12-01-2010

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Roswell Daily Record

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MATTHEW ARCO RECORD STAFF WRITER

‘BAKER MAN’ REMEMBERED Fred Bartlett, code name “Baker Man,” knew the paper route like the back of his hand. Zipping around in his olive green 1969 Ford Mustang in the wee hours of the morning, he flung more than 800 newspapers from his hot rod as he weaved through West Country Club Road to Berrendo Road, - PAGE A2

THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY

District 1 recount continues today

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The small gap in votes between the declared winner of a County Commission seat and his opponent grew even more narrow Tuesday, as an ongoing recount confirms Republican James Duffey leads in the race, albeit by a single vote. Democrat Eloy Ortega continues to trail Duffey in the District 1 race, however a recount of all the votes yielded at least one miscalculation by election officials and brought the race even closer. County election officials

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previously reported Duffey ahead by two votes. Both parties are expected to return to District Court today to discuss questions raised over one military ballot. Ortega’s attor ney told Judge Charles Currier that the ballot raised some suspicion because it looked smaller in size compared with other ballots. County Clerk Rhoda Coakley told reporters following the hearing that it isn’t unheard of that military ballots could differ in size. She will likely answer questions before the court today. “It’s been a long process

and it’s going to continue to be a long process,” said Duffey. “(But), they confirmed that I’m still in the lead.” Poll workers spent the morning of the second day of the recount finalizing all the numbers. Court lasted for about a half hour before recess was called to allow time to bring the ballot in question to the courthouse for further inspection. “I think it’s worth a while to take a look at it,” Currier said. At least one individual who has been present during every step of the recount expressed frustration.

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Ballots are recounted Tuesday in the Commission District 1 race between Eloy Ortega and James Duffey. “I don’t understand going

to this length,” said Alice

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MATTHEW ARCO RECORD STAFF WRITER

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Students from All Saints Catholic School decorate the Tree of Hope with the help of elves from Assisteens at the Roswell Museum and Art Center on Tuesday.

Kids decorate inspiring Tree of Hope JONATHAN ENTZMINGER RECORD STAFF WRITER

MINE THAT BIRD COMES HOME Roswell’s favorite “son” has retur ned home to enjoy retirement. Mine That Bird completed a two-day journey from the site of his biggest win to his home ranch, Double Eagle Ranch, on Tuesday in front of nearly 30 spectators. - PAGE B1

On Tuesday, students from kindergarten through eighth grade from All Saints Catholic School and the Roswell Assisteens decorated the T ree of Hope at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 W. 11th St. The tradition of decorating a Tree of Hope was first started by the Cal-

ifornia division of the American Cancer Society. In 1962, the tradition began in Roswell with the Assisteens of Chaves County, led by Martha Featherstone Lipscomb. For the past 20 years, the tree has been decorated at the museum. “They decorate the tree in the hope that cancer will be cured in their lifetime,” said Pamela Rambin, Tree of Hope chairwoman. “Hopefully, by the time they’re old, cancer

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JONATHAN ENTZMINGER RECORD STAFF WRITER

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will be cured.” Handmade and traditional ornaments were hung on the Tree of Hope. Ornaments included paper angels, candy canes, snowflakes and glittering pine cones, among many others. “They’ve been working for a couple of weeks on this project,” said Vivi Kreitz, kindergarten teacher at

Control over planning of future UFO festivals has shifted largely from that of city staffers, as it has been in most recent years, to non-city personnel and the UFO Museum and Research Center. Julie Shuster, the museum’s director, and Greg Neal, a local resident, are seeking $150,000 in lodgers tax funding as cochairs of the new UFO Festival Committee. The two received the unanimous support of the Occupancy Tax Board Tuesday and will lobby the Finance Committee and City Council in the coming weeks. They are requesting the city maintain the same level of funding that the council has allocated for at least the past two years. “We have come together under the auspice of the nonprofit status of the museum to request a maxi-

Kiwanis celebrates 90 years

TODAY’S • Harvey L. Sparkman • Helen Blake • Warren L. Morris * George and Celia Romero • Jo Ann Hargraves Sells • Bennie E. Dooley Sr. - PAGES A7 and B6

UFO festival planners seek funding

See RECOUNT, Page A3

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These are some of the wild mustangs in the program at the Assurance Home.

Assurance Home featured in mustang documentary

JONATHAN ENTZMINGER RECORD STAFF WRITER Assurance Home, 1000 E. 18th St., was featured in a documentary, “Untamed Legacy: America’s Wild Mustang,” that aired on WTCI-TV, a PBS affiliate in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Nov. 18. The documentary’s preview party, held on Nov. 13 in Chattanooga, was attended by three Assurance Home staff members. “It’s really exciting to see a story about mustangs and how valuable they are to the American people,”

said Ron Malone, director of Assurance Home. “It was really exciting to see Assurance Home as a part of that story.”

“Untamed Legacy” was filmed over a 15-month period in various parts of Alabama, New Mexico, Nevada and Tennessee. With a runtime of about one hour, the documentary follows Charlie, a wild mustang, as he makes a transformation from wild Nevada horse to trained Alabama horse. See HORSE, Page A3

Kiwanis Club of Roswell celebrated its 90th anniversary on Tuesday, during its weekly luncheon at Kwan Den Chinese Restaurant. About 20 people were in attendance, including Don Hunter, director of Roswell Toys for Tots, who was the afternoon speaker. Felix Torres, Kiwanis president, emceed luncheon ceremonies that included prayer, the singing of “My Country Tis of Thee,” the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance and a raffle in benefit of Kiwanis Key Clubs and programs at Roswell Independent School District high schools. Kiwanis, one of the oldest civic service groups in Roswell, works specifically with child and youth organizations in the community. Among its partners are 4-H Youth Development Organization, Assurance Home, CASA, Boy and Girl Scouts and RISD schools. “Over the course of our

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Hugh Puckett, left, Kiwanis Club of Roswell member since March of 1986, and Felix Torres, Kiwanis president, examine a decorated cake celebrating the 90th anniversary of the club Tuesday during a luncheon at Kwan Den Chinese Restaurant.

history, we have had a significant hand in dealing with a lot of the youth-related needs of the community,” said Greg Nibert, former Kiwanis Club of Roswell president. “The club has been very important to Roswell and Chaves County in a variety of ways.” “We do wonderful work

with kids,” said Kathleen Sherman, Kiwanis Club of Roswell secretary. “That’s our focus. We support the high schools, the elementary schools. Right now, we’re working with the superintendent (Mike Gottlieb) of schools to get our BUG program See KIWANIS, Page A3


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