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General Walker Day Look to the Sky!
Roswell Aviation Discovery & Fly-In
ALSO INSIDE: BOOK TALK WITH LYNDA SÁNCHEZ, CONTESTS, CHILE-CHEESE FESTIVAL, GHOST STEER - PART 2, JON FOREMAN, HEMLOCK, LOOKING UP
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Spotlight: Look to the Sky! Roswell Aviation Discovery & Fly-In
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Book Meet the author: Lynda Sánchez Calendar
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Contest Ghost Story Contest 15 Pet-Contest 15 Culture 24. Chile-Cheese Festival Gen. Walker Day
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History Old Ruidoso, the Ghost Steer - Part 2
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Thursday, September 17, 2015 Volume 20, Issue 17 Publisher: Barbara Beck Editor: Christina Stock Ad Design: Sandra Martinez, Steve Stone Columnists: Donald Burleson Roswell Daily Record Staff Writers: Photographer: Juliana Halvorson Get in touch with us online Facebook: PecosVisionMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/PecosVision Pinterest: pinterest.com/VisionMagazine Email: vision@rdrnews.com www: rdrnews.com/wordpress/vision-magazin For advertising information, call 622-7710 Correspondence: Vision Magazine welcomes correspondence, constructive criticism and suggestions for future topics. Mail correspondence to Vision Magazine, P.O. Drawer 1897, Roswell, N.M. 88202-1897 or vision@rdrnews.com Submissions: Call 622-7710, ext. 309, for writers’ guidelines. Vision Magazine is not responsible for loss or damage to unsolicited materials. Vision Magazine is published twice a month at 2301 N. Main St., Roswell, N.M. The contents of the publication are Copyright 2015 by the Roswell Daily Record and may not be reprinted in whole or part without written permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. One copy of each edition is provided to 13,000 weekday subscribers to the Roswell Daily Record in the first and third Friday newspaper of each month. An additional 3,000 to 5,000 copies are made available free of charge to county residents and visitors and select site newsstands, and direct mailed to non-subscribers in the retail trade zone. Subscriptions are available by mail for $2 a month or free through subscription to the Roswell Daily Record. The Roswell Daily Record and Vision Magazine are represented nationally by Paper Companies Inc.
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General Kenneth Newton Walker Day
Celebrating a hero of New Mexico and the U.S.
By Christina Stock Vision Editor issing in Action for more than 70 years - “There is not much knowledge of my fathers career, they know the name, but not the man,” said Walkers son Douglas. “This is an opportunity to get reaquainted.” The Walker Aviation Museum Foundation invites the public to join them in celebrating “General Walker Day” on Friday, Sept. 18. Brigadier General Kenneth Newton Walker, a native of New Mexico and recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, is the highest ranking MIA from World War II. His B-17 was shot down by enemy fire on Jan. 5, 1943, over Rabaul, New Guinea.
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The day will mark Roswell’s commemoration of POW/MIA Recognition Day, the 70th Anniversary of the end of WWII, the 68th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Air Force, and the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Walker Aviation Museum. The event includes a reception at the museum, a banquet with Mr. Douglas Walker, son of Brig. Gen. Kenneth Newton Walker. The guest speaker is Mr. Rick Dunn of the Walker/Search and Rescue Working Group. The celebration begins with the New Mexico Historic Marker dedication at 2 p.m. at the Roswell Relief Route where it meets U.S. 285
South to Carlsbad. This brief ceremony will include comments from Brig. Gen. Doug Murray; WAMF board president, Bob Pottle; Vice Chair of the NM Cultural Program Review Committee, Reginald Richey; New Mexico Department of Transportation Cabinet Secretary, Tom Church; and General Walker’s son, Douglas Walker; Roswell Chamber of Commerce Red Coats ribbon cutting and a flyover. Immediately following the ceremony, a reception will be held at the museum, inside the terminal at the Roswell International Air Center. These events are free and open to the public. That evening the museum foundation will
host a banquet at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. The cash bar opens at 5:30, with dinner at 6 p.m. Cost for the rib-eye steak and chicken buffet, provided by Pepper’s Grill & Bar, is $40 per person. Keynote speaker Richard L. Dunn will present “The Search for General Walker,” which covers Brig. Gen. Walker’s last mission and the efforts underway to find the missing B-17 and crew, ending the mystery surrounding their disappearance. “I am delighted about the decision of the foundation to use Sept. 18 to honor my father,” said Douglas, son of Brig. Gen. Walker. “It gives me the opportunity to visit the place that I have only been to as an adolescent and my
memories are obviously vague and the fact that the base and the museum carries his name is a wonderful recognition of his legacy. Aside from having the base named after him, his accomplishments and achievements in his carrier were considerable and in fact that he remains someone who deserves our interest and support finding him and his crew.” The NMMI Junior ROTC will present the colors, and the NMMI Chorale will perform. Mayor Dennis Kintigh will read a proclamation, and City Councilor Jason Perry will provide the invocation. Krumland Auto Group is the legacy sponsor for the day’s events. In-kind sponsors include the see Culture on page 4
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City of Roswell, Fairfield Inn and Suites, New Mexico Military Institute, the New Mexico Department of Transportation, the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division of the Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Properties Review Committee. Reservations may be made by mailing a check to the Walker Aviation Museum Foundation, PO Box 4080, Roswell, NM 88202, or on the website: wafbmuseum.org. For additional information, contact Doug Murray at 575624-8020, or Judy Armstrong at 575-622-9218 or visit the WAMF Facebook page. On Jan. 13, 1948, Roswell Army Air Field was renamed Walker Air Force Base in honor of Brig. General Walker, who was born in Los Cerillos, New Mexico, on July 17, 1898. How many children of Roswell or New Mexico know about this general, besides that an Air Force Base and a museum is named after him? Chances are that very few adults know about the extraordinary life of this man who was born before the U.S. Air Force even existed. Raised by his mother in Denver, Colorado, this bright, driven young man would grow up to harness a new cutting-edge technology that would change the fate of nations. At the onset of the First World War, Walker abandoned any ideas of having a business
career and enlisted in the Aviation Section, Signal Corps on Dec. 15, 1917. While stationed at Post Field, Oklahoma, h e m e t an d m ar r i e d Marguerite Potter, a recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma, in September 1922. They had two sons, Kenneth N. Walker, Jr. in 1927 and Doublas Potter Walker, born in 1933. The Walkers divorced in 1934. A second marriage lasted only a few years and produced a son, John Walker. Walker’s career can be divided into three periods, the first period covers his enlistment, where he completed his flying courses, commanded bombardment squadrons and served in a variety of posts in the Far East and U.S. The second period brings him to the Air Force Tactical School, first as a student and then an instructor. He joined here an innovative think-tank who successfully convinced the United States government that airpower would become an offensive force, able to obtain national policy objectives through strategic bombardment. He and other airpower pioneers — among them Donald Wilson, Harold George, Haywood “Possum” Hansell, and Laurence Kuter — developed analytical systems for determining the key elements that sustained an industrial society and that were vulnerable to bombing. For this, Walker was referred to as the “high priest” of strategic bombing.
