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New Mexico School for the Arts Event and Concert

Spotlight: ‘The 5th Wave’ ALSO INSIDE: WALKING AWAY FROM THE POUNDS, CALENDAR, COMEDIAN EDDIE GRIFFIN, MIKE RYAN AND BRI BAGWELL IN CONCERT, CHAVES COUNTY ALMOST HAD A SECOND PAT GARRETT, DEBREMOND STADIUM, LOOKING UP

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Spotlight: A New Generation of Readers and Movie Fans “The 5th Wave” 12 Art Free New Mexico School for the Arts Event and Concert Calendar

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Comedian Eddie Griffin

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Walking away from the pounds

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History Chaves County almost had a Second Pat Garrett as Sheriff, Part I 15 The forgotten story of the locker rooms at the DeBremond Stadium

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Dancer of the New Mexico School for the Arts

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Music Mike Ryan and Bri Bagwell

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Christina Stock Photo From left: Chris Cooke, Jason Rogers, Brooke Linthicum, Joe Cooke and Jeneva Jewel Martinez at the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center.

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City Slickers — walking away from the pounds

ment to ailing rescue and recovery workers of Ground Zero. Since then, Rogers always wanted to follow in his foot steps, literally.

Ro ge rs decided to start this journey in August of 2014 together with his friend Chris Cooke, who had been overweight all his life and whose doctor warned him that he was at risk of fatty liver.

Mortality raised its ugly head and both started walking, first only half a mile a day. They were walking buddies and helped each other be accountable in their journey to a better and healthier life. The stamina grew and it wasn’t long before they were walking more than 4 miles a day. Rogers went from weighing 478 pounds to 380 pounds. see

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Christina Stock Photo From left: Brooke Linthicum is weighing Jason Rogers at the Eastern New Mexico Medical Center.

Three best friends walk the walk and talk.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor everal weeks have passed since we said “goodbye” to 2015 and “hello” to the New Year 2016. Many started the year challenging themselves by making a New Year’s resolution and even more have already given up on their plans.

Three young men visited Roswell the first week of January 2016.

They are exemplarily on how to keep resolutions: Jason Rogers is hiking through the United States from Buffalo, New York together with his childhood friends, the brothers Chris and Joe Cooke. It is to lose weight, see the country and make new friends, which happens to be on the top-10 list of American’s New Year resolution list for 2016.

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Fourty-five percent of Americans start every year off with a resolution according to statisticbrain.com but only eight percent are able to stick to it. Nobody knows what the secret of those lucky 8% are.

Perhaps their goals are not as big? No matter in which order, there are always two goals every year. First, and usually on top of the list is, losing weight, followed closely by experiencing something new.

Rogers, 33, was worried about his weight and health issues. His eating habits were poor. He used food to fight boredom, anxiety and depression all his childhood and adult life. When he suffered a back injury in his 20s his weight started spi-

raling out of control, with him not really caring or trying to change his lifestyle. His last bout of depression in 2013 made him gain 80 pounds which brought him to his heaviest weight of 478 pounds.

The wake-up call came in March of 2014 when his 65-year-old father was rushed to the hospital and near death due to the numerous ailments he suffered because of being morbidly obese himself.

Rogers had followed the endeavor of George Martin, retired NY Giants Super Bowl XXI champion and co-captain, who walked 3,003 miles across the country (“A Journey for 9/11”) in 2007/08 to raise millions of dollars to help provide medical treat-

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Continued from Page 3 Walking was now more than an exercise for Rogers. It was an awakening of possibilities. After five months they were ready for more, ready to attempt Martin’s achievement for themselves.

They approached Cooke’s brother Joe, who himself was not overweight, and asked him to join them in a trek all the way to the West Coast from Buffalo.

They started their journey on May 12, 2015, Roger leaving his job at a credit card company and Joe Cooke working for a movie theater. Only Chris was unemployed at the time. “Nobody believed we would make it out of the state,” said Chris. On Jan. 4 they had reached Vaughn, walking through 10 states.

Jeneva Jewel Martinez was driving on Jan. 4 back from Albuquerque when she saw the three hikers in Vaughn. “When I saw them walking towards Roswell, I just had a feeling that I was going to meet them,” said Martinez. On Jan. 5 she saw them at the Roswell mall, laying down getting rest. “A few hours after that, I finally got to meet them face to face at the soup kitchen,” she said.

Martinez is grass-roots founder of “Sending Love to Roswell” a positive movement to encourage people with words and actions. It started in August 2015 when Martinez decided that she didn’t want to respond to the murder of a dear friend with the same anger and hurt that she had seen destroy so many families and it continued growing. Martinez and the Facebook group members are today involved in many projects to make Roswell a better place to live.

On Jan. 5, Martinez had arranged a weigh-in for the three hikers at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. Their walk to health is continuing to be successful with Rogers weighing in at 312 pounds, having lost 68 pounds since the walk through the U.S. started. Chris Cooke lost 39 pounds and to the surprise of everybody, Joe gained 10 pounds since the last weighing-in after Thanksgiving. “You are gaining muscles,” said Brooke Linthicum of ENMMC, who volunteered to take the measurements.

Tim Baker, Emergency Room Technician at ENMMC, points out how dangerous it is to be overweight or obese. “There is danger of heart disease and high blood pressure,” said Baker. If one’s Body Mass Index is between 25 and 29.9, a person is considered overweight. If one’s BMI is 30 or over the person is con-

sidered obese according to the scientific community and letsmove.gov - the fitness and health program started and initiated by the first lady.

Doctor on duty at the ENMMC ER at the time of the weigh-in of Rogers and the Cooke brothers was Tom Wulf. “It is important to build up one’s health and stamina before starting such a challenging endeavor,” said Wulf. “Having a thorough physical by a doctor to make sure that the heart is good and can stand the workload is important. The best advice I can give anybody wanting to get healthy, is to get an exam before starting a work-out and diet regime and to start out slow and work up your stamina. Those three young men seem to have done everything right.”

The three adventurers continued their journey on Jan. 8. They do have a message for Roswell: “If you have been thinking about doing something, don’t wait,” said Rogers. “We had only one negative experience, right on the first evening. We stopped at a bicycle path, close to a boat harbor. It was late, 10 p.m. and somebody was worried about the boats, so they called the cops and we had to move along.”

