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Thursday, March 20, 2014 Volume 20, Issue 6

Publisher: Charles Fischer Editor: Rey Berrones Ad Design: Sandra Martinez, Steve Stone Columnists: Donald Burleson, Stu Pritchard Roswell Daily Record Staff Writers: Jessica Palmer, Randal Seyler, Tess Townsend Roswell Daily Record Staff Photographers: Mark Wilson

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Culture

Denim and Diamonds Walker Museum

Arts

Celebrate the Arts

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On The Cover

Music

Turtlefest V

Stage

RCLT Presents Curious Savage

History

Remembering Roswell Part 3

UFOlogy

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CULTURE

Denim and Diamonds

Photo courtesy Corn family Martin V. Corn tending to his farm near Roswell on August 21, 1892

The yearly celebration of Southeastern New Mexico families continues with the Corn family

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By Jessica Palmer Record Staff Writer n Friday, March 21, the Historical Foundation of Southeast New Mexico will hold its annual dinner, Denim and Diamonds, at the Roswell Civic Center. “This is the only event we have where we try to reach out to the community to raise funds,” said administrative director and event coordinator, Bonnie Montgomery.

In years past, the foundation has featured ranches, historic places of interest or individuals who have shaped Roswell. This year, the foundation will honor an entire family whose presence has had profound influence not only in the community, but in the region.

The Corn family has been prolific from the beginning. Martin Van Buren Corn was born in 1841, in North Carolina, the first of 10 children. He and his parents first moved to Cherokee County, Ga., north of Atlanta, in the 1840s. They arrived in Kerr County, Texas, northwest of San Antonio, just before the Civil War. Martin joined the 36th Texas Cavalry, fighting on the side of the South.

After the war, Martin married the first of two wives, Mary Jane (Nichols) Hampton and bought a place outside of Kerrville. Later, he along with other family members, relocated to New Mexico.

The group traveled in covered wagons. The trip was described as harrowing — with in-fighting among the

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pioneers resulting in one death and Comanche raids — but it was not without its pleasures. The Corn clan stopped at the Seven Rivers region near Carlsbad, but later settled in South Spring just outside of presentday Roswell. Martin staked his claim just north of Chisum Ranch.

He and his first wife maintained the family tradition of prodigious output.

The Corn family has been called yet another crop of Southeast New Mexico. Local historian Morgan Nelson quipped: “You can’t live here for more than 20 years without becoming related to the Corns.”

Tracking the family tree — with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren — can be compared to reading the “begats” in the book of Genesis. Martin and Mary had nine children, and one stepson from Mary’s first husband. Their children married and had between them around 40 children. The family expanded throughout the generations. For example, the sixth son of Martin and Mary Robert married Maggie H. Bowden in 1900. The couple had seven children and Maggie had 87 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

After his first wife died, Martin married a second time to Julia Miller McVickers in 1886. She was born in 1870, and was 16 years old at the time of their union. She produced 11 children and was said to have more than SEE

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By Tess Townsend Record Staff Writer he community of Roswell will have an opportunity this month to celebrate the creative voice of K-5 students in the Roswell Independent School District.

The 8th annual Celebrate the Arts Day is scheduled to take place 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, March 29, at the Roswell Civic Center.

The exhibition will display visual art by students at six separate stations, as well as include musical, dance and theatrical classes consummated with performances by pupils.

“Make and take” art stations will also be set up.

“This is the event that we

The school year comes to a close with a student art showcase work so hard to put on in order to splash out the arts into the community in order to help the community understand what their kids are doing in school with the arts,” says Gretchen Phillips, arts integration facilitator for the Arts Connect program housed in the district's Creative Learning Center.

The Arts Connect program brings art instruction to more than 5,000 kindergarten through sixth grade students in the district each school year.

Celebrate the Arts Day is the program's capstone event.

Phillips says roughly 2000 students participated in last year's Celebrate the Arts Day

and that coordinators expect at least 1,000 to participate this year.

“It's a gigantic event,” she says.

The theme of the event is the same each year: artist's habits, defined in Arts Connect literature broadly as “hand, heart and mind.”

The goal of the event is to bring awareness to the community about arts programs in local public schools.

Phillips says some still don't know elementary students receive arts instruction. “ ‘There's art in the schools here?’ ” she reports that people ask her. “They don't even know we exist.”

“So the whole purpose of

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Mark Wilson Photo Art lovers young and old pack into the Roswell Civic Center this is to make hands-on arts experience available to the community while recognizing the creative and beautiful result of the children's work over the school year,” she continues.

Each year, the Creative

Learning Center chooses the work of one student who is recognized as the “Event Artist.” The child's piece will be used in center and Arts Connect promotional materials.

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March 20

Letters Home Letters Home is at the Flickinger Center located at 1110 New York Ave at 7 p.m.

