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‘Party of the year’

“They treat everyone beautifully.”

Bonnie Montgomery on Dale and Kay Rogers

By Dylanne Petros Vistas Editor

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he Rogers, owners of Roswell Livestock and Farm Supply and members of many organizations throughout Roswell, will be the fifth family honored at Denim and Diamonds in March.

“The Rogers, Kay and Dale, are just wonderful people,” said Bonnie Montgomery, administrative director of the Historical Foundation for Southeast New Mexico and event coordinator. “They treat everyone beautifully.”

The event started five years ago as the main fundraiser for the Historical Foundation and has been continuing since then.

“It’s the party of the year,” Montgomery said.

Also at the event will be The Yarbrough Band, from Las Cruces.

“They’ve come every year,” Montgomery said. “Last year, two weeks after our event they were in Dallas and the Academy of Western Artists named them Band of the Year.”

The fundraiser started because it fit perfectly with the goal of the Historical Foundation, Montgomery said.

“The Historical Foundation for Southeast New Mexico is built on recognizing agriculture, livestock, ranching, the rich heritage of southeast New Mexico,” she said.

The Rogers have lived in Roswell since

1972. When Dale and Kay moved, they purchased Roswell Livestock Auction.

Two years later, they purchased Roswell Livestock and Farm Supply. The Rogers ran both businesses until 1984, when they sold the Auction to focus all their time and effort on the store.

The family worked nonstop to create a one-stop shop for not only Roswell residents but southeastern New Mexico residents as well.

The Rogers built their store on the belief their customers are the No. 1 asset to the business. This dedication led to a friendly and knowledgable staff that prides themselves on being well-trained and qualified to answer customer questions.

The Rogers make sure their staff has exceptional customer service in order to serve the community. The customer service, along with a plethora of products at the store, have made Roswell Livestock and Farm Supply the store of choice in Roswell and the surrounding areas.

The Rogers have not only kept their stores in Roswell, though. In 2004, they opened another store, Lincoln County Mercantile, in Capitan.

On top of their businesses, Dale and Kay are involved in organizations such as Wheatbelt Buyers Group, the Chaves County Planning and Zoning Board, New Mexico Cattle Growers, Community Foun-

dation of Chaves County and Altrusa Club just to name a few.

The Rogers are also enthusiastic about educating young people and are involved with sponsoring many activities like 4-H, FFA, rodeo, baseball, basketball, football, swimming, golf, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and many other organizations.

Roswell Livestock also donates gift cards to the 4-H and FFA participants of the Chaves County Fair, Lincoln County Fair and the Eastern New Mexico State Fair.

Roswell Livestock also helps sponsor events for Chaves County Sheriff’s Posse, Pecos Valley Horsemen, Fort Sumner Fair, and Otero County Fair.

Dale and Kay are also active members in the Country Club Road Church of Christ and are blessed to be able to work with their children and grandchildren both at the store and at the family ranches.

Dale and Kay know that without the community and their loyal customers, the company would not be here today. They are honored to serve the community for the past 40 years and want to be situated in Roswell for 40 more.

Vistas Editor Dylanne Petros may be contacted at 575-622-7710, ext. 307, or at vistas@rdrnews.com.

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awareness event for the organization.

“We only do our Buddy Walk in the third weekend in October,” Holman said.

Even though there are only two big fundraisers during the year, the Down Syndrome Foundation also promotes the 21 Days of Random Acts of Kindness until the Color Dash.

Jessica Burson, Miss New Mexico, met with the Down Syndrome Foundation Tuesday and gave colored balloons to the kids.

“That’s … our first random act of kindness,” Holman said.

Packet pickup and

late registration for the dash will be at 8:30 a.m. and the race will start at 10:30 a.m. March 21. The race will start at DeBremond Stadium and go down the bike path and back to the stadium.

“There’s going to be five color stations along the route,” Holman said.

People can picked up at the color stations, she said.

The race is not timed and it is a family-friendly event, Holman said. After the race, there will be an after party with food, provided by Toddzilla and Micro Doughnuts, as well as a disc jockey.

Holman said the Down

Syndrome Foundation would not have been able to put on the event without help from Roswell Toyota, Bullock’s Jewelry, First American Bank, Cattlefeeds, Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico and the Roswell Do-It Center.

Even though it is the first year to do the Color Dash, Holman is hopeful the event can become an annual thing.

“We hope to make this a standing event,” she said.

Vistas Editor Dylanne Petros may be contacted at 575-622-7710, ext. 307, or at vistas@ rdrnews.com.

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A dash of color in the Community First Color Dash to take place in Roswell

By Dylanne Petros Vistas Editor­­ As a spring fundraiser, the Down Syndrome Foundation of Southeastern New Mexico and Color Dash teamed up to bring a splash of color to Roswell.