An other challenge, was to have enough money for their sneakers. Rogers went through 10 pair of shoes, while the Cooke brothers went through nine each. “And, for some reason, we keep loosing our can opener,” Chris said.

“There have been some towns on this walk where we have been treated with tremendous hospitality and kindness. Doylestown, Ohio, Marshall, Illinois, Burlingame, Kansas, and Baldwin City, Kansas. Roswell is added to that list,” said Rogers.

Their last part of the route will take them through Alamogordo, Las Cruces, Deming, Lordsburg into Arizona and California with final destination Los Angeles. “We are going to take the train back north to Buffalo,” said Chris.

During their trip they stayed in touch with their loved ones on telephone and have more than 1,200 new friends and followers on their Facebook group page facebook.com/groups/rotundchallenge, where you can follow their adventures and route and offer help.

There is also a support page available at gofundme/rotundchallenge.

Courtesy Photo The Rotund Challenge hikers on their road to Roswell in the aftermath of the Winterstorm “Goliath.”

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major events is Toys for Tots, providing toys for kids who would otherwise not have any presents on Christmas. For more information, call 575-578-4689.

Ongoing Events Roswell Every first Thursday of the month Meeting of the Sand Diver Scuba Club at 6:30 p.m.

The location changes.

For details call the Scuba Shop at 575-973-8773 or visit scubashoproswell. com.

Roswell Every first Friday of the month Pecos Valley Steam Society Social This group is not only for Steampunk fans. Everybody is invited, Goth, Cyber, Emu etc. No dress code. The meeting is usually at Stella Coffee Co., 315 N Main St. at 6 p.m. For more information follow them on Facebook.

Roswell Every third Tuesday of the month Sgt. Moses D. Rocha Marine Corps League Detachment 1287 Meeting

Roswell Every Wednesday — all season Men’s Senior Golf tournament The tournament takes place in the morning for Spring River Men’s Senior Golf at the Spring River Golf Course.

Call the golf course at 575-622-9506 for additional information.

Roswell Every second Wednesday of the month

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Roswell Ball Busters is Roswell’s own local BCA sanctioned 8 ball pool league. They are accepting new teams. They play every Monday night at 7.

Venues are Farleys, Variety, Fraternal Order of Eagles and Center City bowling alley. Play there and get a chance to play BCA national in Las Vegas, Nevada all expenses paid.

For more information call 575-650-2591 or email b a l l bu s t e r s @ o u t l o o k . com.

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Roswell Woman’s Club Meeting

Meeting of the Enchanters

The Roswell Woman’s Club usually meets at Los Cerritos Restaurant, 2103 N. Main St. at noon. The RWC support the community with scholarships and the arts. For more information about the club “like” their new Facebook page or call Rhonda Borque Johnson at 505-917-1292.

The Enchanters are inviting new members to their Monday night rehearsals at Peachtree Retirement Village from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. All ladies who like to sing are invited to join.

The Enchanters are performing for free for special occasions. For more information call Veloy Millett at 575-623-0580.

Marine Corps League Meeting at 1506 E. 19th St. at 7 p.m. One of the Marine Corps League’s

This Walker Aviation Museum 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 347-2464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.

Roswell 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 wafbmuseum.org.

Games at Pair-A-Dice Pair-A-Dice game shack, located at 309 N. Main St., holds weekly gaming events. For more information, call 575-623-4263, or email vbriseno@pairadicegameshack.com.

Roswell Every Week, Wed Weekly Knockout The Roswell Fighting Game Community presents Weekly Knockout at The Unity Center located at 108 E. Bland St. 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. Roswell Every Week, Thu T-Tones at El Toro Bravo The T-Tones play at El Toro Bravo at 102 S. Main St. from 6 - 8 p.m. For more information, call El Toro Bravo at 622-9280.

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Bingo at the Elks Lodge Doors open at 5 p.m. for dinner service. Games start at 6:30 p.m. Open for the public. 1720 N. Montana Ave. 575-622-1560.

Roswell Every Week - Thu Dart Tournament at the Eagles.

Open for the public. Just ring the bell and the members of the Pecos Valley Dart Association will let you in. 3201 S. Sunset Boulevard. For more information call Mike and Donna Ramey at 575-9105895 or Leigh Humble at 575-627-7350 or visit roswelldarts.com or email roswelldarts@roswelldarts.com.

Roswell Every Week, Thu, Sat Live music at Cattleman’s Kountry Kitchen Tom Blake performs at Cattleman’s Kountry Kitchen, 2010 S. Main St., 575-208-0543.

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Every Week, Sat 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.

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Art classes at The Gallery at Main Street Arts The Gallery at Main Street Arts, 223 N. Main St., is offering various classes and activities throughout the month of December.

For more information, call 575-625-5263 or 575-6233213.

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Events at Pecos Flavors Winery Shows and events have been moved to The Liberty, 312 N. Virginia Ave., due to renovations on their building. For more information or reservations call 575-627-2121 or 575-627-6265 or visit their webpage at pecosflavorswinery.com.

The Carlsbad museum presents the exhibit developed by New Mexico Highlands University in collaboration with the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, the AmeriCorps Cultural Technology Program, the New Mexico Museum of Art, and the New Mexico History Museum. Showing how technology can make fragile museum collections accessible, this exhibit invites the audience to experience Gustave Baumann’s wooden marionettes. Carved by the famous Santa Fe artist, the marionettes are now digitized and brought to life at the museum through new interactive technology. Integrated into this exhibit is Gustave Baumann and Friends: Artist Cards from Holiday Past, the popular exhibit from the New Mexico History Museum.

The Carlsbad Museum and Art Center is located at 418 W. Fox St. For more information call 575-8870276 or visit cityofcarlsbadnm.org.

Roswell Ongoing until February 1

the 70th anniversary of World War II’s conclusion, the RMAC is opening a new exhibit on Nov. 6, “A Solid Green Mess: Howard Cook’s World War II Drawings.” Pulled from the Museum’s vaults, this show features drawings and paintings created by Taos artist Howard Cook during his time as an art correspondent in the South Pacific. Paintings on loan from the New Mexico Military Institute will also be on view. The RMAC is located 100 W. 11th St. For more information visit roswellmuseum.org or call 575-624-6744.

