Roswell Daily Record
Relay draws goodly crowd
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THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
Palates from all over the nation that get their kicks from indulging in quintessential New Mexico flavors are in for a treat or two. Fatman’s Beef Jerky will soon have a new location in Hagerman. The expansion will accommodate the roasting, freezing and selling - PAGE C6
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FATMAN’S TO EXPAND TO HAGERMAN
July 31, 2011
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Millie Schaeffer dances to “I Will Survive,” as she and other cancer survivors prepare to begin the opening survivor’s lap during the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, Friday evening, at Cielo Grande Complex.
This year’s Relay for Life at the Cielo Grande Recreation Area on Friday attracted about twice as many people as last year’s event; people with a desire to celebrate cancer survivors, remember those who have lost the battle, and, most important, raise money toward the fight against cancer. Valerie Williamson, event chairperson for this year’s Relay for Life, said about 430 people registered, more than double the number of people from last year. This
year’s event had 39 registered teams, last year’s event had 18 teams. The theme for the event was lights, camera, cure. Williamson said teams were asked to pick a movie and to base team activities and even clothing on that movie. Each team was to raise money for the fight against cancer through their efforts. For Williamson, cancer is personal. Her sister passed away from cancer last year, after battling the disease off and on for five years. Williamson said her sister walked the survivor lap in Relay for Life in 2006, when she had just gone
into remission. Williamson said she was not involved with Relay for Life until last year, after her sister had passed. “Everyone wanted to do this for her,” Williamson said. Her passion for Relay for Life led to an offer to be chairperson for the event. Williamson estimated about 40 cancer survivors registered for this year’s event. Clad in purple shirts that proudly displayed the word “survivor,” those who have survived cancer were treated to a dinner just before walking their first See RELAY, Page A3
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Sure doesn’t seem like health fair’s 29 years old Braden Barton, 5, reaches for a handful of candy at the Los Pasitos Learning Center booth during the Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Division of Health annual Free Community Health Fair, Saturday, at the Roswell Boys & Girls Club.
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EMILY RUSSO MILLER RECORD STAFF WRITER
Parents preparing to send their children back to school showed up in droves at the free community health fair Saturday
at the Roswell Boys & Girls Club for vaccinations, physicals and a host of fitness assessments. By 10 a.m., just an hour into the fair, about 20 kids had received vaccinations that are mandatory to reg-
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cines. Immunization requirements dif fer depending on age, grade and number of vaccine doses. “For school entry, they have to have their vaccinations, or the school
won’t register them,” said Carol Larez, the New Mexico Department of Health nurse manager for Chaves County. Waivers can be granted for those whose See HEALTH, Page A3
CAP holds search & rescue drills NMMI’s planned
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ister for schools in New Mexico, like the tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis vaccine, also called the Tdap vaccine, the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine series, hepatitis B, varicella and polio vac-
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Col. Mark Smith, wing commander of the N.M. Civil Air Patrol, inspects his GA-8 prior to taking flight during search and rescue exercises conducted out of Great Southwest Aviation, Saturday.
VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
Roswell was the starting point, but the state of New Mexico was the playing field during a series of drills conducted by members of the Civil Air Patrol at Great Southwest Aviation Inc., Saturday. Jon Hitchcock, New Mexico director of emer-
gency services for CAP, said six aircrews from throughout New Mexico convened in Roswell to practice and develop their search and rescue skills. Members of the aircrews were given mock assignments that required flying throughout the state. These assignments were meant to emulate actual emergencies — situations
in which CAP crews are counted on to help. Hitchcock said CAP is an auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and its purpose is to assist search and rescue efforts. Members of CAP search for individuals in distress as well as for lost aircraft. “(When) folks go down and they don’t know where they are, we have specialized equipment that helps us narrow down a more precise location,” he said. The air patrol can also provide aerial views of natural disasters. Hitchcock said this information could be used to save lives and property. Dif ferent emergency scenarios were assigned to the crews. For the most part, they were to locate the source of electronic locator transmitter signals. The ELT is a beacon that goes off when actual aircraft go down. Hitchcock said ELTs had been placed around the state See CAP, Page A3
makeover comes with $70M price tag EMILY RUSSO MILLER RECORD STAFF WRITER
The West Point of the West could be getting an extreme makeover. Leaders of New Mexico Military Institute unveiled a multi-million dollar strategic plan this week aimed in part at ending a decade of decline in student enrollment. Superintendent Maj. Gen. Jerry Grizzle, says the $69.5 million master facilities plan, “NMMI 2020 & Beyond,” calls for renovations to the school’s existing buildings and for new additions on campus, including a new junior R.O.T.C. building, a new museum and visitors center and a 3,500seat multi-purpose community events center that has a $20 million price tag. “It really could be for the entire southeast quadrant of New Mexico,” Grizzle said in an interview, noting it
could be used for concerts and other entertainment, like indoor rodeos and even monster truck shows. Grizzle says the 120-yearold state supported school, the only college preparatory four -year military high school and junior college in the nation, will sell bonds to raise as much as $15 million, and will launch a fundraising campaign targeting alumni, supporters of military schools and the donor base in the community to pay for the project, which would be built in phases over a 10-year period. A proposed sales tax increase to pay for the events center could also be in the works, he says, though that would ultimately be up to voters in Chaves County. The plan is intended to boost student enrollment, See NMMI, Page A3