The Color Dash 5K will be March 21, which is also World Down Syndrome Day, said Missy Holman, executive director of the Down Syndrome Foundation of Southeastern New Mexico.

Color Dash was looking to host an event in Roswell, Holman said, and reached out to the Down Syndrome Foundation.

“We were looking for something different and new to do,” she said.

“It just so happened it worked out nicely to do this.”

All money raised from the dash, which will start at 10:30 a.m. March 21, will go to the Down Syndrome Foundation for general operating expenses, Holman said. “(It will) help run programs,” she said.

Some of the programs the money will go toward include speech therapy, swim lessons, a handwriting class and a teen and adult cooking class.

The money, Holman said, will also help expand programs in the nine counties the Down Syndrome Foundation services. The nine counties the Down Syndrome Foundation services are Chaves, Eddy, Lea, De

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Baca, Lincoln, Otero, Roosevelt, Curry and Dona Ana counties.

“We just worked out an arrangement with First Tee and we’re going to do some First Tee camps this summer not just here in Roswell but in other locations where First Tee is doing things,” she said.

The Color Dash is an organization that hosts 5Ks all over the country to raise money for numerous local non-profit organizations. Since starting in August 2012, Color Dash has helped raised more than $1 million for non-profit organizations.

During the rest of the year, the Down Syndrome Foundation hosts only one fundraiser, which is also the biggest

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Calendar Ongoing Events Roswell Every Week, Mon - Sat 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 about the planes that flew at Roswell Army Airfield from 19411945. The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 347-2464 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 squad-

ron 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 Week, Tues, Wed, Thurs Games at PairA-Dice Pair-A-Dice game shack, located at 309 N. Main St., holds weekly gaming events. Tuesday 5-7 pm is Trading Card Game night, featuring free play of games like Pokemon, Yu GiOh!, Card Wars, My Little Pony and collectible card games. Wednesday, 5- 7 pm is board game night.

Thursday, 5-7 pm is Miniature Night, featuring paint and play for games like Warhammer. Friday nights feature Magic: The Gathering, Saturday 5-7 pm have special featured games, which

change weekly. For more information, call 575-623-4263, or email vbriseno@ pairadicegameshack.com

Every Week, Wed Weekly Knockout The Roswell Fighting Game Community presents Weekly Knockout at The Unity Center located at 108 E. Bland every Wednesday from 7 p.m. - midnight. Dragonpunch with Ken, slash with Sabrewulf and smash with Kirby all night long without disturbing your neighbors. Casual and competitive gamers are welcome. Bring your favorite games and set up. All games are welcome. For more information, visit facebook.com/ RoswellFGC.

Every Thu T-Tones at El Toro Bravo The T-Tones play 6pm -8pm. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.

David and Tina Open Jam at at El Toro Bravo Dragon and Rose David and Tina Open Jam Every plays El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

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Every Thu Bingo at the Elks Lodge

Doors open at 5 pm for dinner service, games start at 6:30 pm. Open for Public. 1720 N Montana Ave. 622-1560.

Every Saturday Cuic Gonzales at El Tapatio

Saturday from 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. at Dragon and Rose music studio located at 4504 W. Second St. For more information, call 575840-5744.

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ly Story is at the Spencer Theater at 7 p.m. On February 3rd, 1959, the man who changed the face of popular music tragically died in a plane crash at age 22. “Buddy” The Buddy Holly Story, a full stage dramatic musical, tells the story of the three years in which the young Lubbock man in horn-rimmed glasses became the world’s top recording artist, with a show that features over 20 of Buddy Holly’s greatest hits including “Peggy Sue,” “That’ll Be The Day,” “Maybe Baby, “Ritchie Valens” “La Bamba,” and “Chantilly Lace.” Now in its 25th year of international tour by Columbia Artists Theatricals, the twoact musical drama spans Holly’s brief but spectacular career from his eager start as a Country & Western singer with The Crickets; his first love and pursuit of a solo career, to his famous Winter Dance Party 1959 Tour and final performance at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa.

Buddy Holly’s brief life and love have become the stuff

of legend. “Buddy” “The Buddy Holly Story” is a theatrical celebration of that legend and catches his unique mixture of innocence, determination, humor and charm and wraps it up into a package that is truly exhilarating! The performance starts at 7 p.m., with a fried chicken buffet before the show at 5 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $39, $65, $69 and $72. Pre-show buffet tickets are $20.

For more information, call 1-888-8187872 or visit spencertheater.com.

Roswell March 18 Winter Movie Night Winter Movie Nights, January 15th at 7pm Disney’s UP, February 18th at 7pm The Princess and the Frog, March 18th at 7pm Ferngully: The last Rainforest, located at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, our winter movie series will feature three wonderful children movies filled with beautiful messages, celebrate a new

year with these family focused films.

