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SPOTLIGHT: ROSWELL CHRISTMAS RAILWAY ALSO INSIDE: HEART OF WINTER EXTRAVAGANZA, HOLIDAY ART CONTEST, MARTIE ZELT, REINDEER RUN, THE SANTA FE OPERA RETURNS, TOYS FOR TOTS, HISTORY AND LOOKING UP

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Spotlight: Roswell Christmas Railway

Art HeART of Winter Extravaganza Martie Zelt Calendar

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Contest Holiday Art Contest

Culture Toys For Tots

History Interesting Things People Don’t Know About Roswell 15 Music The Santa Fe Opera Returns

Thursday, November 17, 2016 Volume 21, Issue 21 Publisher: Barbara Beck Editor: Tom McDonald Vision Editor: Christina Stock Copy Editor: Vanessa Kahin Ad Design: Sandra Martinez Columnists: Donald Burleson, Dennis G. Balthaser Get in touch with us online Facebook: PecosVisionMagazine Twitter: twitter.com/PecosVision Instagram: Visioncstock 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 once a month at 2301 N. Main St., Roswell, N.M. The contents of the publication are Copyright 2016 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 third Thursday 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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Sport Reindeer Run UFOlogy Looking Up

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will also be blood pressure checks available. Those wanting to participate in the glucose/cholesterol testing will need to fast the evening before the race and fill out appropriate paperwork that is attached to the entry form. Pre-registration fee for the 10k and 2-mile is $20 plus a can of food for the local food bank on or before Dec. 2 or $25 on race day plus a can of food for a local food bank. The other major sponsors for the 32nd Annual Reindeer Run include Noisy Water Artwear, Callaway & Sons Auto Tech, Pecos Flavors Winery, and Peppers Grill and Bar. For more information concerning the 32nd Annual Reindeer Run or other activities sponsored by the Roswell Recreation Center please contact 575624-6719 or send a message to the Facebook of the Roswell Recreation Center.

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Rudolf Can’t Be Faster The 32nd Annual Reindeer Run to take place. By Christina Stock Vision Editor

he 32nd Annual Reindeer Run is scheduled Dec. 3, starting at 9 a.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St. The Reindeer Run consists of a competitive 10K-run and walk and a 2-mile run and walk. The event is sponsored by the Rio Pecos Medical Associates and the Roswell Parks and Recreation Department. Participants will compete in nine age divisions for both men and women in the 10K and 2-mile walk and running events. Age divisions are 10 and under,11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60-70 and 70 and over. “The turnout is always great, just a good, wholesome fitness activity,” event organizer Sara Hall said. “It’s events like these that show the importance of recreation and fitness to our area — there’s nothing quite like it.” Overall winners in both races will receive awards. First through third place finishers will receive medals in each age group. An award will be given to the best outstanding Christmas outfit and drawings will be conducted after the race for fruit baskets donated by Farmers Country Market and door prizes. T-shirts will be given to all participants. Entry forms are available at the Roswell Recreation Center located at 807 N. Missouri Ave. or online at roswell-nm.gov. Registration race day will be from 7-8:30 a.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center. Packet pick up will be Dec. 2 at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center Center from 4-6 p.m. or on race day from 7-8 a.m. Rio Pecos Medical Associates will be on hand to offer free glucose and cholesterol screening tests the morning of the race from 7-8:30 a.m. There

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Martie Zelt in her Roswell studio at her press.

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solo exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, Carnegie Institute, North Dakota Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Roswell Museum and Art Center. Her selected group exhibitions were at the Auburn University, Brooklyn Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Maryland Institute, National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, DC, North Dakota Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art among others. The decades of living an artist’s life has not turned her into a little old lady and you better not treat her that way. “I am a bristly person,” Zelt said with a laugh. Talking about, what she calls her “bizarre” life reminds one of a story straight

out of a Hemingway novel. Zelt’s first encounter with Spanish culture happened when she was a child. Her father was stationed in Alamogordo in the ‘40s. “I always was interested in Spanish,” Zelt said. “During the war (World War II) my father was in the Air Force. He ran the air base where the Germans are now, at Holloman. (The German air force is today using the facility of Holloman AFB as training base for their pilots.) My father was adjutant. We moved with him, which introduced me to Spanish and to New Mexico.” Zelt was born in Washington, Pennsylvania on Nov. 16, 1930. “My father was a politician, a lawyer and

district attorney from Pennsylvania,” Zelt said. “I moved to Philadelphia because that is where I went to school. I had two years of Connecticut College, when I knew this wasn’t working for me.” A strong will and talent guided her on her artistic journey. Zelt went to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1950 for five years. “I took half a year off (1951) and made enough money working to go to Mexico by myself to study the m urals th e re ,” Ze lt said. “That was very dangerous. I was by myself maybe a third of the time. Another student came and traveled with me and we got each other into some big scrapes. see

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A Paper Trail In The World

Art exhibit of world-renown artist Martha “Martie” Zelt. By Christina Stock Vision Editor

he reception for Martie Zelt’s new exhibit is going to take place Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. at the Pecos Flavors Winery + Bistro, 412 W. Second St. Her exhibit will be on display until Christmas, according to Brinkman Randle. For more information, call 575-627-6265. How can you appreciate art, especially modern and abstract art, if you do not know about the artist and the art? The work of Zelt is a work of a life well lived in adventure, love and being fear-

less in the pursuit of her art. Each piece of her paper in her work is handmade and tells a story in itself. It may have been inspired by the works of a Spanish revolutionary poet or of indigenous artists in Mexico, who do not speak Spanish or English. “I sew more than I glue,” said Zelt. “Everything is archival, acid free. I combine the paper and the fabric. A lot of people think it is craft, it is not, it is expressionistic.” The art that will be dis-

played took a year to create. “It is some of the strongest things I have done,” she said. Zelt herself is an inspiration for artists. She will be celebrating her 86th birthday two days before the exhibit. Though age is for the sharp-minded Zelt just a number — her choice of art did come with sacrifices. The lifting and handling of heavy equipment and large soaked paper sheets of her own creation took a toll on her body, though you can’t tell meeting her. Zelt had selected

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Submitted Photo ‘Positive Velocity’ by Martie Zelt (2016). Medium: Collagraph print, drawing, handmade paper and textiles.