Roswell Until February 25 Vendor applications for the Art Faire The Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St., has now hard copy vendor applications for the Art Faire available.

The event takes place at RCCC on March 5 and 6.

The applications need to be sent in no later than Feb. 25. The applications contain all the information that is required to become a vendor. For more information contact Paul or Jane at 575-208-2864 or call RCCC at 575-6246860.

Calendar Roswell and Ruidoso January 22, 23 First Bears and Beers Weekend Nashville recording artists Matt Mason and John Riggins are performing on Jan. 22 at Roswell’s Farley’s Fun and Pub, 1315 N. Main St. at 6 p.m. On Jan. 23 at Ski Apache, from noon – 4 p.m. and at Farley’s Ruidoso, 1200 Mechem Dr., from 6-10 p.m.

Alamogordo January 23 Bemman & Concert

Halpin’s

The Flickinger Center presents Bemman & Halpin. Touring together since 2008, up-andcoming Bemman & Halpin’s music creates a fully acoustic, delightfully eclectic sound far greater than the individual parts: taking the listener from up-tempo down home fiddlin’, to soulful sorrowful ballads, to super hooky rock/pop with catchy melodies and lyrics.The concert starts at 7 p.m.

The Flickinger Center is located at 1110 New York Ave. For more information or tickets call 575-4372202 or visit flickingercenter.com.

Roswell January 23 Altzheimer’s Association Family Caregiver Conference The event is going to take place at the Roswell Civic Center, 912 N. Main Street, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

The conference will provide tools and updates for caregivers. For more information contact the Alzheimer’s Association at 575-624-1552.

Roswell January 23 Vessels Souls Concert The Unity Center on 108 E. Bland St. hosts the concert with the bands Vessels, souls and more at 7 p.m. For more information visit the Facebook page of the Unity Center.

Ruidoso/Alto January 28 “Cinderella” – the Ballet at the Spencer Theater Direct from Russia, the Moscow Festival Ballet is going to perform the full-length ballet “Cinderella” in three acts. Music

by Sergei Prokofiev, choreography by Rostislav Zakharov. The Ballet is put together with a cast of 50 members. True to the age-old tale, Moscow Festival Ballet’s “Cinderella features a bossy, unlikable stepmother and two very vain stepsisters. Cin-

derella tries to befriend them, but her efforts are thwarted by their jealousy. While the family goes off to a grand ball, Cinderella is told to stay behind and clean the house. Her unjust oppression turns into triumphant reward as enchanting events involving a fairy godmother, a glass slipper and a handsome prince whisks her away into a happily ever after.

The show starts at 7 p.m.

And tickets start at $39.

The theater is located at 108 Spencer Road, Alto.

For more information or ticket reservation call 888-818-7872 and 575336-4800 or email boxoffice@spencertheater. com or visit spencertheater.com.

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No time for the blues with “blue” comedian Eddie Griffin

By Christina Stock Vision Editor pening for Eddie Griffin is comedian Mason Pryor, the son of Griffin’s godfather and mentor, Richard Pryor. Live music will be by Homegrown Boys. Doors open at 7 p.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St. Tickets are available at outhousetickets. com or at the restaurant Los Cerritos, 2103 N. Main St. For more information call 575-317-0118.

From stand-up comedian, to actor and back to his first love comedy, Griffin branches out into the universe with no-holds back, ever since he was voted three years in a row “class clown” in high school in Kansas City, Missouri.

His career led to the Los Angeles club Comedy Store, where he was compared with esteemed talents such as Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, and Lenny Bruce. After only two short months, Griffin was chosen to open for Andrew Dice Clay at Madison Square Garden that kicked off a 22-city tour.

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Several successful performances led to Griffin’s appearance on Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy “Jam” (1992), the Cable Ace Award-nominated HBO special “One Night Stand” (1992), HBO’s Comedy “Half Hour Special” (1995), the HBO special “Voodoo Child” (1997) and onstage at the legendary Apollo Theater. He also recorded the successful comedy albums “Message In The Hat” (1993) and “The Message” (1999) featuring comedic and musical performances by him as well as Master P, Sikk the Shocker, and Fiend.

Griffin began branching out into acting with roles in films such as “The Last Boy Scout” (1991), “Coneheads” (1993), and “Jason’s Lyric” (1994). These soon led to his own hit comedy series “Malcolm and Eddie” (1996-2000), for which role he won in 2000 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. In addition to lending his acting experience to this sitcom, he also wrote and directed four episodes, one of which starred Richard Pryor.

Roswell can expect the best and worst — Griffin has kept his edge sharp with his Las Vegas shows, while hitting the road on the weekends. This weekend he is going to bring laughter and shock to Roswell with his true “blue” comedy show.

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hile renovations take place at Pecos Flavors Winery all shows have moved to The Liberty, 312 N. Virginia Ave. Mike Ryan and Bri Bagwell show will start on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more information or reservations call 575-627-2121 or 575-627-6265 or visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

Country musician and former contestant on “CMT’s Next Superstar,” Bagwell was voted “Female Vocalist of the Year” and Mike Ryan as “New Male Vocalist of the Year”during the fifth Annual Texas Regional Radio Music Awards in July 2015.

After releasing his first full length album in the Fall of 2012, “Night Comes Falling,” Ryan grabbed the attention of Sea Gayle Music, one of the top independent publishing companies in coun-

try music, out of Nashville, Tennessee. Ryan is a singer/ songwriter with a knack for pairing lyrics with music that breathe life into a song.

Though Ryan would tell you “I’ve still got some road to travel as a writer,” many will argue he’s already established himself when it comes to penning clever new tunes.

Smooth and soulful, he has uncommon vocal ability.

Courtesy Photo Maggie King

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Free New Mexico School for the Arts Concert If children are our nation’s future, children in the arts are its soul.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

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he New Mexico School for the Arts concert features violinist Maggie King and Hanna Zercher, who will perform Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, 409 E. College Blvd.The concert will be free to the public as part of the Xcellent Music @ AMoCA series.

