Vision Magazine for September 4, 2014

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CONTENTS

4 - 8 Entertainment Calendar 9 3 6

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In The Spotlight Blooming Quilts

Culture

The Pecos Valley Kennel Club Dog Show

Roswell Hondaʼs Cowboys and Aliens BBQ and Salsa Competition

Music

Texas Guitar Quartet

History

Carlsbad - Part 2

UFOlogy

The 1951 Lubbock Lights

Roswell Daily Record’s Thursday, September 4, 2013 Volume 20, Issue 17

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On The Cover

On the cover is a quilt named “Dazzling Desert Bloom.” Valued at $6,000, tickets for a drawing on the quilt are available for $1, with the final drawing to be made at the Blooming Quilts show on Saturday, September 20. A portion of the proceeds will go to Loaves & Fishes and Good Samaritan Food Pantries.

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Rio Pecos Dog Show

By Dylanne Petros Vistas Editor ore than 300 dogs, and their owners, will invade Roswell Sept. 6 and 7 for the 56th annual Rio Pecos Kennel Club Dog Show.

This year there will be 355 dogs shown, which is a decrease from last year’s 451.

“There are so many shows all over the country and in Europe and so forth that it’s hard to get the numbers that we used to when there were fewer shows,” said Sarah Brinegar, treasurer of RPKC. The decrease in dogs will not spoil the fun of the competition, though.

Judges and dogs from around the country are slated to show up at the event.

The show will start at 7:30 a.m. on both days and will take place at the Roswell Industrial Air Center Park on Earl Cummins Loop.

The RPKC is working together to put on the event from setting up the venue to providing the prizes that winners will receive and there will be outside help from the Onofrio Dog

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For the 56th year, dogs come to compete in Roswell

Shows, a group that helps to put together and advertise dog shows all over the country.

“Everyone has their own job to do,” Brinegar said. “We have a lot of people helping us.”

The 355 dogs will be separated into seven different categories: sporting, herding, working, toy, terrier, hound and non-sporting. The American Kennel Club recognizes the seven categories. The AKC is the group that is in charge of the rules and standards for dog shows.

All dogs will be separated into these categories and will be judged on conformation by five judges on Saturday and six on Sunday.

“Conf ormation is when a dog is judged on their body. How they’re put together, how they move, how they compare to the standard (dog),” Brinegar said. “Every judge has a picture of the perfect dog he is judging. The judges are the ones that look at the dog, feel the dog, examine the SEE

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September 16

John Anderson Concho Resources presents John Anderson at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center located at 310 W. Main at 7:30 p.m.

John Anderson, an influence to many of todayʼs country artists, a colorful character and truly a country music treasure. His memorable hits included “Wild and Blue,” “Iʼm Just an Old Chuck of Coal,” “1959,” “I Just Came Home to Count the Memories,” “Black Sheep” and “Swinginʼ Straight Tequila Night.” The lead-off single from “Seminole Wind” went to number one across the board on every country chart. It was his first bona-fide chart-topper since Black Sheep in 1983.

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“When It Come To You,” the second single, reached number two, while “Seminole Wind,” the heartfelt title tune soared to number one when released later in 1992. Tickets are $30 and $40. For tickets and more information, visit artesiaartscouncil.com.

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Hobbs

Butterflies are Free

September 5 - 7, 11 - 13 The Community Players of Hobbs present “Butterflies Are Free!” Loosely based on the life of attorney Harold Krents, the plot revolves around a Manhattan blind man whose controlling mother disapproves of his relationship with a free-spirited hippie. The title was inspired by a passage in Charles Dickensʼ “Bleak House”: “I only ask to be free.

The butterflies are free.

Mankind will surely not deny to Harold Skimpole what it concedes to the butterflies.”

“Butterflies Are Free” is directed by Jonathan Bertschinger (“Line”, “The Importance of Being Earnest”), and features Nicholas

Tuesday Sept 16

Concho Resources presents John Anderson at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center located at 310 W. Main at 7:30 p.m.