Enjoy the coming of spring with Ferngully: The Last Rainforest on March 18, at 7 p.m. inside the Goddard Planetarium, in which the magical inhabitants of a rain-forest as they fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus. For more information call 575-624-6744.

Carlsbad March 20 Book Signing and Presentation Join for a free presentation as the Carlsbad Museum & Art Center celebrates the first day of spring and Women’s History Month with C.S. Merrill, author of “Weekends with O’Keeffe.”

Friday March 20th from 6-8 pm at the Carlsbad Museum & Art Center, 418 W Fox. 575.887.0276

Roswell March 20 Roswell Artist-in-Resident opening by Eric

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In March, on Friday the 20, we welcome another Roswell Artist-in-Resident opening by Eric Sall. Through a process of call and response, adding and subtracting, building, destroying and rebuilding again, Eric Sall creates abstract paintings that are at once mysterious yet strangely familiar. There will be an artist talk on his work at 5:30 p.m. with a reception afterward. For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org.

Roswell March 20 Denim and Diamonds You are most cordially invited to Denim & Diamonds a dinner and dance to benefit the Historical Foundation for Southeast New Mexico. Event will be held Friday, March, 20 at 6 p.m. at the Roswell Civic Center. Tickets are $75 each, For tickets or information, call 575-622-1176.

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The Roswell Community Little TheReservations reatre presents sibling quired and Western rivalry, adultery and dress. dungeons “Lion in Winter, by James Goldman. The story Roswell of the PlantagenMarch 20 et family who are Robin Scott locked in a free for all of competing Join Robin Scott ambitions to inherat Pecos Flovors it a kingdom. The from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. queen, and wealthfor a Benefit Show iest woman in the for David Peek aka world, Eleanor of Dr. D, or Mr. Peek.

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Sunday performances curtain opens at 2 p.m. For more information, visit roswelllittletheatre. com.

Roswell March 21 The Color Dash The Color Dash is coming to Roswell on March 21 to benefit the Down Syndrome Foundation.

Register while spots are available. For more information, call 575-622-1099. https://www.facebook.com/

Roswell March 20 Tart & Tangy The musical duo Tart & Tangy are going to perform at the Roswell Adult and Senior Center. Entry $5 at the door. Dance the night away to tunes

of Country, Latino and R&B. 807 N Missouri Ave. More information at 6246718.

Carlsbad March 21 March Metal Meltdown Carlsbad March Metal Meltdown featuring live music by A New Level, Destroy Recreate and Skulldron at Walter Gerrells Performing Arts Center, 4012 National Parks Hwy, tickets $10 - doors open at 7 pm, show starts at 8 pm. More information at carlsbadentertainment. com or call 575208-6208

Roswell March 21 Dwain and Jill Dwain and Jill will be performing from

6 p.m. - 9 p.m., at the Roswell Adult Center, located at 807 N. Missouri.

Admission is $5 per person and open to all adults 18 and older. Coffee/tea will be served. For more information, please contact Carla Cobb at 627-3400 or 910-6935.

Roswell March 21 Made in New Mexico Since Thomas Edison’s film crew stopped at Isleta Pueblo in 1897 and filmed a one minute loop segment of some children entering and exiting the Isleta Day School, movie making in New Mexico has been a constant. One can now look at the states vivid film history

Calendar which includes nearly 600 feature films, television episodes, and made for cable/TV movies and only begin to imagine the history of the movies made in New Mexico. With that in mind, Jeff Berg, a New Mexico film historian has put together a series of film clips made up of some of these movies and television shows which will screen Saturday, March 21 at the Roswell Museum & Art Center.

In this show, snippets will be shown starting with a fun 1942 piece starring Lucille Ball and continuing on until present day and will include two clips from films made near Roswell, with stops in Santa Fe (a film starring Hen 8 >>

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ock ‘n Roll legend Leon Russell will play at The Liberty, 312 N Virginia Ave, on Friday, April 3. Leon Russell is considered one of the most accomplished and versatile musicians in rock ‘n roll history. In Russell’s 50 year career, he has played on some of the best pop, rock, blues, country, bluegrass, standards, gospel, and surf records in popular music. He has collaborated with a countless amount of artists as a producer, singer, songwriter, record company owner, bandleader, touring musician and more. His success as a songwriter is apparent as his songs have hit the charts across all genres. Leon’s songs have been covered by a distinct amount of artists such as Ray Charles, B. B. King, Joe Crocker, The Carpenters and more. Leon has produced tracks for Bob Dylan and toured with Willie Nelson. His most recent album Life Journey released in April, 2014, features newly-written, original songs, and

Russell’s turns on classics with the celebration of ten other writers.