Letters Home puts the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq front and center by bringing to life actual letters written by soldiers serving in the Middle East. Without politicizing, the play gives audiences a powerful portrait of the soldier experience in the ongoing war. Inspired by the New York Times op-ed article “The Things They Wrote” and the subsequent HBO documentary “Last Letters Home,” the production uses minimal set pieces to dramatize the letters, instead projecting images and video from the actual soldiers behind the actors as they perform the letters as dramatic monologues.

They also help define patriotism and what it means to serve oneʼs country today through acts of bravery, compassion, social responsibility, and a sense of community and broth-

tra songs creating a magical night and musical score about his lifelong obsession. Tickets are $15, $26, and $34. For more information, visit flickingercenter.com or call 4372202.

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Saturday March 22

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Lead by rock violinist and arranger Nina Di Gregorio, Bella Electric Strings has rocked audiences worldwide with their blistering solos and unique arrangements — not to mention their talent and charm. The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a grilled pork chop buffet before the show at 6 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $56 and $59. Pre-show buffet tickets are $20. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

erhood. Collectively the letters give voice to a generation that went to war against terror in Afghanistan and to war in Iraq for reasons that are still being debated. More importantly, the play reveals the humanity that lies within war as seen through the eyes of the men and women fighting it. Tickets are $14, $25, and $33. For more information, visit flickingercenter.com or call 437-2202.

March 29

My Sinatra My Sinatra is at the Flickinger Center located at 1110 New York Ave at 7 p.m. Cary Hoffman turns his celebrated PBS Special into a biographical, often hilarious and poignant one-man musical play about his love and idolization for his hero Frank Sinatra. Hoffman authentically sings Sinatra “Dead On” says the NY Times, as he weaves in over 20 classic Sina-

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Bella Electric Strings Lead by rock violinist and arranger Nina Di Gregorio, Bella Electric Strings has rocked audiences worldwide with their blistering solos and unique arrangements — not to mention their talent and charm.

The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a grilled pork chop buffet before the show at 6 p.m.

Tickets for the performance are $56 and $59. Pre-show buffet tickets are $20. For more information, call 1-888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

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West Side Story More than 50 years ago, a show about New York City changed Broadway musical theatre forever. Now, itʼs coming home to make history once again. “West Side Story” returns

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The score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim — a collection of standards that includes “Tonight,” “America,” “Maria,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere” — is widely regarded as one of the best ever written. And the extraordinary, Tony-winning choreography by Jerome Robbins completely changed the language of Broadway dance. The performances start at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m., with a Italian meatball buffet before the second 6 >>

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Pre-show buffet tickets are $20.

For more information, call 1888-818-7872 or visit spencertheater.com.

Artesia March 28

The Roys The Alley Cats are performing at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center located at 310 W Main at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.

After years of hard work, siblings Lee and Elaine Roy have firmly established themselves as one of the pre-eminent acts in Bluegrass today. As The Roys they bring immaculate harmonies, impeccable musicianship and strong songwriting to their music, combining a traditional vocal styling with a progressive instrumental attitude to enchant fans around the world.

Proud to continue the “family harmony” sound started by such groups as Hall of Fame inductees The Carter Family, The Louvin Brothers and The Osborne Brothers, The Roys revel in exploring new facets of the

genre while remaining true to their roots. For more about the band, visit theroysonline.com.

For more information on the show, visit ArtesiaArtsCouncil.com.

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Jaime Michaels Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park located at 1504 Miehls Drive is hosting a concert performed by folk singersongwriter-guitarist Jaime Michaels from Santa Fe on Friday, March 21, beginning at 7 p.m. The concert is free; however, tips for the artist are always appreciated. For more information, contact the Park at 575-887-5516.

March 29

The Alley Cats The Alley Cats are performing at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center located at 310 W Main at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25.

The Alley Cats are a perfect blend of musical talent and comic timing. Their interaction with audiences combined with their spontaneous humor makes each show refreshing and exciting. Royce, Juan, Mando, and Sean never miss a beat as they bring their own contemporary style to the great songs of the 50s and 60s. Together, their freshness and talent make them truly the Catʼs meow! To find out more about the band, visit thealleycats.com.

For more information on the show, visit ArtesiaArtsCouncil.com.

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Saturday March 22

The Unity Center

The Unity Center presents Turtlefest V, live music festival, featuring Survive This!, The Animal in Me, As Artifacts, Reformers, Red Enemy, Brave/Coast, Among the Brave and Janet Ann. $8, Saturday, March 22, 201 S. Garden. Doors open at 4:30, show at 5 p.m. There will be a suicide prevention, self harm, bullying, and teen violence workshop before the show at 1 p.m. Workshop attendees gets into this concert for free.

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Tickets are $10. For more information, visit communityplayersofhobbs.com.