Courtesy photo of Gen. Walker in New Guinea Without Walker, there would be no separate branch of Air Force, or at least it would have come to its own much later. Walker served as bombardment instructor during the crucial years from 1929 to 1934 at the ACTS, training future WWII pilots in the art of strategic air battle. A very different approach compared to WWI when planes were mostly used for scout missions to locate enemy positions from air. For these accomplishments alone Walker should have been honored. WWII would take him into even higher regards serving his country. The third, and final phase of Walker, takes him in only three years from commanding officer to brigadier gener-
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al. On July 9, 1941 President Roosevelt sent a letter to the secretaries of War and Navy stating that he wanted planning for a possible war. To write the Air Annex. Lt. Col. Kenneth Walker was an obvious candidate to join the division, with his background in strategic bombing. On the eve of WW II, Walker, by then a lieutenant colonel, was assigned to the War Plans Division of the Army Air Forces staff. Even today 80 years after the creation of the famous Air War Plan D-1 (AWPD-1), 80 percent of his and his colleagues documentations stood the test of time and are still the base of the Air Force Tactical School and the Air Force. Incredibly these pioneers finished the documentations and presentations within
nine days. Walker had missed World War I. He did not intend to sit out WW II in Washington when the U.S. joined WWII. He reached Australia in July 1942. His first assignment was under his friend Kenney to command the Allied Air Forces in North-Eastern Australia in addition to the fledgling Fifth Bomber Command, formed in September 1942. Within only a couple of months, this small time period in 1942 were to make Walker not only a hero, but Missing in Action. Walker’s sense and understanding of being a commander made him the most appreciated officer in the region. He was known to not look kindly on officers taking advantage of their ranks. Walker would personally walk officers to the back of the mess line, if he had caught them cutting in. Walker championed leadership by example as ardently as he was devoted to bombardment. He believed he should share the dan-
gers of combat with his crews. Perhaps more important to him, Walker judged that he could not help develop tactics for that theater without personal experience in combat. Early on, Walker was awarded the Silver Star. He went several times to Rabaul, the hottest target in the theater. He came back from one mission with six feet of wing missing and from others with battle damage. Kenney worried about his bomber commander, who was privy to much highly classified information, flying over enemy-held territory. In December, he ordered Walker to fly no more combat missions. On Jan. 5, 1943, contrary to Kenney’s order, Walker led 12 heavy bombers in a daylight attack on shipping in the harbor at Rabaul. The formation was intercepted by enemy fighters but put its bombs on target. One bomber was shot down. Walker’s plane was last seen leaving the target with see
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Courtesy photo of Gen. Walker in Chow Line in New Guinea
Calendar 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 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 Marine Corps League Meeting at 1506 E. 19th St. at 7 p.m. One of the Marine Corps League’s 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. Roswell Every second Wednesday of the month Roswell Woman’s Club Meeting 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. Roswell Every Week, Mon 8 Ball Pool League Attention all pool players! Roswell Ball Busters is Roswell’s own local BCA sanctioned 8 ball pool league and they are looking to expand. They have openings on teams now and will be accepting new teams this year. They play every Monday night at 7. Five person coed teams, each team member plays three games. 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 ballbusters@outlook.com. 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 1941-1945. The museum is open from 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 347-2464 or visit wafbmuseum.org.
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24. Chile-Cheese Festival
By Christina Stock Vision Editor ach September, one of the favorite festivals invites locals and visitors to explore the rich harvest of Chaves County: The ChileCheese festival. This year the event takes place on Sept. 25. from 8 a.m. until Sept. 26., 5 p.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. Agriculture has always been the lifeblood of the county, going back to when Spaniards brought in their farming technology in the time of the conquistadors and the ranchers brought in their cattle. The Chile-Cheese Festival started by Mainstreet Roswell under direction of Dusty Huckabee in 1992 as a way to thank the farmers and ranchers of the Pecos Valley. The event celebrates the agricultural traditions of Roswell and Chaves County. In the last census Chaves County produced a total of 2,030,000,000 lbs. of milk in 2013. Chaves County led the state with 75,950 milk cows.
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sponsible 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. Roswell Every Week, Tue, Wed, Thu Games at Pair-A-Dice Pair-A-Dice game shack, located at 309 N. Main St., holds weekly gaming events. Regular times: Tuesday from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. is Trading Card Game night, featuring free play of games like Pokemon, Yu Gi-Oh!, Card Wars, My Little Pony and collectible card games. Wednesday from 5 - 7 p.m. is board game night. Thursday is Miniature Night, featuring paint and play for games like Warhammer from 5 - 7 p.m. Friday nights feature Magic: The Gathering from 5 - 7 p.m. Saturday afternoons have special featured games, which change weekly. For more information, call 575-6234263, or email vbriseno@ p a i ra d i c e ga m e s h a c k . com.
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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.
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. Roswell Every Week, Thu 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.
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The Artesia Chamber of Commerce invites the public to the 7th Annual Clays Crusher Fun Shoot at the Eddy County Shooting Range. The fun starts with Friday Night Under the Lights from 4-9:30 p.m. — pay as you play for lots of chances to win. Saturday entry fee is $150 per shooter, per rotation. Fee includes targets, lunch, gift and a chance to win prizes. Two rotations available on Saturday, one at 9 am and another at 1 p.m. with prize drawings after each rotation. Friday night prizes additional to Saturday prizes. Friday night drawing will be held at 9:30 p.m. (must be present to win during all prize drawings). Exhibition Shooter Travis Mears performs Saturday, beginning at 11:30 a.m. For more information visit artesiachamber.com or call 575-746-2744.