Leon Russell was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Bare Bones International Film Festival in April, 2006 and in October, 2006 Leon was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. In 2010 Sir Elton John and Leon Russell released The Union, a duet album with the single “If It Wasn’t For Bad”, that was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. Leon Russell was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March, 2011 and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June, 2011. George Benson’s recording of Russell’s’ “This Masquerade” peaked at #10 in the singles charts and won a Grammy for Record of the Year.

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Christina Stock Photo Left to right: Zack Anderson as the French King Philip, Philip Folts as Prince John, Megan Owens as Princess Alais, Boyd Barrett as King Henry II, Robin Haynes as Prince Geoffrey and William Atkinson as Prince Richard

The Kardashians of the Medieval Ages Roswell Community Little Theatre is bringing the tale of a very wicked, funny, charming, and deeply dysfunctional family to stage

By Christina Stock Vision Editor­­

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he play is called “The Lion in Winter” and depicts the personal, and political conflicts of Henry II of England.

Asked why she chose this play, director Lynetta Zuber explains: “This family’s story can compare with problems of any family in any time – it speaks to me. And we all just really loved the fast and witty dialogue.”

As many others, she encountered the 1966 play by James Goldman first in the famous movie adaptation with aging Kathrine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole (1968).

Lynetta Zuber is wellknown at the Roswell Community Little Theater as an actress, stage manager, light and sound virtuoso, director and assistant director. Past

plays she directed were “Noises Off” and the youth summer play “The Odyssey”.

In a modern divorced family arguments fly.

Which child will get the upgrade to i-Phone 6 and which one gets the handme-downs? In the 12th century, Christmas 1183 to be exact, in the family of Henry II of England arguments between royal separated parents and their children will lead to who will rule the country, who will marry the mistress of the King and who gets which part of the inherited provinces Aquitane and Vexin. Will it be the spoiled father’s favorite - pimple faced 16-year-old brat John (played by Philip Folts), or mother’s darling bully and arrogant fighter Richard (played by Wil-

liam Atkinson), or will the devilish smart scheming middle child Geoffrey get the upper hand?

Most will know Prince John and Richard out of history books as the infamous side-charac-

ters to the fictitious story of “Robin Hood”. While Prince John and Richard Lionheart were real historical figures, author James Goldman’s script is pure fiction. No documents about the royal

families disputes survived the Middle Ages, an era of war and bloodshed. Their facts of life, their achievements and failures are documented, and it does not take a lot of imagination to see the dialogues as believable, channeled through time and space.

The facts of love, feuds and life speak for themselves, and the modern, fast dialogue translate the events into our time.

Imagine the Dark Ages, where women were believed to have no soul, to just be birth-givers of the next generation and a vessel to transfer funds and land in marriage contracts - one woman arises with power, wealth and a mind of her own - Eleonore of Aquitane.

She becomes queen of France and accompanies her husband into war (scandalously bare-chested with her ladies as Amazons) – into the first crusade to free Jerusalem. The crusade was a failure, her

husband divorces her because she did not give him an heir and what does she do? She sets her sight on the much younger, good looking warrior, who was in line for the throne of England – Henry - and within two months marries him. A match made for gain, power and passion - perhaps even love. Together they rise as Queen and King of England.

The play starts at the zenith of Henry II’s reign.

Only few years earlier, Henry II had banned and imprisoned his wife Eleonore for her role in a plot against him. Henry see

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ry Fonda) and White Sands, and clips from other movies that star Errol Flynn, Kenny Rogers, Gene Autry, and even Charlie Sheen.

Jeff Berg is a Santa Fe based film historian and freelance write, who has been touring the state with these shows since 2011. The presentation will last approximately 90 minutes. Showtime is 2 p.m. and admission is free.

For more information, visit roswellmuseum.org. As a writer, Berg’s work

has appeared in numerous regional publications including New Mexico and True West Magazines, Film Comment Magazine, Desert Exposure (Silver City, NM), and the Santa Fe New Mexican. He recently sold a book on the history of New Mexico-made movies as well.

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View cookware and knife demos, win prizes, enjoy mini-seminars, music, great food, prizes, and fun for the entire family! Admission: $5 adults, kids under 12 Free.

Show times are Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., and Sunday, March 22, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information, call 575-808-0655.

Roswell March 25 & 26 Sign up for “Mosaic

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Roswell March 26 Rise with Roswell

Artesia March 27 & 28 Main Event Car Show & Cruise The 18th Annual Car Show and Cruise brought to you by the Artesia Car Enthusiasts and Artesia MainStreet will be featuring “The Babe” Babe Ruth’s 1948 Lincoln Continental!