March 28

Alan Jackson Lea County Event Center is proud to present Alan Jackson on Friday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Alan Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music. He is in the elite company of Paul McCartney and John Lennon among songwriters whoʼve written more than 20 songs that theyʼve recorded and taken to the top of the charts. Jackson is one of the 10 best-selling artists since the inception of Sound Scan ranking alongside the likes of Eminem and Metallica.

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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.

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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.

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Roswell Community Little Theatre Production “The Curious Savage,” Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 23 and Friday, March 28 through Sunday, March 30, at the Roswell Community Little Theatre, located at 1717 S. Union. Friday and Saturday performances take place at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees take place at 2 p.m. Reservations are advised for Friday and Saturday performances. The Curious Savage is a touching play full of mystery, humor and intrigue. How will the sprite, elderly, Mrs. Savage solve her problems now that she is institutionalized and has less than caring family? Somehow she does! Donʼt miss this fascinating slice of life. For reservations or for more information call 622-1982.

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For more information, call 3472464 or visit www.wafbmuseum.org.

Cuic Gonzales at El Tapatio Cuic Gonzales plays Latin Pop and Country music at El Tapatio at 3012 N. Main from 6 p.m - 9 p.m. For more information, call El Tapatio at 578-1915.

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Joseph Pintz: Useful and Useless Joseph Pintzʼs functional and sculptural ceramic work explores the role that domestic objects play in fulfilling our physical and emotional needs.

Inspired by his Midwestern roots, Pintz often recreates hand tools and other seemingly mundane objects. In the process, the dense meaning of these objects is transferred into clay. The installation at the Roswell Museum and Art Center is up from March 1 - April 13.

March 20

Rise With Roswell Please join the Roswell Chamber of Commerce at 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, for the annual Rise With Roswell breakfast at the Farm Bureau Building at the Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds, 2500 SE Main St. Tickets are $10 and are available at the Roswell Chamber of Commerce, 131 W. Second St. For more information call 623-5695.

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or the fifth year, the Unity Center is putting on its spring music festival, Turtlefest. Every year brings a slightly different flavor to the festival, but several core aspects remain, several music genres picked by teens, a relaxed pizza party atmosphere and service to the community.

According to Matt Garcia, one of the Unity Center organizers, "We try to do a social cause for Turtlefest.

The first year was raising canned goods for food shelters. We try to do something different every year, and this year it is a teen violence workshop."

In addition to the regular music festival, which includes eight bands this year, there will also be the Turtlefest Conference which immediately precedes Turtlefest V. According to Garcia, "At 1 o'clock we are going to have a workshop. It is a self-harm, bullying and suicide prevention workshop. “We will have some councilors on-hand. Parents and adults will have someone to speak to about these issues."

In addition to the pizza party environment, the Unity Center is providing a place where both parents and teens can openly discuss the school violence that has rocked the community in recent months.

The program is a joint effort between the Unity Center and Embrace Inc. Although the workshop addresses some pretty heavy issues, it will be presented in a relaxed and warm environment that the Unity Center is adept at cultivating with the help of the volunteer teens that are involved. Garcia elaborated, "If anyone participates, they get into the show for free. It will be an all day event. There will also be food, prizes and free t-shirts."

The prizes, food and drinks are all being donated by local businesses that support the mission of the Unity Center.

Pepsi is donating beverages, Sonic is donating giftcards to give away as prizes during the conference, and several other businesses have donated giftcards and prizes as well.

As for the live music festival, this is the largest line-up that the Unity Center has brought in so far. According to Bobby Garcia, who is in charge of booking the bands, "I'm excited for the whole festival. I'm excited for how much it has progressed every year. In previous years we had only brought in one or two 'name' bands, but this year we have six, and it is the biggest that we have ever done."

Two of the bands are from the Las Cruces/El Paso area,

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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor while the others are national touring bands. Red Enemy is from Dublin Ireland, which is exciting for Bobby, "It will be pretty wild," he said, "This is their first time in the United States and they go through Roswell, so they will take up the experience of being here."

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The Unity Center has put eight bands on a bill to help stop teen violence.

He went on to say that every band is from a different genre, so that there is something for everyone. "There is a little bit of everything. There is Pop-punk, Hardcore, Metal, Alternative Rock, a mixture of everything that is going on in the scene."

The Turtlefest Conference is

scheduled from 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. immediately before Turtlefest V, with the conference closing as soon as the doors open for the music festival.

The Turtlefest V live music festival features Survive This!, The Animal in Me, As Artifacts, Reformers, Red Enemy, Brave Coast, Among the Brave and Janet Ann and is $8 on Saturday, March 22, 201 S. Garden. Doors open at 4:30, the show is at 5 p.m.

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The Roswell Community Little Theatre players are putting on an ensemble play he Curious Savage has been a standard play for community theaters across the country for the last sixty years. It is a feel-good comedy written by John Patrick that has touches of mystery and drama and requires a quirky ensemble cast. It is just the type of story that allows many players to explore the off-beat personalities of a loony bin.