Artesia September 18 Live Music at the Adobe Rose Restaurant Wait for What is performing at the Adobe Rose Restaurant, 1614 N. 13th St. For more information call the restaurant at 575746-6157. Roswell September 18 Gen. Kenneth Newton Walker Day The Walker Aviation Museum invites the public to participate in the Gen. Kenneth Newton Walker Day festivities. The event includes a reception at the museum, a banquet with Mr. Douglas Walker, son of B/G Kenneth Walker, Guest speaker is Mr. Rick Dunn (Walker/SAR Working Group). The events start with the New Mexico Historic Marker dedication at 2 p.m. at the Roswell Relief Route where it meets U.S. 285 South to Carlsbad. The reception follows at 3 p.m. inside the terminal at the Roswell International Air Center at the Walker Aviation Museum. The banquet will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. Tickets are $40. For information about the event visit their Facebook page, wafbmuseum. org or call 575-624-8020 or 575-622-9218. Roswell September 18 Live music at Pecos Flavors Winery Bob Livingston is performing at 7 p.m. at Pecos Flavors Winery, 305 N. Main St. For tickets or reservations call 575-6265 or visit pecosflavorswinery. com.
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Roswell September 18 Live music at Peppers Grill & Bar Andy and Don perform on the Patio of Peppers Grill & Bar, 500 N. Main St. For more information call 575-623-1700. Ruidoso September 18 and 19 Free Concert at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Devon Allman is going to perform on Sept. 18 at 4 p.m. on the lawn and on Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. on the lawn. Tickets are free. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 1-800545-9011 or visit innofthemountaingods.com. Ruidoso September 18 Free Concert at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Battery made heavy metal history when they were asked to open for Metallica. Battery is the world’s best Metallica Tribute Band. When Metallica saw Battery play they said, “it’s great to see us live.” Battery is the only tribute band to be endorsed by Metallica. The are going to perform at 8 p.m. on the lawn. Tickets are free. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 1-800545-9011 or visit innofthemountaingods.com. Artesia September 19 Live Music at the Adobe Rose Restaurant Musician/Magician Jamie O’Hara is performing at the Adobe Rose Restaurant, 1614 N. 13th St. For more information call the restaurant at 575-7466157.
Cloudcroft September 19 Lumberjack Day The event starts with a pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Zenith Park behind the Cloudcroft Chamber of Commerce. The event includes Women’s and Men Axe Throw, Buck and Double buck, Jack and Jill, Obstacle Choker Race, Standing Block Chop, Stihl Stock Saw, Underhand Chopping, chain saw. There will be also kid’s activities and vendors. For more information visit coolcloudcroft.com or call the Cloudcroft Chamber at 575-682-2733. Hobbs September 19 Black Gold Car Show 2015 The Car Show starts at the Lea County Event Center at 11 a.m. Free to the public. Live music with headliners GT Garza, Brown Boy and turn tables with local Trackzilla (Daniel Fierro), Dj Michael Watts. There will be food vendors and entertainment for the kids, too. Award ceremony will be at 7 p.m. Afterparty takes place at Babe’s Sports Bar & Grill at 5024 N. Lovington Highway starting at 10 p.m. Roswell September 19 Live music at the Roswell Adult Center Dwain & Jill are scheduled to perform at the Roswell Adult Center, located at 807 N. Missouri, 6-9 p.m. Admission is $5 per person with coffee/tea provided. For more information, please contact the RAC at 575-624-6718. Roswell September 19 Live music at Pecos Flavors Winery Sabrina Daniels is performing at 6 p.m. at Pecos Flavors Winery, 305 N.
Main St. For tickets or reservations call 575-6265 or visit pecosflavorswinery. com. Ruidoso September 19 Free Concert at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Trüe 2 Crüe, the tribute band to Mötley Crüe are going to perform at 8 p.m. on the lawn. Tickets are free. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 1-800-545-9011 or visit innofthemountaingods.com. Roswell September 19 Roswell Look to the Sky! Roswell Aviation Discovery & Fly- In Photo opportunity with Elvis in front of his airplane, 747 tour, static displays of military and civilian aircraft, featuring the “Southeast Planes Poker Run. Children under 15 will be allowed in for free, adults pay $2 to get in. For more information and updates of the schedule call 575-347-5703 or visit wafbmuseum.org/lookto-the-sky. Roswell September 21 The Jordan World Circus The Jordan World Circus has three rings, performing aerial acts, animal attractions including tigers and elephants. In addition to the performing acts, kids will have the opportunity to ride and pet different types of an-
imals. The Circus will be at the Bob Crosby Arena, Eastern New Mexico Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. For more information visit thejordanworldcircus.com. Roswell September 21 5th Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s BBQ Lunch the 5th Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s fundraiser BBQ lunch will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Roswell Elk’s Lodge, located at 1720 N. Montana. The BBQ plates are available for $10 a plate. For tickets stop by Comfort Keepers at 1410 S. Main Street or at the Roswell Chamber of Commerce. For more information contact 575624-9999. Roswell September 23 Live Music at Dragon and Rose Studio Hemlock, joined by Scr3am At The Sky and Amy’s Not Breathing are performing at Dragon and Rose Music Studio, 4504 W. Second Ave. For more information call 575-8405744 or visit their Facebook page. Artesia September 25 Live Music at the Adobe Rose Restaurant
Carlsbad September 26 CASA For the Kids Benefit CASA is hosting a for the kids benefit golf tournament. There are limited number of tickets left for the dinner and auction. Shotgun start at 8 a.m. at the Riverside Country Club, 1700 W. Orchard Ln, Carlsbad. For more information call the Carlsbad Pro Shop to enter at 575885-3926. Roswell September 25 Jon Foreman Show and Canned Food Drive at The Liberty Open for everybody and all ages. Jon Foreman is a Christian rock singer/ songwriter and will perform at The Liberty, 312 N. Virginia Ave. During this event a canned food drive will take place in support of Roswell’s Community Kitchen. Tickets are available through thelibertyinc.com or by calling 575627-2121.
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hristian rock singer-songwriter Jon Foreman will play a show at The Liberty, 312 N Virginia Ave, on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. Back in 1996 Foreman started his music career heading an unassuming San Diego-based band, now known all over the world as the multi-platinum Grammy-winning alternative rock group Switchfoot.
