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IN IN THE THE SPOTLIGHT: SPOTLIGHT: ROSWELL ROSWELL FILMFESTIVAL FILMFESTIVAL AND AND COSMICON COSMICON ALSO INSIDE: LEADERSHIP ROSWELL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET, JERRY WEST RECEPTION AT THE ANDERSON MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, DRAGON FESTIVAL POSTER WINNER, THE GALLERY SEEKING ARTISTS FOR THE UFO FESTIVAL 2015, CALENDAR, ARTESIA’S SMOKIN’ ON THE PECOS, OPERA SUMMER CAMP, ARTIST TO WATCH, FIESTA AT ST. JOHN’S, AYON ON TOUR, BITTER LAKE BIRDS, HOW TO WRITE A BOOK USING THE ARCHIVES, LOOKING UP

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Awarding those who teach

Leadership Roswell Alumni Association annual awards banquet

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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mong others this year, a husband and wife-team, Rick and Mary Hale, have been chosen to be recognized — each for their own merit. Both agree that their marriage has helped them achieve their goals. They are now at a time in their life when they are passing the staff on to the next generation. Mary said, “We are equipping leaders. Teaching what is important, being responsible and having values.” Rick says, “Especially in the last 15 years, I saw my calling in getting people together and building new leaders.”

The Commitment to Youth Award will be

presented to Mary Hale.

This award recognizes those with a documented history of giving personal time to youth activities spanning many years and known for their high moral standards, commitment to youth and respect in the community.

Hale has worked with youth in Roswell for more than 38 years. She began serving Roswell youth as a band director at Mountain View Middle School and assistant band director at Roswell High School. While serving with her husband, Rick, at Christ’s Church, Mary led a children’s choir with more than 100 students. Hale has also trained the next generation of musicians as the director of music at Grace Community Church for more than 16

years.

Concerned about the school system removing fine arts from the curriculum, Hale chose to make a difference by starting the Fine Arts Camp for children and teenagers hosted at Grace Community Church. Hale says, “After reading “The Dreamgiver” a book by best-selling author Bruce Wilkinson, I thought now is the time to take that leap of faith.”

“We started with 12 instructors including myself and over the past 12 years, this Fine Arts Camp has helped inspire 3,400 students.”

Hale continues, “This year is special, over 30 of our 120 instructors and staff are former students, who came back to teach themselves.”

This years Fine Arts Summer Camp will have 200 children participating. Hale says, “and many can’t believe, we have not have to raise our cost. It is still $45.”

Hale encourages interested parents to call in. Though it is not guaranteed, there might be still a spot for this years summer fine arts camp available for their child. They also offer scholarships. Call 6370524 or stop by at the church office at 935 W. Mescalero Road. The Fine Arts Camp is for boys and girls entering 1st-7th grade and starts on June 22.

One of her former students is Kyle Bullock. He says, “I did the Fine Arts Camp when I was a kid. It was one of the first years that they did it. I gave Mary such

a hard time — I didn’t understand why singing and performing was important at all. As an adult, many years after I attended the camp, I had to apologize for giving Mary a hard time as a kid — little did I know that her investment in me in the arts would inspire me to keep doing it and eventually meet my wife in the theatre! Mary and Rick have made these kinds of impacts on people’s lives for years and they continue to faithfully serve the community with love and joy.”

Bullock has returned with his family to Roswell to join the family business. You can see him now on stage as one of the lead characters in Way Way Off Broadway’s performance of “Les Misérables” at

ENMU-R, which we covered in the last edition of Vision.

Pastor Rick Hale will receive the Outstanding Leader Award. The recipient of this award is a role model in the community with a documented history of improving and giving to Chaves County over a span of many years.

Hale has been making a positive impact in Roswell for more than 38 years. He helped launch two churches that are active and thriving today. He assisted in the establishment of Harvest Ministries as a non-profit organization to serve the poor and homeless of Roswell, as well as the non-profit Reflections and Recovery Ministry. Hale has also brought the Globsee

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al Leadership Summit to Roswell over the last three years and he teaches each year for the Leadership Roswell class.

Pastor Hale says, “My goal, especially in the last 15 years, was to find people who have a dream and equip them to fulfill their goals and dreams.”

Pastor Hale can look back on many he encouraged. He remembers, “When Phil ‘Rubie’ Rubinstein searched me out

with his idea of having an outreach center, I helped him through the procedures, gave him a frame to build upon, an office here at the church and ‘Harvest Ministries’ has done so much good since then.”

Pastor Hale also offers funeral services for people who do not have a pastor, working together with local funeral homes. He also started an inter-denominational bible study, a first for Roswell and New Mexico, which spread into many other communities in New Mexico.

Pastor Hale says,

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By Christina Stock Vision Editor erry West: “The Alchemy of Memory” is the long-awaited, richly deserved retrospective of one of Santa Fe and the Southwest’s most prominent artists. West was born in 1933 before the war that brought New Mexico into the modern century.

His father Harold E. (“Hal”) West, a WPA artist, anchored his son in the rugged world of ranch life and in an abiding respect for American regional-

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“What you say about me, you can double for my wife.” Mary adds, “Rick is a great leader.

He is my husband, but also my pastor. After being 36 years married, you get a lot of training.”

“Leadership Roswell has been so positive for Roswell, thanks to Rick K r a f t a n d m a n y o t hers,” Pastor Hale continues, “I make a point to take time to speak at the Leadership classes every year.”

Several other exceptional community leaders will be recognized.

The Lifetime Achieve-

ment Award will be presented to Arlin Turner.

The award is presented to a person with a long and documented history of improving and giving to Chaves County, is a leader in their field, and someone who has not received much recognition in the past years for their work.

Turner has been active with Roswell Sertoma for more than 40 years and has played a major role in the organization.

He has had multiple roles throughout Sertoma including Regional President. Turner has given hundreds of

ism. To the vernacular Jerry West brought modernism.

Presenting 90 major works, the book distills the creative life of a painter, printmaker, storyteller, and poet in paintings that explore the complex psychology of dreams and the vividness of memory mixed with experiences and perceptions as a child of a world scarred by wars and the atomic bomb.

These rich, often challenging works of metaphor and allegory speak powerfully to the beauty, mystery, and magnificence of the human condition.

Dreams, memory, prairie, the night sky; demons, family, storied history; remoteness and the grandeur of the vast open spaces; childhood and manhood, a tiny white kite and an advancing storm; vulnerability and masculinity. These are the strong, subtle nuances and saturated colors of figurative works created by an artist at home in the open spaces he wanders.

In 2012, West was invited by the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program to be its “Centennial Artist” (a New Mexico artist to celebrate the state’s 100th birthday). For a year he painted the people and places in and around Roswell, including a mural at a local restaurant, and boxers in the southeast portion of the city. His exhibition at the Roswell Museum and Art Center was the culmination of a productive year and some of the works included in that show are reproduced in the book.

To celebrate the publication of this richly-illustrated book, the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art is hosting a mini-exhibition of West’s work not previously shown in Roswell, as well as a book-signing, video presentation, and reception for the artist set to include music by Joe West.

The event will be held Friday, June 19, from 5-7 p.m. at 409 E. College Blvd. Those interested in reserving a copy of the hard-bound, 191-page book published by Museum of New Mexico Press can call the Anderson Museum at 575-623-5600.

Additional copies will be available at and after the event for $50.

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hours through Sertoma to raise money for those less fortunate. He gives back to his community through volunteering and caring for others.