John Anderson, an influence to many of todayʼs country artists, a colorful character and truly a country music treasure. His memorable hits included “Wild and Blue,” “Iʼm Just an Old Chuck of Coal,” “1959,” “I Just Came Home to Count the Memories,” “Black Sheep” and “Swinginʼ Straight Tequila Night.” The lead-off single from “Seminole Wind” went to number one across the board on every country chart. It was his first bona-fide chart-topper since Black Sheep in 1983.

“When It Come To You,” the second single, reached number two, while “Seminole Wind,” the heartfelt title tune soared to number one when released later in 1992. Tickets are $30 and $40. For tickets and more information, visit artesiaartscouncil.com.

Pankratz, Denise Rusk, Debi Feltman, and Scott Hill. Show dates are September 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13 at 8 p.m. and September 7 at 2 p.m. All seats are $10, and can be purchased online at communityplayersofhobbs.com.

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1608 S. Main 622-2020 Mon-Fri 7:30 - 5:30 Sat. 8-12

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Hanneke Cassel Trio

September 19 Back by popular demand! Hannekeʼs music influences range from Scotland to China, along with grooves and musical innovations from the hip Boston bluegrass/Americana scene and is fused together to create a uniquely American approach to Scottish music. She will be sharing music from her new CD release Dot the Dragonʼs Eyes and some favorites from her past work. “Exuberant and rhythmic, somehow both wild and innocent, delivered with captivating melodic clarity and an irresistible playfulness,” says the Boston Globe about Hanneke Casselʼs playing.

Such charismatic fiddling has brought the native Oregonian many honors and awards including 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion. She teaches regularly at the legendary Club Passim in Cambridge, MA, participates in fiddlerʼs camps around the world, and holds a Bachelors of Music in Violin Performance from Berklee College of Music.

For more information, visit hannekecassel.com.

Roswell

Every Week, Mon - Sat

Lest We Forget: Roswell Army Airfield - The Early Years This Walker Aviation Museum 5 >>

>>4 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 about the planes that flew at Roswell Army Airfield from 1941-1945. The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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

Every Week, Mon - Sat

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.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 347-2464 or visit www.wafbmuseum.org.

Every Wed

Sing Out Loud at Club Revue Sing Out Loud, Wednesdays, from 9pm to 11:30pm, at Club Revue, located at 3905 SE Main. Enjoy karaoke night with no cover charge and drink specials. Sing Out Loud is a 21 and over event. For more information call 6238557

Every Wed

Party on the Patio DJ Louis Najar leads a fun evening under the stars with a theme party every Wednesday at 5 p.m. on the Peppers patio, located at 500 N. Main.

There are drink specials and prizes. The parties start on May 7 and continue till end of Sept. For more information, call 623-1700.

Every Week, Wed, Sat 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.

Drew Kennedy

Every Thu

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 622-9280.

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 622-9280.

Every Saturday

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 5781915.

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 instruments must be brought by the musician.

Every Saturday

Open Jam at Dragon and Rose Open Jam Every Saturday from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. at Dragon and Rose music studio located at 4504 W. Second St. For more information, call 575-840-5744.

Every Sunday

Sandbox Sundays Sandbox Sundays, every Sunday, from 1pm to 5pm, at Carmineʼs Italian Eatery, located at 625 N. Main. Enjoy summer jams to Top 40 Fa-

Saturday Sept 13

Pecos Flavors Winery

New Braunfels-based songwriter Drew Kennedy and Bob Livingston are playing at 7 p.m., at Pecos Flavors Winery, located at 305 N. Main. For more information call 627-6265 or visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

vorites with live music performed by Digital Beat Junkeez and DJ Tao In The Mix. For more information call 5781914.

April 4 - Oct 5

The Wiggins-Howe Legacy The Wiggins-Howe Legacy celebrates five generations of artists within the same family that have lived and created creative bodies of work in Roswell. The opening reception is on Friday, April 4 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. There will be an after-opening buffet dinner honoring the Wiggins and Howe family artists at $15 per person. Seating begins at 7.

Space is limited, please reserve your seat by calling 627-0918. The exhibition runs until October 5. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.

July 25 - September 5

Gussie and Elmer Schooley: 65 years of Painting The Isaac’s Gallery is pleased to present a group of paintings by the artist couple Gussie and Elmer “Skinny” Schooley.