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that would exist only when you press play; a place of light and shadows, tension and release, things that you know and things that you don’t know. It’s incredible that you can create a mood, almost a structure of feeling. All 24 songs will correspond with different moods of the day. At the end I’m going to do 25 concerts in 24 hours.” Tyson Motsenbocker is joining in support of Foreman’s release of his Wonderlands EP’s. Motsenbocker will be previewing material from his upcoming Letters to Lost Loves LP. Motsenbocker grew up in the apple orchards and pine forests at the foothills of the Cascade Mountains. It’s the pastoral sound of his childhood that has defined the sound of his music, even among the freeways and fast pace of his new Southern California home. After the release of two EP’s “Until it Lands” and “Rivers and Roads” Motsenbocker defined himself as a mature lyricist and accomplished songwriter, sharing the stage with the likes of David Bazan, Vance Joy and James Bay. The Liberty hosts for this concert a canned food drive in support of Roswell’s Community Kitchen. “We are encouraging all ticket buyers to bring a can food item to support the Roswell Community Kitchen,” said owner Josh Ragsdale. “With the holiday’s approaching they will need it.” For more information of the artists visit their webpages at jonforeman.com and tysonmotsenbocker.com. The event is open for the public and for all ages. Tickets are available through thelibertyinc. com or by calling 575-627-2121.
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Hemlock will perform at Dragon & Rose Studio. They are joined by Scr3am At The Sky and Amy’s Not Breathing on Sept. 23 at Dragon and Rose Music Studio, 4504 W. Second Ave. Hemlock is based out of Las Vegas, Nevada and is a good heavy brutal onslaught of metal, with an arsenal of catchy lyrics, creative breakdowns and melodic hooks. According to their fans, the live shows are fun, rowdy, and energetic. Hemlock gets the crowd involved and puts on the show of a lifetime, every time. For more information call 575-840-5744 or visit Dragon and Rose Studio Facebook page.
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Apache Legends & Lore of Southern New Mexico — From the sacred mountain By Christina Stock Vision Editor he Roswell Public Library and the Friends of the Roswell Public Library invite the public to the author’s talk and signing of Lynda Sánchez’ new book “Apache Legends & Lore of Southern New Mexico,” Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. at the library, 301 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Sánchez, author, historian and retired educator, has called historic Lincoln County her home for more than four decades. She has written several books on local history. In her current book Sánchez brings to light the ancient legends and lore of the Apaches living in the shadow of Mescalero’s sacred mountain. Author Sánchez will have a show and tell presentation with artifacts from her personal collection for the audience to view. “I always like to show things that help explain the historical information, or the reasons behind the use of an implement”, Sánchez explains. “We are a visual society and people love to touch and see the artifacts of our exciting past.” Sánchez describes in detail and with humor how the material came into her hands, and includes some of the “Coyote Tales,” “The Story about Old Brown Turkey” and raids between Comanche and Apache. She also reminds us that many people sought the coveted haven we hold so dear. It is also a southern New Mexico story, and one of early peoples looking for restoration of the spirit and an escape from the battles of everyday life. The Friends of the Roswell Public Library will be serving refreshments after the presentation. For more information call the library at 575-6227101.
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Bassett Auditorium, 100 W. 11 Street. For more information call 575-624-6744. Roswell September 25-26 24th Chile-Cheese Festival Each September, one of the favorite festivals invites locals and visitors to explore the rich harvest of Chaves County: The Chile-Cheese festival. This year the event takes place on Sept. 25. from 8 a.m. until Sept. 26., 5 p.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. For more information contact MainStreet Roswell at 575-914-8018 or visit mainstreetroswell.com. Alamogordo September 26 Free Museum Day at the New Mexico Museum of Space History The New Mexico Museum of Space History will open its doors free of charge as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 11. annual Museum Day Live! On this day only, participating museums across the U.S. emulate the spirit of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based facilities, which offer free admission every day, and open their doors for free.
Inclusive by design, the event represents Smithsonian’s commitment to make learning and the spread of knowledge accessible to everyone. The Museum Day Live! ticket is available for download now at Smithsonian.com/ museumday. One ticket, per household, per email address is permitted. For more information visit Smithsonian.com/museumdaylive. Alamogordo September 26 2015 Oktoberfest at Holloman Air Force Base The annual event celebrates the German traditional festival and is celebrated with the German military, stationed at Holloman AFB. There will be entertainment, food, beer and more. Tickets are $14 in advance, $16 at venue. The festival is from 2-11:30 p.m. The tickets are available at Otero Federal Credit Union, Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce and the German Military Exchange. For more information visit business.alamogordo. com or call the Alamogordo Chamber at 575-4376120.
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Carlsbad September 26 March for Parks on Public Lands Day at Living Desert State Park Living Desert State Park will host the March for Parks event from 9 a.m. until noon. March for Parks has been a community event in Carlsbad since 1995. Through this event, participants raise pledge money for local park and playground projects and school children walk to raise money to cover transportation costs for their class to take field trips to local parks. Marchers walk from the base of the Ocotillo Trail up to the Living Desert, where an awards ceremony is held. Marchers that raise the most money are eligible to win great prizes. Marchers are also granted free admission to the zoo. The Living Desert State Park Visitor Center will have many exhibits open, door prizes, children’s activities and free refreshments. There will also be a silent auction. There are no fees to attend in the Visitor Center, but regular admission fees apply for non marchers who visit the zoo. For more information call the zoo at 575887-5516.
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Roswell September 26 Live music at the Roswell Adult Center
Carlsbad September 27 Full Moon Walk and Lunar Eclipse at the Zoo
Country Charm are scheduled to perform at the Roswell Adult Center, located at 807 N. Missouri, 7-10 p.m. Admission is $5 per person with refreshments provided. For more information, please contact the RAC at 575-6246718.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park will be hosting a special Full Moon Walk when a total lunar eclipse will occur. Total eclipse will occur at 8:11 p.m. Guests can bring a lawn chair. The entrance for the moon walk is limited between 6:45-7:15 p.m. and normal entrance fees apply (adults $5, children 7-12 $3, children 6 and under free). Docents will illuminate the animals. Adults may carry a flashlight to use on the trail. For more information call the zoo at 575-887-5516.