According to a study that was published in the EducationNext magazine (Winter 2014, Vol. 15, No. 1), art contributes to the development of students into civilized young men and women who possess more knowledge, have stronger critical-thinking skills and display higher levels of tolerance and empathy.

The result of an education embracing the arts is going to be present-

ed free of charge to the public by the NMSA concert.ß King and Zercher will perform solo and duo violin works. Both students have received top accolades in the state of New Mexico.

King, a Santa Fe native and junior at the New Mexico School for the Arts, is the 2015 second-place winner in the strings division of the New Mexico Symphony Guild’s Jackie McGehee Young Artists’ Competition. She began playing the violin at age three and a half and has participated in every musical group and opportunity available to her. She began solo performances at age seven and has been part of the Santa Fe Youth Symphony organization for the past nine

years, including all of the preparatory orchestras.

Since 2003, she has studied with Rick Lohmann at Santa Fe Talent Education and has taken lessons from Richard Rood. For the past two years, she was awarded membership in the Preludio Summer Program at Ithaca College in New York. Before that opportunity, she attended the Summer Institute at the University of Denver, Lamont School of Music.

Presently, King is a member of the New Mexico All-State Symphonic Orchestra, and most recently, she was selected to participate in the National Music Educators Orchestra in Nashville.

King has mentored younger students in Santa Fe and recently received the Allie M.

Norris Youth Leadership Scholarship from the Santa Fe Music Association for her work with young musicians. King just completed her second year as the Concert Master of the top AllState Symphony Orchestra.

Also featured during the performance is pianist Santa Garcia-Alarid who has also received top honors in piano competitions throughout the state.

The New Mexico School for the Arts Dance Department will feature works recently performed by students at NMSA performances.

Also featured during the performance will be an exposition of the Visual Arts and Theater Department of the New Mexico School for the Arts.

The school is a tuition-free statewide charter school that offers students who excel in either music, dance, drama, visual arts or theater the opportunity to attend a highly ranked education institution centered on the preparation for a career and future studies in the arts. Students receive 15 hours of training per week in their focus area. Students who attend NMSA and live outside a commutable distance are eligible to apply for the residential program.

Two young Roswell artists who were accepted at NMSA in 2015 were Lauren Amos and John Snyder. Both were Kids Art ProgramS students.

The Kids Art ProgramS are supported and encouraged by the Roswell Community Little Theatre since the 201213 season. Their stories were featured in the May 21 and June 4, 2015 issues of Vision Magazine.

For its third consecutive year, NMSA has received

an A rating from the New Mexico Public Education Department. The school also has a 97 percent retention rate and a 100 percent graduation rate.

NMSA’s class of 2015, is comprised of 44 students, who have been offered numerous scholarships and financial assistance totaling over $5.4 million. Ninety-five percent of students were accepted at higher education institutions, and one half of students are continuing to study arts.

NMSA’s class of 2015 also marks the schools first acceptances to colleges like Smith, Bard, and Penn State, and repeat acceptances to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Oberlin College Conservatory, University of New Mexico, and the Berklee College of Music.

NMSA is a public/private partnership comprised of the NMSA-Art Institute, a nonprofit art educational institution, and NMSA-High School, a New Mexico state charter high school. NMSA’s purpose is to provide the highest standards of

excellence in preparing New Mexico’s artistically talented students to compete in the national arena for post-secondary education and/ or professional careers in the arts. NMSA offers pre-professional instruction in the performing and visual arts with rigorous academics leading to a high school diploma. NMSA is located in the former St. Francis Cathedral School, 275 East Alameda in Santa Fe. For more information about the event call the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art at 575-623-5600 or visit roswellamoca.org. For information about the New Mexico School for the Arts call 505-3104194 or visit nmschoolforthearts.org.

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Roswell January 29 New Mexico Vernacular: Architectural Portraits

by Robert Christensen The reception for Christensen will take place at 5 p.m. at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 W. 11th St. and is free of charge for the public.

For more information visit roswellmuseum.org or call 575-624-6744.

Roswell January 29 Mike Ryan with Bri Bagwell at The Liberty Country musician and former contestant on “CMT’s Next Superstar,” Bri Bagwell was voted “Female Vocalist of the Year” and Mike Ryan as “New Male Vocalist of the Year” during the fifth Annual Texas Regional Radio Music Awards in July. After releasing his first full length album in the Fall of 2012, “Night Comes Falling,” Ryan grabbed the attention of Sea Gayle Music, one of the top independent publishing companies in country music, out of Nashville, Tennessee. Ryan is a singer/ songwriter with a knack for pairing lyrics with music that breathe life into a song. Though Ryan would tell you “I’ve still got some road to travel as a writer,” many will argue he’s al-

ready established himself when it comes to penning clever new tunes. Smooth and soulful, he has uncommon vocal ability.

While renovations take place at Pecos Flavors Winery all shows have moved to The Liberty, 312 N. Virginia Ave. Ryan and Bagwell’s show will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. For more information or reservations call 575627-2121 or 575-627-6265 or visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

Roswell January 29 Live Comedy Show with Eddie Griffin The show stars Eddie Griffin and guest comedian Mason Pryor. Live music will be by Homegrown Boys. Doors open at 7 p.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St. Tickets are available at outhousetickets.com or at the restaurant Los Cerritos, 2103 N. Main St. For more information call 575-317-0118.

Ruidoso/Mescalero January 30 Merle Haggard in Concert The Inn of the Mountain Gods presents, Merle Haggard. With more than 30 No. 1 hits and countless awards and accolades including an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame,

Merle Haggard is the very definition of a country legend. Doors open at 7 p.m. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $40.

The Inn of the Mountain Gods is located at 287 Carrizozo Canyon Rd., Mescalero. For more information or to reserve tickets visit innofthemountaingods.com or call 575-464-7059 or 800-5459011.

Roswell January 31 Free New Mexico School for the Arts concert The New Mexico School for the Arts featuring violinist Maggie King and Hanna Zercher will perform at 2 p.m. at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, 409 E. College Blvd.

