Dragonfly Festival Nears as Wildlife Refuge Event Returns
The Dragonfly Festival signals its approach with sightings of dragonflies and damselflies over the high desert. The Friends of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge organize the event with town flyers featuring a student artist. This year’s winner is 4th grader Audrianna Gonzales of Washington Avenue Elementary, Roswell ISD.
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Dragonfly Festival at Refuge Highlights Monarchs and Tours
The Dragonfly Festival runs September 6 to 8 at the refuge with a Friday 6:30 p.m auditorium kickoff and Roswell Astronomy Club stargazing. Free guided tours require reservations at 575-244-6256, first come, first served. Volunteers and Friends of Bitter Lake operate the event, selling food, funding the nature store, and supporting habitat projects including milkweed planting for monarchs.
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New Mexico
Memories of Walker AFB Part 1 Roswell in the 1950s aviation nostalgia
Roswell in the 1950s attracted aviation enthusiasts and local kids with Walker Air Force Base, nearby auxiliary fields, and the Roswell Municipal Airport. The writer recalls stealing weekends with base kids like Steve Scarano and his father, Air Force Major Vincent Scarano, a veteran of SAC who flew B29s B50s B36s and B52s including the famed Namsi Black Tuesday raid. They describe Esplanade walks to the flight line, open house tours of the B36 Peacemaker, and childhood adventures around the base before Gate 8 became Roswell Airport Terminal with retired jets.
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Steve) Scarano
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Vince” T. Scarano
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