The Roswell Community Little Theatre is more than up to the task of filling the ensemble with many regulars, as well as some relative newcomers to the RCLT stage.

First-time director Monica

Desjardins is at the helm of this romp with special consultant Vonnie Goss. Desjardins has been in many RCLT plays, and has been assistant director of many plays, as is required of all RCLT directors.

She is a strong and capable director that has guided the cast and infused the play with her own excitement about the story.

Desjardins enthusiastically spoke of the play during early rehearsals, "John Patrick calls it a comedy. It is also a mystery and a tender drama. So what I did was called it a comedy/light drama. This touch-

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ing play is full of intrique and mystery."

The older Mrs. Savage, who is feisty, finds herself committed to an institution, 'The Cloister.' Her children, who committed her, are after her money.

"It is set in 1950, at the Cloister, a sanitarium for the mentally unstable... basically, the last step before you get locked up.

"At the Cloister, she meets the most delightful group of patients... I mean, guests. Will Mrs. Savage be able to solve

her f amily problems? The children are trying to find out where Mrs. Savage has hidden the 10 million dollars in non-negotiable bonds. She sends those children on quite a goose chase. The guests are more than willing to help.

"You got to see this one, it is too cool. There are a cast of a twelve."

When asked about the cast, Desjardins is excited about all of the performers, but said that some of the best zingers are handled by crowd favorites Lynetta Zuber and Nate Banks. Desjardins said, "Lynetta Zuber is a riot, one of

the things that her character says while sobbing is, 'I don't know how to be poor.'

"Nate Banks is retur ning, who is one of our more talented actors. He brings lots of light-hearted fun."

The Curious Savage by John Patrick, directed by Monica P. Desjardins is set for March 21, 22 & 28, 29, with a curtain time of 7:30 p.m. or matinee performances on March 23 or 30 at 2 p.m. Adult admission is $10, $7 for students. Call 622-1982 for reservations or go online to make reservations at RoswellTheatre.com.

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Donʼt forget to bring your business card and a dollar to enter our raffle for the night.

March 21

Hillbilly Potentates The Hillbilly Potentates play their signature bluegrass at Pecos Flavors Winery located at 305 N. Main St. at 7 p.m.

Admission is $5. Reservations are recommended for this show. For more information, call 627-6265.

March 21

Denim and Diamonds The Historical Foundation for Southeast New Mexico Presents Denim & Diamonds, Friday, March 21, at 6 p.m., at the Roswell Convention Center, located at 912 N. Main. Denim & Diamonds will feature a dinner catered by Peppers, and a dance with music by The Fabulous Yarbrough Band. The event will be honoring the Corn Family. Admission is $75 per person or $600 for a table of 8.

For more information call 6221176

March 21

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50 to 1 VIP Premiere 50 to 1 V.I.P. Premiere, Friday, March 21, at 7 p.m., at Galaxy 8, located at 4501 N. Main. 50 to 1 is based on the true story of horse racing legend Mine That Bird. Tickets are $20, with proceeds to Reins for Life. For more information visit allentheatresinc.com.

March 21 - 30

The Curious Savage Roswell Community Little Theatre Production “The Curious Savage,” Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March 23 and Friday, March 28 through Sunday, March 30, at the Roswell Community Little Theatre, located at 1717 S. Union. Friday and Saturday performances take place at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees take place at 2 p.m. Reservations are advised for Friday and Saturday performances. The Curious Savage is a touching play full of mystery, humor and intrigue.

How will the sprite, elderly, Mrs. Savage solve her problems now that she is institutionalized and has less than caring family? Somehow she

Saturday March 22

Singing sensation Alex Boyé brings his signature Africanization of pop music to the Pearson stage on March 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at Galactic Sushi located at 4311 N. Main and are $15 for balcony seating and $20 for regular seating. Tickets will also be available at the Pearson box office the night of the event. To hear Boyeʼs music, visit alexboye.com.

does! Donʼt miss this fascinating slice of life. For reservations or for more information call 622-1982.

March 22

Colonel Ozzie Gorbitz Colonel Ozzie Gorbitz will be visiting the Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania, on Saturday at 2 p.m. to share the experiences of the 139th Airborne Engineer Battalion as presented in his book, Blood on the Talon. This book is the culmination of over a decade of interviews with members of the 139th and extensive re-

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Pearson Auditorium

search of evidence concerning the unit. Colonel Gorbitz USAFR (Ret.) is a local author and West Point graduate. He will have copies of his book available for purchase and will be autographing all copies of his book. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Roswell Public Library.

March 22

Turtlefest V The Unity Center presents Turtlefest V, live music festival, featuring Survive This!, The Animal in Me, As Artifacts, Reformers, Red Enemy,

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Brave/Coast, Among the Brave and Janet Ann. $8, Saturday, March 22, 201 S. Garden.