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Wait for What is performing at the Adobe Rose Restaurant, 1614 N 13th St. For more information call 575746-6157 or check out the restaurants website at adoberoserestaurant.com

Agriculture Day 2015 from 6:45 am8:00 pm at the Farm Bureau Building on the Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds. Breakfast tickets are $10 per person. For more information call 6235695

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Artesia March 28 Artesia Public Library Artesia MainStreet’s Sculpture Dedication Ceremony to honor the new Artesia Library will take place at 10 am.

The Artesia Public Library is located at 205 North Quay Avenue in Artesia, NM. More information at the Artesia Chamber of Commerce 107 N 1st St, Artesia, NM 88211 (575) 746-2744

Artesia March 28 2015 Smoking Clay Shoot

the 2015 Smoking Clay Shoot at the Eddy County Shooting Range. Registration 7 am-8 am, Shoot starts at 9 a.

Registration $150 per person, lunch will be provided.

1 in 5 chance to win! For questions, please contact casey@hdc-nm. com or call Casey at 575-748-5938 or Norbert at 575-7032257

March 28 Roswell The Gallery Sign up for “Manga and Anime” Class with Tiffany L. Pascal at The Gallery at Main Street Arts, 223 N Main St, or call 625-5263 for details.

Sun Country FireMarch 30-April3 fighters & Boy Scout Children Art & Troop 228 present New Summer Arrivals!

Craft Activities

From 9 am until 12 pm the Roswell Museum and Art Center on 100 W 11 St will have a week of Craft Activities, Planetarium Shows, Gallery Tours and an Outdoor Activity for all kids ending in Story Time with a Build-a-Snack project on the Patio.

This is a free half day schedule event for children age seven and up. For more information, call 575-624-6744 ext. 10

Roswell April 2 Camp Movie Launch Night See the movie CAMP at Galaxy 8 Movie Theater and hear from Royal Family KIDS founder Wayne Tesch and Child Abuse

Survivor and Camp Counselor Samantha Orr. Tickets are $25 and include a “Movie Theater” Dinner. Help us get a Royal Family KIDS camp started for abused and neglected kids of New Mexico. Tickets available at roswell. royalfamilykids.org

Russell’s turns on classics with the celebration of ten other writers. Reservations starting at $40. For more information on The Liberty, to become a member, or how to attend an event, visit www.thelibertyinc.com or call 575.627.2121

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Roswell April 4 First Volunteer Faire

Rock ‘n Roll legend Leon Russell will play at The Liberty, 312 N Virginia Ave, on Friday, April 3.

Leon Russell is considered one of the most accomplished and versatile musicians in rock ‘n roll history. His most recent album Life Journey released in April, 2014, features newly-written, original songs, and

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Calendar any brochures and information you may have. All service organizations in Roswell, please reply by March 20th, so they may reserve your space. This is going to be a great opportunity to recruit new volunteers. Please contact Charlotte Woody at the Roswell Salvation Army, 575-622-8700, for reservations.

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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Continued from Page 9 Henry II is played

by Boyd Barrett, who gives his character the fierceness and strength it deserves as an aging but strong ruler with countless weaknesses, especially sweet young Alais (played by charming Megan Owens), half-sister of the young King of France. It is a delight to see Megan Owens in her role wrapping the King around her little finger

and him falling for her to make her Queen instead of marrying her off to John, whom he wants as the next king. He just needs to outwit not only his wife Queen Eleonore (played by graceful and fiery Donna Paul), his son Richard, whom he promises Alais to keep from plotting against him and all of his sons plotting to topple him and taking the throne for themselves.

It is hard to believe that actress Donna Paul performance is

Christina Stock photos In this scene King Henry II (Boyd Barrett in the center) tries to explain to King Philip of France (Zack Anderson) how come Princess Alais is not yet engaged to the next crown prince, while Queen Eleonore (Donna Paul) and Prince Geoffrey (Robin Haynes) listen.

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character fully believable as warrior and as a much, much darker character with potential for leadership and for destruction. His counterpart is his little brother: “Poor John,” played by Phillip Folts with just the right neediness and self-pity, being the “baby” of the family, and on the other hand showing first signs of power hunger, that comes from being born into such a manipulative family. Robin Harnes portrays prince Geoffrey,

Christina Stock photos King Henry II (Boyd Barrett) shows no tenderness towards his kids. Too often did they try to take his throne by force. her first since high school. Watching her performing as the beautiful and powerful Queen Eleonore, balancing the loving character of mother, the plotting politician and scorned queen and wife shows amaz-

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ing skill. A pure joy to watch.

Now to the princes: Starting with actor William Atkinson. The young actor seemed to have stepped out of the popular TV show “Game of Thrones.”

William makes his

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of the regal, but embittered King Phillip, who was supposedly the lover of Prince Richard.