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Really scary. We had a bus accident between Mexico City and Taxco. “The driver fled, leaving all passengers — some hurt in the mountains. We left our only money in travel checks in the hold of the bus. We had to leave it when a special police van picked us up with the other passengers and took us back to Mexico City. We sold our clothes for money.” The student who was with Zelt left, but this didn’t make Zelt return home. “I had a Rebozo (a long flat Mexican shawl). I put it over my head and slept in bus stations with this black shawl over me — they (the locals) thought I was a nun.” In 1998, Westley Rusnell, curator of exhibitions at RMAC, said that “Zelt returned to the States after encountering Mexican artists, living a primitive lifestyle — very similar to other artists such as Peter Hurd and Georgia O’Keefe who had sought the primitive as a means of intensifying the self-realization: who can say how much less they would have been without those encounters.” Zelt holds a bachelor’s degree from Temple University. While attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Zelt was awarded the Cresson and Schiedt Traveling Scholarships, which afforded her travels to Europe to pursue her art studies. “Both my European itineraries included not only the great Italian murals, but also the Alhambra, early Roman murals in Spain, gothic tapestries, the Victoria and Albert Museum and Etruscan art,” Zelt said. “Piero della Francesca, Carpaccio and the Sienese painters affected me the most. Before going to Europe for the second time, I tried my hand at doing small commercial murals, but incidents with the local mafia made me realize that I was suited to a less public kind of art. Some months in a small gallery widened my horizons in a positive way. “Not only the Prado, but my passion for Spanish culture in general led me to include Spain in my travels,” Zelt said. “On the second trip to Europe I became the wife of Rafael Millán Pinillos, who was a poet and anthologist. He had fought against Franco as a teenager. After several grim years in post Civil War Madrid we immigrated to Brazil. Millán, a printer by trade, had moved up the ladder into the publishing business. His intellect and support for my art was a great gift in my career and life. I illustrated books for Aguilar in Madrid and Rio de Janeiro. Millán and I also published a small poetry review, ‘El Laberinto,’ with my illustrations. I met all the best Spanish authors of that time, read their works as well as that of earlier writers. “Sadly, the tropical climate was hard on our health so, in 1961, we left for my old haunts, Philadelphia. It was a memorable, very stinky, 17-day journey on a German freighter carrying

fresh goat skins,” Zelt said. “My teaching career began when I was hired by the city of Philadelphia after the ‘60s riots, teaching children at night in church basements in the hoods. I was supposed to teach screen printing but, as no supplies were forthcoming, I did my best with paper and scissors. A steel pipe was always nearby in case a ‘rival’ gang showed up. To survive as a serious artist, I ended up teaching at a college level for more than 40 years. But there never was a group of students I loved more than those first wonderful kids,” Zelt said. Zelt’s first marriage ended in an amiable divorce. In 1982 and in 1989 Zelt was part of the Roswell Artist-in-Residence program. “I have lived here ever since, except for several years in the late ‘90s when I returned to Madrid, Spain,” Zelt said. “I am really a city person and I missed having a family. I got along with my husband’s first wife, that was of course later. His daughter had a shop in Madrid and they invited me to come and stay with them. I moved back to Roswell when the Euro increased the cost of living there. In 2008, Zelt was asked to come to Xalapa, Mexico, on a Fulbright Grant at the Instituto de Artes Plásticas, of the Universidad Veracruzana. Here she taught and designed a pulp beater and set up a hand paper-making studio. In Roswell, Zelt worked for local printers (page design and darkroom), she taught drawing, printmaking, computer page design and English at RMAC. She did a tile mural at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center and a smaller tile mural at Bitter Lake National Park. She started a children’s garden club on 13th Street in 1997 and at the first alien costume contest during the UFO Festival, she won first prize. Zelt is working on her webpage martiezelt. com. She is looking forward to continuing to share her vast knowledge of making paper and about her print art with future artists.

Above: Submitted Photo Martie Zelt and Rafael Millán in Brazil (1960).

Left: Submitted Photo ‘A Thought’ by Martie Zelt (2016). Medium: Collagraph print, drawing, handmade paper and textiles

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Calendar Ongoing Events Roswell Every first Wednesday of the month Pecos Valley Quilting Guild business meeting The meeting is at 10 a.m. at the Roswell Adult Center in room #22. For more information, call Sue Carter 575-624-1854. Roswell Every first Thursday of the month Meeting of the Sand Diver Scuba Club Meeting is 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 Everybody is invited. No dress code. The meeting is usually at Stellar Cof-

fee Co., 315 N Main St. at 6 p.m. For more information, follow them on Facebook. Roswell Every first Friday of the month Downtown Market at Reischman Park Call for food trucks and musicians to join the volunteer-driven, notfor-profit event which is sponsored by MainStreet Roswell among others. The goal is to introduce Roswell residents to all downtown Roswell has to offer. The event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, visit mainstreetroswell.org. 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. For more information, call 575-578-4689.

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 Roswell Woman’s Club Meeting The Roswell Woman’s Club meets at Los Cerritos Restaurant, 2103 N. Main St. at noon. 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 Roswell Ball Busters is Roswell’s own local BCA sanctioned 8 ball pool

36th Annual

Holly-Day Magic Art & Craft Show Roswell Civic Center – 9th & Main Friday, Nov. 18

Saturday, Nov. 19

10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Beverly Merritt

Hourly Drawings

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Presenting over 80 booths of works by artists, artisans and crafters from five states! Admission $1 – Children under 12 free Proceeds to Benefit Assurance Home, First Tee Program, Roswell Police Explorer Program and Roswell Students 6 | V i s i o n M a g a z i n e | Thursday, November 17, 2016

league. They play every Monday night at 7. Venues are Farleys, Variety, Fraternal Order of Eagles and Center City Bowling Alley. 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 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 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. For more information, call 575-623-4263 or visit their Facebook page. 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. 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.

7:30 p.m. at 24-7christian. org/gospel.music.jubilee. This is for everybody. The church is located at 424 E. Fifth St. at Shartell. For more information, find them on Facebook at gospel.music.jubilee.roswell.

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.

Roswell Ongoing until June 18, 2017 Duty, Honor, Art: The New Mexico Military Institute Collection While the New Mexico Military Institute has a long history of engaging the Roswell Museum and its holdings, NMMI also has its own significant collection of art and historical objects, including paintings, prints, and sculpture. Encompassing works created by both faculty and alumni, as well as prominent southwestern artists such as Laura Gilpin and Kenneth Miller Adams, this collection is an important facet of Roswell’s vast cultural heritage, and emphasizes the Institute’s ongoing interest and commitment to art as well as education. In recognition of NMMI’s 125th anniversary, this exhibit will showcase the school’s art collection, and highlight the Institute’s interaction with the Roswell Museum. The exhibit opens at 5 p.m. at the Hunter Gallery of the Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 W. 11th St.

Roswell Every Week - Thu Dart Tournament at the Eagles Open for the public. 3201 S. Sunset Boulevard. For more information, call Mike and Donna Ramey at 575-910-5895 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. Roswell Every Week, Fri Tina at El Toro Bravo Tina Williams performs 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, Fri The GIG “God Inspired Gathering” — The GIG happens every Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Courthouse. For more information, find them on Facebook at gospel.music.jubilee.roswell. Roswell Every Week, Sat Gospel Jubilee The public and musicians are invited to join in the Gospel jubilee at Tabernacle of David Church at 7 p.m. Live feed starts at

Roswell Ongoing throughout November 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. For more information, call 575-625-5263 or 575-623-3213.