Revered in New Mexico, well known nationally and beloved by many in Roswell, the exhibition celebrates the legacy of their lives and work. The opening reception is on July 25 from 6 - 8 p.m. The Isaacʼs Gallery located at 309 N Virginia. For more information, call 626-8626

August 29 - 31, September 5 - 7, 12 - 14 Always... Patsy Cline The Roswell Community Little Theatre Production “Always...

Patsy Cline” opens on August 29 and runs for three weekends, Friday, August 29

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through Sunday, August 31, Friday, September 5 through Sunday, September 7 and Friday, September 12 through Sunday, September 14, at the Roswell Community Little Theatre, located at 1717 S. Union.

The show features Maryl McNally as Cline. Directed by Dallas Pollei, the show features a full band that plays a revue of many of Clineʼs hit songs. The show details the real-life event of Cline striking up a friendship in 1961 with an avid fan, Louise Seger (played

by Tammy Brisco West). Tickets are $15 for adults, $11 for students, and $12 for groups of 10 or more. 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. For reservations or for more information call 6221982.

September 5

Gallery Talk There will be a gallery talk with Jim Waid on, Friday September 5, at 5:30 p.m., at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, located at 100 W. 11th St. Visit with artist Jim Waid for a casual evening at the Museum where he will lead a relaxed gallery walk through the galleries. His presentation will concentrate on many of the artists represented in the RMACʼs collections that he has known over the years.

Everyone will find this to be an engaging and entertaining encounter, one that will provide a personal insight into the Museumʼs Permanent Collection.

For more information call 6246744.

September 5

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or the past 4 years, Roswell Honda has hosted a barbecue competition at the dealership located at 2177 W. 2nd Street.

The event last year was such an overwhelming success, organizers felt that the barbecue competition had outgrown the parking lot of the local Roswell Honda dealership. This year, the event has expanded to include a salsa competition, food vendors and full blown concert by Grammy nominated artist, Micky Cruz. The 2014 competition and music performances will be held at the Cielo Grande Amphitheater located at 1612 W. College Blvd.

Every year Roswell Honda provides a raffle item to the Roswell High School and Goddard High School band booster clubs as a fundraiser.

This year, the band booster clubs will sell tickets for a chance to win a beautiful, 52 inch flat screen TV from Bush Appliance. In 2013, this event generated three times as much money as the previous year for the high school band programs with each school netting at least $2,400 from the sale of raffle tickets.

As in past years, the competition has brought teams from outside of New Mexico, and many of those teams will be returning -- All hoping to take the title from the grand champion barbecue winners, "Two Tons of Fun." The competition is stiff because everyone is trying to win more than

$5,000 in cash prizes and a Big Green Egg that will be given away as the People's Choice award. Families are encouraged to bring folding chairs so that they can enjoy the food vendors and music at this "End of Summer Bash".

On Friday, September 5th, food vendors and BBQ competitors will begin setting up anytime between noon - 6 p.m. All meat will be brought to the cooking site raw with no pre-marinating or pre– spicing and must be prepared on site. Madux Hobbs, owner of Action Auto and Black Betty BBQ, will provide our delicious VIP reception dinner to our sponsors and competitors. The menu will consist of a pulled pork dinner with all the fixin’s. Friday night is by invitation only.

On Saturday, September 6th, gates are set to open to the public at 11 a.m., with AMAZON Professional Mobile DJ Service providing music all day, between the live acts.

The Roswell High School and Goddard High School bands will perform around 2:00 p.m.

StateLine, a fantastic Country Music act from Clovis, is set to hit the stage at 3:30 p.m., just after the barbecue and salsa judging has happened. StateLine is considered by many to be one of the great up and coming bands. With this talented band you will get "A little bit of Country... A little bit of Rock & Roll.... and a whole lot of fun!"

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Courtesy Photo The Black Betty BBQ team show off their trophies from last year's competition. From left, David Duer, Tyler "Trapper" Leadingham, Madux Hobbs and Kyle Loving.

May the best BBQ and salsa win!