Ruidoso/Alto September 26 9. Tour de Ruidoso Century Ride The 9. Annual Tour de Ruidoso will start and finish at Spencer Theater. Starting time is 8 a.m. and goes to Capitan, Capitan Gap, Fort Stanton via the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport. There are 20, 35, 50 and 100 mile options. The event ends at 3 p.m. To register visit active.com. for more information call 1-915-525-3079 or visit bicycle-ruidoso.com. Alamogordo September 27 Intrigue, Science and Discoveries in the White Sands White Sands National Monument full moon night program continues with a hands-on interactive evening, all in the name of science. From bugs and footprints of Ice Age giants to microbiology and mineralogy, rangers and researchers will be presenting different aspects of the science of the dune field. This science program will showcase why White Sands is considered a living library. This program will provide everyone with an opportunity to explore the monument through the eyes of a scientist. The program is free. Monument entrance fees apply. $3 per person 16 years and older. For more information call 575-479-6124 or visit nps. gov/whsa.
Roswell September 30 Live music at Pecos Flavors Winery Civil Twilight from South Africa is performing at 6 p.m. at Pecos Flavors Winery, 305 N. Main St. For tickets or reservations call 575-6265 or visit pecosflavorswinery.com. Roswell October 2 Live music at Peppers Grill & Bar Last live performance on the Patio of Peppers Grill & Bar until next year is the band ULOA. Peppers Grill & Bar is located at 500 N. Main St. For more information call 575-623-1700. Ruidoso October 2 Brett Eldredge at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino. The award winning country music star is best known for his singles, “Don’t Ya,” “Beat of the Music” and “Mean to Me.” Tickets start at $25. and are available at InnoftheMountaingods.com or ticketmaster or call 1-800545-9011.
Carlsbad October 3 Battle of the Badges BBQ Cook Off at Beach Band Shell Featuring Police, Sheriff and Firefighters. The event is open to the public, additional teams welcome - registration deadline is September 28. The event takes place at 10 a.m. with three categories (chicken, pork ribs and brisket). $200 per team admission cost with all proceeds going to the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund and National Fallen Firefighter Foundation. For questions or to register, contact CPL. Tony Baca at 575-8852111, ext. 248. Cloudcroft October 3 October Art Fest Handpicked artists from around the country will be at Cloudcroft’s Zenith Park. Artwork, sculptures, jewelry, pottery and more. Entertainment, food available. Show times are at 7:30 p.m. for more information visit coolcloudcroft.com. Roswell October 3 ENMU-R Foundation to hold 13. Annual Golf Tournament The ENMU-Roswell Foundation holds its 13. Annual Golf Tournament at the NMMI Golf Course. This year’s tournament includes a morning flight only, with tee time at 8 a.m. Top teams receive cash prizes. Additional prize drawings. Sponsorships are available. To sign up a team or become a sponsor, call Craig Collins at 575-624-7304. Payments can be sent to: ENMU-Roswell Foundation, P.O. Box 6000, Roswell, NM 88202-6000.
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Ruidoso/Alto October 3 John Michael Montgomery performs at the Spencer Theater Ever since his “Life’s A Dance” seized listeners in the ‘90s, John Michael Montgomery has turned his uncanny ability to relate to fans into one of country music’s most storied careers. Behind the string of hit records and a roomful of awards is his deep, romantic baritone and plaintive heart. His vocal styling has a distinctively masculine gentility. The Kentucky-born artist is mostly known as a romantic balladeer. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $39-92. For more information and reservations visit spencertheater.com or call 575-336-4800 or 888818-7872. Roswell October 5-10 Eastern New State Fair
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Roswell October 9-11, 16-18 Friday, Saturday - 7:30 p.m. Sunday - 2:30 p.m. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Way Way Off-Broadway Theatre Company presents the musical based on the biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors. The performance will be at the Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Performing Arts Center. Tickets are available now at waywayoffbroadway.com. Fore more information call the artistic director at 575-317-2057 or the managing director at 575-444-9127. They have also an active multi-media presence with Facebook, twitter, pinterest and YouTube accounts. Ruidoso Downs October 9-11 Lincoln County Cowbow Symposium at Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino Three days of events featuring old west story tellers, musicians, western artists, craftsment, cowboy competitions, horse demonstrations, western swing dancing, a kids rodeo and more. The World Championship Chuckwagon Cookoff Competition with prizes totaling $13,000. To reserve a plate, call today at 575-378-4431. Limited tickets available. Music is provided on four stages. Saturday Night Concert features Suzy Bogguss & Bill Anderson. For tickets and further information call 575-3784431 or visit cowboysymposium.org. Ruidoso October 9 Halestorm at the Inn of the Mountain Gods After scoring two Top 10 singles, the award winning rockband Halestorm has been at the helm of
the growing popularity of female-fronted rock bands. They have two top-selling albums and a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. The concert starts at 8 p.m., tickets start at $35 and can be purchased at innofthemountaingods. com or ticketmaster or call 1-800-545-9011. Roswell October 10 Art Block Party & Chalk Art Festival Roswell Museum & Art Center invites the public for a free day of art, music and Fun in and around the Roswell Museum and Art Center. There will be arts, crafts, sidewalk chalk art, crazy hair, music. Roswell October 10 Ballet Magnificat! at the Pearson Auditorium Internationally acclaimed Ballet Magnificat! Omega will be coming to Roswell to present their newest production “Face to Face.” It features the story of redemption and includes excerpts from the classical ballet “Don Quixote” and the biblical acccount of the sinful woman. Tickets are available via 1-855-222-2849 or online at tututix.com/Face2Face. For more information visit balletmagnificat.com.
Roswell October 16 Fall Film continues with the movie “Gremlins” at the Roswell Museum and Art Center The cutest little critters, the perfect pet. No water, no feeding after midnight. No bright lights. Very simple to take care of. What would possibly go wrong? Front doors will open at 6:45 p.m. There will be snacks and drinks available. The movie starts at 7 p.m. inside the Bassett Auditorium, 100 W. 11 Street. For more information call 575-624-6744. Artesia October 17 40th Annual Art in the Park There will be juried entries, art, hand-crafted, food vendors, activity booths, bands and cake walk from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Central Park (located in the 700-800 block between Quay & Richardson). The event is free. For more information visit artesiaartscouncil.com or email events@artesiachamber.com.
ly with hay rides, carved and decorated pumpkins, costume contest and parade on Burro Avenue. Burro Avenue turns into a candy depot for trick or treating from 4-6 p.m. The event includes the 17. Annual Great Pumpkin Race. Amateurs, semi-pros and pros will compete for prizes by rolling pumpkins down a hill. For more information visit coolcloudcroft.com. Roswell October 30 Fall Film movies continue with “The Book of Life” at the Roswell Museum and Art Center The movie is based on the Mexican holiday, “Dia de los Muertos,” the “Day of the Dead,” The audience and kids especially are encouraged to dress up creative, scary or bizarr. Front doors will open at 6:45 p.m. There will be snacks and drinks available. The movie starts at 7 p.m. inside the Bassett Auditorium, 100 W. 11 Street. For more information call 575-624-6744.
