wi unpi uv v vi (ippiivauuiKitor food and Medicaid benefits grew to 12,805 from 9,51 1 between the end of May and mid-June, theHowever, department spokesman Matt Kennicott said the backlog actually has been cut nearly in half.Jerry Heck PhotoThom Reed at the UFO Museum during this year’s festivalToday’s ForecastHIGH 941111 M UjJl IM V\UII\ 1111111 11Other agenda items dis- is begun. Specifics of the cussed were the sale of project were not disused equipment a dump cussed. TriWest Fencingfor fencing and gate installation.biologist Jell Sam lie/Floyd True!ken of theSee PVACD, Page A2Reed family abduction case: Mystery, danger remainBy Jerry Heck Record Staff WriterIdiom Reed was among the presenters at UFO Festival last weekend, standing next to a painting on the Abduction Wall in theRoswell UFO MuseumThe painting depicts Reed’s experience as achild. Although they havespoken on the telephone Reed has never met theartist in person. In a telephone interview with the at list, lorn Warner, Warner explained that he made the pain ting after hearing aradio show on which Reed presented his story.Warner realized that he was among the dozens ol others who observed the same event. The radio station WSBS was flooded with calls during the broadcast Warner and Reed lived just 5 miles apart.Reed disagrees with the term abduction and prefers a more accurate description ol his experiences as “confirmation”the confirmation that others are “out there.the 1960s in the town ot Sheffield, Mass The Reed family case made local news in 1969 when it aired on WSBS Radio in Great Barrington, Mass.The case has since made Fox News, Canada's Morning Show and the Los Angeles Times it was also the premiere episode of Discovery Channel’s new series, “Alien Mysteries, and has been featured in Syfy Channel’s UncoveringAliens.MMThe Reed family’s UFO encounters date back toReed is neither a scientist nor a full-time UFO hunter When not traveling,he lives in Florida and operates a talent ageni \ called Miami Models With some irritation, he states that some people attend the festival to be entei tained, while others feelaffronted by the possibility of extraterrestrial life During the festival, a woman slammed a Bible onhis table and walked awas: .lie said. Reed said that it is unusual to be in a parade waving to the people and realizing he is there because ol a traumatic andSee REED, Page A2Today’s Obituaries Paoe A8Index• Joseph Andrew Madrid • Celia Lucero: Classifieds08General...........A2OpinionA4• Margaret Rose McLaren „ _■ Hahcad WAV* Anderson ' Concha Garciai Comics............07Horoscopes.......A10Sports ...B1