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Culture

The New Years Gala

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Sofia Talvik

Stage

RDE Presents The Nutcracker

History

The Bosque Redondo Part 2

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Flag waiting to be folded by students at Sierra Middle School. The folded flags, along with messages of support will be sent to our deployed troops.

Photographer: Rey Berrones

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Pocket Flag Project

Rey Berrones Photo Members of the Honor Guard help students fold pocket flags.

The community reaches out to our deployed soldiers, letting them know that they are not forgotten during the holidays.

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By Noah Vernau Record Staff Writer he American Legion teamed up with Johnny Gonzales on Thursday at Sierra Middle School to encourage students to embrace the spirit of giving.

Children from Sierra and Del Norte Elementary schools authored personal messages of support to troops overseas and folded their notes into small American flags that soldiers can carry in their pockets. The students also brought new and used toys to school to help Gonzales with his annual Christmas Toy Giveaway, which takes place Christmas

Eve at 7 p.m. at the Yucca Recreation Center.

“The theme today is to give instead of receive for the holidays,” American Legion member Orlando Padilla said.

“We’re recognizing the troops, just telling them we care and that we remember them during the holidays. We know they’re not here with us but hopefully, they come back to us safely.”

Ralph Matta, science chair at Sierra, said the Pocket Flag Project teaches children about the sacrifices men and women who serve make every day.

“What I hope it does is raise awareness of our troops overseas. Because it is a big sacrifice — being away from family and home.

“And it’s important that our troops get a little bit of home that they can carry with them.”

After the ceremony, the flags were given to the Adopt-ASoldier program, which ships the flags to troops overseas.

“We have a couple of kids who have family members

who are currently overseas,” said Sierra principal Rhonda Martinez. “And this is a great opportunity for our kids to realize how close to home this is, since we have students here whose parents are deployed.

“It’s a good thing; it kind of opens their eyes, and it gives them an opportunity to give back.”

Gonzales said his Christmas Toy Giveaway reaches 800 to 1,000 children each year. He said that he was extremely grateful for all the help his program received from the veterans and students.

“Well, we only have about a week left, and the veterans decided to help us out so we can collect more toys,” Gonzales said. “We really need toys.

“It’s very important. This is an open event, there’s no registration. Every year, we have so many [toys] that we give, but we’re low this year.”

Gonzales said the annual Christmas Toy Giveaway is critical for those children who have no one this holiday season. “I’m just hoping to see that joy they’re going to have when they walk in. The more fortunate kids already have the big toys. But the ones who are really needy, who don’t have a father or mother, well, I try to be that person who meets them at the door.”

The event will feature performances from local music artists and Christmas carolers who will sing in both Spanish and English languages. Free drinks and snacks will be provided as well as brown bags with apples, oranges and

candy that will be handed out to children.

"Grandma Hour" will be from 3 to 4 p.m. at the center, where grandparents can come and pick up toys for their grandchildren.

Gonzales said he has been moved by how much interest children have shown in the event this year. He said children from the clinic La Casa de Buena Salud recently expressed their desire to contribute and offered to help sort toys on Friday and Saturday.

The Community Volunteer Program has also received a lot of help from adults and children from Christ's Church and Gateway Church, he said.

"I see a great movement of the youth and the children coming together," Gonzales said. "I see the children showing more interest in reaching out than ever before; they want to see a family-style event. And more just keep calling from the schools and the churches in the area."

“I look at it more of a personal giving than just a party,” Gonzales said. “I want to touch their hearts.

“They’ll see that it’s not organized, that we don’t just set a toy on the porch and walk away. And it could be any kind of gadget, but with the love behind it. That’s what Christmas is about. It’s not about the $500 iPad or getting five toys.

It’s love.”

Those who wish to donate a toy before Christmas Eve can contact the Community Volunteer Program at 317-1769.

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rom the barre to the stage, work on the annual holiday special production of The Nutcracker is finished. The familiar strains of music from The Nutcracker filled the studio of the Ruidoso Dance Ensemble. More than eighty dancers stood at handrails and worked through barre exercises. All in turn talented dancers warmed up and went through the training to start the long arduous preparation for the seasonal production. These dancers, some as young as 6, some at the college level, auditioned to become part of the Ruidoso Dance Ensemble’s December production of The Nutcracker.