Doors open at 4:30, show at 5 p.m. Prior to the show at 1 p.m. The Unity Center and Embrace Inc will be hosting a suicide prevention, self harm, bullying, and teen violence workshop. Teens and parents are invited to participate. There will be free pizza and soda.

Target, Hastings, Apple-bees, Icon, and Sonic gift cards will be given away as door prizes.

Who ever attends the work shop gets into this concert for free.

March 22

Alex Boyé Singing sensation Alex Boyé brings his signature Africanization of pop music to the Pearson stage on March 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at Galactic Sushi located at 4311 N. Main and are $15 for balcony seating and $20 for regular seating. Tickets will also be available at the Pearson box office the night of the event. To hear Boyéʼs music, visit alexboye.com.

March 25

Social Media How-To This is a follow-up to the Social Media Synergy class that was held in November. This class provides a more in-depth look at how to actually use the different social media. Wendy Forbes is back to give us a more in-depth look at how to use social media for business.

Of course donʼt let the “for business” spin stop anyone from coming. This will also be 11 >>

>>10 a great way to learn how to keep up with family and friends on Facebook or Twitter. This event is on March 25 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Roswell Museum and Art Center. Lunch is being catered by the Roswell Job Corps who are excited to show off their culinary skill. The cost is just $20 for paid LRAA members and $30 for non-members. Because of the catered lunch RSVP as soon as possible by visiting lraa.info/social-mediahow-to.

mountains or dream of one this is your opportunity to meet and talk with the best home and outdoor living experts from four states. Vendors will be presenting the latest products, services, and innovative bright ideas for your home, ranch, cabin, business, and outdoor living! Enjoy gourmet tasting, see fabulous furniture, cabinetry, countertops, antiques, newest appliances, flooring, windows and doors, decor and art. Solar and fire safety info will be available along with a visit with Smokey Bear! Talk with experts in all areas of building, roofing, remodeling, and design. See cookware and cutlery demos, win prizes, listen to mini-seminars and music. Prizes, great food, and fun for the entire family! Saturday, March 22 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday, March 23 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Adults $5 Children under 12 FREE. For details, call 575-808-0655.

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March 29

Eagles and Hummingbirds Lecture United Field Ornithologist of Roswell Presents a Lecture on Eagles and Hummingbirds, Saturday, March 29, at 11:30 a.m., at Hastings Entertainment, located at 1705 N. Main.

The lecture will be presented

by Dan True, retired TV weatherman and world expert. A book signing with authors Dan True, Dan Greathouse and Casey Jones will take place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

March 30

Leon Russell Leon Russell is playing The Liberty located at 312 N. Virginia at 7 p.m. This is an age 21 and over show. More information and tickets are available at thelibertyinc.com.

April 3

The Gift of Attitude The Roswell Chamber of Commerce Presents “The Gift of Attitude” from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at the Roswell Convention Center, located at 912 N. Main. The Gift of Attitude features guest speaker Sam Glenn. Sam Glenn is a motivational speaker, who speaks from his own life experiences.

Monday March 24

Inn of the Mountain Gods

Dustin Lynch is one of countryʼs artists to watch and a songwriter known for his mix of party songs and ballads, as well as his high-energy shows. Tickets are on sale now, starting at $25, and can be purchased by clicking the link below.

Show is at 8 p.m. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets start at $25. For more information, call 464-7777 or visit innofthemountaingods.com.

Individual Tickets are $65, Chamber Sponsorship is $500 and Corporate Event Sponsorship (Corporate Recognition, 8 tickets, and 2 drink tickets per table guest) is $800. To RSVP or for more information call 623-5695.

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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 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

March 22 - 23

March 24

Mountain Living Home and Garden Show Join us for the Mountain Living Home and Garden Show Saturday and Sunday, March 2223 at the Ruidoso Convention Center, 111 Sierra Blanca Drive. If you own a home in the

Dustin Lynch Dustin Lynch is one of countryʼs artists to watch and a songwriter known for his mix of party songs and ballads, as well as his high-energy shows.

Heʼs the only new male to debut at number 1 on the Country Album Chart in 2012 and his debut single, “Cowboys and Angels,” surpassed

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Platinum sales status. See him live at Inn of the Mountain Gods at 8 p.m. Along with his first smash hit, Lynchʼs newest single, “Wild in Your Smile” was the number 1 most added single at Country Radio upon its debut and he spent the summer touring the country with superstars Keith Urban and Little Big Town. His followup hit, the tongue-and-cheek barnstormer “She Cranks My Tractor,” further cemented his status as Country musicʼs most exciting new artists and was the #1 video on GACʼs Top 20 Country Countdown.

