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Roswell Daily Record THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY

Razzmatazz! Jazz Fest under way

Vol. 119, No. 242 50¢ Daily / $1 Sunday

INSIDE NEWS

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — On the inner walls of a torreon, or watchtower, standing vigil at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, New Mexico fresco painter Frederico Vigil has created a fresco of contradictions defining the Hispanic world. Symbolically, the watchtower and the fresco advise Hispanics to be vigilant, - PAGE A3

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JOE D. MOORE RECORD STAFF WRITER

CENTER TO UNVEIL FRESCO

October 9, 2010

On a glorious fall afternoon, the steps of the Chaves County Courthouse were congested with worldclass musicians and their instruments. On the lawn below, 250 tilted heads, most nodding to the beat, many with eyes closed to amplify the auditory sensation, was the crowd. Affixed bodies sat in chairs or sprawled on the cool green grass. Minutes before the fifth annual Roswell Jazz Festival kicked of f at noon,

Nancy T rainer, a for mer elementary school teacher in Roswell and, now, a fivetime Roswell Jazz Festival attendee, couldn’t pick just one musician she was excited to hear. “They’re all incredible,” she said. Standing over his bicycle, Scott Furciniti, also of Roswell, echoed Trainer’s sentiment. He’s been coming to the festival kick-offs the past few years for the “good music,” adding that the people of Roswell are fortunate to have such a high-caliber music festival. Anyone who had the pleasure of hearing the

melodies, carried north on a strong midday wind, would doubtlessly agree. Paula Grieves, president of the festival board, was thrilled with the turnout and described the festival’s launch as “wonderful.” At any other point in the year, the boogie woogie, vibraphone and harmonica might not be familiar to Roswellians’ ears, but all was not foreign this day. Mike Francis, who lives west of Roswell and is the festival coordinator, dazzled on the piano, infusing some See JAZZ, Page A8

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‘Little Texas’ or real Texas?

Internationally acclaimed musicians jam Friday afternoon at the courthouse during the 5th annual Roswell Jazz Festival Main Street Kick-Off Concert.

What’s a Fair without a midway?

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• 2 men die in auto wreck • Parade opens Eastern NM State Fair • CC! honors cross country athletes • Xcel Energy unveils solar energy demo • Come to the Fair!

INSIDE SPORTS

Fair-goers crowd the midway, Wednesday evening, during the Eastern New Mexico State Fair.

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SANTA FE (AP) — The politics of birthplace has bubbled up in New Mexico’s race for governor. Democratic nominee Diane Denish launched an advertisement earlier this week reminding voters that her GOP opponent, Susana Martinez, grew up in Texas — a “Tejana,” as the ad describes to Martinez. The ad is an attempt to boost Denish’s support in heavily Hispanic areas of norther n New Mexico, See TEXAS, Page A8

Moran wants to shake up status quo MATTHEW ARCO RECORD STAFF WRITER

ROCKET ‘D’ SHINES AGAIN

Goddard’s defensive front four of Bishop Whiteside, Connor Thompson, Brandon Youngblood and Esau Castillo doesn’t look like your typical defensive line. However, what they lack in the “prototypical defensive line” category, they certainly make up for in determination, heart and just flat out physicality. The quartet was at its best on Friday at the Wool Bowl, dominating the trenches and holding to Carlsbad to -21 yards on the ground - PAGE B1

TODAY’S OBITUARIES

Saturday, Oct. 9

8 a.m.............................................Buyers Breakfast 9 a.m........................JR. LIVESTOCK SALE BEGINS Noon ..............................GATES & CARNIVAL OPEN Noon-Closing ...............Roswell Fine Arts League Show & Sale 1 p.m............................Fiddler’s Contest - Sale Ring 4:30-9 p.m..........Art Show Demo - Calligraphy/Clay 6 and 9 p.m.............................................Hypnotist 6 p.m.........................The Studio Company Dancers 7 p.m........CCRA-ENMSF Chisum Challenge, Rodeo Arena 9:30 p.m....................................Live Entertainment 11 p.m....Commercial, Arts & Crafts buildings close 4-10 p.m.................................NM Heart Inst. EKGs 4:30 p.m.............................DJ Smooth (Coke Stage) 7 p.m.....................................................Disfunktion