Roswell Honda’s 5th Annual Cowboys & Aliens BBQ & Salsa Competition is hotter than ever! the barbecue and salsa competition will be given out at 5 p.m. Then, Grammy nominated singer Mickey Cruz “Cumbegue” band & dance team will close out the night with their concert that begins at 6 p.m. Micky Cruz is an award winning New Mexico musician, having received the coveted “Los 15 Grandes” award several times in past years, including recently in 2010!

Micky's music is best described as Cumbia, Salsa,

and Reggae with an interesting, refreshing twist where Micky has combined styles together and invented "Cumbegue" music.

Peppers Grill & Bar and Budweiser will be on site to provide refreshments to wash down the tasty barbecue.

Roswell Honda will hand out over 5,000 in cash prizes to be awarded to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th place including Reserved Champion and Overall Grand Champion.

This year there will be a peoples choice award. The winner will receive a Big Green Egg ceramic cooker provided

by All About Spas. So make sure to bring some cash so you can vote on the best cookin' in the Pecos Valley. It is $150 to enter the BBQ competition and $25 to enter the Salsa competition; for all the competition details visit roswellhonda.com or visit facebook.com/roswellhonda.

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Texas Guitar Quartet

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The classical music stylings of the Texas Guitar Quartet will fill the Anderson Museum on September 12

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he Texas Guitar Quartet is coming to the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art located at 409 E. College on September 12. Doors open for this free concert at 6:30 p.m.

Originally started as a student project at the University of Texas at Austin, the quartet features classical guitar virtuosos Alejandro Montiel, Isaac Bustos, Joseph Williams, II and

Jonathan Dotson.

The original student project began when the members got together as a graduate ensemble and reimagined several orchestral pieces with four classical guitars.

According to Joseph Williams, II, "They fell in love with it, and started playing professionally in 2008. Then in 2011, they asked me to join them. I replaced one of their

members, and I have been playing with them ever since.

"It is classical guitar. It is four guitarists playing classical music, which is a very exciting thing. We play contemporary music, we play classics."

Williams is obviously very passionate about the new take on the classic music that the quartet brings to the table.

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For them, breaking down the music in this way gets to the core of each musical idea in the classic works. Williams continued, "...the concert that we are going to present in Roswell includes a Mozart Symphony and a Beethoven Overture. It is a lot of stuff for orchestra that is so neat to hear on four guitars. It is a huge difference hearing four people make one of the great pieces of music in our history as opposed to 80 or 100 people playing it.

"We get really excited about that, and it is wonderful for the audience because there is a level of intimacy and connection that you get from a small group straight to the audience."

He is quick to point out that the orchestral pieces should be heard in their original format, but provides an opportunity to hear old friends in a new format that enhances the listener's comprehension of the music.

He said, "We are not replacing the orchestra experience.

We are just showing off these pieces in a new light.

"Even for non-classical people, we will be playing familiar tunes. We are playing Mozart's Symphony Number 40, which, even if they don't know the name of it, every-

body has heard."

In addition to playing the classics, the quartet plays original music. Much of this music can be found on their release, "Red." Williams elaborated, "Red was our debut CD. We tried really hard to make a recording that would push the limits of what a guitar could do. It is named after a piece I wrote, Red, which we are going to play in Roswell.

"We are in the process of doing our next CD, which will be orchestral music for guitar quartet. Whenever we play new music and we record new music, we test it for a long time, because there is so many things to do, and so many ways to understand it.

So, on this concert there will some of the stuff from the last album as well as the next album. It hasn't been recorded, and is being tested on you guys. Shared and refined as we go forward."

This concert is part of the Xcellent Music at AMoCA series, and is made possible

by Xcel Energy and the Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation. For more information on the show visit roswellamoca.org. For more information on the Texas Guitar Quartet, visit txgq.net.

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>>5 ages. Come see the death-defying aerial acts, animal attractions including tigers and elephants. In addition to the performing acts, kids will have the unique opportunity to ride and pet different types of animals. This yearʼs circus will definitely surprise you… Witness a human shoot out of a cannon, Camels, White Tigers, Clowns, Elephants, Globe of Death Riders, Zebras, Jugglers, Ponies, aerialist” and many more awesome acts that will thrill you. One Show Only at 7 p.m. Sponsored by: F.O.P. Pecos Lodge #55.