The concert will be free to the public as part of the Xcellent Music @ AMoCA series. The New Mexico School for the Arts Dance Department will also feature works recently performed by students at NMSA performances.

Also featured during the performance will be an exposition of the Visual Arts and Theater Department of the New Mexico School for the Arts.

For more information call the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art at 575-623-5600 or visit roswellamoca.org. For information about the New Mexico School for the Arts call 505-310-4194 or visit nmschoolforthearts.org.

Roswell January 31 40 Years Anniversary of Elvis E. Fleming at the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico The event honoring Elvis E. Fleming’s 40 years

of hard work and efforts for the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the HSSNM Archive Building.

If you are unable to attend but are able to write a special note along with stories, moments, pictures or anything to honor Fleming, HSSNM asks to send them to the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico at 200 N. Lea Ave, or contact the office at 575-622-8333.

Roswell February 1 and 2 ENMU-Roswell Theater holds auditions for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” Auditions at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Performing Arts Center will take place on both days at ENMU-R Performing Arts Center on campus at 7.30 p.m. Show dates are April 15, 16, 22, and 23 at 7:30 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. on April 17 and 24. According to the director, Dallas Pollei, the show will feature a large cast and is packed with amazing music. Auditions are for both on-stage talent and backstage crew.

“We are looking for singer, actors, and dancers as always.

Audition materials will be provided and are open to anyone ages 10 to 60.

We will be casting 20-30 people,” said Pollei. “Due to the size and scheduling commitment to this show, please be advised that consideration for a role will only take place if you can fully commit to Walt Disney’s Little Mermaid,” he said. For more information call 575-6247398 or visit the ENMU-R Performing Arts Theater Facebook page.

Roswell February 4 Finding Vivian Maier The Roswell Museum and Art Center shows the haunting documentary movie about the mysterious nanny, Vivian Maier, who took over 100,000 brilliant photographs.

Unseen until their posthumous rediscovery in 2007, the photographs of Vivian Maier are considered among the greatest of the 20th century. Tickets are $10 for adult nonmembers, $5 for members and students. The Roswell Museum and Art Center is located at 100 W. 11th St. For more information visit roswellmuseum.org or call 575-624-6744.

Carlsbad February 5 Made in USA — Reynier Ferrer Opening reception for artist Reynier Ferrer takes place at 7 p.m. at the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center, 418 W. Fox St. The exhibit will be from Feb. 5 - March 3. Cuban-born Ferrer graduated from the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts in Havana, Cuba in 2004. His paintings show a passionate expressionistic style with masterful composing and color selection. His paintings were exhibited mostly in Havana, Cuba, New York City and Warwick, Rhode Island. “My expression is not through words, it’s through images. The world around us assaults me constantly with textures, events, with the punches and caresses of a chaotic reality… and I have to give them body,” said Ferrer. For more information about the reception and exhibit at the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center call 575-887-0276 or visit cityofcarlsbadnm. com/museum.cfm.

Cloudcroft February 5 Cirque Du Mardi Gras in the Clouds The charming mountain town of Cloudcroft turns into a miniature New Orleans during their circus themed Mardi Gras party that includes a King and Queen’s Court, live entertainment, costume contest, parade, silent auction, umbrella parade, Cajun cooking contest, kids games, food and vendors. For more information contact the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce at 575-682-2733 or visit their Facebook page.

Roswell February 5 Murder Mystery Dinner “My Fatal Valentine” Join the Roswell Literacy Council and the Roswell Community Little Theatre for their audience-interactive, murder mystery dinner theater: “My Fatal Valentine.”

The scene starts at a romance writers’ convention filled with fans. The event is to honor five authors and present the “Loveknot Award” for the best romance of the year.

While the event is about love and romance, there is no love lost between the nominees. In fact, it is downright deadly (at least for one of them). It is up to the audience to determine who committed the deed. After all, love can be fatal! The Italian dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. at 505 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Tickets are $50 per person and must be purchased in advance at roswell-literacy.org/event/ my-fatal-valentine/ or by calling 575-625-1369.

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Roswell February 5 Live Music at Pecos Flavors Winery Jazz musician Michael Francis performs at 6 p.m. at the Pecos Flavors Winery, 305 N. Main St. For more information and tickets call Pecos Flavors Winery at 575-627-6265 or 1-866-509-9463 or visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

Roswell February 6 22nd Annual Mardi Gras Dinner and Dance All Saints Catholic School invites the public to their 22nd annual Mardi Gras dinner and dance at 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. at the Roswell convention and Visitor Center, 912 N. Main St. Tickets are $35 per person. Music is provided

by Louis Najar. The event includes cash bar, silent auction, door prizes and the dinner is provided

by Pepper’s Grill and Bar. Guests are encouraged to wear a mask or costumes to be entered in a special drawing. Limited child care is available. For more informations and reservations call 575-5744 or visit allsaintsmardigras.com.

Roswell February 12 Live Music at Pecos Flavors Winery Swedish Siren Sofia Talvek is back in Roswell after her European tour and performs at 6 p.m. at the Pecos Flavors Winery, 305 N. Main St. For more information and tickets call Pecos Flavors Winery at 575-627-6265 or 1-866509-9463 or visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

Roswell February 13 The Texas Tenors perform with the Roswell Symphony Orchestra The Texas Tenors have accumulated a long list of awards, accolades and excited fans. They have performed more than 1000 concerts around the world and collaborated with some of the most prestigious symphonies, performing arts centers and arenas in the United States.

The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Pearson Auditorium on the New Mexico Military Institute grounds, entrance is on Main Street.

This is the first time that the Texas Tenors are going to perform with the Roswell Symphony Orchestra as part of the symphonic season. Tickets start at $30. All students eight years and older (accompanied by an adult) are admitted free. For tickets and more information contact the RSO office at 575-623-5882 or roswellsymphony.org.

Roswell February 13 Valentine’s Dinner and Dance The Valentine’s Dinner and Dance starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Roswell Adult Center, 807 N. Missouri.

The event is supported

by Roswell Parks & Recreation. Music is provided by the group Cobolo (Country and Oldies).

The dance ends at 11 p.m. Reservations are required. Tickets are $15 for couples and $8 for singles. For tickets or further information visit the Roswell Adult Center or call 575-624-6718.