Future leaders will also be honored at the banquet. The Emerging Leader Award with a $600 scholarship will be presented to Destanie Weaghington, representing the New Mexico Youth ChalleNGe Academy. Cort Marley, representing Gateway Christian School, will receive the LRAA Teen Scholarship for $400.

The Leadership Roswell Alumni Associa-

tion’s (LRAA) 18th annual awards banquet is on Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the New Mexico Military Institute VMV Ballroom in Hinkle Hall, 101 W. College Blvd.

The cost is $20 per person or $140 for a table of 8. The public is invited to attend and honor our community leaders for 2015.

RSVP to Elaine Mayfield, LRAA Awards Chair, at 575-624-6760 or 575-910-5039 by June 25. Payment can be made at the door.

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his year’s winner of the poster contest for the Dragonfly Festival 2015 is 10-year-old Mia Van, who was a fourth grader at Berrendo Elementary School when she submitted her art this year.

The poster contest has been organized by the Friends of Bitter Lake Refuge.The poster will be featured in their advertising of the Dragonfly Festival in August.

This year the festival falls on Saturday, September 12. For more information check out the first edition of the Vision Magazine in September and follow the Friends of Bitter Lake Refuge on Facebook.

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Calendar Ongoing Events Roswell Every First Friday of the Month Pecos Valley Steam Society Social This is not only for Steampunk fans. Everybody is invited, Goth, Cyber, Emu etc. No dress code. The meeting is at Stella Coffee Co., 315 N Main St. at 6 p.m. For more information follow them on Facebook.

The group is active at the Cosmicon / Film Festival.

The meeting will be June 26 for July.

Roswell Every third Tuesday of the month Sgt. Moses D. Rocha Marine Corps League Detachment 1287 Meeting Marine Corps League Meeting at 1506 E. 19th St. at 7 p.m. One of the Marine Corps League’s major events is Toys for Tots, providing toys for kids who would otherwise not have any presents on Christmas. For more information call 575-578-4689.

Roswell Month of June Featured Artist at The Gallery Master photographer, metal worker and wood turner Bobby Goode is featured artist at The Gallery. The Gallery is located at Main Street Arts, 223 N. Main St. For more information call 625-5263 or check rfal.org.

Roswell Every Friday in June Free Concert in the Park All concerts start at 7 p.m.

The audience is asked to bring their own chairs.

On June 19 Grupo Maldad (Tejano) performs at Cahoon Park and on June 26 Saul & Cuic. In case of bad weather, the concerts may be cancelled. More information at Roswell’s Park & Recreation at 575624-6720.

Roswell Every Week, Mon 8 Ball Pool League Attention all pool players!

Roswell Ball Busters is Roswell’s own local BCA sanctioned 8 ball pool league and they are looking to expand. They have openings on teams now and will be accepting new teams this year. They play every Monday night at 7.

Five person coed teams, each team member plays three games. Venues are Farleys, Variety, Fraternal Order of Eagles and Center City bowling alley. Play there and get a chance to play BCA national in Las Vegas, Nevada all expenses paid. For more information call 575-650-2591 or email ballbusters@outlook.com.

Roswell Every Week, Mon - Sat Lest We Forget: Roswell Army Airfield - The Early Years This Walker Aviation Museum display will remain through the end of the year. This exhibit features a short history of the base and many items from the WWII era, as well as information about the planes that flew at Roswell Army Airfield from 1941-1945.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 347-2464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.

Roswell Every Week, Mon - Sat Peace Through Strength This Walker Aviation Museum exhibit is a tribute to the 579th Strategic Missile Squadron assigned to Walker Air Force Base during the early 1960s.

The squadron was responsible for operating and maintaining 12 Atlas missile silos around the greater Roswell area.

The exhibit was funded through a grant from the Association of Air Force Missileers.

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The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 347-2464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.

Roswell Every Week, Tue, Wed, Thu Games at Pair-A-Dice Pair-A-Dice game shack, located at 309 N. Main St., holds weekly gaming events. Tuesday from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. is Trading Card Game night, featuring free play of games like Pokemon, Yu GiOh!, Card Wars, My Little Pony and collectible card games. Wednesday from 5 - 7 p.m. is board game night. Thursday is Miniature Night, featuring paint and play for games like Warhammer from 5 - 7 p.m. Friday nights feature Magic: The Gathering from 5 - 7 p.m. Saturday afternoons have special featured games, which change weekly. For more information, call 575-6234263, or email vbriseno@ p a i ra d i c e ga m e s h a c k . com.

Twin Art Competition

The Gallery is seeking Interstellar Artists of all ages for the 2015 UFO Festival

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he Gallery is seeking Interstellar Artists of all ages for its Twin Art Competitions for the 2015 UFO Festival.

The first is the sixth Annual UFO Art Competition featuring a UFO theme in any media. Roswell’s most famous incident is the inspiration for the annual UFO art competition. All entries must depict an imaginary theme related to UFO’s, space or science fiction. The art must be rendered on a circular disc of board, clay/ceramic, or canvas 12-inches in diameter.

Second and new this year is the Recycled Robot Competition. Participants entering this competition are asked to build and display robots from recycled materials.

Both competitions are non-juried shows, but space and number of entries are limited. Cash prizes and awards will be given. Judging these events will be internationally renowned UFO researcher and author Don Schmitt. Deadline for entries is June 23.

For complete details and entry forms visit The Gallery at Main Street Arts, 223 N. Main St. or contact Nancy Phillips at nancyphillipspottery@earthlink.net or call 575-420-5808.

Roswell Every Week, Wed Weekly Knockout The Roswell Fighting Game Community presents Weekly Knockout at The Unity Center located at 108 E. Bland St. every Wednesday from 7 p.m. midnight. Dragonpunch with Ken, slash with Sabrewulf and smash with Kirby all night long without disturbing your neighbors. Casual and competitive gamers are welcome.

Bring your favorite games and set up. All games are welcome. For more information, visit facebook. com/RoswellFGC. Roswell Every Week, Thu T-Tones at El Toro Bravo The T-Tones play at El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.

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Roswell Every Week, Thu Bingo at the Elks Lodge Doors open at 5 p.m. for dinner service. Games start at 6:30 p.m. Open for the public. 1720 N. Montana Ave. 575-622-1560.

Roswell Every Week, Thu, Sat Live music at Cattleman’s Kountry Kitchen Tom Blake performs at Cattleman’s Kountry Kitchen, 2010 S. Main St., 575-208-0543.

Capitan Every week, Fri, Sat Honky Tonk From 7 - 10 p.m. at Terry Bullard’s Dance Hall on 119 Island Rd., across from the Dollar Store. Bullard is an American country music artist, musician, entertainer, recording engineer and songwriter.

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“Amarillo By Morning”.

Bullard has shared the stage with some of the country greats such as: Merle Haggard, Mel Tellis, George Strait, Dolly Parton and many more.

Roswell Every Week, Fri Tina at El Toro Bravo Tina Williams performs at El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.

Carlsbad Every Week, Sat Carlsbad Downtown Farmers’ Market 8-11 p.m. the annual Farmer’s Market takes place at the Eddy County Court House in Artesia.

Roswell Every Week, Sat Open Jam at Dragon and Rose Open Jam Every Saturday from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. at Dragon and Rose music studio located at 4504 W.

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Roswell Until August 9 ENMU-R Swimming Pool The Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell swimming pool is open for the summer. The pool will be open to the public daily, Sunday through Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Pool hours may vary occasionally due to adverse weather conditions or to accommodate private parties. Regular daily admission is $3 for adults and children. ENMU-Roswell students and personnel with a validated I.D. card pay $1.50. Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Family Swim Nights will be held every Tuesday from May 26 through August 4 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Each family member pays only $2 on Family Swim Nights. The pool can also be reserved for special events and season passes are also available. For season pass information, call Eva Watley at (575) 6247191 or (575) 624-7195.