Principal dancers worked every day to make their part flawless. Even the youngest dancers in the production gave up their Saturdays for the four months of work it takes in order to rehearse and perfect the performance of The Nutcracker so many have come to enjoy. Being part of the productions this company performs at the renowned Spencer Theater is serious business for these dancers. Many traveled more than an hour to come to the studio in Ruidoso for rehearsals and classes. The Ruidoso Dance Ensemble may be located in the beautiful town of Ruidoso but it serves the greater part of southern New Mex-

Courtesy Photo ico not only with classes but by offering two productions a year at The Spencer Theater. Dancers make a commitment with the studio to professionally perform, but that isn’t the end of their dedication. Many dancers are also involved with community events and fundraising for RDE outreach programs. For more than twelve years, the company has produced the classic Nutcracker tale, and it has become a Holiday tradition for residents all over the fine state of New Mexico.

This year, The Nutcracker will regale audiences with new costumes, choreography and additional scenes! And so, the holiday season is festooned with the return of The Nutcracker to the fabulous Spencer Theater. It is a fun-filled, magical adventure that continues to thrill both the enthralled audiences and the captivating dancers. Bring the whole family for an enchanting and memorable evening that keeps the spirit of the holiday season alive! Look for Ruidoso Dance Ensemble’s annual live production of The Nutcracker at the Spencer Theater from Dec. 21 - 23. For showtimes and tickets, visit spencertheater.com.

To lear n more about the Ruidoso Dance Ensemble company and school, visit their website at www.ruidosodance.com.

Alamogordo

The Nutcracker

Every Week, Tues - Sun

Shroud Exhibit and Museum The Turin Shroud interactive exhibit at White Sands Mall in Alamogordo offers a backlit, fullsized picture, the only interactive VP8 Image Analyzer 3D experience. The exhibitʼs goal is make Turin Shroud available to all including the vision impaired.

Hours are Sunday from 2 p.m. 4 p.m., Tuesday - Friday from 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free admission. For more information, call 446-2113, or visit ShroudNM.com.

Dec 21

End of the World Bash This monthʼs Music in the Park is an an all day event from 9am to 6pm. Music will be performed

by Jhett Schiavone and Callie Sioux Evans, Eric Burton, Mike Nivison, Kultivation, Disengorged, Emily Dequina (South Scenic), Psycryptyca, open mic with Earl Kenvin and many more. There will also be 6 DJs, several independent artists, various vendors, prize giveaways and more. Bring the whole family. This event is always free, but we do ask that you please bring an unopened/unwrapped toy for “Toys for Tots” and a canned food for a “canned food drive for the homeless”.

Dec 22

The Enchanters Christmas Program The Enchanters are presenting their Christmas Program at the Flickinger Theater in Alam-

night you will never forget. For more information, call Amy Rivers, 575-430-7543.

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Dec 21 - 23

Dec 21 - 23

Spencer Theater

The Ruidoso Dance Ensemble presents the Nutcracker at the Spencer Theater. Performances are on Dec. 21 and 22, at 7 p.m., and Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. Ruidoso Dance Ensembleʼs original adaptation of Tchaikovskyʼs Christmas classic, featuring outstanding student and guest dancers, is always a delightful trip into a magical world of dancing nutcrackers, soldiers, sugar plum fairies, candy canes, mice and little girls and boys! The spectacular sets come to life: the Christmas tree grows to 40-feet before our eyes, the cannon shoots smoke rings above patronsʼ heads and a swirling grandfather clock spins and flaps wings like a great hooting owl. Choreographed to precision, RDEʼs Nutcracker is a must-see, a timeless Christmas gift for the entire family.

Tickets for the performance are $28. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

ogordo at 1 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for children.

For more information, 6230580.

Dec 28

Things Remembered Centennial Ball The Things Remembered Centennial Ball is at the Alamorgordo Public Library from 7 p.m.