Roswell February 13 Valentine’s Dance for a Cause

Roswell February 14 Live Music at Pecos Flavors Winery

Epiq Nightclub presents the Valentine’s Fundraiser for cancer awareness starting at 8 p.m. The Epiq Night Club is located at 3905 SE Main St. For more information call or text 575-910-4774 or 575-9143554.

Luke Wade of the show “The Voice” performs at 6 p.m. at the Pecos Flavors Winery, 305 N. Main St. For more information and tickets call Pecos Flavors Winery at 575-627-6265 or 1-866-509-9463 or visit pecosflavorswinery.com.

Roswell February 13 Valentine’s Dinner and Dance at the Unity Center

Artesia February 20 Johnny Riley in Concert

The event is hosted by Rachel’s party rentals and decor and will take place at the Unity Center, 108 E. Bland St. from 7 p.m. until midnight. Cost is $20 per person and $35 per couple (21 years and over).

Music is provided by Zia Entertainment. For more information or tickets call Amy at 575-578-9445, Rachel at 575-910-2750 or Tammy at 505-377-4324.

The Ocotillo Performing Arts Center presents, Johnny Riley. Riley’s music is influenced by both Gospel music and Mississippi blues with a Texas twang and some “Outlaw” influences. Riley has an unforgettable soulful voice which he can use like a field holler if need be.

Performing blues, country, outlaw blues, rock and contemporary blues. Riley performs high energy shows from a catalog of

highly acclaimed original music and from a list of over 200 cover songs.

The show starts at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $25. The Ocotillo Performing Arts Center is located at 310 W. Main St. For more information and tickets visit artesiaartscouncil.com or call 575-746-4212.

Alamogordo February 23 Todd Green in Concert The Flickinger Center presents Todd Green. Multi-Instrumentalist Todd Green performs original music on over 30 acoustic string, flute and percussion instruments from all over the world, inspired by many different cultures in the Middle East, Central Asia, Far East and South America. His custom-built electronic system allows him to layer instruments as he performs, which in effect turns him into a high-tech one-man-band of World Music. As Todd

takes his audience on a fascinating tour of many countries and their diverse styles of music, he intersperses his playing with entertaining and informative explanations of the music and the instruments.

The concert starts at 6 p.m. The Flickinger Center is located at 1110 New York Ave. For more information or tickets call 575437-2202 or visit flickingercenter.com.

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

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Alamogordo February 14 Cascada de Flores - and Chocolate Buffet The Flickinger Center presents Cascada de Flores. The group has recorded four albums, collaborated in numerous projects, including theater and cinema and toured the United States.

Flickinger Center’s famous Chocolate Buffet will open at 6 pm for everyone to indulge themselves. Cost is included in the concert ticket price.

The concert starts at 7 p.m. The Flickinger Center is located at 1110 New York Ave. For more information or tickets call 575437-2202 or visit flickingercenter.com.

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Politically, the world then was in the throws of the Cold War with terrorism raising its ugly head overseas and civilians being soft targets. The U.S. employment was stable, but its strength was uneven; the manufacturing and mining industry lost many workers. Only services and retail trade was up. This also is reflected in today’s market.

U.S. factories are feeling the global chill, shedding 9,000 jobs in Sept. 2015, after losing 18,000 in Aug. 2015, according to the Labor Department’s survey of employers.

Escaping reality for a little while to go on a wild roller coast movie ride that is scarier than one’s own life helps the psyche, especially as today’s stories are packed with romance and a happy ending, or at least happy “survival.” As long as the favorite hero still stands, a new dawn will bring a new fight.

A new apocalyptic dawn is not only breaking, but the sun is shining brightly upon a devastated Earth.

A world created by the award-winning author Rick Yancey in his “The 5th Wave” book trilogy. The movie is rated PG 13 and closely tied to the book

“I may be the last one, but I am the one still standing. I am the one turning to face the faceless hunter in the woods on an abandoned highway. I am the one not running, not staying, but facing.

Because if I am the last one, then I am humanity.

And if this is humanity’s last war, then I am the battlefield.”

- The 5th Wave

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Photos “The 5th Wave” © 2015 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Spotlight

A new Generation of Readers and Movie Fans The movie “The 5th Wave” shows a new trend that is here to stay.

By Christina Stock Vision Editor

F

irst there were sparkly vampires and teenage dream-werewolves, now authors and Hollywood turn apocalyptic earth and teenage angst sparkly — Dystopian Science Fiction Romance is here to stay.

With a slew of dystopian and post-apocalyptic books on the market that target older teenagers and young adults, as well as with the huge success of the “Hunger Games” saga, it was just a matter of time for Hollywood to pounce on the next young adult book series.

Recreating the “perfect storm,” aka finding the perfect book and then the cast that will get teenagers and young adults to go to the movies is not easy. Just because all ingredients are there doesn’t make it a success in the fickle world of media over-

load. Recent samples of successful adaptions of popular books to the screen are “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” (2013), “Vampire Academy” (2013), “The Maze Runner” (2014) and “The Maze Runner: The Scorch trials.”

On Jan. 22, Columbia Pictures (a Sony Company) will release the first movie in the popular YA book series of “The 5th Wave.” The movie is directed by a young, relatively unknown British director, J. Blakeson. One of the producers, however, is Tobey Maguire, who is best known as being the lead actor in the Spiderman movies in 2002, 2004 and 2007.

Is it a sign of the times, that young adults are into apocalyptic stories? It is not the first time. End of times and disaster movies with a science fiction touch were popular in the early 80s with movies like “Mad Max,” “The Blade Runner” and “Aliens.”

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The story is a nightmare scenario. Four waves of increasingly deadly attacks by aliens have left most of Earth decimated. But who are the aliens? Nobody can tell who is who. Against this backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie Sullivan is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal fifth wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.

Eighteen-year-old Chloë Grace Moretz is cast as Cassie. the actress is best known for her action roles in “Kick-Ass” and “Kick-Ass 2” and should bring a lot of depth and attitude to the role. “The 5th Wave” is the first in four movies coming out in 2016 with Moretz in the lead.