Come see for yourself why Rolling Stone praised Dustin Lynch as “The New Hat in Town” in its 2013 “Best of Rock” issue on Monday, March 24 at Inn of the Mountain Gods. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets start at $25. For more information, call 464-7777 or visit innofthemountaingods.com.

If you would like your event listed on the entertainment calendar, please email vision@rdrnews.com or call 622-7710 ext. 309.

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CULTURE

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veryone in town has a new excuse to get out to the Walker Aviation Museum. Walker is hosting the next Roswell Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours on Thursday, March 20, from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. According to Juliana Halvorson, who is with the museum, "With the Business After Hours, we are trying to get more local people aware of the Museum. A lot of the people in the community have still not been out there, and we want to show them what is out there. There is a huge amount of history from Roswell that people are not aware of, and we are trying to highlight it."

Bob Pottle added, "It has been in existence for three years, and has been thought about for 25 years. The property was offered, and we had about 30 days to put it together. Thanks to Home Depot, the city and volunteers, it all came together."

The aviation museum is inside the airport terminal at the Roswell International Air

Center. It is on the two sides of the entry to the terminal, with one side dedicated to Walker Airforce Base, and the other side dedicated to the base, as well as the missle silos that were around Roswell.

Even though the museum has only been open for a short amount of time, everyone involved in the museum has taken great str ides in preserving the documents of Roswell's aviation history.

From yearbooks and logbooks, to the world map that was used to plan missions, the museum has preserved them. They have also made them available to the public, both at the museum and online.

Halvorson said, "Our other emphasis is not just the history of Walker, but to encourage young people to think about careers in aviation, science and technology. We partnered with the city two years ago to do the Centennial Air Tour, and kids were crawling all over the planes

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and it was a big deal. We want to do more like that.

"The ultimate goal is to raise enough funds to create a stand-alone museum."

To that end, they will be holding their annual golf tour nament, where people can either join the tour nament, or honor a veteran.

Honoring a veteran is $100, and for that a full color sign will be put up on the golf course.

AerSale presents the Walker Aviation Museum fourth annual Foundation Golf Tournament at New Mexico Military Institute on Saturday, May 10. Entry deadline is May 7 for this shotgun start, 4 person scramble tournament.

Entry fee is $60 perplayer, with prizes for longest drive, closest to the pin, hole-inone, first, second, third, fourth and last place. Entry includes 18 holes of golf, cart, breakf ast and lunch. For more information about the tournament or the museum, visit wafbmuseum.org.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor lex Boyé is part of the new generation of rising music stars that are being bor n and breed outside of the traditional record label environment. It is only recently that Billboard started adding views on Youtube as part of the system to determine the Hot 100.

Boyé is on the upward cycle of becoming what is now being called "Inter net Famous" group of people that build careers out of social media page views.

Boyé didn't become this on purpose, in fact he has been doing this for years, and it only now seems that he has become an overnight sensation. According to Boyé, "It is one of those things, where I don't think anyone knows how to do it. The key with me is that I have a passion for something, and I just keep putting out videos. I am enjoying it, and I find that other people enjoy it too.

Some people will put some-

Alex Boyé

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Rising internet star to play Pearson Auditorium

thing out there that only gets two views even though you've put in a lot of money and time.

The one that you didn't think was any good will get a ton of views.

"Sometimes you put something up and it takes years, which is what happened with me. I just wanted to follow my passion, and just put out stuff that I've always wanted to put out."

The thing Boyé does that has garnered so much attention is his series of Youtube videos where he Africanizes popular tunes, which was something that he did just for fun.

Boyé said, "My mom encouraged me to put some of our culture into our music.

She is from Nigeria, my family is from Nigeria. Twenty years ago I told her, 'No one is going to listen to the African stuff in the Wester nized world.'"

Judging by the popularity of Boyé's videos, the Western-

ized world definitely wants to hear his cultural spin.

Boyé elaborated on the history of his videos, "A couple of years ago, (2006) I got a call from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They asked if I was interested in doing a broadway album. They were doing a Lion King section, and they wanted someone to do the Circle of Life. So I did it, and it felt like it just came naturally.

"They asked, 'how do you do it?' I responded, 'This is just my culture and my background.' I didn't think much about it.

"About three or four years later, I get a call from The Piano Guys. They wanted some African flavor on one of the songs that they were doing. Again, it came naturally, and it wasn't hard.

"From then, I saw the response, and said to myself, 'I need to do more of this.' “ So I took some other pop songs, songs that people

knew and put a little Africanized flavor on it and started getting an awesome response. ...And I'm thinking, 'maybe I've found something here,' and I kept doing it, and it is still amazing. It is one of those things that I'm so excited with the response I'm getting out of it."

The Piano Guys video, which features Boyé's vocals and tribal drumming has been seen on Youtube more than 25 million times, and the hits keep on coming. Boye's collaboration with Lindsey Stirling, a re-imagined version of Grenade, which includes African rythms, modern violin and orchestra pieces has gar nered more than 4 million views on youtube.