- 10 p.m.This is the last New Mexico State Centennial event in Alamogordo. There will be live music, food, dancing and all the glamour of a formal holiday ball. You are sure to have a

RDE presents The Nutcracker The Ruidoso Dance Ensemble presents the Nutcracker at the Spencer Theater. Performances are on Dec. 21 and 22, at 7 p.m., and Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. Ruidoso Dance Ensembleʼs original adaptation of Tchaikovskyʼs Christmas classic, featuring outstanding student and guest dancers, is always a delightful trip into a magical world of dancing nutcrackers, soldiers, sugar plum fairies, candy canes, mice and little girls and boys! The spectacular sets come to life: the Christmas tree grows to 40-feet before our eyes, the cannon shoots smoke rings above patronsʼ heads and a swirling grandfather clock spins and flaps wings like a great hooting owl. Choreographed to precision, RDEʼs Nutcracker is a must-see, a timeless Christmas gift for the entire family. Tickets for the performance are $28. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

Carlsbad

Nov 24 - Dec 31

Christmas on the Pecos The first Christmas on the Pecos boat tour took place in 1991 aboard the Princess, a pontoon boat that seated ten people. Today the Christmas on the Pecos fleet includes the 40

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passenger Noelle, the 45 passenger Bella Sera, and the 18 passenger Bella Notte. All vessels depart nightly from the Pecos River Village Conference Center located at 711 Muscatel Ave. The 40-minute boat tours sail 12-15 times per night between 5:15 pm and 9:30 pm from Thanksgiving weekend to New Yearʼs Eve. This turn-ofthe-century park is transformed into a wonderland of sparkling lights and delights. Wander through a gallery of gifts created by local artists and enjoy holiday refreshments at the Village before and after your tour. Tours sell out quickly, especially on Fridays and Saturdays in December, and Christmas Day. Tours are not offered on Christmas Eve. Tickets may be purchased from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday at the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, at the Christmas on the Pecos ticket office on days of departure, or on-line at www.christmasonthepecos.com . Space is limited and advances purchases are strongly suggested. Be sure to wear warm clothing; layers are best as it is cooler on the river. Blankets are provided by Nuclear Waste Partnership LLC and are available prior to boarding. Ticket prices for the 2012 season are: Adults $17.50 per person on Friday and Saturday, 6 >>

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Dec 22

“Show & Shine” Toy Drive The Third annual Show and Shine Toy Drive is from 9 a.m. 3 p.m. at Riverwalk Rac Center located at 400 Riverwalk Dr. There will be stunt show performances at 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Bring an unwrapped $10 toy for Christmas Anonymous. Come check out the assortment of cool vehicles from lifted trucks to lowriders, enjoy the stunt show and donate to a good cause. Thanks to Recognize and Ebony Car Clubs and Dirty Sanchez Suspensions for making this possible.

Cloudcroft

End of the World Party The Eclectic Bones is playing an End of the World Party at The Western Bar starting at 9 p.m.

Santaland Santa and Mrs Clause visit Zenith park in Cloudcroft. Come roast hotdogs and marshmallows and let Santa know whatʼs on your Christmas list! Fun begins at 4 p.m. - Santa arrives at 5 p.m. Sponsored by the Cloudcroft Light Opera Company and the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce

Dec 31

New Yearʼs Eve at The Lodge There are three events at The Lodge on New Yearʼs Eve. The evening starts at 5 p.m. with a Grand dinner buffet. Then continues with a Adult New Yearʼs Eve Gala and a Childrenʼs New Yearʼs Party. While the parents enjoy the Gala, kids will have their own celebration in the Lodge Trestle. Reservations are required. For more information, call 682-2566, or visit thelodgeresort.com.

Hobbs Dec 22

Taylor Memorial Baptist Church Presents: FUN RUN

If you would like to set up an appointment or need more information, call (575) 623-9322

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Thursday Jan 3

Pecos Flavors Winery

The popular Texas based group, Six Market Blvd plays Pecos Flavors Winery at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10. For more information, call 627-6265.

Taylor Memorial Baptist Church Presents FUN RUN 5k run and 2 Mile walk at Taylor Memorial Baptist Church. Check-in is at 7:30 a.m. and the race begins at 9 a.m. Cost is $20 for adults, $15 for 17 and under, $10 for shirt only and $30 for Race Day Registration.

Roswell

Every Week, Mon, Wed, Fri

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

Every Week, Wed, Sat

about the planes that flew at Roswell Army Airfield from 1941-1945. For more information, call 247-2464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.

Every Week, Mon, Wed, Fri

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. For more information, call 247-2464 or visit

Ritmo Latino at El Toro Bravo Ritmo Latino plays El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 6229280.

Every Week, Fri, Sat

David and Tina at El Toro Bravo David and Tina plays El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 6229280.