Was he? Was he not?

Who is going to have the last laugh? Is King Henry going to throw all of them in jail and re-marry? Are the three princes going to usurp their father’s throne?

Will the family have a truce?

As Eleonore says “What family d oesn’ t have its ups and downs?”

Watch these wild characters come to live

Christina Stock photos Despite all arguments Queen Eleonore (Donna Paul) and King Henry II (Boyd Barrett) agree occasional on something.

In this case - It’s time for dinner. the middle child. A difficult role, compared to the vivid characters of Richard and John.

Robin Haynes manages it with control, control of his voice and body language, getting John convinced that his father preferred Richard as King – of course John will agree with him to get help from the King of France and conspire to start a war with England. King Phillip of France is played by Zack Anderson – a sensitive gentle performance that fits perfect to the character

with talented actors of the Roswell Community Little Theatre.

Showtimes are scheduled March 20, 21, 27 & 28 at 7:30 pm, March 29 at 2 pm. You can purchase tickets online at roswelltheatre.com or 622.1982 - The Roswell Community Little Theatre is located at 1717 S. Union.

In The Spotlight

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Talking Pictures

The Painting Family of Eric Sall - Roswell Artist-in-Residence

By Christina Stock Vision Editor­­ his years recipient of the Roswell Artist-in-Residence (RAIR) program is a known face. Having been in Roswell before in 2002 and 2003 as Artist-in-Residence with his fiancée Rachel Hayes – also in the Artist-in-Residence program – they got married in Roswell on the RAIR Compound with a reception at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. Returning for this winter season with their children was for Sall and his wife a great opportunity. Sall says: “Roswell is a special place for us.”

Sall was born and raised in South Dakota.

His parents encouraged him to follow his passion as an artist. His parents had started their family at a very young age

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and could not develop their own artistic careers, that is why they made a point to support their children in helping them to achieve their dreams.

When Sall found out as a young kid that there are art degrees to pursue, there was no doubt what kind of career he would choose. He had been introduced to oil painting very early in life and enjoyed this form of expressing his creativity the most. Sall received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has attended the Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program in Brooklyn, New York, the LMCC Workspace residency in New York, New York, the RAIR, Roswell, New Mexico,

and the Yale Summer Program of Music and Art, Norfolk, Connecticut.

He is the recipient of an Art in Architecture commission from the General Services Administration, a Joan Mitchell Foun-

dation Grant, a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship, a Charlotte Street Fund Award, and a Painting Fellowship at the Grant Wood Art Colony at the University of Iowa. Collections include the Saatchi Collection, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Iowa Museum of Art, and the General Services Administration.

Being invited to the protected compound of the RAIR, is a short trip, and it is easy to understand why artists enjoy this location so much, Sall points out during the interview. The buildings and area radiate a serene quiet atmosphere, a strong contrast to the Bronx in New York City, where he and his family had worked and lived the past six years.

They had enjoyed the diversity of the big city very much, though in a metropolis events and activities are a constant, with distractions around the clock. Eric explains that the RAIR compound helps him to focus on his projects in the solitude of his gallery, while he is just a short drive away from the city.

Christina Stock Photo Stepping into any studio is stepping into the heart of the painter.

Sall’s studio is an experience for all senses. It is infused with the scent of turpentine and oil paint.

While the audience in the museum will enjoy the paintings purity displayed on the vast white walls, the paintings show in the studio a relation that you otherwise can’t see, which Eric describes as “family.” One painting leads to another, is interconnected and they “talk” to each other. Of course, there is always an exception. There is one small painting, called “Sky Pattern” which is cool, airy and light, an other is clear and structured, only the colors bind them to their “wild” relations on

the bigger canvasses.

Sall’s body of art for the RAIR Program are labyrinthine paintings that invite the observer’s eye to meander from one identifiable structure into seemingly chaos that forms into other recognizable designs and structure. Three dimensional forms in sharp bright colors are scraped out and seem to jump out of the layers of the claylike structure of thick oil paint on huge canvases.

Sall explains, “Regular sized paintings are like windows. The large sizes of the canvas transforms the painting into objects and structures by itself.”

Some paintings come to life and are finished in see Culture on page 14

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Our All American Music City

Culture

On the Horizon

Young Professionals for the Arts Collective

By Josh Ragsdale Founding YPAC member

J

ohn Denver once said “Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves: We are the same.”

Music saved me. I’ve been able to find a lot of who I am, what I believe and what I stand for through the power of music. Not to say that music is a Savior, because it’s definitely not. But my gosh, it’s certainly a powerful vehicle for many

Culture

Continued from Page 13 a couple of months, while others are works in progress, and the painting itself takes on the character of a perpetuum mobile – with an empty canvas as starting point, but no real end. Sall admits that it is sometimes difficult to name a painting, as it changes with a name the viewers perspective itself. Those of the paintings he has already named,

shapes of love, anger, happiness, death… the list could go on.