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Roswell November 13-15 Applications accepted now for November Pecos Valley Potter’s Guild Art Sale
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ket held annually in Roswell, NM. Applications are being accepted for the 34th Annual Pecos Valley Potter’s Guild Art Sale which will be held at the Roswell Convention Center. Each year the Guild selects quality guest artists working in a variety of media to participate in the sale, with an emphasis placed on unique and original art as well as fine crafts including painting, drawing, prints, glass, photography, sculpture, metal, textiles, fiber arts, wood, leather and mixed media. Applications will be accepted until late October 2015. Spaces limited, first come, first serve. Guest applications are available at pecosvalleypottersguild.com or by contacting Barbara at 575-626-8033 or pvpg.artsale@gmail.com. If you would like your event listed on the entertainment calendar, please email vision@rdrnews. com or call 622-7710 ext. 309.
Roswell October 14 “The President’s Own” US Marine Band performs at NMMI “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band to perform on tour in Roswell at 7:30 p.m. in New Mexico Military Institute’s Pearson Auditorium. The concert, sponsored by the NMMI music department, is free and open to the public.
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one engine burning and enemy fighters on its tail. A search failed to find any wreckage or survivors. On the recommendations of Gens. MacArthur and Kenney, Brig. Gen. Kenneth Walker was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. President Roosevelt presented the medal to Walker’s son in a White House ceremony on March 25, 1943. The Air Force had lost one of its most brilliant officers, who lived with the conviction that bombardment had changed the nature of warfare and that a “well-planned and well-conducted bombardment attack ... cannot be stopped.” “I think also the coincidence of the date of Sept. 18 that brings the event into a national focus because it is the national POW/MIA recognition day, helps to underscore the fact that he and the crew of the the San Antonio
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Rose remains MIA in New Britain and it is not a by any means simply a historic fact but is an active issue for me and a group of individuals working to develop a sufficient amount of research to support our contention that his case should be reopened by the department of defense agency responsible for MIA recoveries,” said Doug Walker. Part of the visiting Walker/SAR Working Group is Richard L. Dunn - the keynote speaker during the banquet. Jana E. Churchwell of North Carolina. Churchwell specializes in WWII history and military losses. Her uncle crashed during WWII and she began to focus on aviation losses. Churchwell has been uniquely successful in locating MIA family members; including SAR crew member’s families. John F. Kreis from Washington. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Air Force Historical Foundation. Aus-
tralian geologist David Lindley, whose experience includes 35 years of fieldwork throughout Papua New Guinea. His firsthand knowledge of weather conditions and terrain in New Britain has enabled him to make significant contributions to research for the San Antonio Rose. Researcher Janice Olson, who interviewed crewmen who served in the theatre. Former C.I.A. man and author Gene M. Monihan, who became a researcher of WWII military campaigns. Japanese national Harumi Sakaguishi of Takasaki-City, Japan, who is researching and locating eyewitness accounts by Japanese pilots and found material of their engagement with a lone B-17 on Jan. 5, 1943. Archeologist Vance R. Tiede, who specializes in GIS and Remote sensing application of ancient architectures, worldwide. He is modeling unexploded ordnance location, based on cluster analysis of more than 160
bomb craters in WWII. The museum foundation researched and nominated the marker to commemorate the air field’s history through the closure of WAFB in 1967 and its continued use in aviation as Roswell International Air Center. At one time the base was protected by Atlas missiles—the first intercontinental ballistic missiles—and was the post-World War II base of the Enola Gay, the plane used to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Historic markers provide history vignettes of New Mexico’s significant landscapes, accomplishments, persons and events. The program originated in 1935 to highlight the state’s heritage and attract the growing number of motorists touring the Southwest to visit communities and explore their heritage. Today there are more than 500 historic markers along New Mexico roads. Douglas Walker himself served in the Kore-
Courtesy photo of the letter to Kenneth Walker Jr. an War in the infantry, ger part of research, his brother was in the providing information Air Force and enlisted. that has not been avail“After 70 years it is able before. And with time for the San Anto- re-opening the search, nio Rose and it’s crew to we will expose other be searched for,” said crash sites, because it Douglas Walker. “Ros- was such a heavily trafwell’s event will give ficked area.” us the right platform. We have done the big-
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the tour. Children must be over the age of 5 years to participate in the tour. Children under 5 may stay in the front break room with an adult. Space for the tours is limited and it is recommended to get tickets in advance at the Visitor Center. The Chile Cheese Festival will have home-grown produce vendors. Graves Farms will be there to roast chiles on site. A special event happens on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the JOY Center Booth: Dunk the mayor of Roswell and the “Hobbit” of the Country Giant Radio Station. There will be many booths and entertainment for the entire family, face painters, balloon artists, good things to eat and red ristras from Graves farm, crafts, collectibles and art to purchase. For more information contact MainStreet Roswell at 575-914-8018 or visit mainstreetroswell.com.
