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At the mention of 4-H, many might imagine a child guiding a heifer, dairy goat or swine into an arena with the same amount of ease as many guide their dogs during a walk in the park. But a rocket-launching meet just outside of Christ’s Church, Saturday, offered a glimpse into just one of the projects ... - PAGE A2
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In football there are plenty of measurables — 40-yard dash, reps on the bench with 225, broad jumps and the list goes on. What can’t be measured is heart and, unlike the Tin Man, playing with heart isn’t something that can be given to players. For the Gateway Christian football team, heart is its calling card and they needed all of it on Saturday - PAGE B1
A mother -daughter duo carries on a family tradition of creativity, despite living in different towns, delving into wholly different art forms and having a business that often travels. Fortunately, for them and for several pleased and amused shoppers, the duo was able to bring their art and their business — What’s Knotty Pottery — to the Holly-Day Magic Art and Craft Show at the Roswell Convention and
Civic Center, Friday and Saturday. What’s Knotty Pottery is based mostly out of Chickasha, Okla., where Helen Watley, who makes pottery, lives. Her daughter, Laura Frederick, lives in Rio Rancho and creates jewelry. The family once lived in Roswell and owned Scarlet’s Nest, where they sold jewelry, belts and handbags. The store had locations in Roswell, Ruidoso and Las Cruces. They did not sell their own items back then, but Watley and Frederick were eventually inspired to do so.
Candidates court Iowa Christians
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Six Republican presidential candidates dove deep into how their religious faith influences their public life, during a free-flowing forum before a large, influential audience of social conservatives in early-voting Iowa on Saturday. At an event sponsored by an Iowa Christian group, the candidates tried at times to gain a political edge with potent Iowa conservatives. But some of the discussion turned uncharacteristically personal, with the wouldbe presidents tearfully revealing formative chapters that shaped their faith. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose recent rise has renewed scrutiny of his two divorces, admitted taking the advice of a recovering alcoholic to soothe the demons he had treated for years with his own national ambition. Businessman Her man Cain, accused of sexually harassing four subordinates more than a decade ago, didn’t address the accusations which he has denied vigorously. But he acknowledged not being home enough during his career’s meteoric rise to the top of a national restaurant chain, and he credited his marriage with helping him after being diagnosed with cancer in 2006. The event occurred while many
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Shoppers to the 31st annual Holly-Day Magic Arts and Crafts Show enjoy the variety of items on display.
Area Masons dedicate new lodge Grand Lodge of New Mexico Grand Master Bobby Arther leads Masonic Lodge members in a dedication ceremony for the recently completed Masonic Lodge, Saturday.
VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
Continuing a tradition that came to Roswell in 1888, local Freemasons celebrated a new Masonic Lodge building in a ceremony steeped in symbolism and ritual, Saturday. The new building, located at 2305 W. College Blvd., will provide a location for monthly meet-
ings and other events for members of Roswell Lodge No. 18 and members of Hondo Lodge No. 74. After a dedication ceremony inside the building, Freemasons and their guests gathered outside for a cornerstone laying ritual. Led by Bobby Arther, the Grand Master of Masons in New Mexico, local Mason officers presented a series of tools that symbolize moral and Masonic uses.
These tools were then used to symbolically “test” the cornerstone. The first tool was the square, its use denoted as “to square our actions by the square of morality and to prove our work.” When the cornerstone was shown to be per fectly square, the next Masonic officer presented a level.
Afghan assembly endorses talks with US on troops See IOWA, Page A3
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What’s Knotty Pottery offers Watley’s pottery — decorative bowls, plates and crosses with a Southwest flair — and Frederick’s jewelry, which includes many items that offer a unique take on the charms trend. Despite differences in residence and media, Watley and Frederick share one indispensable artistic factor. “We share ideas,” said Watley. “She (Frederick) gives me inspiration and I try to inspire her.”
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TODAY’S • Joy Mackovich • Christi Wentland • Tommy Linney • Linda Montoya • Rosemary Stephenson • Mary Andazola • Lois Green - PAGE B6
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Afghan delegates listen to a speach by Afghan President Hamid Karzai on the last day of Loya Jirga or grand council in Kabul, Saturday.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — President Hamid Karzai received a resounding endorsement Saturday from a traditional national assembly to negotiate a security agreement that could keep a U.S. military presence in Afghanistan past 2014, when most international forces are to have left. The size of the force is subject to negotiations but a future deal could keep thousands of American troops here for years. The nonbinding resolution issued at the end of a Loya Jirga assembly also suggested some conditions
for the talks between Afghan and American officials, including an end to unpopular night raids by military forces searching for insurgents. The more than 2,000 people who attended the four -day meeting asked Karzai to ensure the United States hands over all detainees to Afghan custody and limits any agreement to 10 years. They also said the future pact must be approved by parliament. As part of a future deal, both sides envision a force of several thousand U.S. troops, who would train Afghan forces and help
Hotel reopens after 18-month-long remodel VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
After being mostly closed to the public for more than a year, the Best Western Sally Port Inn & Suites has emerged more beaming than ever — and this isn’t its only “plus.” Now known as the Best Western Plus Sally Port Inn & Suites, the hotel underwent a complete remodel in the 18 months when no one was allowed to check in. Although the hotel opened again on Oct. 31, hotel staff marked the conclusion of the makeover with a grand opening cele-
bration, Friday afternoon. For Robert Lee, the hotel’s general manager, the difference that comes with the word “plus” added to the hotel’s name is “a step up.” He said the hotel was renovated “from start to finish.” The mid-1970s wallpaper had to go, Lee noted. New items in the hotel include fur niture, mattresses, flat-screen TVs, floor tiles, carpeting and granite countertops. The Best Western Plus also of fers a revamped restaurant and bar. Also, See HOTEL, Page A3
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with counterterrorism operations. The pact would outline the legal status of that force in Afghanistan, rules under which it would operate and where it would be based. The jirga’s findings are likely to bolster Karzai’s negotiating position with the United States during difficult talks under way to craft what the U.S. is calling a Strategic Partnership Document. Some critics have complained that Karzai organized the assembly as a rubber -stamp body, noting See AFGHANISTAN, Page A3
United Way
622-4150 of Chaves County
Collected
$271,291 Mark Wilson Photo
Robert Lee, manager of the Best Western Plus Sally Port, and 2-year-old grandson Markus Ramsey Summers, greet guests to the motel re-opening. Friday.
Goal
$575,000
47.1% Of Goal Collected