star back to the franchise he led to its greatest NBA success. Kidd retired earlier this month after one season with the New York Knicks, his 19th in the NBA. The Nets decided to hire him to replace P.J. Carlesimo despite his absence of coaching experience. The move reunites Kidd with the franchise he led to consecutive NBA Finals in 2002-03, when they played in New Jersey. - PAGE B1
TODAY’S OBITUARIES
• Marion Otis Spears • Toni F. (Aubrey) Ross - PAGE A6
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TODAY’S FORECAST
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INDEX
Neglected Library show entertains young readers youth found by police officers JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
Deputies of Chaves County Sherif f’s Of fice faced a shocking scene when they responded to a domestic dispute in the 400 block of West Hobson Road, Monday night. They found a 30-year woman and her 63-year -old husband arguing in the yard. Lt. Britt Snyder said the wife showed obvious signs of physical trauma, but she denied that her husband was responsible. Then one of the deputies noticed a little girl beating against a window. When Sgt. Scott Ouillette entered
Children and adults filled the room at the Roswell Public Library Wednesday morning and afternoon for two shows as ventriloquist Ken Karter entertained them with his reading-themed show. “He’s hilarious,” said youth-services librarian Deanne Dekle. Albuquerque-based Karter’s “Funny Dummy Show” included several characters, including “Ricky the Rat,” a baby and a boy dressed in a red T -shirt and blue jeans. Children sang the “ABC” song and were taught other small lessons as part of a national “Dig Into Reading” program. Both per mfor mances were filled to capacity, drawing some 150 children and adults to each, Dekle said. Parents can sign up children for the summer reading program through
Jill McLaughlin Photo
Ventriloquist Ken Karter entertains some 150 children and parents during a “Dig into Reading” show at the Roswell Public Library Wednesday afternoon.
the library or its website, Dekle said. Readers earn prizes either by reading or listening to parents read.
The library also holds story time each Saturday and a special event each week. Next week’s event
will include a visit by a real cow. “We’ve got a busy summer,” Dekle said.
Man enters no-contest Close encounters of the wooden kind plea on sex charges See YOUTH, Page A3
AMY VOGELSANG RECORD STAFF WRITER
JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
Shay Dickinson, 38, entered a plea of no-contest on two counts of charges of criminal sexual contact of a minor, one a third-degree felony and the second a seconddegree felony, on Tuesday. The charges date back to incidents that happened in March 2012. The victims were 2 years See PLEA, Page A2
Dickinson
A new alien landed in town Friday, and he’s now staking his claim as the tallest extraterrestrial in Roswell. Marvin touched down and came to rest in front of Powell T ires, 2007 SE Main. Carved out of a tree with chainsaws and traveling from Ruidoso, he stands 16 feet tall and weighs between 1,500 and 1,800 pounds. “He’s graced our lawn,” said Powell Tires employee See ALIEN, Page A3
Amy Vogelsang Photo
A new alien landed in Roswell Friday at Powell Tires, and Marvin claims to be the tallest of the city’s aliens standing at 16 feet tall.