Fred Moran

He wants to tackle the issue of tax lightning, in which new home buyers See MORAN, Page A8

Joe Kasuboski, local hero, Bottomless Lakes park superintendent

• Johnny Kisselburg • Tommie Edna Fulcher • John R. Morsey Jr. - PAGE B3

HIGH ...86˚ LOW ....47˚

TODAY’S FORECAST

CLASSIFIEDS..........B6 COMICS.................B4 ENTERTAINMENT...B10 FINANCIAL .............B5 GENERAL ..............A2 HOROSCOPES ......A10 LOTTERIES ............A2 OPINION ................A4 SPORTS ................B1 WEATHER ............A10 WORLD .................B6

Local businessman Fred Moran hopes to enter the public sphere in his campaign for county assessor. If elected, it would be his first seat in government office. Moran, a self-described conservative Democrat and the president and managing director of Rich Glo Products Inc., is challenging incumbent Ron Lethgo. He says he decided to run for the position to shake up the status quo and get fresh faces in the halls of county government. “It goes under the radar

because no one is informed about it,” Moran said. “It’s an important position ... (and) they need to be challenged, that’s what keeps (people) honest.” The job of the county assessor is to determine how much residents will pay in property taxes. Moran says people are not made aware of the inner workings of the of fice and he hopes he will have the chance to correct that problem. He says he plans to do what he can to remove obstacles for homeowners when dealing with the office and make it more accessible to the public.

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Joe Kasuboski, Bottomless Lakes State Park superintendent.

JONATHAN ENTZMINGER RECORD STAFF WRITER

Joe Kasuboski, 43, a local hero and park superintendent at Bottomless Lakes State Park, returned to Roswell in May.

“I grew up in Roswell,” Kasuboski said. “It was a good town to grow up in— quite a few things to for a kid. I was involved in hunting and fishing. No matter what kind of year, I always had something to do.”

While growing up in Roswell, Kasuboski attended Military Heights Elementary School, Berrendo Middle School and Goddard High School. He was heavily involved in Future Farmers of America, Boy Scouts of America and Chaves County Wildlife Federation during his youth. In high school, Kasuboski ran cross country and traveled to many areas as an FFA contest judge. “I stayed busy and got involved in community activities,” Kasuboski said. After high school, Kasuboski attend College of Santa Fe for one year before retur ning to Roswell to work full time. From 1993 to 1995, Kasuboski was a seasonal worker at Bottomless Lakes. It was here Kasuboski started his work with state parks, and became a hero in the community after saving a toddler in a park accident.

“I think it was in 1993,” Kasuboski said. “There was a 3- or 4-year-old that had flopped over in a innertube face down, and a lifeguard and I did CPR on the child and brought him back to life. We received recognition all the way up to the governor’s office. We got life-saving awards from the state park, and a Medal of Valor from the governor’s office — from the governor himself.” After his brief stint at Bottomless Lakes in the early 1990s, Kasuboski continued his heroism in other places like Navajo Lake State Park. “When I was up at Navajo Lake, I was a boating officer ... I got another life-sav-

ing award,” Kasuboski said. “We had a sailboat that had capsized. The people [that we saved] were in the water for a long time, getting hypothermia. I pulled them out ... they wouldn’t have lasted much longer in the water.” After working at Navajo Lake, Kasuboski was transferred to Brantley Lake in Carlsbad, where he continued to work for seven years. “I worked my way up from land base law enforcement ranger, to boating officer, manager and now I’ve come back to Roswell as park superintendent at Bottomless Lakes.” See SPOTLIGHT, Page A8


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