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Calendar Hobbs November 17 Lea County Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet The banquet takes place at the Lea County Museum Town Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. Three individuals will be inducted this year: Timmy Smith, football running back; Buddy Garner, drag racing driver and Jimmy Franklin, stunt pilot champion. Tickets are $25 for induction and catered dinner. Limited Seating. For more information, email leacomuseum@leaco.net or call 575396-4805. Roswell November 17-23 Thanksgiving by Harvest Ministries Harvest Ministries, 601 N. Main St. will be giving out Thanksgiving boxes. They are asking for donations of turkeys and other holiday meats and treats. They will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, as will the Community Kitchen, but Johnny Gonzalez will be serving a Thanksgiving meal on the day of. For more information, visit harvestmin.org or call 575-624-2415. Roswell November 17 Live music at The Liberty Jack Ingram Acoustic dinner and show at The Liberty, 312 N. Virginia Ave. Tickets are $20. This event is for members of The Liberty Club and their invited guests only. For more information, visit thelibertyinc.com or call 575-6272121.

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November 18 Johnny Rogers “Buddy & Beyond” A rollicking tribute to the music of Buddy Holly and other rock-n-rollers of the era including Elvis, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash. the show starts at 7 p.m. at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Airport Highway 220. Tickets start at $39. For tickets and information, visit spencertheater. com or call 575-336-4800.

November 18 Live music at Stellar Coffee Co. The Highland Jazz & Blues Band perform at 7 p.m. at Stellar Coffee Co., 315 N. Main St. Suggested donation: $5. For more information, visit stellarcoffeeco. com or call 575-623-3711.

November 19 Dwain and Jill perform Dwain and Jill will be performing country music from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Roswell Recreation Center, 807 N. Missouri Ave. Admission is $5 per person and open to anyone 18 and older. Coffee/ tea/ punch will be provided. For more information, contact the RRC at 6246718 or Carla Cobb at 627-3400.

Carlsbad November 18 Ninth Annual Art Walk “Feliz Navidad” The ninth annual Art Walk “Feliz Navidad” welcomes the Christmas Season from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. along historic Canyon Street. Creative art, fine crafts, gifts, refreshments and music awaits the visitors. for more information, visit carlsbadchamber.com. Roswell November 18 Chaves County CASA Winter Wonderland The Winter Wonderland is an auction featuring oneof-a-kind Christmas trees and decor created and donated by members of the community. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Chaves County CASA Program’s work with abused children. The event will take place at First American bank, 111 E. Fifth St. at 5 p.m. To donate and for more information, visit casakids.org or call 575-625-0112. Roswell November 18 Open Mic Jam Session Free event for all ages. Parental advisory. Come out and enjoy our local talent at the Unity Center, 108 E. Bland St. Doors open at 6 p.m. Show starts at 7 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. For more information, visit their Facebook event page.

Roswell November 18-19 Thirty sixth annual Holly-Day Magic Art and Craft Show The 36th annual Holly-Day Magic Art and Craft Show takes place at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St. Admission is $1. Children under 12 years get in free. Doors open Nov. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be a variety of items including food and chances to win prizes, including a cowboy Santa by featured artist, Beverly Merritt. Holly-Day Magic is a major fund raiser for The Assurance Home, The First Tee of Southeastern New Mexico, The Roswell Police Explorer Program and area students. Last year’s show raised over $8,000 which was used to assist a variety of programs, organizations and individuals to promote leadership, character and participation among the youth in the area. Roswell November 18 - December 24 Martie Zelt Exhibit The exhibit of world-renown artist, Martie Zelt, will be at Pecos Flavors Winery + Bistro, 412 W. Second St. Zelt will be at the reception at 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 575-627-6265.

ment is provided by Amazon DJs Jorge Gonzales (DJ X) and Joey Uranga (DJ Uniq). A photo booth will be included for the first hour. The first 40 couples will receive their own masquerade mask. Deadline is Nov. 16. For reservations and further information, call Margie Juarez at 575-910-1422. Roswell

November 19 Metamorphosynth Tour The Metamorphosynth Tour features Novarush, Worth/Less, Shadow Fashion, Angst and for the first time in Roswell, Violetta Crush. The concert will be at the Unity Center, 108 E. Bland St. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $8 at the door. For more information, visit their Facebook event page.

November 19, 26 and December 10 Holiday Make & Take Children can create a one-of-a-kind present at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, 100 W. 11th St. while the parents do their holiday shopping. ‘Tis the season to get artsy. The children ages 4 and older will create ornaments, decorations and artwork. Cost is $40 for one hild, $10 per additional child. Registration is required. For more information, call Amanda Nicholson at 575624-6744, ext. 22.

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November 19 St. John’s Fall Fest Join St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1114 Indiana Ave., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for their annual Fall Fest with a variety of new and favorite vendors, crafts, baked goods and the St. John’s Christian Bookstore. Don’t forget to bring your appetite. There will be a breakfast and lunch menu with French Toast casserole, baked Ziti, pasta e Fagoli soup, salad and apple cobbler. For more information, visit stjohnsalamo@tularosa.net or call 575-437-3891.

November 22 Thanksgiving lunch Tobosa Developmental Services and Los Pasitos Early Intervention have their annual Thanksgiving lunch at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 3201 S. Sunset Ave. For more information visit trytobosa.org or call 575-624-1025.

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Roswell November 23 Thanksgiving Dinner for Seniors The Chaves County JOY Centers, 1822 N. Montana Ave. will be having Thanksgiving Dinner for Seniors 60 or older from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. This is part of the regular meal service and no reservations are necessary. The JOY Center volunteers deliver on that day as well. For more information, call 575-9140285. Roswell November 24 Thanksgiving for Seniors with the Salvation Army Those who could not celebrate Thanksgiving with the JOY Center can have their meal delivered by the Salvation Army on Thanksgiving day. Seniors 60 and older can sign up at the JOY Center or contact the Salvation Army directly. Volunteers have been cooking turkeys and all the trimmings and will deliver. The New Mexico Military Institute Basketball team are part of the volunteers. Deadline to sign up with the Salvation Army is November 18. For more information, call 575-622-8700.