Nine-year-old Zackary Arthur plays the role of kid-brother Sam Sullivan. It is Arthur’s major motion picture debut. In 2014, Arthur was featured on the Golden Globe-winning Amazon television series “Transparent.”

Mysterious Evan Walker, Cassie’s hope to save her brother and love-interest, is played by British actor Alex Roe. Other actors are Maria Bello, Ron Livingston, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber and Maggie Siff.

If you are going to see the movie on the big screen, we are looking for a young adult or teenager (with written permission of the legal guardian/parent) to write a review. Contact the Vision Editor, Christina Stock, at 575-622-7710, ext. 309 or email vision@rdrnews.com.

Photo “The 5th Wave” © 2015 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Happy New Year!

A new year means new opportunities to grow. While many people make resolutions to get healthier, save money or get involved in the community, we would like to get to know more about what you would like to read in future Vision Magazines.

Are you interested in the Arts (music, events, theater, museums or movies)? Would you like to have a new column with recipes and tips about living in Roswell and Southeast New Mexico? Would you like to learn more about our history or people who influenced Roswell (known or not so much known)? Do you want to read about travel tips beyond our area? Did you like the new column about talented youth, called “Artist to watch?” Or do you have something else for us?

You are our reader, you decide what we write.

You can email us at vision@rdrnews.com or mail or drop off a postcard or letter to Vision Magazine, c/o Roswell Daily Record, 2301 N. Main St., Roswell, NM 88201

Out of all participants sending in their comments, we will draw on Jan. 31 a winner who receives a restaurant gift certificate.

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Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Southeast New Mexico Archive

History

The forgotten story of the locker rooms at the DeBremond stadium

By Linda Stockley Weiler

W

ith the DeBremond stadium being in the news at the present time with plans underway to pave the parking lot south of the stadium and to install proper lighting, I thought now might be a good time to share the information I collected for my booklet about the locker rooms at the DeBremond Stadium.

The stadium was built between 1935 and 1936 as a Works Progress Administration Project and named in honor of Lt. Col. Charles M. DeBremond. In his own time, DeBremond became a legend, possessing an unusual strength of character and disposition that especially fitted him for the leadership he displayed in World War I as commander of a 200man contingent from Chaves County.

WPA was renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration – WPA was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of unemployed people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. Almost every community in the United States had a new park, bridge or school constructed by the agency.

While attending a middle school football game at DeBremond Stadium, my memories returned to the early days of this landmark. I graduated from Roswell High School in 1958 and remember the excitement felt by the crowd of spectators as the football teams came rushing out onto the field from the locker rooms beneath the cement bleachers.

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I realized that the middle school students who utilize these facilities today and most spectators attending the football games have no idea as they pass by on their way to enter the stadium who Lt. Col. DeBremond was and that years ago the empty space underneath the cement bleachers were once a vital part of the high school football games that was played here.

In my research for my booklet I tried to reconstruct the locker rooms and document when the demolition began and when they were no longer.

While Louis Najar at the City Engineer’s Office was very helpful providing copies of the original blueprints of the entire stadium, I could not find an exact date or documentation of the demolition. The blue print shows everything from plumbing, electrical, storage, concession space, two dressing rooms with a divider between for the home team and the visitor team complete with the two main ramps opening up onto the field.

In old “El Coyote” annuals from Roswell High School, pictures show how the locker rooms once looked.

They were not fancy by today’s standards but served the purpose for which they were originally built.

Jim Waldrip had served on the school board for many years and he shared some of his memories with me of when the teams used the locker rooms. One particular story about the centipedes coming up out of the river and crawling into the locker rooms is very vivid. The teams would have to shake out all their gear before putting it on to make sure none of the creatures had gotten inside.

New Mexico Military Institute also used the facilities for some of its games. NMMI students who became famous players, such as Hall of Fame passer for the Dallas Cowboys (19691979) Roger Staubach, who played football on this field in 1960 and 1961.

Staubach became known for his individual brilliance in playing football, he ushered in the era of the scrambling – as opposed to running – quarterback when he played for the Navy in 1963. He won the Heisbach Trophy the same year. You can find more

information about his achievements at nmmi.edu/athletics/broncofootball/ RogerStaubach.htm.

After 1964, Roswell High School no longer had need of the DeBremond Stadium because of the new Wool Bowl. The DeBremond field became home for the middle school football games.

The locker rooms began to deteriorate over time and by 1979 were no longer used. They were locked up and off limits. The area then was used as storerooms by the Roswell Independent School District Maintenance Department. In the mid-’80s RISD moved everything to another facility.

In the early ‘90s all traces of the locker rooms were gone.

A copy of Linda Stockley Weiler’s booklet containing further details is available in the reference department at the Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

AP Photo 1963 /Jacob Harris Roger Staubach with the Heisbach Trophy. Staubach’s nickname in the Navy was “Captain America.”

History

Chaves County almost had a second Pat Garrett as Sheriff Part I

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sheriff of Chaves County in 1895-96 was well on his way to attaining a reputation as an outstanding lawman like his mentor, Pat F. Garrett. Garrett, of course, was one of the most famous Western lawmen when he was sheriff of Lincoln County in the early 1880s, mainly because he gunned down Billy the Kid in July 1881 at Fort Sumner. He lived near Roswell (which was in Lincoln County at that time) both before and after he served as sheriff of Lincoln County.

Garrett had that rare distinction of becoming a legend in his own time.

Charles C. Perry was elected sheriff of Chaves County in 1894 and served about a year and seven months in that office in 1895-96.

Then he succumbed to temptation and went over to the dark side, joining the likes of the men he had been pursuing and arresting, participating in the criminal activity which he had fought for many years.

Perry was born in Texas in 1855. He came to Roswell in the late 1870s with his cousin Annie and her family, the A. J. Ballards.

He took up ranching in western New Mexico for a time, and even took a bride. Perry was

By Elvis E. Fleming

a member of a posse that captured some train robbers in either 1883 or 1884 in the Socorro area. This event was an epiphany for Perry, causing him to decide to go into law enforcement. He was employed as a deputy sheriff of Lincoln County under Sheriff Pat Garrett, and according to family lore, Perry was in Garrett’s posse that captured Billy the Kid at Stinking Springs.