September 5

Jones and Miles Jones and Miles is playing the patio at Peppers Grill and Bar located at 500 North Main.

Friday Night Live features live music every Friday night on the Patio, and starts at 6 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m. For more information, call 6231700.

September 5

Michael Francis Michael Francis is playing at 7 p.m., at Pecos Flavors Winery, located at 305 N. Main.

For more information call 6276265 or visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

September 5 - 6

Roswell Hondaʼs Cowboys and Aliens BBQ and Salsa Competition The Roswell Honda Cowboys & Aliens BBQ and Salsa Competition is Friday, September 5 and Saturday, September 6, at Cielo Grande Recreation Area, located at 1612 W. College. The theme this year is Cowboyʼs and Aliens and the main focus will be the BBQ competition. This year, we added the spice of a Salsa competition. Prize monies will be awarded for both the BBQ & Salsa competitions. Along with the competitions the event will also feature two live

band concerts highlighting both the cowboy & salsa theme. We will kick off the event with Country music & the evening will end with a full blown concert by Grammy nominated artist Mickey Cruz, his 6 piece band & dancers.

Throughout the day spectators can watch the BBQ & Salsa competitors as they prepare for the judging competition. Entertainment, dancing & music with DJ Evolve & DJ Uniq will flow throughout the day. Vendor booths will also be available with food & merchandise along with a beer garden. The BBQ competition has a $150 per team entry fee. Provide your own brisket, pork ribs or chicken. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category: Peopleʼs Choice Award, Reserved Grand Champion and Grand Champion Overall. The Salsa competition has a $25 per person entry fee. There will be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category.

There will be over $5,000 in cash prizes. For more information call 624-5528 or visit facebook.com/RoswellHonda

September 6

Dragonfly Festival The 2014 Dragonfly Festival is Saturday, September 6th, at the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The festival will feature free kids activities, educational booths, dragonfly tours, birding tours, a refuge wildlife tour and more. For more information call 625-4011 or visit friendsofbitterlake.com.

September 6

Country Charm Band The Country Charm Band plays Saturday, September 6, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the Roswell Adult Center, located at 807 N. Missouri. For more information call 627-3400.

September 11

Planetarium Open House The Robert H. Goddard Plane-

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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 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday Sept 13

September 13 Inn of the Mountain Gods

Kumbia King All Starz present a show full of passion and excitement to Inn of the Mountain Gods. Tickets start at only $25. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 464-7777 or visit innofthemountaingods.com.

tarium is hosting an Open House on Thursday, September 11 from 5 - 6 p.m. RMAC, 100 W. 11th Street. With a special thanks to RISD Superintendent Tom Burris, City of Roswell Mayor Dennis Kintigh and City Manager Larry Fry. Their efforts and dedication to science education has brought the Goddard Planetarium back to the forefront of activity in the City of Roswell. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.

September 12

Tesoro Band There will be a Memorial Dance for Phillip “P-Nut” Lopez at the Roswell American Legion, Post #28 on September 12 featuring the Tesoro Band.

Come Help Us Celebrate. $5 donation at the door.

September 12

Jim Dixon Jim Dixon is playing the patio at Peppers Grill and Bar located at 500 North Main. Friday Night Live features live music every Friday night on

the Patio, and starts at 6 p.m. and goes until 10 p.m. For more information, call 6231700.

September 12 - 14

Pinatafest The Piñatafest is Friday, September 12 through Sunday, September 14 on the Chaves County Courthouse Lawn. The intent of the Piñatafest is to educate everyone about the Mexican culture through entertainment, food, dancing and the making and breaking of Piñatas. For more information call 624-0889.

September 13

Drew Kennedy and Bob Livingston Drew Kennedy & Bob Livingston are playing at 7 p.m., at Pecos Flavors Winery, located at 305 N. Main. For more information call 627-6265 or visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

Kumbia King Allstarz A seamless marriage between the Cumbia tradition of Latin America and the modern sounds of R&B and hip-hop with chart toppers and accolades to back it up, the Kumbia Kings Allstarz offer a spicy performance that canʼt be missed.