Every Week, Thu

Los Band Dʼ Dos at Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen Los Band Dʼ Dos playing Latin Pop and Country music at Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen at 2103 N. Main from 6 p.m - 9 p.m. For more information, call Los Cerritos Mexican Kitchen at 622-4919.

Every Saturday

Open Mic at Ginsberg Music Ginsberg Music opens up the stage every Saturday from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. P.A. system and drums are provided, all other in7 >>

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Bible Class 9 am, Spanish Bible Class 9 am Children’s Bible Class 5 pm (2 year olds - 4th grade) Bible Power 5 pm (5th & 6th grades)

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(Individual, Family, Couples and Play Therapy)

Phone: (575)623-9322 Fax: (575)627-6339 1010 N. Virginia Roswell, NM 88201

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Karaoke at Billy Rayʼs Restaurant and Lounge Karaoke at Billy Rayʼs Restaurant and Lounge at 118 East Third St. from 9 p.m - until people stop singing.

Dec 22

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New Years Gala

Jan. 6, 2012 - Jan. 31, 2013

Roswell: Diamond of the Pecos Diamond of the Pecos focuses on the history and accomplishments of Roswell since its inception as a trading post in the Pecos Valley along the Goodnight - Loving Cattle Trail in the 1860s. From the simple outpost, Roswell has grown into the hub of southeastern New Mexico. A collaboration between the RMAC and the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, this exhibit includes historic photographs, art, and artifacts from both organizations. For more information, call 624-6744.

Sept 22, 2012 - May 26, 2013

Eddie Dominguez: Where Edges Meet Where Edges Meet is the first major museum exhibition devoted to a comprehensive view of Eddie Dominguezʼs artistic journey that spans over thirty years of studio practice. The exhibition features many types of work that Dominguez has created including mixed media, works on paper, performance, and the ceramic sculpture environments that he is well known

His work is included in museum collections in New Mexico and Europe, and the Santa Fe Rotary Foundation for the Arts honored him as their 2010 Distinguished Artist of the Year.

West was selected by the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program to represent New Mexico during the state centennial year. The exhibition is at the Roswell Museum and Art Center.

Every Week, Tue - Sat

Monday Dec 31

Roswell Civic Center

The Roswell Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Chaves County presents the New Yearʼs Gala at the Roswell Civic Center from 7 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. There will be a Happy Hour, Dancing, Buffet, and Casino. Tickets are $100 per person. For more information call 623-5695.

for. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.

Nov 16, 2012 - Feb 10, 2013

Jerry West: Centennial Artist Exhibition This exhibition is coordinated in partnership with the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program and the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. Utilizing a myriad of cultural and family stories, dreams, and personal experiences, Jerry Westʼs paint-

ings and prints present metaphors that explore life in New Mexico as well as the greater human condition. West earned a BS degree from Colorado State University and an MS degree from the University of New Mexico, both in Biology.

In the 1960s, while teaching high school history and science, West began studying painting and printmaking at New Mexico Highlands University under Elmer Schooley and ultimately earned an MFA degree in 1970.

Point of Vantage “Point of Vantage” art exhibition features mixed media work by Valli West-Davis and Cate Erbaugh, and is on view at Tinnie Mercantile Store & Deli, 412 W. Second Street in Roswell. The work displayed includes the layering of photography, homemade papers, drawing, painting, and some amazing found materials. The show will be up through the end of the year, Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., excepting Christmas Day. Info at cerbaugh@hotmail.com

Dec 13 - 22

Roswell Mid-day Lions Christmas Light Tour Get in the Christmas spirit and support the Roswell Midday Lions Club help the youth of Roswell with the purchase of eye exams and eye glasses.

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lights of a Roswell country neighborhood. For only $10.00, you will ride behind a two-horse team while enjoying coffee, hot chocolate and snacks while singing along to Christmas carols. Bring your family and friends too. Christmas Light tours start at the Boy Scout office at 2603 N. Aspen beginning at 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Dec. 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21 and 22. Call 575.317.8211 for tickets and ride reservations.

Dec 21

End of the World Survivors Party The Tequila Ds End of the World Survivors Party is from 9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. with DJ Louis Najar. Dancing our way off the Mayan Calendar.