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The Roswell International Air Center opens its doors to celebrate aviation. By Christina Stock Vision Editor he day kicks off on Sept. 19, early in the morning, with a breakfast from 7-7:30 a.m. for the pilots who signed up for a poker flight to the municipal airports in our area: Artesia, Carlsbad, Hobbs, Ruidoso and back to Roswell. This is not a race for time and airports can be visited in any order. There will be an award ceremony for the one with the best hand on stage at 2 p.m. At 10 a.m. Brig. Gen. Douglas J. Murray will lead the opening ceremonies that will include a fly-over. The New Mexico Youth ChalleNGe will present the colors and Steve Hernandez will sing the national anthem. Afterwards, the mayor will announce a proclamation, followed by the introduction of Brig. Gen. Walker’s son, Doug, by General Murray. Elvis Presley will perform after the opening ceremony. From 10:10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Opening of the static display, the kids play area and the vendors. At 11 a.m. an aircraft tear down demonstration takes place. There is only a limited space available. Sign-up for the first 20 is at the static display entrance. The event features tours of aircrafts such as 747 and 777, simulator flights, model rockets and a rare sight: the PT26. With the approach of WWII, the Fairchild company added a canopy to its already successful PT-19 design, and sold 670 of them to Canada. The additional protection of an enclosed cockpit was a huge benefit in the northern climate. Fleet aircraft produced them under license in Canada and in the British Commonwealth. As it was custom, they named the PT-26 after a famous university, Cornell. The body is fabric over metal frame, but the wings and tail are made of wood. This factor alone
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contributes to the fact that there aren’t many of them around these days. It was used as a primary trainer with both the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force. It was built for aerobatics. After WWII they were sold into private hands who used them as crop dusters and for flight shows. There will also be a remote controlled piloted aircraft, a C-130, two T-34 Pistons and a 747 cockpit nose with plenty of photo op and hands-on experiences. The highlight is Elvis Presley’s plane with photo opportunities in front of it. The plane is privately owned and stored at the RIAC; only on rare occasions is it presented to the audience. Introduced in the 1970s with Pan Am, the Boeing 747 represents American prosperity. The double-decker plane is called an airborne island and blew minds every time its wheels eased off and on the tarmac. Today it still rules the skies — this huge plane has flown more than 3.5 billion people. That is almost half the planet’s population. As our local Dean Baldwin Aircraft Painting company can tell, it takes 90 gallons of paint to cover a 747. Boeing has modified around 15 of their 1,500 747 planes for special purposes, such as the two Boeing 747 airplanes designated as Air Force One, the plane that carries the U.S. president. The plane only turns into Air Force One with the president on board. The Boeing 777 is a long-range airliner. It is the world’s largest twin jet, commonly referred to as the “Triple Seven” and was created in the ‘90s. It was the first commercial aircraft to be designed entirely on a computer. Everything was created on a 3D software system. This allowed a virtual 777 to be assembled, in simulation, to check for interferences and to verify proper fit of the many thousands of parts before costly physical prototypes were manufactured. Most planes belong to airline companies, but there are some privately owned planes. One belongs to Saudi Arabian royals, who are known to visit Los Angeles frequently. Other private owners are kept top secret by Boeing. They just acknowledge that they have received private orders. Visitors will be able to see close-up demonstrations and displays. There will be many activities for the entire family: How to build s rocket, static displays of military and civilian aircrafts, an opportunity to sit in the pilot’s seat, drone demonstrations, water slide, jolly jump, face painting and an obstacle course. Children under 15 will be allowed in for free, adults pay $2 to get in. For more information and updates of the schedule call 575-347-5703 or visit wafbmuseum.org/look-to-the-sky. Schedule of events overview: Fly-in breakfast, AVFlight. 7 a.m. 7:30 a.m. Poker run briefing, AVFlight. 8 a.m. Poker run departs. 10 a.m. Opening ceremonies on stage, intruduction by Gen. Douglas J. Murray: Presentation of colors (New Mexico Youth ChalleNGe). National anthem (sung by Steve Hernandez). Proclamation by the mayor. Doug Walker. Elvis Presley performs. 10:05 a.m. Fly-Over. 10:10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Static display and vendors open. Aircraft tear down demonstration 11 a.m. (must sign up at static display entrance, limit 20). Build a rocket (park area). Noon 1 p.m. Drone demonstration. 1 p.m. Poker run pilots return. 2 p.m. Southeast planes poker run results (on stage). 3 p.m. Static display and vendors close.
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n the last edition you learned about the background of the “decoy” steer Ruidoso and its legendary beginning. We continue the story with Ruidoso’s direct involvement in the death of another gunfighter of the Lincoln County war, Clay Allison. The story goes that Allison was in his wagon pulled by a team of pack mules when Old Ruidoso spooked them. Allison was thrown from his wagon resulting in a broken neck and died soon after, believing it to have been the curse of the devil steer. This was just the beginning of Old Ruidoso’s reign of terror. Soon his bad luck would result in the relocation of an entire Texas town. John Chisum was beginning to notice the bad luck associated with the now 11-yearold steer and wanted nothing else to do with him and thus declared him “public property.” In 1888 Old Ruidoso was picked up by an old trail boss named Colonel Jack Potter in Fort Sumner. Potter had heard of Ruidoso’s curse but decided to give Ruidoso another chance at being head steer during one last trail drive into Texas. In the story Potter rides up beside Ruidoso on the trail drive and says to him, “Ruidoso you old outlaw
devil, you might think I’m going to give you a cussin’, but I ain’t. But I am goin’ to give you a good talkin’ to. You gotta remember you’ve blazed a trail of bad luck a long way west of the Pecos already. But now, at your age, you’re just a ‘has been!’” Roswell historian Clarence Siringo Adams transcribed the entire conversation between Potter and Ruidoso in his book “For Old Time’s Sake” as continuing like this: “It looks to me like if you ever come back to your old stomping grounds it may be in a can marked ‘corned beef.’ Well, old son, I’m gonna see to it that your old hide will be put on exhibit in the historical museum at Santa Fe to show posterity them ugly brands on your mangy old hide. Then I’ll put a sign up above tellin’ the world about the part you took in the bloody range war. You caused it — you old mosshorn devil! But now, you old jinx, you’re going to perform once more — just one more time! I don’t care how old and ragged you are—you still got instinct. You’re goin’ to be my lead steer for a drive and I’ll expect you to pilot this herd clean through to Amarillo!” In Potter’s mind the drive to Amarillo had been one of the straightest in history, but the
drovers had other stories. To them the drive was filled with bad luck, and at night they would gather around the campfire to talk about the day’s events and ponder shooting Old Ruidoso right between the eyes. It seems the old steer mostly made them nervous, nothing of any consequence seemed to happen during the drive and they all reached Amarillo, a relatively new town along the Texas Panhandle, without incident. They all happily waved adios to Old Ruidoso and his herd, happy to be free from any future bad luck. This truly was to be Old Ruidoso’s last drive. Upon arriving by train in Kansas City Ruidoso and the rest of the cattle would be slaughtered. But Old Ruidoso had other plans. When Col. Potter and his men returned to Fort Sumner after seeing Ruidoso off on the train from Amarillo they got the news. Just ten hours out of Amarillo the train carrying Old Ruidoso had derailed and wrecked. No one knew why, but several men and cattle were killed. Most of the cattle escaped, and included in those missing was Old Ruidoso. The town of Amarillo was so spooked by the incident that they too worried that they had
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Photo Christina Stock fallen under Ruidoso’s curse. So superstitious were they that they even moved the whole town out of the lake bed where it originally stood to its present location. With Ruidoso getting the last laugh and staging an extravagant escape back into the wild one would think that this is where this tall tale ends. But it doesn’t. No one knows how or when Ruidoso died, but his ghost soon began haunting the mountains of New Mexico. West of the Pecos settlers began telling tales of the bloodcurdling bellows of a steer they could hear up in the mountains. They began to say it was Old Ruidoso returned to his old stomping grounds. Vicinte Otero of Fort Sumner was said to have seen Ruidoso’s ghost
and as a result had been driven mad because he would get down on all fours and paw and bellow at the ground just like Old Ruidoso did. Ruidoso would save his grandest appearance for last though, when he was blamed in a roundabout way for New Mexico’s most famed unsolved murder. Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain had led an adventuresome life as an Indian fighter, politician, and a lawyer. By 1896 Col. Fountain was now a judge in Mesilla, NM. Fountain had just successfully brought forth indictments against various prominent citizens for assorted infractions of the law, including cattle rustling on the part of Oliver Lee, Jim Gilliland, Billy McNew and Joe Morgan.