Boyé's most recent video, a cover of Let It Go from Frozen, which features an Africanized tribal version of the song with The One Voice Children's Choir is already at more than 25 million views.

Currently in the studio, this amount of social media power has given him the opportunity to record with artists like Melissa Etheridge, Peter

Gabriel, Imagine Dragons and other artists that Boyé likes and respects.

Boyé said of the Youtube experience, "It has given me a lot of calls and opportunities from different companies and record labels, all wanting me to do more, and to do it bigger. I'm really excited about what I'm working on right now.

"It is such a powerful tool. It started off that it was just people that wanted to do goofy videos, and people that just wanted to talk about themselves, and have fun. Now it is getting very serious because millions of people watch it. It has been really powerful."

Boyé will bring his signature Africanization of pop music to the Pearson stage in Roswell on March 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at Galactic Sushi located at 4311 N. Main and are $15 for balcony seating and $20 for regular seating.

Tickets will also be available at the Pearson box office the night of the event. To hear Boye’s music or to see his videos, visit alexboye.com.

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ditch dug into the ground that soon filled with water and a Continued from Page 3 gate, which allowed cattle access to rich grazing 40 grandchildren and great- beyond the perimeter. Martin grandchildren at her bedside also was an entrepreneur. He at the time of her death. established a timber claim, Martin and his family came and his sons planted cottonto Roswell when it consisted woods on the north side of of two adobe buildings, a the path, while Oregon Bell store, and a hotel owned by planted on the south. The Capt. Joseph C. Lea. Martin original cottonwood trees are was attracted to the presence variously said to be imported of shallow water in the area, from the upper Penesco River and he was a pragmatist. His or from the Davis Mountains first fence consisted of a

CORN

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near Alpine, Texas. The lane soon became a trysting spot for courting couples and is still commemorated as Lover’s Lane, which is located between Roswell and Bitter Lake.

Martin was among the first to plant alfalfa, a crop introduced by Joe W. Poe. Martin raised not only cattle, but horses. Pat Garrett helped to build the first family home for Martin Van Buren Corn, a twostory adobe structure. The wood for the structure also had to be shipped in from Las Vegas. Martin sold Garrett the horse, Black Mat, which he reputedly rode when he went to capture Billy the Kid. Martin’s children scattered like chaff in the wind and acquired land grants of their own. Thus, Corns shaped the landscape. Corn properties dot the countryside throughout Chaves and Lincoln counties, stretching from Brown Lake near Capitan to Roswell.

The Corns varied their stock and their crops, raising cattle, sheep or horses, depending upon the environment.

“The family always followed the water,” Glaze Sacra Jr. said, pointing to a map, “Not

one family member moved east of the Pecos River.”

The Corn family left their mark not only on the land, but also upon the gene pool of Southeast New Mexico. The Corn women exhibit a great deal of pride in the family name. Many retain the name, such as Barbara Corn Patterson, even after they wed.

Corn Patterson wrote a book about growing up in the region, “The Rock House Ranch: My Lazy-A-Bar Days.”

Those interested in learning more about the Corn family grove and the history of the Southeast should attend the Denim and Diamonds festivities and lend their support to the foundation. The buffet dinner will be catered by Peppers, and there will also be a cash bar.

The Yarbrough Band will provide a foot-stompin’ good time, and the cost of the ticket, $75 per individual and $600 per table, will help preserve the history of this unique region of New Mexico.

Seating is limited. Reservations are required. For more information, call 622-1176.

HISTORY

By Stu Pritchard Roswell Historian

Remembering Roswell - Part 3

The final installment of a series reminiscing about the early days of Roswell

Photo courtesy Historical Society for Southeastern New Mexico This photo, dated Saturday, June 19, 1937, shows the Bankhead Hotel in downtown Roswell in flames.

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here was great excitement whenever there was a fire. The biggest one I ever saw was when the Bankhead Hotel went up in flames. The hotel was historically significant, and was once featured in Reader's Digest. But this day the old building couldn't be saved and I'll never forget looking up at a second-story window where Firechief Rue Chrisman poked his head out, coughing so hard that his false teeth fell out and splintered on the sidewalk below.

I remember "Bank Night" Thursday nights at the Yucca

Theatre. Huge crowds would gather hoping to win a cash prize by having their name drawn from a large onstage cylinder.

When Saturday rolled around, it was time to attend the matinee at Trieb's Capitan Theatre for a shoot-em-up featuring Buck Jones, Hoot Gibson and Tom Mix. I still remember an episode where Tom's horse, Tony, pulled down a two-story house. I never cared for singin' cowboys much — never believed Gene Autry was that good at shooting guns.