I’ve made my career in music and I’m very humbled and grateful for the experiences I’ve had because of it. It has been quite a journey for this New Mexican native. Because of music, I’ve been able to travel the nation, meet rock stars, fly first class and participate in record executive meetings in New York City and Los Angeles. Best of all, I’ve been able to support my family by doing what I love!

One of the things I’m most excited about is cultivating a city that supports live music. I believe in Roswell and it has returned the support ten fold. We have been able to bring talent to our

All-American City over the past few years, that I never thought would have ever been possible - from Asleep At The Wheel and Lisa Marie Presley, to Leon Russell and Devon Allman, all the way to rockers like Cracker, Switchfoot, David Cook, and Christian artists like Jeremy Camp, Kutless and Matthew West.

It’s true: THERE IS NO I IN TEAM! The support of the residents of Roswell has made the music scene flourish. Certain people have gone above and beyond like Rey Berrones at Vision Magazine , Charlie Blanco at KOBR-TV, Kevin and Darryl at 94.9 the Giant and Bob Entrop and Joe Fink at KMOU 104.7 and people like Rick Hale and the

reflect it’s creators passion and love for the project with the occasional sense of humor thrown in.

The picture featured on this cover of the Vision Magazine is called “Pecos Diamonds.”

Sall says that after their residency, their family is thinking of staying in Southeast New Mexico for future projects. They have been looking at the little towns in the area. None of them offer what Roswell, New Mexico offers the rural beauty and

combination of a town with all amenities for a young artistic family with children.

Meet the artist on March 20th at 5:30 pm at the Roswell Artist-in-Resident opening with lecture and reception at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 W 11th Street.

The entrance is on the south side of the building.

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staff at Grace Community Church, as well as General Grizzle and his staff at NMMI’s Pearson Auditorium, and last but not least YPAC for getting people off their couches and out supporting the arts in Roswell. We couldn’t do this without the support of each of you!

Here are some upcoming music events I’m excited about bringing to Roswell that I’d encourage you all to come enjoy: The Howlin Brothers will be on March 18th at Pecos Flavors Winery.

The Nashville based oldtime country blues/string band consists of singer/ songwriters. Recently they were described

by AllMusic as “an Americana string band, but a reconfigured 21st century version, incorporat-

ing rock, pop, gospel, jazz, R&B, Dixieland, country blues, and who knows what else into the mix.” Leon Russell will be at The Liberty on April 3rd. Russel is a certified rock legend and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Guaranteed fun. He has shared the stage with Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker and the Rolling Stones. On April 17th Slaid Cleaves is making his debut in Roswell at Pecos Flavors Winery. Cleaves is an Americana chart topper and master songwriter. For fans of Guy Clark, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Jackson Browne. On April 19th top Christian music touring artist Big Daddy Weave performs at Grace Community Church. Come

watch The Beautiful Offerings tour and hear the number one song in Christian music, “Redeemed,” live. Devon Allman performs on April 26that the Liberty. Devon is the son of Greg Allman from the Allman Brothers and master blues player! This is his third time to come to Roswell.

Live music keeps our city vibrant and enriches our nightlife culture, especially downtown.

So come out, enjoy a show, support local artists and businesses in our All-American Music City.

Roswell – we thank you so much for supporting these efforts and being a part of our team! We can’t do this without you.

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History

The Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, 1905-2015 KEEPERS OF THE PAST

By Tina Williams Director

I

HATE HISTORY! At least that’s what I used to think. In reality, what I hated was the classroom experience; the dull lectures on events too far removed from my teen-aged life, the requirement of memorizing dates, the dread of being tested on afore mentioned memorization.

Removed from the classroom setting though, history itself is quite fascinating. The trick is presenting it in a way that highlights histories’ dramatic, frightening and morose events. And when you can relate to it yourself, well, then it really gets interesting. That’s what we try to do here.

We want to present history in such a way that people can relate to it.

We all have a story to tell, a personal history. The “more mature” you are, the more history you have. As it fades into your past, the more reverently you recall it, looking back with fond-

ness, sometimes heartache and awe.

The Historical Society, the very keeper of histories, has its own history as well. The Society originated on September 7, 1905, as “The Old Settlers’ Society of Chaves County”, James Phelps White presiding as president of the board. (His connection is significant to the society itself, more on that shortly.) The group sponsored historic talks and an annual picnic, “Old Settlers’ Days” or “Old Timers’ Days”, which was held at Cahoon Park, for many years. Subsequently, in 1930, at the suggestion of Dr. Edgar Hewett, Dean of the School of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of New Mexico, the “Chaves County Archaeological and Historical Society” was organized, with James F. Hinkle elected as president. This re-named group commenced monthly meetings which were both informative and entertaining.

