Enos the second chimp to orbit Earth and NASA gains
Peggy Bohlin recounts Enos the chimpanzee mission MA 5 aboard Mercury Atlas 5 launched from Cape Canaveral on November 29 1961. The flight lasted 3 hours 21 minutes and included two orbits with 181 minutes weightlessness despite malfunctions. Enos died November 4 1962 from dysentery. remains location unknown.
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Holloman Air Force Base
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Roswell Rotary Club Holds Virtual Gavel Exchange
Cindy Torrez passed the gavel to Willis Scharmer via Zoom as Roswell Rotary marks plans for a 101st anniversary party. Scharmer, a 25-year member, aims to open a time capsule buried September 2019 while the club stays active with Habitat for Humanity work and community projects.
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Roswell Rotary Club
Cindy Torrez
Willis Scharmer
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Assistance League restarts Operation School Bell
Assistance League of Chaves County resumes its Operation School Bell program to help K through 8 students in Chaves County. Changes due to the COVID 19 pandemic follow local and state health protocols for item distribution at the Roswell chapter house.
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Altrusa International of
Claudette Foster
Janice Villareal
Kay Jones
Operation School Bell
Dianna Dosher
Judy Hobson
Altrusa
Joletha Alford
Lori Ordonez
Roswell Rotary Installs Road Signs Ahead of 100th Gala
Roswell Rotary Club placed two new road signs on South Main Street near the airport and at Main and Poe streets by the fairgrounds with Pecos Valley Rotary assist. This is the fourth sign this year with one more planned to greet travelers. The old signs will be auctioned to fund the 100th anniversary gala planned for a future date.
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New Mexico State Fairgrounds
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ENMMC Earns Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center received the American Heart Association American Stroke Association Get With The Guidelines Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award for meeting quality measures in diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients. CEO Warren Yehl cites tools and resources aiding adherence to evidence based guidelines to improve outcomes. The organization notes stroke as a leading cause of death and disability in the United States with about 795,000 new or recurrent strokes annually.
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American Stroke Association
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