Fountain had left Mesilla with his eight year old son Henry to go to the trial in Lincoln to prosecute the men in January of 1896. After successfully doing so he loaded up his wagon with young Henry and headed back to home for Mesilla. He was warned by several people that this would be a dangerous time to travel across the White Sands alone. Fountain didn’t seem worried and picked up his shotgun stating, “This will be my protection.” The most interesting warning Fountain received though came from a Mescalero Apache man. Fountain and his son had just spent the night in La Luz and were about to ride see
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Continued from Page 14 out alone through the B u c k s h o t R o b e r t s , mysterious White Sands P e c o s B o b O l i n g e r , the next morning when and Old Ruidoso himthe old Apache stopped self. Because of this, them to talk. the Apache said FounT h e o l d m a n t o l d tain and his son should Fountain that for three not venture out onto the nights in a row he had sands alone any further. heard Old Ruidoso the Fountain only laughed ghost steer bellowing at the superstitious old away in the mountains. Apache’s warning and He had heard the bel- went on his way. He low near a place called and his young son were B l a z e r ’ s M i l l w h e r e never seen again. To one of the greatest and this day no one knows b l o o d i e s t g u n f i g h t s what happened to them. in the Lincoln County All that was ever found War had taken place o f F o u n t a i n w a s h i s years before. Two men buckboard wagon and were killed in the fight, two puddles of blood. Dick Brewer and Buck- Who, or what, killed shot Bill Roberts. The them can only be specApache said that only a ulated upon. few nights before there Like any good leghad been a great flash end, there are plenty of light over the Mes- of problems with Old calero Reservation to Ruidoso’s story, one of the West. In the flash the main one’s being could be seen the sil- John Chisum and Clay houettes of the dead Allison. In the story
in which Ruidoso is attributed to Allison’s death the accident occurred in Seven Rivers, NM. The historically proper version of Allison’s demise has him dying in a wagon accident, but this time in Pecos, TX, in 1887 and nowhere is it mentioned that his team (this time made up of horses) was spooked by an animal of any kind. Also, John Chisum died in 1884, four years before the eleven-year-old bull became public property in 1888. Stories of a ghost steer were popular in Wild West stories for pulp magazines for many years. J. Frank Dobie in his book “The Longhorns” writes of a Maverick Steer, branded M U R D E R along his hide, that wandered alone through the Pecos County for years, never in the company of other
cattle. Dobie notes that sometimes, but not often, a young cow’s brand will grow along with the cow getting bigger as it gets older. Dobie says that this particular steer was one such example where the letters in M U R D E R grew to enormous proportions. Eventually it died and became a ghost steer, often seen fleetingly at dusk and was taken to be a bad omen. Was Old Ruidoso inspired by this fairly common cow-tale, or was he the originator himself?
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The government, UFOs and levels of secrecy
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e’re all aware that whatever the government knows about the whole phenomenon of unidentified flying objects (and there is abundant reason to think that this knowledge is considerable), they aren’t talking. Many thousands of declassified UFO-related documents have been obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, and that would be inconceivable if the government were not sitting on veritable mountains of such information and keeping it secret as long as possible. The released documents are undeniably interesting, but they can be only the
By Donald Burleson
tip of the proverbial iceberg. Where does anyone get the right to keep such things secret? Amazingly enough, not from Constitutional or statutory law, but rather from presidential executive orders that have always been regarded (dubiously, it seems to me) as functioning in the place of otherwise nonexistent law. President Clinton’s Executive Order 12958, for example (issued April 17, 1995), restates the definitions now long in place for the various levels at which sensitive information may be classified. This document defines CONFIDENTIAL as “infor-
mation, the unauthorized disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the national security that the original classification authority is able to identify or describe.” The same document defines SECRET in precisely the same wording, except that “damage” is replaced with “serious damage.” And the same document defines TOP SECRET exactly the same way, except that this time it says “exceptionally grave damage” to national security. It’s up to the classifying official to decide whether disclosure of the information would cause damage, serious damage, or
exceptionally grave damage. In the case of UFO information, one has to wonder why someone in authority would decide (as someone seems to have done) that public disclosure of what is officially known about these objects should be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security. Was it originally because retrieved alien spacecraft debris offered opportunities to back-engineer things we didn’t want to share with other countries? People have speculated, for instance, that technology obtained this way has given birth to modern electronics,
including computers, though these advances have long since become internationally familiar turf. Another intriguing question is whether there exist levels of classification higher than top secret. Some people insist such levels do exist, while others deny the possibility. I submit that even as critically important as national security always is, there may conceivably be other greatly compelling reasons to classify information. What if sophisticat ed genetic analysis has covertly been done on DNA from preserved alien corpses, and what if some of the disclosures
from that analysis are so fundamentally staggering in their implications that even top secret wouldn’t be a high enough classification criterion? Such research might have revealed frightful biohazard issues, or mind-boggling facets of our own evolution, or fabulous medical discoveries the government chooses to keep to itself. The supreme irony is that if levels higher than top secret did exist, their very existence would no doubt be highly classified, perhaps even classified at a level higher than top secret.
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