And theyʼre coming to Inn of the Mountain Gods, Saturday, September 13. Led by the original Kumbia King, A.B. Quintanilla, the Kumbia Kings All Starz have topped the charts with their unique and accessible sound bringing a Latin flare to contemporary music. Their debut album. Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz, even reached number 68 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and countless singles and albums have topped the Latin charts. Bringing the music of today to their Latin roots, Kumbia King All Starz present a show full of passion and excitement to Inn of the Mountain Gods. Tickets start at only $25.

Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call 464-7777 or visit innofthemountaingods.com.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Bill Flynt Photo Hank and Jennie Kammeraad put borders on a “quilts from the heart” during a Pecos Valley Quilters Guild meeting. Hank Kammeraad is a featured quilter at this year’s quilt show.

Blooming Quilts

Every other year the Pecos Valley Quilters Guild puts on a quilt show to showcase its member’s work in the Roswell Convention Center.

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By Rey Berrones Vision Editor he Pecos Valley Quilters Guild (PVQG) is going to showcase more than 200 quilts in the Roswell Convention Center as part of their biennial show.

Originally founded in 1983 by 32 enthusiastic quilters, the PVQG has since grown to more than 120 members. The show has grown as well.

The shows first started in 1992 at the Roswell Adult Center, but soon grew large enough to move to the convention center. When the show first moved to the convention center, it was done in conjunction with the annual Chile Cheese Festival. These days the quilt show has grown enough to become its own stand-alone event.

It seems that it

still hasn't stopped growing. In 2012, in addition to the more than 200 quilts being displayed, there was a merchant mall, a featured quilter, a silent auction, door prizes and quilt appraisals. Each of those f eatures of the show will return along

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the dog move and the dog could lose because of that,” Continued from Page 3 Brinegar said.

While they ask the public dog and pick out the best to be respectful of the dogs one.” that are being shown, the If dogs do not meet the “perfect dog” standard for RPKC is eager to welcome their breed, they will be spectators.

“We like for the public to eliminated from competicome in because a lot of tion.

Showings will occur until people are interested in a 12:30 p.m. each day and certain breed but they don’t then the top dogs from the know what exactly they seven categories will then like,” Brinegar said.

Brinegar encourages peocompete for the title of “Best ple to come to the show to Dog in Show.”

In the world of dog shows, not only watch the competidogs can become champion tion, but to see what dog and grand champions by might fit best with their famearning points when being ily.

“After (owners and hanshowed. The dogs ear n dlers) have finished in the points just by being in the show and so, if an owner ring they talk to the (spectawants his or her dog to tors),” Brinegar said. “That’s receive a champion or why a lot of people like to grand champion title, it come out because just readwould be best to hire a han- ing a book doesn’t cut it … actually seeing the particudler for the dog.

The handlers are the ones lar breed move in the ring that travel with the dog to and (talking) to the owner shows all over the country about the good points and so the owners do not have to the bad points (is good).”

Even though the event has travel. been going on for 56 years The show will be free to the public on both days and now, the RPKC still has fun.

“It’s fun to spend those two there will be concessions days with people that you available. share the love of animals Families are asked to be respectful of the dogs that and dogs (with),” Brinegar are showing because if chil- said.

If businesses would like to dren do not behave, the have a booth at the show, dogs might lose focus.

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QUILTS

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with several additions.

New for this year is a trunk show held September 18, the Thursday night before the show, at the Historical Center Archives Building located at 201 North Lea. Here people will be able to enjoy refreshments as the fabrics and designs of J. Michelle Watts and Kristi Grigsby are featured. Tickets are required for this event.

There will also be several classes available, including Miniature Paper Piecing with Kristi Grigsby, Applique without Patterns with Carol Meyer, a Skillbuilders Workshop and a Junior Class for those ages eight - 18.

The featured artists this year are Charles White and Hank Kammeraad. They will both have exhibits featuring their fine quilts.

This years show is on Friday, Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 20, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Roswell Convention Center.

Admission to the show is $5.

Children under 6 are admitted for free when accompanied by an adult.