Dec 22

Hip Hop for Toys The Roswell Boys and Girls Club and Funny Bones Crew present the 2nd annual Hipp Hop for Toys on Dec 22. Doors open at 5 p.m. Open donation to get in. To battle in copetition, 1 toy must be donated. All pro8 >>

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Dec 22

I Survived the End of Days Party Kross Entertainment / NMUSICK and The Red Angels host the I Survived the End of Days Party at the Silverdome, located on E. 2nd St., Roswell, NM. For special VIP tickets, which include 3 CDs, a meet and greet, and your own mini photoshoot w/the Red Angels and NMUSICK artists, please call, 575444-9274. Doors open at 7 p.m., and any donation you can give to support local artists get you in the door. Also performing, Hypokrit, Rudedogg, Talksic, Ayce Jonez, Brainsicc and more.

Dec 31

The Roswell Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Chaves County New Yearʼs Gala The Roswell Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Chaves County presents the New Yearʼs Gala at the Roswell Civic Center from 7 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. There will be a Happy Hour, Dancing, Buffet, and Casino. Tickets are $100 per person. For more information call 623-5695.

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Six Market Blvd Six Market Blvd plays Pecos Flavors Winery at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10. For more information, call 627-6265.

Ruidoso

Every Week, Thu

Karaoke at Cree Meadows Lounge Karaoke with DJ Pete, every Thursday evening from 6 p.m. 11 p.m. at Cree Meadows Lounge. There is also an all you can eat taco bar for $5.95 from

6pm to 9pm.

Dec 20

Lu Ann Ellison Lu Ann Ellison plays the Ruidoso Library at noon. While at the library, enjoy cookies and hot drinks provided by the Friends of the Library. Be sure to see the beautiful decorations and the Beary Woodland Christmas display in the Childrenʼs Department. Ruidoso Public Library is located at 107 Kansas City Road, Ruidoso. Library hours are: Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, visit youseemore.com/ruidosopl or ruidosopubliclibrary.blogspot.co m.

Dec 22

Dummy Gelunde Competition Dummy Gelunde is a sport of sorts, where teams of one to three people construct snowriding dummies attached to a pair of skis or a snowboard and launch the handmade contraptions over a giant on-snow jump. Dummies are then judged on distance, air, creativity, takeoff, landing and crowd response. The event is from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. at Ski Apache, and entry cost is $50 per team. For more information, visit skiapache.com.

Dec 22

Torch Light Parade at Ski Apache The Torch Light Parade is at Ski Apache. A native drum will begin playing at 5 p.m., and the Parade is at 6:30 p.m. Veteran skiers and their lighted torches will ski down the mountain.

There will also be a fireworks show! Assorted snacks and refreshments will be available.

Free admission! Spectators are encouraged to be there by 5:45 p.m.

Dec 22 - 23

12th Annual Christmas Arts &

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Crafts Fair The 12th Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair is at the Mescalero Community Center Gym. Come & shop for your Christmas gifts! Unique gifts, Jewelry, Chile & Fry bread, Baked Goods & more. Over 30 vendors will be there. You will find your last minute gifts there.

Dec 31

Ballroom with a Twist Join Inn of the Mountain Gods for a New Yearʼs Ballroom with a Twist. Both the daytime and evening shows will feature Dancing with the Stars pros Dmitry Chaplin & Ashly Delgrosso Costa, American Idol alums Von Smith & Gina Glocksen and So You Think You Can Dance finalist alum Randy Strong, “Legacy” and Jonathan Platero. The daytime show will feature our grand buffet, music, ballroom dancing, countdown and champagne toast. The evening show will feature grand buffet, music, ballroom dancing, balloon drop, party favors, countdown and midnight champagne toast. Tickets for the daytime show are $75, and tickets for the evening show are $125.

For more information, call 4647777 or visit innofthemountaingods.com.

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June 16, 2012 - Feb. 8, 2013

A Land So Strange Over the past four centuries, a distinctive culture has evolved in New Mexico, an area described 400 years ago in the journal of Cabeza de Vaca as “Una Tierra Tan Extrana” ... “A Land So Strange.” The Hubbard Museum is proud to present its newest interpretive exhibit “A Land So Strange.” For more information, visit hubbardmuseum.org.

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New Years Gala

By Vanessa Kahin Vistas Editor he Roswell Chamber of Commerce is once again rolling out the red carpet—and it’s the people of Roswell who are invited to walk on it.