It was a common practice on the frontier for sheriffs and some deputies to serve in the additional role of Deputy U. S. Marshal, which gave them the authority to operate outside the boundaries of the counties where they served in the sheriff’s office.

That is how, for example, Pat Garrett was able to take down Billy the Kid at Fort Sumner, which was not in Lincoln County. Deputy Sheriff Charlie Perry was a Deputy U. S. Marshal, too.

Chaves County was created in 1889, and the first government took office on January 1, 1891. C. C. Fountain was the first sheriff, and Perry was one of his deputies. Another position in which Perry served was that of Town Marshal for the Town of Roswell in 1893. On July 23 of that year, Perry’s questionable behavior

as a lawman showed up when he, along with Pat Garrett and several other men, were indicted by a grand jury for illegal gambling in Charlie Ballard’s “Gem” saloon.

In 1894, Perry ran for sheriff of Chaves County on the Democratic ticket and defeated the incumbent Sheriff William M. Atkinson. In those days, the sheriff was the chief executive officer of the county, also serving as the jailer and the county tax collector.

It was just 12 days into Perry ‘s term that he captured a notorious train robber by the name of Bill Cook. He captured Cook’s partner, J. B. Turner, a few weeks later. Journalists in Santa Fe and Albuquerque were fascinated by Perry’s exploits, and they wrote stories that sensationalized Perry’s accomplishments. It was the era of the “yellow press,” and the exciting stories coming out of the Wild West were just what the New York Journal and the New York Sun and other newspapers were looking for to boost their circulation.

The Eastern papers were well on the way to grooming Charles Perry into another legendary lawman like Pat Garrett.

Perry’s reputation was hard-won and deserved to a great extent. He

Photo courtesy of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico Archives Charles C. Perry worked on a number of wanted to kill the aging P e r r y o c c u p i e d t h e major cases, including J o h n W e s l e y H a r d - sheriff’s office, there the Albert J. Fountain ing, who was the most were a number of other case. He was known, i n f a m o u s g u n f i g h t e r incidents in which the especially among law- in Texas. Perry tried sheriff intimidated or m e n , a s a b r i l l i a n t to get Harding to draw embarrassed local citdetective and an excel- against him, but Hard- izens or showed favorl e n t o u t l a w - c a t c h e r . ing was unarmed. Perry itism to law-breakers.

Except for his growing laid two pistols on the He seemed to prefer problem with drinking counter and challenged the company of outlaws and gambling, Perry Harding to go for one, when he was socializprobably would have and he would go for the ing. achieved a status similar other. Harding refused The episode with to that of Pat Garrett. But to play Perry ‘s game. Harding should have then, the bottom fell out. Several confrontations been a red flag to the In May 1895, Sheriff took place, but eventu- c i t i z e n s o f C h a v e s Perry made a trip to El ally cooler heads pre- County about Sheriff Paso, accompanied by vailed. Albert B. Fall, Perry’s aberrant behavEddy County Deputy who would eventual- ior.

Sheriff Dee Harkey, a ly become one of New well-known lawman in Mexico’s first state senTo be continued... his own right. Apparent- ators, stepped in and ly, the sole purpose of disarmed both men. the trip was that Perry Over the months that

40 Years Anniversary of Elvis E. Fleming at the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico On Jan. 31 the event honoring Elvis E. Fleming’s 40 years of hard work and efforts for the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the HSSNM Archive Building. If you are unable to attend but are able to write a special note along with stories, moments, pictures or anything to honor Fleming, HSSNM asks to send them to the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico at 200 N. Lea Ave, or contact the office at 575-622-8333.

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UFOlogy

Our galaxy: plenty of room for advanced life

Looking Up

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By Donald Burleson

ll things considered, it seems reasonable to suppose that UFOs come from some location other than Planet Earth. But from how far away?

Any discussion of the question of where these anomalous airborne objects might have come from is complicated by the considerable confusion that exists regarding the structure of the cosmos we live in, a confusion to which at times the entertainment media have contributed.

In particular, the concept of a galaxy seems not to be universally familiar.

Lines from some clas-

sic sci-fi movies come to mind.

In the film “The Crawling Eye” (originally titled “The Trollenberg Terror”), a physicist studying cosmic rays in a mountaintop laboratory is on hand when a weird alien presence begins terrorizing the region. Asked about this extra-terrestrial invader by a newspaper reporter, he replies, “There are many galaxies besides ours. Now, who knows what is happening millions of miles out in space?”

The movie-going public might well not have realized what was questionable about this

remark, but the screenwriter should have. The reference to other galaxies is one problem, and the incongruous mention of “millions of miles” is another. It sounds as if the galaxy we inhabit is a fairly small locale with other galaxies very close by.

Here’s the reality.

Our Milky Way Galaxy is an elongated spiral configuration some 100,000 light years across. (That’s big, though not unusual as galaxies go; the galaxy astronomers call M87 is almost ten times that wide.) Our solar system is near the edge of this structure, so far out that it takes light from the

galactic center roughly 30,000 years to reach us. Outside this “island universe” one has to traverse unimaginably vast spans of essentially empty space before encountering other galaxies. (Light from the well-known Andromeda Galaxy takes about 2.5 million years to reach us.)

So it’s strange to assume that the movie physicist’s aliens might have come from so far away, when there are hundreds of billions of stars right here in the Milky Way Galaxy, many of which are likely to have planets capable of producing advanced life forms. And if you go

only “millions of miles,” you barely get from one planet to another in our own little solar system, let alone getting to other (comparatively nearby) stars in our galaxy. But these interstellar distances are vanishingly small compared to the distances required to reach another galaxy, even though there are well upwards of 100 billion galaxies in the telescopically visible universe.

Similarly, the movie “I Married a Monster from Outer Space” provides an amazingly unscientific line about the nature of the universe. In that film, when an invading alien race finds its

plans thwarted, one of its members sends a radio message back to the mothership: “Earth’s mission has failed. They are alert and dangerous. Suggest continuing on to another galaxy.”

As if that were a plausible plan.

No, our real-life UFO visitors are much more likely to have originated as galactic neighbors right here in our own Milky Way.

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