For private pool party reservations, contact Frances Dubiel at (575) 624-7250 or by email at frances.dubiel@roswell.enmu.edu.

Roswell June 19 Live music at Pepper’s Grill & Bar Cuic is going to perform in the evening at Pepper’s Grill & Bar at 500 N. Main St. For more information call 575-623-1700 or peppers-grill.com. They also have a Facebook page.

Roswell Until August 7 Vacation Fun Program at the Yucca Recreation Center For children between the ages of 5 and 12. Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. until 5:15 p.m.

Program cost is $395 for summer, $140 per month, $60 per week or $12 daily. Open to boys and girls. There will be special events and topics, a reading program, sports, arts and crafts, music and games. There will also be Karate classes with additional fees of $35, Aerobic class for additional $15 per month. For more information and details call the Yucca Recreation center at 624-6719.

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Roswell June 19 ”Life on Earth vs. Life on Mars” The Roswell Museum and Art Center and the League of Imaginary Scientists present “Life on Earth vs. Life on Mars” at RMAC, 100 W 11th St. The group will talk about the climate-focused art with a hands-on activity to follow. The League has long looked far afield to deal with problems close to home: from visiting black holes to naming aerographic features of Mars to advocating mass emigration —from Earth.

For more information call 575-624-6744 or check roswellmuseum.org.

Roswell June 19 The Western Invasion Tour The Unity Center on 108 E. Bland St. presents “The Western Invasion Tour” with the groups “Ocean Lies Ahead,” and “Within Patterns.” Doors open at 5 p.m. for more details check the Unity Center Facebook page.

Roswell June 19 Jerry West — The Alchemy of Memory The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art presents Jerry West: The Alchemy of Memory, which is the long-awaited retrospective of one of New Mexico’s most prominent artists. From 5 - 7 p.m. join the artist for a mini-exhibition of works not previously shown in Roswell, followed by a Book sign-

ing, a reception for the artist and a video presentation. Music by Joe West.

For more information or to reserve a book, call 575623-5600. The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art is located at 409 E. College Blvd.

Roswell June 19 Western Invasion Tour The Western Invasion tour features metal bands from El Paso, Texas, Ocean Lies Ahead, Within Patterns, and more at The Unity Center at 108 E. Bland St. Doors open at 5 p.m. More details and updates are available on their Facebook page.

Roswell June 19 Live music at Peppers Grill & Bar The musical duo Tart & Tangy are performing on the Patio at 6 p.m. at Peppers Grill & Bar, 500 N. Main St. Their music is a mix of Country, Latino and R&B. For more information call 575-623-1700 or check their website at peppers-grill.com.

Lovington June 19-20 6th Annual Smokin’ on the Plaza The IBCA sanctioned event has $10,000 payout with $3,000 cash raffle.

There will be a live concert, kidsQ competition, kids zone, vendors, beer garden and more. For registration or more information call 396-1418 or check lovingtonmainstreet.org.

Roswell June 19-21 Way Way Off Broadway presents “Les Misérables” Last weekend to see the summer 2015 production of Les Misérables at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Performing Arts Center. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. Tickets

can be purchased online at showtix4u.com in advance and can also be purchased at the door the days of performances. For more information check their webpage at waywayoffbroadway.com.

Roswell June 20 MainStreet Roswell Presents Free Summer Movies The Goonies — Change of venue: They have been temporarily moved to the Spring River Park & Zoo. The City of Roswell will be working on improving the turf at Cielo Grande.

All movies begin at dusk (approximately 8:30 p.m.)

There is no seating, please bring chairs and blankets.

There will be concessions available, or viewers can bring their own food and soft drinks. This is an alcohol, pet and smoke free event. Bug spray is recommended. Movies are subject to change. If there is inclement weather, the movie might be cancelled or postponed. Partner is the City of Roswell Parks and Recreation Department and many other sponsors. To stay updated on movie status and venue follow MainStreet Roswell on Facebook or Twitter, check mainstreetroswell. org or call 575-914-8018.

Ruidoso/Alto June 20 Taste of the Spencer Fundraiser Auction The Spencer Theater For The Performing Arts are raising funds for their nonprofit organizations.

Deadline for donations are June 3 and the auction will be Saturday, June 20 at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Alto, NM. For an auction form and more information call Trina at 575-336-0021.

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Ruidoso June 20-21 Wind Rider Music Fest at Ski Apache In addition to the live music each day, the two day festival will also feature food and beverage booths and vendors.

Overnight camping will also be available for the night of June 20 as well as RV spaces. Those interested can pick up a camping pass for $10 per camper at the ticket window. Fire restrictions will be in effect. Artists performing are Homegrown Boyz, The Expendables, Matisyahu, Jones and Miles, Stick Figure and Slightly Stoopid. Tickets start at $55. To purchase tickets go to ticketmaster.com or call the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino at 800-545-9011.

Roswell June 22-26 Grace Fine Arts Camp to take place Grace Community Church will host its Grace Fine Arts Camp from 8:30 a.m. to noon, June 2226 at Grace Community Church, 935 W. Mescalero Road. The camp is open to kids going into first grade through kids going to seventh grade. There will be different activities for different ages. The fee is $45 for the first child and $35 for any other children.

To register go online to roswellgrace.com or pick up a brochure at the church.

For more information call Mary Hale at 575-6370524.

Roswell June 23 Free Summer Kid Shows at Galaxy 8 The Lego Movie is showing at Galaxy 8, 4501 N. Main St., behind the Roswell mall. Seating is limited to theatre capacity. Tickets issued on first

come, first served basis.

Films and schedules subject to change without notice. More information at allentheatresinc.com.

Roswell June 23 Free Tile Making Workshop The workshop will help the Roswell interarts organization transform Reischman Park into a vibrant downtown destination. The event takes place at the Roswell Public Library at 301 N. Pennsylvania in the Bondurant room. All ages welcome.

No experience necessary.

3-7 p.m. This project is a joint effort with MainStreet Roswell, the City of Roswell, local citizens, businesses, civic groups and foundations. For information about workshops or the “Remembering Roswell” project, call 575623-5600 or email susan@ rair.org.

Lincoln June 24 San Juan Day A Mass will be conducted at the San Juan Mission in historic Lincoln.

Local parishioners began building the mission in 1884; it was completed on June 26, 1887, and a feast was held immediately to celebrate. Following this year’s church service, another feast will be held, with a community potluck supper. The event is free.

Call 653-4025 for more information.

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Roswell June 24 One-Man-Band CW Ayon playing at Dragon and Rose Music Studio Internationally touring one-man band CW Ayon with opening act by Captain Klas of the Secret Circus is playing at the Dragon and Rose Music Studio, 4504 W. 2nd St. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $5.

For more information call 575-840-5744.

Artesia June 25 Free Summer Movies The Artesia Arts Council presents “To Catch a Thief” as part of their Summer Movie Thursdays. Movies start at sundown. Free admission, popcorn provided. Guests are asked to bring soft drinks and chairs. Movies are provided by Artesia Public Library. Heritage Walkway, 320 W. Main St. Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 575-746-4212.

Roswell June 25 Live music at Tia Juana’s Cuic is performing in the evening at Tia Juana’s at 3601 N. Main St. For more information call 575-6276113.

Roswell June 26 Free Summer Sci-Fi Friday Feature Film Series The Roswell Museum and Art Center presents “Independence Day” at 7 p.m. Doors open at

6:45 p.m. There will be snacks and drinks available. RMAC is located at 100 W. 11th St. For more information call 575-6246744 or check their webpage at roswellmuseum. org.

