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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 2013
Page
1
A week after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the Trayvon Martin case, crowds gathered nationwide to protest the verdict, with demonstrations reported in multiple cities and tensions rising.
The fourth annual Jesse Andrus and Mike Hillman Memorial Bull Riding event returns to Bob Crosby Arena at Eastern New Mexico University.
Anna Rae Chavez Fletcher J R Butch Livingston and Josephine Tyner are highlighted on Page B7 in today’s obituary notices. The brief includes names and indicators of passing with standard funeral notices and memorial references.
Dawn light fades as Lantern Tour guests enter Carlsbad Caverns led by ranger Andrea Lucas. Candles glow in wooden lanterns while 60 explorers descend a steep path into the cave. The musty bat odor lingers. whispers fade to silence as the group moves deeper.
A guided lantern tour explores Garlsbad Caverns linking its fame to 1898 explorer Jim White and noting its designation as a National Monument in 1923 and a National Park in 1930. The reporter describes Devil's Spring and Devil's Den as the cold, rugged cave environment prompts careful footing and sturdy boots.
Bats for Breakfast shows unfold in Carlsbad Caverns as Mexican Free-tailed bats return to their roosts. A around 200 spectators witness a glasses-free 3-D style emergence as dawn light grows and the morning scene plays out.
The National Weather Service in Albuquerque warns central and western New Mexico to expect more storms through Sunday. A flash flood watch covers the region while best storm chances shift Monday to Wednesday toward west central and southwest mountains. Friday’s fast moving storms dumped over an inch of rain in an hour, causing runoff in Albuquerque and Santa Fe with floodwaters reaching 10 feet at a key outflow channel near Albuquerque.
The Roswell Daily Record captured ten awards at the West Texas Press Association meeting in Decatur Texas four first place honors for Editorial Writing Column Writing News Writing and Sweepstakes Division A daily papers up to 50 000 in circulation Publisher Charles Fischer praised the staff. First place editorial went to Lizard Listing Rigally Dropped judge notes good explanation of environmental issue. Keller won for column writing for Believe and you shall succeed. News writing earned first for overall news writing. The Record also claimed Sweepstakes and five second place awards including Advertising Composition Special Section Photography Photographer of the Year and General Excellence.
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