Also at the show is the Opportunity Quilt, which is named “Dazzling Desert Bloom.” It is designed by Michelle Watts and Kerry McCall, and quilted by Rita Galaska. Those who attend the show can buy a ticket for a chance to win the quilt for $1. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Loaves and Fishes, and Good Samaritan Food Pantries, and the drawing for the quilt will occur at 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Bill Flynt Photo Krisann Robles, President of the Pecos Valley Quilters, working on a "long-arm machine."

While the group is a steward of the craft, helping teach newcomers the time-tested techniques of the needle and thread, they also include all the modern tricks and techniques. It is important to preserve the older methods, but many in the group also want to take advantage of modern tools and materials. This creates a healthy environment that marries the youthful creativity with a deep heritage.

This allows members to sew everything by hand using traditional fabrics, or they can use modern computerized quilting machines with all sorts of fibers or beads, and

everything in-between.

For more information on the show, or to find out more about the Pecos Valley Quilters Guild, visit its website at pecosvalleyquilters.com.

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Carlsbad ... a pearl on the Pecos

By Stu Pritchard Roswell Historian

Part two in a series on Carlsbad

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The “Facts of Life� sculpture in front of the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center

he village of Eddy was bor n September 15, 1888, when Miss Lillian Greene, standing on the banks of the Pecos River, christened the new town with a bottle of champagne. It was a bold undertaking established from the dreams of several far-sighted men: Charles B. Eddy, manager of the large Eddy Bissel Cattle Company, newsman Charles W. Greene and Patrick Garrett, the frontier sheriff who six years earlier had killed Billy the Kid. At the time, the nearest railroad was 90 miles south, the village of Roswell consisted of a dozen or so houses, a few stores and a post office. The leaders of Eddy constructed the Halagueno ditch, the start of a grandiose irrigation project. At the time, the ditch fur-

nished water for the cultivation of their lands, while a wooden frame carried water across the river to the future site of Eddy and Dark Canyon.

Greene, Eddy and Garrett, in a meeting at Eddy's ranch "swapped dream projects, exchanged air castles and became mutually enamored of each others capabilities."

They formed a corporation for the extensive development of the Pecos watershed from Roswell, where Garrett owned land, to the Texas line and beyond to Pecos, Texas.

In their corporation, the Pecos Irrigation and Investment Company, Eddy and Garrett were to furnish promotion funds and land filings; Greene to serve as general manager.

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Greene soon organized an excursion of eastern capitalists, brought to the area as the group searched for financing.

The enthusiastic visitors joined the original group in laying out plans for a new town. Plans included treelined streets, a city park every 80 blocks and a street car route.

Robert Weems Tansill, a successful businessman and the manufacturer of the first fivecent cigar, was one of the first supporters of the plan. He became entranced with the project and the forming of a new town. He invested large sums of money in the venture becoming a major benefactor.

Still, within a year the embryo town and the irrigation company were in desperate need of additional financing. Tansill

introduced Eddy to John James Hagerman, an iron, silver and railroad magnate.

Additionally, Hagerman also owned the Mollie Gibson, said to have been the richest silver mine in the nation.

Hagerman, whose dreams seemed more visionary than even the original group, soon assumed control of the original company. He projected seven major elements: The Norther n and Souther n canals; Eddy Dam (Avalon) with storage lake; Hondo Reservoir west of Roswell; a canal at Double Crossing, a ditch just below the Texas New Mexico border and McMillan Dam and lake.

Within a few years, Hagerman had expended millions of dollars. He built a showplace home he called Hagerman Heights on the hill east of Eddy.

In February 1889, the Territorial legislature chose to divide the huge Lincoln County into two additional counties: Eddy and Chaves.

(In 1917, Lea County was carved out of the eastern portions of Eddy and Chaves counties).

Two local newspapers sent thousands of copies throughout the nation and Europe identifying the area as an agricultural paradise. Hundreds of people responded.

Once settled, they planted a variety of products; fruit orchards, vineyards, olive trees and many others including sugarbeets.

Hagerman interested the Schlitz Brewing Company in bringing a beet factory from Canada. It operated only two seasons before the beets depleted the soil. Fruit orchards, however, were quite successful.