Roswell June 26 Music in the Park Saul and Cuic are performing at the Cahoon Park.

Artesia June 26-27 Annual Smokin’ on the Pecos - New Mexico State BBQ Championship There are several ways to participate in this year’s Smokin’ on the Pecos event. For the serious competitor, the team competition is now open for all four Kansas City Barbecue Society categories to qualify for Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion. Vendor applications are welcome.

There will be a Cowboy Mounted Shooting. More information at 575-5134291, 575-513-4290 or at smokinonthepecos.us.

Little Joe Y Familia is going to perform on Friday.

On Saturday, Jo Dee Messina will perform. Tickets are $15 each in advance.

Tickets for each concert are available at artesiaartscouncil.com.

Roswell June 26 Live Entertainment at Pepper’s Grill & Bar Magician and musician Jamie O’Hara is going to perform in the evening at

Pepper’s Grill & Bar at 500 N. Main St. For more information call 575-623-1700 or peppers-grill.com.

They also have a Facebook page.

Roswell June 26 - 29 Annual New VW Beetle Convention Fans of the new VW Beetle are coming to town for their convention from all over the U.S. Highlight for spectators will be the night glow/informal parade down Main Street on Saturday night. More information at newbeetle. org.

Carlsbad June 27 - July 5 Living Desert Art Show Carlsbad Area Art Association presents the Living Desert State Park Art Show. Time is 10-11:30 a.m. for entry and receiving. The organizers ask that the artists not arrive before 10 a.m. For details contact Archie Jean Buchanan at 575-88505404 or Marcia Westfall at 575887-1522. The Living Desert State Park is on the north side of Carlsbad on 1504 Miehls Drive.

Roswell June 27 Free Summer Movies The Neverending Story — Change of venue: They have been temporarily moved to the Spring River Park & Zoo. The City of Roswell will be working on improving the turf at Cielo Grande. All movies begin at dusk (approximately 8:30 p.m.) There is no seating, please bring chairs and blankets. There will be concessions available, or viewers can bring their own food and soft drinks. This is an alcohol, pet and smoke free event.

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Smokin’ on the Pecos

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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he Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned Smokin’ on the Pecos, New Mexico’s State BBQ Championship takes place in Artesia on June 26 and 27. This is for serious barbecue lovers.

It is more than a hobby, and more than fun and games for the competing teams who are trying to win $16,000 of prize money.

It is a way of life. Many participants travel from event to event through the U.S. and even overseas.

David and Vickie Grousnick are the organizers, who brought the event to Artesia four years ago. Since then kick-off is every year a judging class, taught by an experienced KCBS judge and table captain for those who want to know what it takes to win and those, who enjoy real good barbecue — a table captain helps the judges and has a more intense

training about KCBS regulations. This class should come with a warning: “It is addictive.”

This year a student from London, United Kingdom is arriving for “Smokin’ on the Pecos” to become a judge. His name is Will Griffiths, a 32-year-old energy consultant. He says,”One day I hope to bring together my experiences of ‘British barbecue’ together with some of the magic of American barbecue, perhaps to create a different kind of barbecue in the UK.” What many Europeans and even Americans consider “barbecue” is actually grilling — fast searing of meat over a gas or charcoal grill.

The authentic barbecuing that happens at “Smokin’ on the Pecos” is low and slow and involves controlled heat and wood smoke to give the meat that distinct flavor.

Asked how Griffiths heard about the Artesia event, he says, “I was reading the Kansas City Barbecue Society (KCBS) website as

part of my barbecue research and was particularly interested in contests. Barbecue contests don’t really exist in the UK, so I was eager to experience that culture which seems to be a big part of authentic American barbecue.”

Griffith continues, “Also, I figured that a great way to learn about how to create great barbecue, I should learn what to look for which is why the Judging Class sounded great. Smokin’ on the Pecos was an event which was hosting a Judging Class so I thought I’d get in touch.

I thought if I can learn about what ‘great’ barbecue should be like, then maybe I can start to work towards making it myself. Oh....and having to eat loads of great food sounded like a great job! I am visiting some famous barbecue towns and restaurants on my trip, but Smoking on the Pecos seems like a great way to see what barbecue means on a community level, bringing families, friends and visitors together.”

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like to become a judge together with Griffith can still sign up for the class on Friday 26, from 8 a.m. - noon. The fee is $85 ($40 for current KCBS members) and includes the KCBS Membership, name tag, one-year subscription to their newspaper with all the events a judge can sign up and more). The training will take place at the Eddy County Fairgrounds, 3402 S. 13th St. in Artesia. More information is available at smokinonthepecos.com, email dvgrousnick@ yahoo.com or contact the Artesia Chamber of Commerce at 575-7462744.

Smokin’ on the Pecos has many other attractions to offer for the entire family next to the Barbecue Championship.

The Bandaleros Cowboy Mounted Shooting Club hosts the Smokin’ on the Pecos Shootout, starting on June 26 with a showcase at 6 p.m. and the four stage shootout on June 27 at 9 a.m.

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Multi-Platinum selling country star Jo Dee Messina is on tour throughout the US to support her fifth studio album “Me” and will perform on June 27 night at Smokin’ on the Pecos. Jo Dee is enjoying a prolific recording career having sold more than 5 million albums worldwide, garnered three No. 1 Country Albums, nine No. 1 Country sin-

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Opera Summer Camp

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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rts Beyond the Classroom and the Santa Fe Opera invite kids entering fourth through seventh grades to join the first Opera Summer Camp for kids.

The children write and perform an opera in six days starting June 22-26, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Everything from composing, writing the words, to acting and singing will be taught and practiced in this week of creativity at the Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Performing Arts Center. On Saturday, June 27 at 11 a.m the finished opera will be shown on stage. This is going to be Organizer Dietta Hitchcock’s second event with the newly created ABC non-for-profit foundation.

Hitchcock is a retired visual arts teacher, who taught at the Roswell Independent School District.

When she retired she wanted to continue to bring arts to local children, so she started the ABC foundation.

Hitchcock says, “I approached through winter everybody I knew to get funds and in April we had our first workshop for kids. It is so important

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for children to experience art, in school there is only so much time. I wanted to give children more choices to learn and enjoy the arts. Our foundation members believe that experience in the arts is essential to quality learning and living — for children and for our community,” explains Hitchcock.

Hitchcock says, “ABC encourages children to create in a safe, supported environment, explore ‘Literacy of Place.’ When I talked to our school kids, I was surprised how few were taught about their own hometown and area.”

The first workshop was held at the Historical Society of Southeastern New Mexico with the theme “Remembering Roswell.” Larry Knadle shared his knowledge and photographs of old Roswell from the archives. Artist Sue Wink collaborated with ABC foundation members on an inspirational art and writing lesson, taking kids back to the bygone-era of letter writing and vintage postcards — but with clay. The imagery for these clay tiles was taken from the Roswell Interarts Organization’s research file for the “Remembering Roswell,” Reischman Park Community Public Art Project. The individual clay-post cards of the young artist were then displayed in many shops on Main Street Roswell. The ceramics can now be viewed at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art on College Blvd for a limited time, before they get picked up by the kids.

Hitchcock says, “The clay-project was just the beginning. We are planning many more. Next one is our Opera Storytellers program.”

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By Christina Stock Vision Editor his editions artist to watch is 20-year-old Melissa Katherine McCormick.

McCormick has been accepted to the esteemed East Coast Ballet School in Jacksonville, Florida, to continue her career and to perform. She will also give ballet lessons for younger students.