In the beginning, museum articles, such

as mineral specimens, historical documents, and pictures of early Roswell, were displayed at the public library, and the burgeoning collection eventually grew from one small case to five larger ones. These items were carefully labeled and catalogued, a procedure improved upon and followed to this day. As the collection expanded, discussion began about solutions for a more permanent location. In 1935, a committee from the Historical Society held a conference with the state W.P. A. (Works Progress Administration) Administrator, the mayor, and the city manager to acquire funds for a building, with the Society raising $2,200 from nearly 200 individuals and businesses. However, as the building neared completion, no funds were available for furnishings and operations. It was decided the W.P. A. would give the building over to the F.A. P. (Federal Arts Project) for fixtures and exhibits. This

agreement also included the provision of two curators and a caretaker for a year. Thus, the “Roswell Museum Federal Art Center” opened in 1937. Eventually, friction between art and history interests led the Society to withdraw its rights to the museum in 1941 and the City of Roswell took over administration. The W.P.A. was no longer in existence, therefore the name was changed to the “Roswell Museum and Art Center”. After the war, there were many stagnant years and, still without a place to settle, the Society struggled to remain alive and active. They reorganized in 1974 as the Chaves County Historical Society and in 1975, a permanent home was made possible when the heirs of J.P. and Lou White signed over the property at 200 N. Lea, the White’s former residence, to the Society.

A fine match considering J.P. and Lou had both served the society through the years.

In 1992, the name was changed again to the

The original building of the Historical Society when it was still a private residency - date unknown. Courtesy photo.

Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico. The organization has amassed an archival collection which is a well-spring of information for researchers and historians.

Such a collection that it became necessary for a separate building to house them all!

Monthly historic presentations are offered September through May, and of course, the White house is a must-see attraction for locals and tourists. Always striving to preserve the past for the future, the Society has been involved with local elementary schools, offering a hands-on tour each

spring for area fourth graders, encouraging them to embrace and take pride in our collective past. Thanks to funds raised specifically for museum renovation, we will soon have a beautiful, fresh new look! The museum is closed during this time, but our offices are open and we can assist you with book sales and memberships. The Historical Museum office is located at 200 N. Lea, or call 6228333 for further information.

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UFOlogy

A little-remembered but impressive UFO case

Looking Up

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remarkable number of UFO sightings have been reported over the past seventy years or so, since about the middle of World War II. Probably nobody really even knows how many sightings there have been. We do know that they’re more prevalent at some times than others.

Sometimes we’ve gone through a few relatively sparse years, only to see UFOs suddenly pop back into our skies with a vengeance.

The early 1970s, for example, saw very few sighting experiences until October 1973, when a number of startling cases

occurred. In particular, consider what happened on October 18, and let us ask why this case stands out as important.

On that night, around 11:00 p.m., an Army helicopter crew, headed up

by Captain Lawrence Coyne and including three other military personnel, was flying over the Ohio landscape between Columbus and Cleveland, when they spotted an unidentifiable red light to their west.

They had a clear look at this light, since the meteorological visibility was good, and they watched it change abruptly from a southward course to a new trajectory, coming

straight toward them.

The helicopter pilot, then flying at 2,500 feet, tried rapidly descending to a sufficiently lower altitude to evade the approaching craft, which his crew members thought might be an F-100. Soon the craft was some 800 feet above the chopper and had stopped, hovering over them and affording them a close look at it.

The object was cigarshaped, with the previously observed red light situated on what seemed to be the front, and with a kind of dome. The helicopter crew also noticed a white light on one side and, on the underside, a

green light that directed itself over the chopper like a spotlight. (It should be noted that although these colors are legal on a conventional aircraft, their arrangement is not, in that a green light should only be present as a starboard wingtip light; and in any case there were no wings observed at all.)

After a few seconds, the object resumed motion and sped off over Lake Erie. During this time the helicopter’s controls seemed to go haywire, along with a loss of radio communication channels, though everything soon returned to normal.

What makes this a credible and significant case is not only the fact that the witnesses were trained military observers, but also the fact that there was an independent witness on the ground below, where a woman driving saw the whole thing and reported that the projected green light beam reached all the way to the ground.

Flyers make valuable witnesses because by training they’re capable of estimating things like altitude, airspeed, distance, and size of airborne objects.

Indeed pilots and air crews would be in trouble sometimes if they

By Donald Burleson couldn’t judge these things accurately, so when we UFO investigators get reports from such people, we tend to take them very seriously.

And when we also have corroborating evidence from independent witnesses, we have to regard the case as very well attested.

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