Due to the acclaim that last year’s event received, the Roswell Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Chaves County will co-spon-

Kelly Berrones Photo The roulette table at the previous New Years Gala

Roswell is bringing in the new year with classic Hollywood style.

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sor the second annual New Year’s Eve Gala Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center.

The Hollywood-themed event is being called “Midnight in Spotlights,” but it is not the Hollywood of milliondollar special effects, scandalous celebrity lifestyles and endless sequels. The Hol-

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“It’s going to be gorgeous,” said Dorrie Faubus-McCarty, executive director of the Roswell Chamber of Commerce. “People wanted us to do it again. ... The community has really embraced it.”

Faubus-McCarty said gala attire is semi-formal; first and foremost, she said, attendees should dress comfortably.

Still, many have stated they will dress the part of Hollywood’s golden era, emulating Cary Grant or one of his cinematic love interests. Some have stated they may even arrive dressed as prohibition era gangsters, Faubus-McCarty said.

The event’s focus is to have fun while helping the Chamber do what it does best— support Roswell enterprise. “(We wanted to) give people in Roswell something to do, so that they don’t have to go to a larger community,” Faubus-McCarty said. Funds raised by the event will in tur n continue to support Roswell. The gala is a fundraiser for the Chamber— an agency dedicated to Roswell’s economic growth— and the United Way of Chaves County, which in turn helps a

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Currently raising funds for its 2012 campaign, which has almost reached the halfway mark of its $500,000 goal, the UWCC supports 12 member agencies: the American Red Cross in Southeastern New Mexico, the Assurance Home, Boy Scouts of America Conquistador Council, Boys & Girls Clubs of Roswell Inc., Chaves County CASA, Chaves County J.O.Y. Centers Inc., Esperanza House, Family Resource & Referral, Girls Scouts of the Desert Southwest, the Roswell Literacy Council, The Roswell Refuge and The Salvation Army. The UWCC also helps its affiliate agencies, Wings for L.I.F.E., Big Brothers Big Sisters and the First Tee of the Pecos Valley.

The event is also a way for Roswell businesses to showcase themselves. Through being a corporate sponsor, a local business can have its name prominently displayed during the gala. Corporate sponsorship also includes a VIP table for eight people, hors d’oeuvres, a buffet dinner, a midnight brunch, danc-

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GALA

Continued from Page 13 ing, drinks, a champagne toast, one free 5x7 photograph and live music provided by Tom Blake and Desert Moon DJ Service.

The second New Year’s gala will also feature the return of a casino—a popular addition to last year’s event. Not to worry, the casino will not prompt anyone to break any laws—or lose actual money.

“It’s play money,” FaubusMcCarty said. “It’s just for fun.” Being a corporate sponsor also means $100 play money for the casino.

Corporate sponsorship costs $1,500. The Chamber of Commerce will be accepting sponsorships now through mid-December. There is also the option of attending the gala without a table sponsorship for $100. This includes the dinner, drinks, play money for the casino and a champagne toast.

Faubus-McCarty hopes the gala becomes an annual staple of Roswell celebrations.

“We’re hoping that this will continue for years to come,” she said.

For more information, including how to be a sponsor, call 623-5695.

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very year, since 2006, acclaimed Swedish singer/songwr iter Sofia Talvik releases a Christmas single to celebrate the season. This year is no different and if you go to her website, (Sofiatalvik.com) and click on X-MAS Goodies, you can download her latest Christmas song, and see her full Christmas calendar.

According to Talvik, each day on the calendar brings something new for her fans.

New remixes, merchandise and videos, every day until the 25th.

On Jan. 18, soon after the Christmas season is over, she will be playing a show in Roswell with fellow Swedes, Secret Circus. She will be stopping by Pecos Flavors Winery during the final leg of her 2-year-long tour.

Talvik said, "We started a year ago in Florida and we toured all over the southern states, all the way to Texas and we played at SXSW in March. Then we toured our way back to the East Coast, all the way up to Boston and then across to Seattle, all the way down to San Diego, where I am now. We are going to tour all the way from California back to Florida where we started. Then we will complete the circle. We will get to Florida in mid-March, and then the tour continues in Europe.