McCormick’s first experience with ballet was dramatic. At the ripe age of three years old, she stormed out of Miss Minnie’s Dance Studio in Roswell, telling her mother, “I am too old to dance.” Three years later, her mom

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brought her back for a new try and this time she stayed.

“I grew up at Miss Minnie’s School of Ballet,” she says. “I knew early that ballet was my life and career of choice.”

In December 2014 she danced the lead role as “Sugar Plum Fairy” at the Ruidoso Dance Ensemble’s performance of the Nutcracker and had it recorded on youtube. “I sent this video out to the ballet ensembles,” she said.

“Several answered, so I could choose. One of it was the East Coast Ballet School in Jacksonville. They are technically beautiful. It is for me the best fit.”

One decision maker,

McCormick explains, was her faith, “They have a Christian Mission Outreach, where the dancers can perform throughout the States and also out-of-country.”

McCormick wants young girls to know, “It takes a lot of self discipline to be a ballerina.

And you need a strong dance-mom as I have.

I don’t know how often mom had to help, sewing the costume, helping out, driving…” She continues, “Ballet is hard — but beautiful.

You give and give. A Ballerina has only that moment on stage. It requires all of you for this moment.”

McCormick often gets the question about age in ballet or what she will do after being able to dance. She says, “At the beginning of ballet, there was only one kind of ballet shoe. That has changed. There are now

“Remembering Roswell” Photo Christina Stock Phone registration began June 6 for the Santa Fe Opera Kids Camp at the ENMU-R Performing Arts Center. Registration is $40 per child with discounts for more than one child per family and scholar ships are available too. Register at abcroswell.org or call 575-637-8761. Limited space available.

Coming in July: Felt Fiends and Friends. Children can make their own ugly dolls, animals, monsters and more at the Felt Fiends and Friends workshop.

More information will be on their web page and in the next Vision edition before the event.

For more information call Dietta Hitchcock at 575637-8761.

over 100 varieties of dance shoes for professional ballet dancers.”

High-tech ballet shoe design has made it possible for dancers over 40 and even 50 years to

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“It is the most expensive investment,” says McCormick, “and you see

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get only 12-15 hours wear out of a pair of ballet shoes.” A good pair of custom made ballet shoes start at $90. The dancers try to stretch their usage as long as they can with repairs.

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Roswell June 27 Arts for Autism The Roswell Museum and Art Center will continue art classes for families with autistic youths in partnership with the New Mexico Autism Society-Roswell Autism Support Group this summer.

Three class sessions will be held on the last Saturday of the month in June, July and August. This is not just an art class in multiple mediums but a forum to introduce youth with special needs and their families to new levels of self-confidence. The event is free to the public.

Time is from 1-2 p.m. The Roswell Museum and Art Center is located at 100 W. 11 St. For further information call 575-624-6744.

Roswell June 27 Roswell Music Invasion 9 bands, 2 stages, “Tarantula girl,” Jolly Jumps for kids, Barbecue on site by Badlands BBQ and local community based groups.

Doors open at 5 p.m. at the Roswell Adult Center at 807 N. Missouri Ave. General admission is $3, tickets are only available at the door. For more information check their event Facebook page.

Roswell June 27 Veterans Steak Dinner Free steak dinner and show for all veterans at 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. This event is presented by the Church on the Move, for more information call 575-622-7011.

Ruidoso - Alto June 27 Jambalaya Jass performing at the Spencer Theater The New Orleans Jazz with the Tulsa-based band Jambalaya Jass at Spencer Theater For The Performing Arts at 8 p.m.

The band is steeped in the spirit of southern jazz, performing “When the Saints go marching in,” “Bye, Bye Blackbird,” “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “This little light of mine,” and “St. Louis Blues.”

There will be a pre-show Gumbo party at 6 p.m. at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Alto, NM. For more information and tickets go to spencertheater.com or call 888-8187872 & 575-336-4800.

Roswell June 28 Sunday Funday at the Historical Society for SE New Mexico Archives Gary Cozzens will speak on his new book “Tres Ritos, a history of Three Rivers” at 3 p.m. at the HSSNM Archives and will

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have a book signing afterwards. Cozzens grew up in Portales and graduated from Portales High School and Eastern New Mexico University, earning a double major in history and political science. Following graduation he spent 24 years in the Marine Corps, serving his country, including Operation Desert Storm. He is now the manager of Lincoln Historic Site. HSSNM is located at 200 N. Lea. The archives are next to it. For more information go to roswellnmhistory.org or call 676-622-8333.

Roswell June 29 Wreath Making Workshop 6-7:30 p.m. The girl scouts of the Desert Southwest are inviting all women ages 15 and up to learn to make mesh ribbon and burlap ribbon wreaths for the front door. Cost is $35 per person and includes all necessary supplies to complete one wreath and light refreshments. Register by calling 575-6227801 or email rtaylor@ gsdsw.org.

Alamogordo June 30 Full Moon Hike at White Sands National Monument Ranger guided tour at full moon through the dunes at 8 p.m. Reservations are

required and can only be made via their website nps.gov/whsa. Reservations will be accepted starting June 16. The hike is limited to 40 participants. Special fees apply. $8 per person 16-years and older. $4 per person 15 and younger. Monument entrance fees also apply with $3 per person for anyone 16-years and older. For more information call 575-479-6124 or nps.gov/whsa.

Roswell June 30 Free Summer Kid Shows at Galaxy 8 Rio 2 is showing at Galaxy 8, 4501 N. Main St., behind the Roswell mall. Seating is limited to theatre capacity. Tickets issued on first come, first served basis. Films and schedules subject to change without notice. More information at allentheatresinc.com.

Alamogordo July 1 Moonlit performance of La Cella Bella at White Sands National Monument La Cella Bella is a cello quartet that exploits the range and timbre of the cello, on the dunes for this full moon night, starting at 8:30 p.m. They will entertain the audience with innovative and sparkling original arrangements from a wide variety of fa-

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Artesia July 2 Free Summer Movies The Artesia Arts Council presents “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” as part of their Summer Movie Thursdays. Movies start at sundown. Free admission, popcorn provided. Guests are asked to bring soft drinks and chairs. Movies are provided by Artesia Public Library. Heritage Walkway, 320 W. Main St. Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 575-746-4212.

Roswell July 2 Free Summer Movies Earth to Echo shows at the Roswell Civic Center.

All movies begin at dusk (approximately 8:30 p.m.)

There is no seating, please bring chairs and blankets.

There will be concessions available, or viewers can bring their own food and soft drinks. This is an alcohol, pet and smoke free event. Bug spray is recommended. Movies are subject to change. If there is inclement weather, the movie might be cancelled or postponed. To stay updated on movie status follow MainStreet Roswell on Facebook or Twitter, check mainstreetroswell. org or call 575-914-8018.

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July 3 Ruidoso/Alto Recycled Percussion at the Spencer Theater Four innovative musicians who make amazing rock rhythms with non-stop energy and action on everyday household “junk.”

Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Alto, NM. For more information and tickets go to spencertheater.com or call 888-8187872 & 575-336-4800.

Artesia July 4 Parade The 4th of July Parade forms are now available at the Artesia Chamber on 107 N. First St. Theme is “Let Freedom Ring”. For more information contact Deidra Golden at 575513-0639, Desirae Collins at 575-495-0197 or Gail Wills 575-308-9580.

Cloudcroft July 4 Road Rally & Carapalooza in Cloudcroft There will be a road rally, carapalooza, parade, street dance and melodrama at 9:30 a.m. For more information call the Cloudcroft Chamber at 682-2733 or check the webpage coolcloudcroft. com.