Cotton became a major agri-business when in January 1890, a young easterner, Francis Tracy, experimenting with cotton growth, planted two acres of Egyptian cotton between rows of his commercial peach orchards. It was a modest beginning to the area's cotton farms, although it was several years before ginning became possible.

There was a need for a hotel to house the many visitors and speculators. The town's first hotel, The Windsor, was a handsome structure with a bathroom on every floor and a large room which served as a social center. An Englishman, Edward McQueen Gray, arrived in Eddy at the turn of the century, built a columned mansion at Stevens and Coal streets, often entertaining at the Windsor with his phonograph records. He became president of the University of New Mexico in 1909. The Windsor soon became The Hagerman until the Schlitz Company purchased the structure and managed it until 1912 when the Bates brothers aquired it and did extensive remodeling, including steam heat. A fire destroyed the hotel in 1918. The fire, which started in the laundry room, took more than four hours to subdue. Firefighters were hampered by inadequate water supplies.

Hagerman recognized the need for a railroad, so he arranged construction from Pecos, Texas, to Eddy, completing it on Jan. 10, 1891. A large celebration was held four days later when a special train arrived in Eddy. A dance, fireworks display and recognition of dignitaries ensued. Hagerman completed the line to Roswell in October 1894. Mrs. Hagerman drove the "golden spike" linking the railroad with Amarillo.

This link resulted in increased social entertainment with opera companies performing as special railroad excursions were frequent with state and national celebrities, including William Jennings Bryan.

The coming of the railroad also helped a thriving cattle industry, with ranching assisted by the finding of shallow water on the plains east of town. By the spring of 1899 nearly 400 head of cattle a week were being shipped from the south end stock pens. The sheep industry also flourished, with thousands of pounds of wool being marketed each month.

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UFOLOGY

The 1951 Lubbock Lights: Are they back?

Looking Up

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By Donald Burleson ne of the classic UFO cases of all time was the Lubbock Lights event of August 1951, when many people saw a wing formation of bluish-green diskshaped objects fly over West Texas. Witnesses included a group of Texas Tech professors, who provided vital

observations about the formation’s angular velocity, as well as a young college student named Carl Hart Jr., who took photos of the airborne objects.

I am privileged to have worked on this case (years after the f act), tur ning up numerous new witnesses and doing original airspeed estimations based on the Tech professors’ descriptions and an analysis of Carl’s photographs. I put the airspeed of the formation at 1300 to 1600 mph, faster than conventional aircraft could fly in 1951.

Naturally, the military weighed in on the sightings at the time, and their conclusion? That what people had seen was streetlights reflecting off the bottoms of ducks!

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(We really should have a Nobel Prize category for lame explanations.) I did computer enhancements on one of Carl’s photo images, showing that the objects had a beehive-like arrangement of hexagonal cells on the bottom. A duck would have to have contracted some unknown and spectacular avian disease to look like that.

Not to mention the fact that one of my new Lubbock Lights witnesses saw the objects from a vantage point out in the country, far away from any city lights. So much for the “reflected streetlamps” story.

That remarkable flurry of sightings was 63 years ago, but it’s just possible that a similar group of objects may

have visited us only a few weeks ago.

As New Mexico state director for MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network, I receive immediate email notification when anyone reports a UFO sighting, anywhere in the state, to our online case management system. Usually I assign these cases to one or another of my team of excellent field investigators, but sometimes I assign one to myself, as I did for a July 26, 2014, sighting report that came in.

That evening, a woman and her husband and nephew were out on their deck in Las Cruces stargazing, when the husband noticed a sort of formless swarm of lights high overhead. Within a second or two, and by the time the oth-

ers noticed them, these lights came together into a V-formation, which then flew off rapidly and silently toward the south.

I assigned the case to myself due to its similarity to the Lubbock Lights, and began asking the primary witness questions designed to provide me information with which to estimate airspeed and other parameters.

If MUFON had a Witness of the Year Award, I would nominate this lady, considering the prompt, detailed, insightful answers she gave me.

Crunching the numbers, I was able to estimate (based on a hypothetical but realistic altitude consistent with the witness account) that the V-formation’s airspeed may have been around 1400 mph, similar to the results I had determined for the 1951 event.

Are the Lubbock Lights back? Could be.