"When I had been touring in the states before, as I have done four or five tours in the past, it has been mostly the bigger cities. If you come

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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor from Europe and do a shorter tour in the U.S., you ussually go to New York and Chicago and Los Angeles and you never see the smaller cities.

This tour is all about coming to every city, no matter if it is small or big. It is really like a grass-roots type of tour where we are trying to play as much as possible, everywhere and it doesn't matter if it is a town

of 100 people, or a town of 10 million people. We are just trying to play as much as possible.

"I like smaller cities better than bigger cities. Because in big cities there is always so much going on with tons of artists and things happening.

People are so busy that they don't have time to go out and see a concert. So when you go to a smaller city, you get to meet more people and get to actually see the real America.

I think that has been my favorite part of the tour. I really enjoy the smaller cities better."

Her drive to connect with her fans is ongoing through her YouTube channel and Facebook page, which feature lots of stories about her journey through America. Her social media stories are very similar to the open-book style of songwriting that features fun and entertaining stories about her life set to modal chords and a soft vocal phrasing.

For tickets to the Roswell show, visit pecosflavorswinery.com. For more information on Sofia Talvik and her music, visit sofiatalvik.com.

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The Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation

By Stu Pritchard Roswell Historian he site for the reservation and military post was on the Pecos River, both the east and west sides, some seven miles south of the present town of Ft. Sumner, New Mexico. It was considered a hospitable spot with reasonable water, a number of large trees, mostly cottonwoods, and had been used as a gathering place by traders for more than a hundred years. Bosque Redondo had been recognized as a trade area in a treaty between Governor Calhoun of the Territory of New Mexico and the Mescalero Apaches.

Cremony also noted that a scarcity of wood would occur if any great number of persons were assembled and such would be a prime necessity since the temperature often dropped to eight or ten degrees below zero. He recorded that, upon arrival, there was eight inches of snow on the ground and that requisite shelters were began immediately including a hospital, quartermaster storage, and a commissary.

Scarcely had these precautions been taken before the commander received an invoice of five hundred Apaches, including the leading warriors of the Mescalero tribe, their women and children and a few of the chief Jicarillas.

As the first Indians began to arrive, the contingent of military soldiers was not yet prepared to receive them. There were no facilities for the Indians and the buildings for the military were only partially constructed. There were insufficient rations, so short that even the needs of the soldiers could not be met.

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Part 2 of 3 in a series on the history of the Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation ans found themselves without food, shelter and wood for coolong and heat. They had brought some rations, but these were consumed shortly after arrival and at least four days passed in which no new rations were issued.

A contingent of Indians approached the commander, Captain Updegraff , asking that they be allowed to hunt the plentiful antelope on the nearby plains. After some delay, the captain felt forced to alleviate the plight of the Apaches and granted a limited hunt by nearly one hundred Indian men (and several women,) supervised by Captain Cremony. The hunt last 36 hours and the party secured 87 antelope plus several other small animals. After the success of the hunt, no further objection to hunting was made by the camp commander as long as the braves were supervised by Captain Cremony.

Although Cremony's supervision was effective in the early hunts, soon the Indians began to stray well away from designated hunt areas. On a number of instances, small bands of the Apaches raided ranches north of the reservation stealing both cattle and horses, and in some instances, killed area settlers.

Official files display a number of complaints during this period about the depredations, voicing strong complaints about the location of the reservation.

Lack of adequate food continued to be a severe problem, for both Indians and soldiers alike. This was a critical period in the Civil War which made it impossible for the Union to augment the Fort and Reservation's meager sup-

plies. Attempts were made to teach the Mescaleros to farm, with distribution of hand tools and several oxen. Jour nals show that the Indians applied themselves to farming with considerable effort and it appears that they were reasonably successful. Waters from the Pecos River were transported by irrigation ditches and controlled by small dams. It appeared the Mescaleros might prove out General Carleton's formula for Indian control. Then the Navajos began to arrive. Carleton had pursued his campaign against the northern Indians as vigorously as he had against the Apaches. First the general attempted a number of treaties with the Navajos, and although many were accepted by the Navajo chiefs, within a few weeks of the signing, each treaty was broken by disparate groups of the tribe.

Finally, after several meetings with tribal chiefs and a continual failure to convince the Indians that he was preparing to enter into conflict with the tribe, he initiated his campaign against the Navaios.