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Roswell November 19 Father/Daughter Masquerade Dance Join Troop 18021 for an enchanted evening at the American Legion Post 28, 1620 N. Montana Ave. This event is for girls grades K-12 and a signifiant male role model. Entertain-

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Xcellent Music at The Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art The Santa Fe Opera returns to Roswell for its annual Christmas concert. By Christina Stock Vision Editor

pera was born in Italy at the end of the 16th century when a group of musicians and intellectuals in the town of Florentine brought back what they thought were “the good old times” of ancient Greek and Roman performances. Since then opera styles have changed to reflect the political and world climate. In peaceful times operas resemble soap-operas; in times of turmoil, the songs inspired revolutions, stuck it to emperors, royalty and made fun of itself in the British and American versions of ballad opera in the 17th century. The Italian operas stayed popular until today with their romantic and adventurous themes. In our time, opera is again reinvented, part of it is due to young artists, such as mezzo-sopranist Alyssa Martin. Martin is part of an ensemble returning to Roswell. Accompanying her is tenor Jack Swanson and James Lesniak on the piano. “I did the same Christmas tour last year with the Santa Fe Opera when we came to Roswell to sing,” Martin said in a telephone interview. “We had such a good time. The turnout we had everywhere was amazing. So many people showed up and were excited about the program. “We know of course, that the Santa Fe Opera has its reputation in Santa Fe and the area but we had no idea how far-reaching that influence was and what kind of asset to the state it is,” Martin said. “It was really cool to come to a place like Roswell. We were greeted so warmly. We had such a great time.” As a returning apprentice artist in 2016, Martin was the recipient of the Campbell Wachter Award from The Santa Fe Opera. Other prestigious awards in the 2015-2016 season include first prize in The Opera Columbus Cooper-Bing Vocal Competition and being named a winner in the Arizona District Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, in which she went on to place third at the western region finals. In the 2014-15 season, she was awarded a career grant from the Seattle Opera Guild, an encourage-

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ment grant from the Career Bridges Grant Foundation, and also second prize at the Young Patronesses of the Opera Competition at Florida Grand Opera. She has been the recipient of numerous awards from organizations such as the Orpheus Vocal Competition, Young Patronesses of the Opera, Opera Guild of Dayton, Indianapolis Matinee Musicale and Utah Festival Opera. Martin completed her studies at the prestigious Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where she obtained both a bachelor’s and master’s degree under the instruction of Patricia Stiles and world-renowned soprano, Carol Vaness. On the IU stage she performed roles such as Cherubino in “Le nozze di Figaro,” Cendrillon in “Cendrillon,” Dorabella in “Così fan see

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Holiday Art Contest ‘Roswell in Winter’

See your art on the cover of the holiday edition of Vision Magazine! Any artist can send in or bring in their works to the Roswell Daily Record, 2301 N. Main St. The art will be photographed and electronically uploaded. Contestants can also email a large, at least 300 dpi .jpg photo of their two-dimensional art to vision@rdrnews.com.

The top 10 artists will be selected by local artists and staff of the RDR and displayed at The Gallery, 223 N. Main St. between Dec. 2 and 5 to be voted on for the public choice award. Art that will be accepted is any two-dimensional art such as paintings, sketches, multi-media designs or photography. If sent in electronically physical size does not matter. Original art should not be larger than 12 by 6 inches. The judges for this art contest are looking for the following criteria: Vision or concept, quality of execution in the medium, and the use of composition to communicate their vision. The work can be expressed from representational to abstraction.

Deadline is November 29, 2016 by noon.

For more information, call Christina Stock, 575-622-7710, ext. 309 or email vision@rdrnews.com.

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tutte,” and Prinz Orlofsky in “Die Fledermaus.” Martin is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. “I was connected to the music (opera) early on,” Martin said. “I literally did a lot really early. I love the characters I get to play.” Martin is cast often in roles of young boys. “Those are called pants roles,” she said. “I play right now the kitchen boy (in the opera “Rusalka”) which is a 12-year-oldkid. That is so fun to do on stage. “I actually connected with that kind of music, to be able to tell stories only with that kind of singing. Especially in a culture where we watch movies so much or very short Instagram videos. It is very cool to be able to tell a story over three hours only with music, even though it is a different language,” Martin said. The audience in Roswell will be able to enjoy the Santa Fe Opera performance within the artistic frame of the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. The location gives an aesthetically and artistic background to the art of music. “Jack (Swanson) and I worked in Santa Fe at the same time,” Martin said. “It is very interesting. We both have the same repertoire. We both do a lot of Rossini. Things that move very fast and very high and are fun for the audience. We are doing the duet of Rossini’s ‘Cinderella’ which is going to be very fun. “It is a very cute piece,” Martin said. “It is when she walks in and she doesn’t realize she is talking to the prince. And then they fall in love immediately, of course. It is very, very sweet. We will have a lot of fun Christmas music in it, that is super-familiar for everybody, and some really great arias from pieces you may not have heard before and a fair amount of sacred music. The concert on Dec. 1 is part of the museum’s free Xcellent Music at AMoCA concert series. However, there is limited seating available. Doors of The AMoCA, 409 E. College Blvd, will open at 6:30 p.m. The concert begins at 7 p.m.

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For more information, visit roswellamoca.org or call 575-623-5600.

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Ruidoso/Alto/Ski Apache November 24 Winter Sports Opening Day At 10 a.m. the Winter Park Snow Tubing Opening Day and Ski Apache Opening Day begins. For more information visit ruidosowinterpark.com and skiapache.com Carlsbad November 25-December 31 Christmas on the Pecos Christmas on the Pecos is created by over 100 homeowners who spend hours decorating their riverfront properties with Christmas themed lights — from the Christmas in the desert Southwest theme at one home to Santa’s land at another. Carlsbad residents are proud to show off their creativity and their community pride each Christmas season. From the Friday after Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve, Christmas wraps itself around the riverfront, illuminated backyards, boat docks and islands with millions of spectacular lights. Tickets are now available at christmasonthepecos.com. Ruidoso November 26 Sleigh Rides Join Grindstone Stables for a horse-drawn sleigh ride through historic Upper Canyong. Blankets are furnished for all riders. Sleigh rides begin at 5:30 p.m. For more information and reservations, visit grindstonestables.com or call 575-257-2241.