Dexter July 4 Fireworks over the Lake The Dexter Fire Department is having the Fireworks and entertainment

at Lake Van. Details will be announced on their Facebook page.

Roswell July 4 21st Annual Alien Chase A Benefit for the Roswell Humane Society. 5 K Walk, 5K Run, 10K Walk, 10K Run. Start and finish at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. $20 entree fee before July 3; $25 thereafter. To sign up go to active.com. For further information call the Roswell Recreation Department at 575-624-6720.

Roswell July 4 Mike Satterfield July 4th Fireworks Extravaganza at Cielo Grande Fireworks start as soon as the sun is down. The Elks Lodge are going to have their annual barbecue for the veterans at 1720 N Montana. More details in the next edition of the Vision.

Roswell July 6-8 STEM Camp 2015 Science, Technology, Engineering, Math. Open to all girls going into grades Kinder-8th. The girls get hands-on with experiments in rocketry, liquid science and energy at the 4th annual All-Girls-STEM Camp. Cost is $30 per girl and includes all program materials and snacks.

Adult volunteers needed.

Volunteers receive $5 off their daughters registration, if they volunteer with the program. For more information call 5756227801 or check gsdsw. org.

Cloudcroft July 6-10 Artist Workshop by M. Douglas Walton M. Douglas Walton is a nationally recognized water media painter who has taught more than 350 workshops in 22 states.

He has studied with noted watercolorists Edgar Whitney, Robert E. Wood,

and Milford Zornes. For more information and to register call 915-490-5071 or check cloudcroftart. com.

Roswell July 7 Free Summer Kid Shows at Galaxy 8 Penguins of Madagascar is showing at Galaxy 8, 4501 N. Main St., behind the Roswell mall. Seating is limited to theatre capacity. Tickets issued on first come, first served basis. Films and schedules subject to change without notice. More information at allentheatresinc.com.

Roswell July 9 Walt Wilkins at Pecos Flavors Winery Wilkins is one of the country music artists performing at the Red River Songwriters Summer Camp & Festival this June. Wilkins discribes his style as Americana/Country/ Rock. Roswell is is only other performance in New Mexico. Tickets are $15 . for more information call Pecos Flavors Winery at 575-627-6265 or check pecosflavorswinery.com.

More information about Wilkins tour is at waltwilkins.com.

Roswell July 10 Free Summer Sci-Fi Friday Feature Film Series The Roswell Museum and Art Center presents “Titan A.E.” at 7 p.m. Doors open

at 6:45 p.m. There will be snacks and drinks available. RMAC is located at 100 W. 11th St. For more information call 575-6246744 or check their webpage at roswellmuseum. org.

July 10 Ruidoso/Alto Missoula Children’s Theatre’s “Rapunzel” at the Spencer Approximately 50 children, ages 6-17 will be needed for the fun-filled musical’s various parts.

Auditions set for Monday, July 6 at 9 a.m. Be early.

No experience necessary. Weeklong theatre workshop is free. Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Alto, NM. For more information and tickets go to spencertheater.com or call 888-818-7872 & 575336-4800.

Roswell July 11 - October 3 Saturday Main Street Farmers’ Market Summer through Fall local vendors offer fresh locally grown vegetables, fruit, herbs and other produce.

The market is located at the Courthouse Lawn at Main and 4th St. from 7-11 a.m. For more information call Lester Peck at 575627-2239 or email leserpeck27@yahoo.com. For more farmers markets in the area go to farmersmarketsnm.org.

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The parish of St. John The Baptist Catholic Church invites the Roswell community to celebrate their annual Fiesta at the Ave Maria Center at 401 E. Bland St. on June 28 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

“We are looking forward to come together as a family and share the talent of our members,” Father Eduardo Espinoza-Chacon said. “We are putting right now all the details together. We are going to have even a Wii-contests between little kids, teenagers, adults and seniors.” Laughing, he continues, “I guess I have to brush up on my computer knowledge, if I want to participate.”

There will be also food and soft drinks. Espinoza hopes to have different food from all the families. “We have parishioners that are from Puerto Rico, other Latin American countries and those with Italian and European ancestry, so hopefully we will have a nice variety,” he said.

Some members from the Ballet Folklorico are planning to be there. “They want to teach me some dances,” Espinoza said. “It is going to be fun.”

The church will also be conducting a raffle, with proceeds going to their much needed renovations of the church.

“And,” Espinoza said, “we have many people in need in Roswell, whom we help.” The ticket costs $10. Raffle prize is a 2014 Ford F-150 XLT truck with a V6 FFV engine. The drawing will be held on June 28. Need not be present to win.

“You can get a ticket from one of our parishioners selling, or come to our office,” Espinoza said.

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One-man Blues Band CW Ayon on Tour

By Callie Sioux Musician in the band Gleewood

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ew Mexico, just like the diverse landscape has music to match. This week, joining the Roswell Music Scene is New Mexico’s own CW Ayon.

Touring internationally and gracing the stage of many festivals across the states, Ayon is playing an all ages show at the Dragon & Rose Music Studio at 8 p.m., June 24.

Ayon, raised in Reserve, New Mexico, grew up singing with his mother, Linda Day. Linda with her experience performing live (mostly country music) in the bars of Reserve instilled in her children a love for song and performance.

Linda also gave the boys a sense of priority. She sang back up vocals for Waylon Jennings and was offered a recording deal, but

chose to stay and raise her boys instead of being in the spotlight.

Now, Ayon gets to take that spotlight and include his family.

Like all great men there is a great woman beside them. Carol, Ayon’s wife, is the genius behind his guitar playing. She taught him how to play a few chords and he took the possibilities to new levels. Ayon says, “We’ve always got something going on at home musically.” His two daughters, Zoe, 14, and Mia, 10, are musical as well. Zoe plays violin and Mia is the songbird. They will be with him at the Dragon & Rose show.

Ayon is of Native American descent, his father was Cheyenne, and though some say they can hear the old world, the Native American influences in his music, Ayon says he feels more at home in the mud of the

Mississippi blues. His influences are straight from the dirt roads and musty air of the south.

The sweet smell of peaches, bitter taste of moonshine and raw authentic styles of Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside have swayed him to love the blues.

He writes songs much like these old timers did. Songs about life, traveling on the road and of course

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Ayon recently was able to showcase his talents internationally in Thouars, France, for the Terri’Thouars Blues Festival (good luck pronouncing that one). He’s also opened for the British “Godfather of British Blues” John Mayall. This year he will be joining the prestigious line up for t h e T e l l u r i d e Bl u e s

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will be able to enjoy “Captan Klas” aka Klas Åhman as the opening act for Ayon. Klas, who has been largely apart of bringing Roswells’ Music Scene up to par, will be coming off a 5,000-mile, seven state tour with another New Mexico band, Gleewood. Dragon and Rose Music Studio has made a big impact on the Roswell Music Scene in the last year, as an all-ages venue, hosting open jams every Saturday, lending their equipment and space to local bands and open mic nights, and recording many local artists.

Tickets are $5 and available at the door.

More information about the show at: Facebook.com/DragonAndRoseMusicStudio

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There is no doubt Roswell is in for a treat.

Although he travels far from home he says one of his favorite spots to play is Vintage Wines in Old Mesilla in Las Cruces.

The stage is just large enough to fit his oneman band outfit, and the patio sighs of sage brush, and desert air.

The audience is there to listen and enjoy some of the finest wine in New Mexico from Black Range Vineyards.