On July 20, 1863, Colonel Kit Carson and a regiment of New Mexico volunteers with Indian escorts, moved against the large tribe, with the same

dictum as against the Apaches--kill the males who fail to surrender and take all women and children into custody.

The fighting was intense with the conflict lasting through 1863 and well into 1864. Well over three hundred Indians were killed or wounded and more than 700 were captured. The forays against the Navajos were well planned and vigorously pursued on into the winter so as to give the Indians no time for rest or the opportunity to set up protection against the elements.

Carson's final thrust began in early January 1864, when his force of veteran Indian fighters and scouts attacked a group of surviving Navajos, hikng 23 and capturing most of the other braves with their families and all of their livestock. Captured Navajos were given food and clothing, then were told to advise other members of the tribe of the just treatment given them.

Soon the Navajos began to surrender by the thousands so that by July 1864, more than 6,000 of the tribe were in camps ready for movement to the Bosque Redondo. Still, there were a considerable number of hostile Navajos who never surrendered and these warriors remained a source of trouble for years.

The captured Navajo were moved to the reservation as fast as possible. Small children, and the very old and sick were moved in wagons, but a number of injured and feeble were forced to walk the four hundred miles to Fort Sumner. The food was inadequate and most of it was strange to the Indians so many became ill and perished en route. The trail became littered with the sick and dead, so special wagons were assigned to pick up the very sick, the dead and the dying.

To this day the Navajo remain embittered because of the inhumane experience of the bitter trail, known always there-after as the "long walk."

The continual movement to the reservation swelled the number of detainees to well over nine thousand persons held in an area unprepared to receive them. No shelter was provided. The Navajos were placed across the Pecos from the Mescaleros who had always been traditional enemies. While the Apaches on the east of the river had brought some tepees and had arranged shelter and some foodstuffs, the Navajos, on the opposite side of the river, had no protection from the weather and had consumed any food they had on the march.

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By Donald Burleson

ecently I heard someone predict that on Dec. 21, 2012, an armada of UFOs will arrive, piloted by an ancient race of Wise Ones who will take us in hand, ushering in an age of newfound enlightenment.

In some unaccountable way this giddy prospect is associated with the much-publicized "end" of the Mayan calendar, as are many other strange events that are said, by various groups of ardent believers, to be imminent.

Depending on whom you listen to, we seem to be either encountering a world of woe or witnessing the dawn of an idyllic new era.

Some groups have predicted the end of the world, heralded by earthquakes, tidal waves, cataclysmic eruptions on the surface of the sun, and earth-shattering electrical storms. According to these purveyors of gloom and doom, life as we know it is simply going to end.

According to others, the

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giant red star Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion is going to explode into a supernova, bringing destructive shockwaves to the Earth.

Never mind the fact that Betelgeuse is a very safe 640 light-years away, or that the date of its stellar demise is unpredictable anyway.

Still other folks have predicted that on Dec. 21 the planet "Nibiru" will collide with the Earth. This could make for a nasty day, but don't look for the planet in your astronomy books, you won't find it. And by the way, this same collision was predicted to take place in May 2003. There must have been some red faces when it didn't.

Not that all the predictions are dire. At a conference in

Taos once, I shared a dinner table with some astonishingly mystical-minded people who assured me that on Dec. 21, 2012, a huge "gravity wave" from the center of the galaxy will roll through, lifting the Earth into a "higher energy level" and bringing humankind to a level of "heightened consciousness," whatever that means. (In practice the expression “heightened” means “conforming to the ideas of the person using the expression.”)

I suspect that if I had sniffed around a little more, I might have found some group that believed that on the celebrated date Elvis would return, or that the Earth would become immersed, to a depth of three

hundred feet, in lime Jello.

The irony is that the Mayan calendar enigma amounts only to the fact that the date 12-21-2012 marks the end of the latest "b’ak’tun," a period of 394 years. But so what?

Why are we supposed to attach any importance to that?

The end of a "b’ak’tun" is logically equivalent to watching the odometer of your car turn over to 000000.

To their credit, the Mayas themselves (undeniably good calendar-makers) never predicted doomsday, and there isn't the faintest shred of scientific evidence to support the idea that anything remarkable is going to mark the 2012 winter solstice.

Relax. It's all nonsense.

Nothing of cosmic significance is going to happen.

Nothing at all. So keep saving for retirement, and have a happy 2013!