November 25-December 24 Roswell Christmas Railway Starting on Nov. 25 the Roswell Christmas Railway will take people from the boardwalk through a laser light display through the Roswell zoo. Many surprises are awaiting the children and adults. Reservations are highly recommended. For more information, visit roswellchristmasrailway.com. Artesia November 25-December 30 Holiday Boutique at the Ocotillo The Holiday Boutique is a unique, one-of-a-kind Christmas gift show from local artists Tuesday-Fridays at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center, 310 W. Main St. For more information, visit artesiaartscouncil.com or call 575-746-4212. Roswell November 25-December 25 Holiday Ornament Exhibit Tokay Beaded Art, 1407 W. Second St., invites the public to join its Ornament Exhibit. Beaders are invited to join the event. All ornaments are for sale. For more information, call 575-626-9809. Carlsbad November 25 - December 31 (excluding Dec. 24) Christmas on the Pecos Holiday Boat Tours Every year the dark river Pecos, usually illuminated by only the stars and moon, reflects what has become one of New Mexico’s grandest holiday light show “Christmas on the Pecos. This year the event celebrates its 25th anniversary season. Being on the river can be very

cold, so bundle up and insider tip: bring a thermos with hot tea or cocoa. Carlsbad citizens who live along the river turn their homes into a fairyland of twinkling lights. The tours are 40 minutes long. Boats set sail several times each night between 5:30 and 9:45 p.m. Departure is from the Pecos River Village, located at 711 Muscatel Ave. Tours sell out quickly, especially on Thanksgiving weekend and Christmas Day. To purchase tickets, visit Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, 302 S. Canal St. or visit christmasonthepecos.com. Roswell November 26 “Jurassic World” The Robert H. Goddard Planetarium, 100 W. 11th St. at 1:30 p.m. features the movie “Jurassic World” at 1:30 p.m. Located off the coast of Costa Rica, the Jurassic World luxury resort provides a habitat for an array of genetically engineered dinosaurs, including the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex. When the massive creature escapes, it sets off a chain reaction that causes the other dinos to run amok. Now, it’s up to a former military man and animal expert (Chris Pratt) to use his special skills to save two young brothers and the rest of the tourists from an all-out, prehistoric assault. For more information, call 575-6246744 or email j.howe@ roswell-nm.gov. Artesia November 26-27 Bead Class at the Ocotillo The 2-day bead class with Juanita Fingers takes place on both days from 1 to 3 p.m. The class is inclusive for $100 at the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center, 310 W. Main St. For more information, visit artesiaartscouncil.com

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or call 575-746-4212. Roswell November 28-29 “Music Man” Auditions Way Way Off-Broadway Theatre Company will be holding auditions for their 2017 Spring production “The Music Man.” Auditions will be held at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Performing Arts Center, on both days from 7pm to 9pm. The director asks anybody who is interested in joining to bring a song prepared with a CD or USB accompaniment track to sing with or sheet music (your choice). Audition songs should be no longer than 16 to 24 measures or up to no longer than a minute. For more information and a character breakdown of the show, visit waywayoffbroadway.com or you can visit their Facebook page. Note that rehearsals for this production will begin in January at Goddard High School for the first month and then the rest of rehearsals and performances will be at ENMU-R Performing Arts Center. Some rehearsal conflicts can be accommodated, but performers must be available for all performances. Performances for “The Music Man are March 17-19 and March 24-26. This show has roles for adults, teens, and children. Roswell November 29 67th Annual All Civic Club Luncheon The Kiwanis Club of Roswell is hosting the 67th annual all civic club luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Roswell Civic and Convention Center, 912 N. Main St. Tickets are $18 per 8 person table. Guest speaker is Roswell native, professional golfer and member of the 2016 Summer Olympic team, Gerina Piller. Final num-

ber of attendees registered no later than, Nov. 22. For more information, call Barbara Gomez at 575-626-8033, email bgomeznm@gmail.com or Robert Sherman at 575420-3789. Hobbs December 1 Christmas traditions from around the world The annual Christmas Traditions Around the World features various foods and beverages from several different countries, Santa, more than 40 decorated trees and live entertainment. Doors of the Western Heritage Museum, 1 Thunderbird Circle, open at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit nmjc. edu/museum. Roswell December 1 Free Holiday Concert The Santa Fe Opera is going to perform their Holiday concert at the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, 409 E. College Blvd., at 7 p.m. Free entry. For more information, call 575-623-5600. Roswell December 1 Second HeART of Winter Arts Extravaganza The second HeART of Winter Arts Extravaganza is taking place at the Berrendo Middle School cafeteria, 800 Marion Richards Road, from 6 to 8 p.m. The school will have their language arts department doing crritiques of famous artworks, the drama department will have a presentation and the stage band is also performing. The students will present their art show as well as the teachers. For more information, email Jeanette Main at jmain@ risd.k12.nm.us.

Roswell December 1 Live music at The Liberty Stoney LaRue performs at The Liberty, 312 N. Virginia Ave. Tickets are $20. This event is for members of The Liberty Club and their invited guests only. For more information, visit thelibertyinc.com or call 575-627-2121. Roswell December 2 GFX Christmas with Illusionists David & Teesha Laflin This high-energy and fastpaced show that David and Teesha Laflin present captivates audiences. People simple cannot help but stop and pay close attention to what they are doing. David and Teesha Laflin have a desire to bring families together for an experience they will never forget. The event takes place at 6:30 p.m. at Grace Community Church, 935 W. Mescalero Rd. Reserved tickets are $15 and general admission is $7. For more information, visit roswellgrace. com or call 575-623-5438. Carlsbad December 2-3 Carlsbad Winter Wine Festival Tickets to the popular Carlsbad Winter Wine Festival are now on sale. VIP party will take place on Friday at 6 p.m. Admission is $25 per person (limited availability). On Saturday the doors open at noon. Admission is $12 at the door, $10 in advance. 10 tastings are included in the price, plus a souvenir glass. The event is held at Pecos River Village Conference Center, 711 Muscatel Ave. For tickets or more information, visit carlsbadwinterwine.com. Tickets can be purchased at the Carls-

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bad Chamber of Commerce, 302 S. Canal St. or call 575-887-6516. Artesia December 3 Gingerbread House Workshop The Gingerbread House Workshop is organized by the Ocotillo Performing Arts Center and will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the First Presbyterian Church, 402 W. Grand Ave. Cost is $15 and all materials are provided. Space is limited. For more information, visit artesiaartscouncil.com or call 575-7464212. Alamogordo December 3 Fifth Annual Alamo Toy Drive The fifth annual Alamo Toy Drive is presented by DJ Nervous from noon until 6 p.m. at Washington Park and Boys and Girls Club of Otero County. Boys & Girls Club Angels’ Tree is the recipient of all donations. Bring unopened and unwrapped toys to the event or drop off toys at any drop box location around town. Entertainment and activities are planned for the entire family including Tularosa Folklorico Dancers, Showcase Stars Dance Team, Mustang car club, skateboard competition hosted by Curb Appeal and Daisy Blue Band. There will also raffles been held, booths with face painting, photo booth and temporary tattoos. For more information, call 575-4428238. Roswell December 3 Reindeer Run The 32nd annual Reindeer Run begins at 9 a.m. at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center, 912 N. Main St. It consists of a 10K run,

10K walk, 2-mile run and 20-mile walk. Pre-registration fee for the 10K and2-mile is $20 plus a can of food for the local food bank on or before Dec. 2 or $25 on race day plus a can of food for the local food bank. the event is sponsored by the Roswell Recreation Center. For more information, visit the Roswell Recreation Center Facebook page or call 575-624-6719. Roswell December 3 Christmas Showcase Just Dance Ballet and Creative Movement will have their first Christmas Showcase at the Roswell Mall center court, in front of Santa. The event takes place at 3 p.m. The Roswell Mall is located 4501 N. Main. For more information, call 575-637-5632. Roswell December 3 Electric Light Parade The holiday season kicks off with the annual parade sponsored by MainStreet Roswell at 6 p.m. The parade route is from College Boulevard to Third Street. For more information or application to join, visit mainstreetroswell.org or call 575-914-8018. Roswell December 3 Live music at Stellar Coffee Co. Stellar Coffee Co. presents Blue Secrets with Blue Rose Revival and Captain Klås of Secret Circus. The show will be in the back room at Stellar Coffee Co., 315 N. Main St. Tickets are $8 for one person, $15 for couples. For more information, visit stellarcoffeeco.com or call 575-623-3711.