I remember sneaking into

the large rodeo grounds on East Second to watch Bob Crosby in a challenge match against Carl Arnold. Crosby's horse fell on him that day and he was badly injured.

I remember being a "curbhopper" at Kiplings Confectionery. We'd deliver a "coke" to your car tray for just a nickel. Mainly, Kiplings was known for "4's," a chocolate covered caramel/pecan delicacy that was the province of "Felix," owner Bob Dakens' candy-man.

There was Jonesy, the bald barber at the Old Mission Barber Shop, which brings to

mind the time a prominent town citizen, shakey from the night before, carefully put on his shoes and socks, placed a Stetson to his throbbing head, then quite naked set out for a soothing shave at Jonesy's barbershop. This escapade was a favorite tale of Peter Hurd.

Do I remember Peter Hurd?

I used to deliver the morning paper up the long curving drive to the Hurd home on South Main and in the later days was a guest at his ranch.

On a day I especially remember, Pete loaded my wife, Rita, and me up in his ol' red

pickup to take us to a place where he had found a gold treasure. We stopped just above the river and awaited our "surprise." Suddenly Pete said, "Now, there it is -- see it?" Sure enough, right before our eyes the sun's glint off the water had turned a startling gold! "I wish I could capture the magic of that color," the famous artist exclaimed. "I just have to be content that we've corraled it right here on the ranch." What a marvelous man -- Peter Hurd lived a life in the beauty that always surrounded him.

I remember "Fat John" who served the world's best hot tamales from his little cart that was usually parked under the ugly green awning of the store at Second and Main.

Thinking of colors, every young boy became aware of the little pink house on the corner of Alameda and Virginia which housed "Emma and her girls." It is said that Emma was tolerated and in turn supported many charitable needs. When it was demolished in the ‘60s, a number of old timers saved a pink board "in remembrance."

Some folks may remember when a female charlatan convinced many town citizens that Roswell was going to sink into the ground on a certain date. A rather large group spent the day on six-mile hill awaiting the strange occurrence which it appears never happened.

There was my first airplane ride when a corrigated trimotor Ford airplane visited Roswell. Enthralled, I made flying my career. After 30 years I returned to this land of John and Sally Chisum, Pat Garrett, Amelia Church and Robert Goddard, where our memories are still building. I suggest that you also bask in our city's colorfil past, while building yourself some rich memories to treasure, as well.

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UFOLOGY

“Spinning” the Roswell UFO event took finesse!

Looking Up

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By Donald Burleson t’s a familiar story to those who know the details of the 1947 Roswell UFO incident. On Tuesday, July 8 following the crash of the object, the 509th Bomb Group’s intelligence officer, Major Jesse Marcel, was flown to Eighth Air Force headquarters in Fort Worth

with a box of crash debris.

General Roger Ramey had the material spread out on the floor and he and Major Marcel consulted a map in an adjacent room. When they returned, Ramey’s people had replaced the UFO debris with fragments from an ordinary weather balloon.

Marcel naturally protested, but Ramey told him: This is the stuff you flew up here with, and shortly I’m bringing in reporters and photographers, and I will answer all the questions while you keep your mouth shut. Being a loyal military officer, Marcel did as he was ordered, though it had to be an uncomfortable experience for him. During the press conf erence, Ramey essentially made him look foolish, suggesting that it was

all much ado about nothing, and that Major Marcel should have been good enough at his job to know a weather balloon when he saw one.

This, by the way, is one of the things dreadfully wrong with the logic of this cover-up, because Marcel would indeed have recognized debris from a weather balloon, which is precisely why it couldn’t have been one! Also, if Marcel had really blundered badly enough to embarrass the Eighth Air Force, why was he shortly afterward promoted to lieutenant colonel and made a speechwriter for President Truman? But I digress.

Few people, I think, appreciate how good General Ramey was at staging dog-and-pony shows like the Fort Worth

press conference. Practically nobody could have been as well equipped to do so as he was. Let me explain how I know.

A good many years ago my wife Mollie and I were traveling through Alamogordo and stopped at an antiques shop, a cozy little establishment no longer extant. We got to talking to the lady who ran the place, and the conversation came around to the Roswell incident.

The lady’s late husband had been an officer at Carswell Air Force Base (Fort Worth Army Air Field) when General Ramey was there and, as part of Ramey’s staff , had been involved in many social events at the base. She vividly remembered Ramey as a pro at orchestrating such gather-

ings. When one was being planned, especially when press people were to be present, he would go to great lengths to create the desired impressions. He would tell his staff things like: Be sure Colonel and Mrs. So-and-So are seated here, across from Major So-and-So and his wife, and be sure that this painting is visible over the colonel’s shoulder; here is the color scheme I want for the flower arrangements on the table, and here is the music I want playing in the background.

In short, Ramey was a masterful arranger and manipulator. Little wonder, then, he made such a show with the debris.

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