Heritage Dinner honors Gonzalez family in Southeast New Mexico
The Historic Society for Southeast New Mexico schedules its 37th Heritage Dinner for August 7 at the Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds. The event honors the Merced and Francisа Gonzalez Family with cocktail hour, silent auction, and a 7 p.m. dinner. RSVP by July 2. contact 575-622-8333 for details.
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Historic Society For
Southeast New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Merced
Francisa Gonzalez
Roswell Emmaus Community Meeting Tonight at Trinity UMC
The Roswell Emmaus Community will meet July 19 in the Trinity United Methodist Church fellowship hall at 1413 South Union Ave. A potluck starts at 6 p.m. and fellowship at 7. The group meets the third Thursday each month. For information call Jean Hamill at 575-626-4406.
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City of
Roswell
Adult and Recreation Center
Athlinks.com
Roswell Emmaus
Trinity United Methodist Church
South Union Ave
Jean Hamill
St Johns Parish Youth Group Seeks Teens
The St John s Parish Youth Group meets Thursdays in the Juan Montoya Building for ages 13 to 17. For more information call 575 626 5823 or 575 910 2630.
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St. John’s Parish
Juan Montoya
Frenchy of Dog Canyon Fights and Dies on Cattle Claim
Francois Jean Rochas, a French settler known as Frenchy, built a one room rock hut in Dog Canyon and fought frequent cattle raids and a deadly confrontation with a Texan neighbor. After years of survival he was killed by cowboys in December 1894. a coroner’s jury ruled death a gunshot wound.
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Frenchy
Morrison
la Luz
Otero County
Dog Canyon
Las Cruces
Justice of the Peace
Francois-Jean Rochas
Hancock
N.Y
New York
Pennsylvania
Memories of Frenchy fade in canyon tale
The old Frenchman known as Frenchy lived alone in a canyon tending his land while others forgot him as years passed. The Scoop R brand faded and the cabin trail vanished along with his fruit trees as difficult times deepened for newcomers and non speakers.
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R” Brand
Frenchy
Clarence Adams
Janice Dunnahoo
Historical Society For Southeast
Make Me No Grave From Knibbs Poem in Songs of the Trail
Excerpt from Henry Herbert Knibbs's 1920 poem Make Me No Grave celebrates fearless travel and companionship on the road. It envisions a life unburdened by sorrow, choosing distant landscapes, mountain winds, and dawns to accompany the speaker beyond a grave.
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Henry Herbert Knibbs
UNM BA/MD Program draws Roswell students to medicine
Three students from Roswell praise the UNM BA/MD program as it expands opportunities for serving New Mexico’s underserved communities. They visit the UFO Museum and plan Walk with the Doc sessions at Cielo Grande as part of fitness and outreach. The program, funded by the Legislature, combines a four year BA with medical training and requires shadowing and volunteering before admission.
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UNM
Maez
Roswell
Link
Nguyen
Ufo Museum and Research Center
Bottomless Lakes State Park
Cielo Grande Recreation Area
Reynaldo Martinez
New Mexico
College of Arts & Sciences
Buffalo parks set world record with 1500 FLOmingo flamingos
Buffalo Parks officials certify a world record 1 500 pink flamingos arranged to celebrate the Olmsted Parks system 150th anniversary. The event used FLOmingo branding referencing Frederick Law Olmsted and surpassed Callawassie Island’s 1 058 flamingos set in 2016.
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Buffalo
N.Y
New York
Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted
Rats Devour 19000 Atm Cash In Indian Break-in
In Tin Sukia, India a damaged State Bank of India ATM yielded more than 1.3 million rupees in torn notes after a rat entered through a cable hole and chewed 500 and 2000 rupee bills. Police say a dead rat was found inside and an investigation was ordered.
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Gauhati
India
State Bank of India
Tinsukia
Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta
Bimal Debroy
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New York State Park System
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