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December 3 Festival of Lights Parade “Christmas Candyland” Parade applications can be picked up at the Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce. The parade starts at 5:30 p.m. This year Steve Stucker, New Mexico Weatherman, will be the grand marshal for the festivities. For more information, visit ruidosonow. com/festival-of-lights or call 575-257-7395.

December 7 Riders In The Sky: Salute To Roy Rogers Riders In The Sky: Salute To Roy Rodgers will perform at the Ocotillo Performing Art Center, 310 W. Main St. at 7 p.m. Riders In The Sky are truly exceptional. By definition, empirical data and critical acclaim, they stand “hats & shoulders” above the rest of the purveyors of C & W - “Comedy & Western!” For more than thirty years Riders In The Sky have been keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving and revitalizing the genre. And while remaining true to the integrity of Western music, they have themselves become modern-day icons by branding the genre with their own legendary wacky humor and way-out Western wit, and all along encouraging buckaroos and buckarettes to live life “The Cowboy Way!” For more information, visit artesiacouncil.com or call 575-746-4212.

Roswell December 4 Christmas Classics with Chorus The Roswell Symphony Orchestra is having their Christmas Classics concert at the Pearson Auditorium on the New Mexico Military grounds at 2:30 p.m. Tickets start at $30. Students 8 years or older and accompanying adults get in free. RSO will perform Humperdinck’s Overture to “Hänsel and Gretel,” Franck’s “Panis Angelicus,” Vaughn Williams’ “Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves,’” Berlin’s “White Christmas,” Bernard’s/Smith’s “Winter Wonderland” and Bass’s “The Night Before Christmas. Narrator will be Mayor Dennis Kentigh. For more information, visit roswellsymphony.org or call 575-623-5882. Artesia December 5 Parade of Lights Artesia debuts its first Parade of Lights downtown Main Street at 6 p.m.. Theme is “A New Mexico Christmas. Santa Claus is going to be there. There is no fee to enter. For parade guidelines and applications, visit artesiamainstreet.com or call the Artesia Chamber of Commerce at 575-746-2744.

Carlsbad December 9-10, 16-17 Rock of Ages As part of the Centennial celebrations of the National Park Service, the public can take part on a tour that goes back in time. The ranger guided tour goes through the Big Room where visitors meet characters from the past who helped shape the rich history of this park. The event is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and costs $10. For more information, visit nps.gov/cave or call 575785-2232. Alto/Ruidoso December 10 Dailey & Vincent This bluegrass music super group is one of the top string bands in the country. Multi-award win-

ners across the board, this eight man band leads with mesmerizing vocal harmonies, fast-fingered picking, a cappella gospel, old time country and crispy clear bluegrass melodies. The show starts at 7 p.m. at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Airport Highway 220. Tickets start at $39. For tickets and information, visit spencertheater. com or call 575-336-4800. Roswell December 10 Live music at Stellar Coffee Co. Music from the Soul features music by Delaney Davis, Marie Manning and the Escape and Hieronymus Bogs at 5:30 p.m. at Stellar Coffee Co., 315 N. Main St. Tickets are $8 at the door. For more information, visit stellarcoffeeco.com or call 575-6233711. Roswell December 11 “White Christmas” Historical Museum Open House Extravaganza Join the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico for their “White Christmas” Historical Museum Open House Extravaganza from 1 to 4 p.m. (come and go). There will be refreshments, entertainment, gift giving ideas, book signing, door prizes and special guests. HSSNM Historical Museum is located at 200 N. Lea Ave. HSSNM Archives facility is located 208 N. Lea Ave. For more information, call 575-622-83333.

Alto/Ruidoso December 17-18 The Nutcracker This original adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s Christmas classic featuring Ruidoso’s Dalí Ballet Company is true eye-candy with outstanding dancers and gorgeous costumes. Performance proceeds benefit the nonprofit Dalí Ballet. The ballet takes place on Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m., on Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Airport Highway 220. Tickets are $30. For tickets and information, visit spencertheater.com or call 575-336-4800. Alto/Ruidoso December 22 Asleep at the Wheel’s “Merry Texas Christmas Y’All!” With Texas twin fiddles and boogie piano, great vocals and sizzling guitars, this eight member band gives us popular western swing and distinctive Wheel favorites like “Christmas in Jail” and “Merry Texas Christmas Y’all.” The concert takes place at 7 p.m. at the Spencer Theater, 108 Spencer Road, Airport Highway 220. Tickets start at $39. For tickets and information, visit spencertheater.com or call 575-336-4800. If you would like your event listed on the entertainment calendar, please email vision@rdrnews. com or call 622-7710 ext. 309.

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All Aboard! The Christmas Train Is Here! The Roswell Christmas Railway launches at the Spring River Park and Zoo. By Christina Stock Vision Editor

family friendly, affordable Christmas event kicks off this year at the Spring River Park and Zoo, 1306 E. College Blvd. It’s the Roswell Christmas Railway. Busy helpers of Santa have been fixing up the train and many attractions will be putting smiles on children’s faces. Behind this event stands the vision of Jacob Roebuck, a young father of three children, ages one to five. His company, Roebuck Entertainment, LLC, is a local movie company. Roebuck also worked in marketing at the Flying J Ranch in Ruidoso. Roebuck said he saw families leaving town often for Albuquerque and Lubbuck to see Santa with their children during the Christmas season. “We didn’t have anything besides the parade and civic events,” Roebuck said. A chance encounter with Mayor Dennis Kintigh and unbureaucratic action of the city and the Parks and Recreation Department put Roebuck’s dream of a

Christmas Railway on the right tracks. “The train goes around a big field, basically, you see a rock pile and trailer park. A lot of great space to use,” Roebuck said. The Roswell Christmas Railway will include attractions besides the actual train ride. Very important to Roebuck is that the entertainment is affordable for families. “If you buy a train ticket, you do not have to spend any more money,” Roebuck said. “There will be a professional photographer available to take pictures of Santa with the children, but if you can’t afford it, you can take the picture with your smartphone without extra cost.” In Mrs. Claus’ kitchen coffee, cider and mint hot chocolate is available. A cup of hot chocolate is included free of charge with each ticket. Before and after the train ride children and adults have a variety of attractions to keep warm and entertained. “It’s a huge community effort,” Roebuck said. Way Way Off Broadway helped with the light