Ayon is constantly busy traveling and playing music, but somewhere between the rubber and the road he recorded and just released a New album, “Enough to be Proud,” in January which is now available on CDbaby.com and of course anywhere Ayon is playing live. You can track CW Ayon through his website that is updated with all of his tour dates as well as links to his past albums at cwayon.com.

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Spotlight

Photo Christina Stock Winner of 2014 audience choice Cast of “We the People” with organizer Elaine Mayfield, far right.

Roswell Filmfestival & Cosmicon

Picture’s up: Roswell Film Festival is out of its kid-shoes and ready to run.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor­­ here does events geared to the o f t h e f i l m f e s t i v a l since its beginning. an authen- entire family.

But what is the Ros- First, indie filmmaktic science fiction and fantasy film well Film Festival all ers worldwide submit festival belong, if not about? It is a combina- their movies online to be screened, judged together with the Inter- tion of three events.

A l a n T r e v e r , w h o and awarded. In addinational UFO Festival in the most famous lit- established the film tion, a local film-shoot tle city in the world: program in Roswell takes place in Roswell that serves as a train- the week before the Roswell, New Mexico.

F r o m s e r i o u s s c i - ing ground for future awards. It brings serientists to fun-loving members of the Inter- ous film directors and movie fans, genera- n a t i o n a l A l l i a n c e their staff from all over tions worldwide know o f T h e a t r i c a l S t a g e the US and overseas what it is all about Employees spearhead- to Roswell. As Roswell when they hear “Ros- ed the Roswell Interna- turns into Hollywood, tional Sci-Fi Festival in local have fun particiwell.” pating or just watching.

The well established 2011.

It was at that time The talented art International UFO Festival has been a favor- a great risk for the students at Eastern ite of locals and visitors o r g a n i z e r s a n d t h e New Mexico Univeraround the world for city. Trever had faith; sity-Roswell and the if Roswell would open Roswell Community decades.

Scientists and seri- its arms, the indie- Little Theatre jumped ous authors discuss the f i l m m a k e r s w o u l d on board right from alleged events of 1947 come and with them the start. They volunand the UFO phenom- their fans. Trever had teered every year as enon with all its theo- w o r k e d i n v a r i o u s actors, makeup staff ries and facts with their capacities throughout and contributing with audience at the UFO his career in film and their own productions.

Even “regular” Rosmuseum; tourists enjoy television.

Two major elements well citizens and busithe lectures, alien costume contests and the have been the base nesses got the theatre

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bug, opening up their shops for scenes and providing props. The Roswell Daily Record office was one of those locations.

Thanks to Trever’s connections to companies such as Lion’s Gate TM , Paramount, ABC, NBC, ESPN and Discovery, word spread fast and the first Roswell International Sci-Fi Film Festival became a success.

Roswell was recognized for excellence with the New Mexico tourism industry, capturing New Event of the Year at the 2012 Tourism Association of New Mexico TIARA Awards for creative accomplishments, travel marketing and promotion.

Each year since, the International Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival grew, adding to it Cosmicon (a word play on the popular comicon events for fans of cosplay and comics). To keep it fresh, each

year a new theme is chosen. Last year it was Doctor Who. This year, event organizers chose the romantic and creative “Steam Punk” as a theme, to the delight of the local Steam Punk Society and other Steam Punk groups, who already booked their motel rooms to join in.

In case readers missed previous hardcopy editions of the Vision that explained “Steam Punk”, these can be read for free online at rdrnews.com under “Magazines”.

One major name in the film industry stands out this year as guest of honor.

Donald F. Glut is best known for his novelization of the movie “The Empire Strikes Back,” the nation’s No. 1 bestseller for almost two months, which to date (still in print) has sold over 3.5 million copies.

As the official guide for the events, the July 2 edition of Vision will cover the UFO Festival

and the Roswell Filmfest and Cosmicon in detail.

One of the event organizers, Donovan Fulkerson says, “We have this year again many entries from all over the world,” These independent Sci-Fi Films will be shown in advance at Galaxy 8 at the north mall from July 2-4.

A schedule will be anounced.

Photo Marina Pina, Donovan Fulkerson Characters from left: Joker (Donovan Fulkerson,) Batman (Jared Olive,) Poison Ivy (Jenna Lee Marcellus.)

They will be available Saturday afternoon, July 4 for Photo Ops along with other characters in their group at Cosmicon.

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Nature

What Waterbirds should you expect to see this time of year?

By Francisco Anaya Biology Technician

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itter Lake National Wildlife Refuge offers many great birding opportunities.

With more than 350 bird species having been recorded on the refuge, this truly is one of New Mexico’s birding hot spots.

One reason for the high bird diversity is the refuge’s mosaic landscape. An assortment of desert uplands, sinkholes, riparian corridors, natural wetlands and wetland impoundments provide a variety of habitats for birds.

The Auto Tour Route, which encircles many of the wetland impoundments, offers visitors a great opportunity to see a multitude of waterbirds.

So what exactly is a waterbird? Merriam-Webster defines a waterbird as “a bird that swims and lives in or near water.” Examples of waterbirds are ducks, geese, shorebirds and gulls.

Keep in mind that many of the birds seen at the refuge, especially waterbirds, are only visitors and may only be seen during certain periods of the year.

In this article, I will break down (by season) when is the best time to see specific groups of waterbirds.

For simplicity, I broke down waterbirds into the six following categories: Geese — Canada, snow and Ross; Ducks

— mallards, northern pintails and teal species; Cranes — lesser sandhill; marsh birds — egret species, heron species, grebe species, American coots; Gulls and Terns; and Shorebirds — plover species, sandpiper species, etc.

All bird numbers used within this article were calculated using the Bitter Lake NWR bi-weekly Waterbird Surveys from October 2013 – September 2014.

During that timeframe, Southeastern New Mexico was suffering from extreme drought conditions; therefore, water availability within the refuge wetlands was limited, yielding below average bird numbers.

Because we will soon be entering the summer season, let’s start there.

Unfortunately, summer typically has the lowest waterbird abundances (i.e. total number of birds). However, many of the waterbirds that are present typically nest and raise young.

It is fairly common to see mallard ducklings, as well as snowy plover and black-necked stilt chicks, nervously following their mothers as they make their way through the wetland impoundments.

Summer is typically dominated by shorebirds, which averaged 1,055 individuals last year. During the hot days of summer, temperatures are high and the water levels are low, creating prime feeding and nesting conditions

for shorebirds.

Though ducks can still be seen, the summer is when duck numbers are the lowest for the year, with last summer’s average being 570 birds.

In the fall, one of the most noticeable groups of birds that occupy the refuge is the cranes.

Lesser sandhill cranes start their journey from their northern breeding grounds in Canada and Alaska, and reach our area by early fall.

Last year, the average number of cranes on the refuge was 7,960 individuals.

Also, geese begin to show up in large numbers, and like the cranes, many will overwinter on the refuge.

The average number of geese on the refuge was 6,750 birds during last year’s fall season. Ducks will also start occupying the refuge in high numbers; last year’s average was 4,400 birds.

This is also the time of year when many of the adult male ducks will start molting into their extravagant and colorful breeding plumages.

In addition, there is typically an influx of marsh birds (mostly American coots) with numbers averaging 3,280 individuals during last year’s fall season.

Shorebirds, along with gulls and terns are found in very low numbers during the fall months.

You may still be able to see a few of these stragglers, but most have started flying south for the winter.

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Courtesy Photo During the winter months, waterbird abundance reaches its peak for the year. Last year’s waterbird abundance averaged around 30,000 birds throughout the winter.