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displays of more than 40,000 lights. Artists and sponsors are helping with the construction. The Studio+ and artists will perform on stage. There is an enchanted walkway. Santa’s toy workshop will allow children to try their hand at toy making. A Christmas Village will provide a place where children can play while parents enjoy indoor and outside dining. There will be a movie tent presenting “The Story of Christmas,” a short local production with Boyd Barrett, Tony Souza and Keaton Hartwell. “It is a combination of the Nativity story, Santa and the little drummer boy,” said Roebuck. “We also have shopping tent with select vendors. It is our first year, so we are open for vendors to reach out to us.” “We announced the idea at the zoo at Labor Day,” Roebuck said. “The mayor announced it. Then, we launched the Facebook page. Our numbers have been great at the event page. We have 90,000 views, 3,000 interested and sold 1,000 tickets. “Twenty percent of our tickets are from out of town. We are expecting to have a big crowd, so get your tickets online. It is more convenient for everybody. “Our bottleneck is the train,” Roebuck said. “It takes roughly 15 minutes and has limited seating. We are selling tickets for a specific time, so people with small children don’t have to stand long in a line. “We are open 18 nights,” Roebuck said. “If the time is not available, they can first do all the attractions, have a dinner, meet Santa and then have the ride at the end of their visit or somewhere in between. “There will also be people who will be walkups, they can do the attractions and see which time slot is available for them right then and there,” Roebuck said. “The zoo and the city have been great to work with, Roebuck said. “Jim Burris, who is the maintenance director of the Parks and Rec Department, has been fantastic to work with. His crew is awesome. The city did a lot of maintenance. They added a handicapped spot on the train that they didn’t have before which is great. So we can add a wheelchair per tour. We have to thank also our sponsors, such as Roswell Feed and Seed and Desert Sun.” Tickets for children from 3 to 14 yearsof age cost $7, adult tickets are $10, and children under 3 get in for free with an adult. The train runs Nov. 25-27, Dec. 2-4, 9-11 and 16-24 from 5 to 9 p.m. (last train leaves at 8:30 p.m.). The tickets include admission to the St. Nicholas station and light displays starting at 5 p.m. To see the detailed entertainment schedule, reserve a ticket, volunteer or become a sponsor, visit roswellchristmasrailway.com or email jacob@roebuckmedia.com.

Christina Stock Photos Children are playing while others are waiting to see what Santa brought for them. (Dec. 22, 2015, Roswell Mall)

Culture

Toys For Tots

The season for giving kicks off. By Christina Stock Vision Editor

he Sgt. Moses D. Rocha Marine Corps League Detachment 1287 is kicking off collections for children who would otherwise have no gift for Christmas. The Toys for Tots boxes are distributed throughout the town in businesses, shops and organizations. This includes the Roswell Daily Record office and every weekend at Kmart. The collections are ongoing and regularly collected until Dec. 16. Only new toys are accepted. Toys for Tots also appreciates monetary donations to purchase new toys.

The donations are tax deductible. Checks should be made out to Toys for Tots Roswell and sent to P.O. Box 3942, Roswell, NM 88202-3942. The MCL is recommending to register children online at roswell-nm. toysfortots.org. “Last year 2,400 toys were given out for 800 kids,” said Dawn Hartwell of the MCL. “Any toys that were left after all children who were registered and those who showed up with the correct documents, were given to other organizations who had need. The Sheriff’s Department was one of those. They needed toys for 80 kids. “This year we start from scratch,” Hartwell

said. “We are getting support by the Roswell Lowrider Car Club. They are a drug- and alcohol-free organization. They get kids interested in something other than gangs. The members and their wives are going to help collect toys. Goddard Key Club and Business Professionals of America at Goddard and Berrendo Middle School are helping us this year too. “The (MCL) Foundation gives the MCL around $2,000 to shop at Toys’R’Us, who work with them,” Hartwell said. “They donate a lump sum to the foundation which gets distributed to the different Marine Corps Leagues. We go into

Toys’R’Us before opening hours. They let us buy everything, also items that are on sale. Last year we got to go in before the local league. “We also shop local. Target and Kmart have been very helpful. At Target employees were assigned to us to help with the purchase and to transport it. We got a percentage off, even for sales items. We hope we get a grant this year from Target,” Hartwell said. On the day of distribution adults have to provide the ID for themselves as legal guardian and for the children. Accepted ID: birth certificates, social security numbers or health insurance card. “Something that only a legal guardian could have,” Hartwell said. “The children have to be present. If a child is sick at home, the legal guardian still has to bring the paperwork. It is one way for us to make sure that the chil-

dren receive the gifts and it is not resold.” The children get accompanied into Santa’s room with presents separated in age groups. Volunteers and Marines guide the children through the room to choose their presents. Last year each child could pick a board game, two toys, a stuffed animal and coloring book. Toys that need batteries are checked at the exit and batteries are given. Parents have to wait at the gate. “We are going to have more Marines present this year,” Hartwell said. “There are three new Marines who return home for active reserve.” Distribution will be on Dec. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Roswell mall. For more information, visit their webpage at roswell-nm.toysfortots.org or call 575-347-1625.

Jim Bloodhart of the Roswell Marine Corps League helps a child to pick out a toy.

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“We are going to have our student art show and teacher art show and language arts department critique,” said Jeanette Main, arts teacher and organizer of the event at BMS. “We are also expanding our show to include our music departments and our drama department making it a full out celebration of the arts.” The BMS drama class will have a short program where they show off their talent performing and lip syncing to selected songs. The Junior High Jazz Band of the music department will perform. There will also be different musical art performances. “The language class is planning a project to use the picture of a painting and the students are going to write a story about the painting,” said Main. Last year, the students had to do a professional critic of a painting. Three judges will decide who the winners are and there will be a public choice award between 6 and 7 p.m. The winner will be announced at 7:30 p.m. There will be snacks, cookies and refreshments served. “It would be great to find also sponsors for the refreshments and to give the winners a gift certificate and prizes, also for honorable mentions,” Main said. “Just come and have a great time and see what the kids have been doing and are learning.” For more information, call 915-490-1602.

The first HeART of Winter event took place in 2015.