The majority of this high number of birds can be attributed to the number of geese (mostly snow and Ross), with an average number of 21,735 birds during last year’s winter.

The other two abundant groups were ducks averaging 3,050 birds, and sandhill cranes which averaged 3,150 birds. Also, many gulls overwinter on the refuge, so typically our highest gull and tern numbers are during this time, with an average of 1,060 individuals last year.

The coming of spring also brings on another bird migration event with a variety of bird groups actively moving through the area.

Virtually all the cranes and geese are moving through and/ or have migrated north to their breeding grounds. Ducks still tend to be around, but their numbers gradually decrease as summer approaches.

Duck numbers for last year’s spring averaged 1,280 birds.

The other two dominating groups are the shorebirds which averaged 630 individuals and marsh birds which averaged 480 birds last season.

My favorite times for bird watching at Bitter Lake NWR are during the spring and fall seasons. Not only are temperatures mild, but these are the seasons in which migration is in full flight.

During migration, bird diversity (i.e. number of different species) is high because of birds moving in and out of the area. Also, during

migration, you never know what kind of birds you may see, which is typically the time of year when rare birds can be spotted on the refuge.

If you are interested in taking a drive around the Auto Tour Route, remember, some of the best times to view birds are early morning or late evening.

If you are interested in helping out with our bi-weekly bird surveys, contact the refuge at 575-625-4018 for more information.

History

The Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico How to write a book using the archives

By John LeMay

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n June 30 my newest book “Tall Tales and Half Truths of Billy the Kid” will be released from the History Press.

The book covers the legends and lore of William H. Bonney to emerge over the last 100 plus years, with an emphasis specifically on the legends that aren’t true rather than the ones that are.

Though a great deal of lore exists on the illustrious Mr. Bonney, people may be surprised I never even had to leave Roswell to research it.

All it took to get the book done was several trips to 208 N. Lea Ave. where stands the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico Archive Building.

Inside the Elvis E. Fleming Research Room are over 11,000 vintage photographs, hundreds of rare and out-of-print books, newspaper clippings, public records, a comprehensive collection of magazines devoted to history, and even transcribed interviews with people who actually date back to the days of Billy the Kid. The most valuable

source of information I found was often in our Morgue File, an extensive collection of newspaper clippings dating back to the 1920s.

Under “Billy the Kid” the archives have six file folders stuffed full of newspaper clippings on the Kid. In one such article I even found mention of Billy’s body being mistakenly buried with some poker money he won the night he was shot.

Stories such as those could only come from old timers who liked to spin a yarn and a reporter eager to write about it.

Also invaluable were interview transcriptions from the 1930s conducted by reporters from the Federal Writer’s Project.

While the papers of the FWP can be found online easily, we also have rarer materials, such as interviews conducted outside of the FWP by historians such as Eve Ball.

The archives also house many of the papers of the noted NMMI historian Maurice G. Fulton of Roswell who wrote one of the first books on the Lincoln County War. The best source for legends and other

inauthentic information on Billy the Kid came from what were called Pulp Magazines. These consisted of periodicals such as Real West, Golden West, Old West, Frontier Times and more historically accurate fare such as True West, Arizona Highways and New Mexico Historical Review to name a few.

The HSSNM archives houses near complete collections of all these magazines, which today can only usually be found on EBay. A fortunate break occurred one day when Angel Mayes, one of our archivists, was inputting some documents into the computer using the Past Perfect software.

As it turned out, the very documents she had chosen pertained to Billy the Kid and consisted of original articles written by early day Roswell n e w sp a p e r m a n A sh Upson.

Upson was rumored to have known the Kid personally. He certainly knew Pat Garrett, as he was the ghostwriter of Garrett’s book “The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid.” In the same box as the Upson letters/articles were some inter-

view transcripts. One old timer interviewed in one of the transcripts mentions that he is certain that Pete Maxwell was the man who shot Billy the Kid, not Pat Garrett.

While certainly unlikely, it was obviously just the sort of “information” I was looking for to make the book interesting.

Morgan Nelson was kind enough to share with me an unpublished book in typed manuscript form by the late Kenneth Osthimer, a former Executive Director at the HSSNM. “The Cover-Up Behind the Legend of Billy the Kid” turned out to be a wonderful take on Billy the Kid and the Santa Fe Ring, which certainly informed my book with some more interesting views on the Kid. The HSSNM has many unpublished manuscripts similar to that one waiting to be discovered by avid readers.

So as you can see, the HSSNM Archive Bu i l d i n g l o c a t e d in Roswell is an invaluable tool to researchers. In fact, I found so much information that I was able to write a companion book on Billy’s nemesis, Sheriff

Keepers of the Past

Courtesy Graphic Art

Pat Garrett, tentatively titled “Tall Tales and Half Truths of Pat Garrett.”

Though the archives are typically open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1-4 p.m., the HSSNM now suggests that you call 575-622-1176 and make an appointment first to make sure that the archives will in fact be open due to scarcity of volunteers.

That being said, I would like to encour-

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age readers to consider volunteering.

It is relatively easy to be trained to volunteer, and is a great excuse to hang around the archives to see what it has to offer, and maybe even write a book of your own…

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UFOlogy

The ‘alien hair’ DNA episode in Australia Looking Up

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have often lamented out loud (by which I mean in print), the fact that in the prevailing culture of official secrecy about matters relating to UFOs, we the people aren’t allowed to know whether the government has, as I strongly suspect, extracted and analyzed DNA from the alien bodies recovered from the Roswell crash and other such incidents. This must have been done by now, but sadly we know nothing of the results.

Nevertheless, solid genetic science has been brought to bear upon a case that we do

By Donald Burleson

know about, and the results are startling.

(One can read about the DNA analysis in greater detail in Bill Chalker’s book “Hair of the Alien.”)

On July 23, 1992, a young man named Peter Khoury, living in Sydney, Australia, had a bizarre encounter. He awoke to find two very strange-looking women in the room with him, both sitting on his bed and staring at him. One of them was tall and blonde, the other darker and Asian-looking.

They did not speak, but he had the sensation (as is rather often reported for such encounters)

that they were communicating with him telepathically. (His memory of the episode is not entirely clear, though he was later hypnotically regressed to try to clarify it.) After a while the women were gone, but Khoury later discovered on his person some strands of hair that his strange visitors had left behind.

I might normally be inclined to regard an account like this as delusional, but the facts pose a serious problem for anyone wanting to dismiss the story so casually. A hair strand, left by the blondehaired visitor, was

turned over to a team of professional geneticists and biochemists (no government connections involved) for DNA analysis, which is exactly the right thing to do.

Hair is a relatively easy substance to recover DNA from, especially mitochondrial DNA, and the fresh condition of the sample guaranteed little or no degradation. The results were decidedly problematical.

Perhaps the most amazing thing about the blonde hair strand’s DNA was that it indicated two different human haplogroups togeth er in the same sample.

The DNA from the hair shaft was similar to an unusual Chinese or Mongolian type (unaccountable in itself, for blonde hair), while the DNA from the hair root was a very novel Gaelic or Bosque type but with a nucleotide substitution rare for that racial configuration. (For those as avidly into DNA as I am, Chalker’s book gives technical details. Make no mistake, this is real science.)

Were these “women” human? It seems prudent to refer to them as “near-human” because, among other things, another discovery surfaced: the sample

exhibited a deletion condition on a gene that we call CCR5, typically not deleted in humans, in whom the non-deletion allows vulnerability to HIV and other viruses, while the deletion enables immunity. In other words, these creatures appear to have been systematically rendered immune to at least some human viruses.

It’s refreshing, to see rigorous science openly applied to such problems.

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