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Second Annual HeART of Winter Extravaganza

Berrendo Middle School students show off their talent. By Christina Stock Vision Editor

he second annual HeArt of Winter Celebration of the Arts will take place at Berrendo Middle School’s gym, 800 Marion Richards Road, Dec. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is open to the public. One hundred and thirty students will participate in 180 projects that embrace the arts. While some might look at art as a form of educational luxury, scientists have found proof that developing art skills helps children to develop motor skills, encourages brain development and, according to a recent report by Americans for the Arts, art education strengthens problem-solving and critical thinking skills. The experience of making decisions and choices in the course of creating art carries over into other parts of life. “If they are exploring and thinking and experimenting and trying new ideas, then creativity has a chance to blossom,” said MaryAnn Kohl, an arts educator and author of numerous books about children’s art education. There is also solid research backing those scientists. In a 10-year national study by Shirley Brice Heath of Stanford University, it was discovered that young people who are involved in highly effective non-school artsbased community programs in under-resourced communities, in comparison with a national sample of students were: • Four times more likely to win an academic award, such as being on the honor roll. • Eight times more likely to receive a community service award. • Three times more likely to win a school attendance award. • Four times more likely to participate in a math or science fair. • Likely to score higher on their SAT college admission test scores if they have been involved for more than four years of after-school arts study.

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Christina Stock Photo From miniature paintings (above) and wands — Berrendo Middle School Students showed a variety of art in 2015.

History

Interesting Things People Don’t Know About Roswell

By Dennis G. Balthaser

uring the past two years, I’ve been given an education about many things in Roswell that I assume others may also not know about. I had the opportunity to share my knowledge about the 1947 Roswell Incident and about historic Roswell, including some things which are relatively unknown. Many visitors are surprised to find Roswell bigger than they expected, giving me the opportunity to explain the size of some of the ranches in the area, which are measured in sections

rather than acres. Hardly anyone knows about the German Iron Cross located at the Spring River, dated 1943. They have no idea that 4,800 German prisoners were incarcerated south of town at Orchard Park during the same time. They are not aware that we have a piece of the Berlin Wall on display at the same location. It was given to the City of Roswell by the Deutsche Luftwaffe (German Air Force) as a sign of gratitude for Roswell’s hospitality years ago, when they trained in Roswell. The Historical Soci-

ety of Southeast New Mexico has a piece of steel I-beam from the 9/11 terrorist attack on the New York City World Trade Center on display in the archives building. Driving down Lea Avenue, the historical homes are always of interest to tourists as there are no two homes alike. The architecture is unique compared to the newer homes in town which are all similar to each other. We’re fortunate to have two statues in town created by Robert Temple Summers III. One depicts John

Photo courtesy of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico Archives. Ca. 1943. A 50-man detail of German prisoners of war from the “Afrikacorps” worked on a flood-control project in Roswell by laying rocks on the Spring River banks. On the north bank between Pennsylvania and Kentucky Avenues the POWs used different size rocks to make an iron cross on the bank. Some Roswell citizens were incensed by this and poured five yards of concrete over the POWs handiwork. The concrete washed away over the years, and the iron cross is now clearly visible. The iron cross was placed on the National Register of Historic Places Jan. 17, 2002.

Dennis G. Balthaser Photo The Iron Cross that German prisoners of war built at Spring River.

Chisum, and is situated in the Pioneer Plaza across the Chaves County courthouse. The other, a statue of Pat Garrett, is located behind the courthouse. Both statues contain several Bible verses that the sculptor hid on his works. Visitors are usually surprised that we have so many museums in addition to the International UFO Museum, such as the Roswell Museum and Art Center, the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico and the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art. Many of the buildings related to the 1947 Roswell Incident have been replaced by newer buildings, or are simply vacant

lots today. The HSSNM has a large collection of photos of buildings as they looked back in 1947. Unfortunately, there are a few individuals in Roswell who have little or no respect for some of the historical markers mentioned above, as I occasionally discover graffiti, vandalism or destruction of those landmarks. Upon discovering damage to these legacies, I contact the Roswell licensing department, and they immediately take action to correct the situation. Dennis G. Balthaser is a state certified and city licensed Roswell UFO tour guide. He has also been published in articles and featured in radio and

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TV. Balthaser moved to Roswell in 1996 to pursue his interest in ufology, after retiring from the Texas Highway Department in El Paso, Texas, with 33 years in civil engineering. Prior to that he served three years in the U.S. Army, Engineering Battalion. For more information, visit truthseekeratroswell.com or visit roswellnmhistory.org.

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UFOlogy

‘Verifiable Evidence’ Of No Alien Visitations? Really?

Looking Up

By Donald Burleson

he current November 2016 issue of Scientific American, a magazine that I have long enjoyed, contains what in some ways is a rather strange article entitled “5 Things We Know to Be True.” The cover describes it as “5 Scientific Facts (that People Often Get Wrong).” In their introduction, the editors say there is “essentially no debate among legitimate scientists about these truths, which are based on verifiable evidence.” Truth #1 says that “evolution is the only reasonable explanation for the diversity of life

on earth.” I absolutely buy that. In spite of the fact that the theory of evolution bothers some people for other than scientific reasons, the evidence for it in comparative anatomy, in the fossil record’s immense wealth of intermediate life forms, and especially in the science of genetics, is overwhelming and decisive in my view. Truth #2 says that “homeopathy has no basis in science,” homeopathy being the attempt to treat a disease by introducing tiny doses of substances that would normally cause that disease in the

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recipient. I’ve had no experience with homeopathy one way or the other, but it’s the sort of thing that lends itself to rigorous scientific testing, and this has repeatedly shown, as Scientific American points out, “that it works no better than placebos.” Truth #3 says that “climate change conspiracy theories are ludicrous” and that the scientific community is solidly behind the theory of human-controlled (anthropogenic) global warming. This one troubles me, because it has always seemed more political than scientific, in that people

of liberal persuasion so often accept the theory with little or no scrutiny, while conservatives often reject the concept outright. I’ve seen arguments both for and against global warming, so maybe the jury is still out on this one, for some of us at least. Truth #4 says that “vaccines do not cause autism.” I have no personal acquaintance with this question either way, but again it’s subject to genuine scientific testing, and that has consistently shown autism and vaccination to be statistically uncorrelated. So far so good, but then comes Truth #5,

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which says “no credible evidence of alien visitations exists,” debunking the whole concept of UFOs. Here a serious problem arises, whether you believe in the reality of UFOs or not. Remember, the editors started by saying that all five truths “are based on verifiable evidence.” So in a bizarre way they seem to be saying that verifiable evidence exists that there’s no evidence. How can one coherently speak of “evidence of no evidence”? Even if we assume, for the sake of discourse, that this is merely confused syntax on their

part, the editors adduce only the “evidence” that alien civilizations would have to be too distant to reach us. They fail to add: by any propulsion system known to us. And what scientific procedure could prove that no observed airborne objects have ever been extra-terrestrial? Anyway, abundant evidence for UFOs does exist. One has only to look at it with an open mind.

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