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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2011
Page
1
About 70 first graders from Pecos Elementary School visited the Roswell Museum and Art Center for a day of fun and learning. Teachers planned the trip to expose students to museum experiences after hearing many had never been inside a museum before.
RPD begins search for 2nd deputy chief. Air tanker extinguishes neighborhood. 2 NMMiI netters advance. Rocket boys complete repeat.
The Goddard Rockets, seeded sixth, crushed third seed Farmington 16-5 to move within two wins of the NCAA Class 4A State Baseball Championship. Goddard jumped out early and controlled the game with strong hitting.
William S. Coffey, known as Bill, obituary notice appears in today’s edition on page A3. Details of his life, family, and passing are listed by the newspaper.
Mayor Del Jurney announced Amarante Fresquez a retired educator and former Roswell district superintendent as Ward IV candidate. A Monday special council meeting will decide on approval. Fresquez holds degrees from NM Highlands, NMSU and the U of Arizona and has about 35 years in education.
Dr. Larry Johnson of Las Lunas celebrates his family’s 10th cadet graduation from the New Mexico Military Institute. Lawrence Johnson and his nephew Harvard prepare to move on to the University of New Mexico. Lawrence recalls a lifelong campus connection and the leadership rewards of NMMI training.
About 60 graduates received high school equivalency diplomas at ENMU Roswell Performing Arts Center. Ana Maria Carrera, who moved from Chihuahua Mexico and learned English, spoke about her comeback after 14 years away from school and four months to earn her GED. Dr. Audrey Vega urged perseverance in education.
A Friday blaze northeast of Roswell burned about 600 acres after a vehicle on Highway 70 sparked the fire around 3 p.m. Crews from Chaves County, the BLM, and Roswell fought the wildfire, with Magdelena Fire 90 percent contained by 7:15 p.m. No structures were lost on private, state, or BLM land about 20 miles from the city.
In Butte La Rose Louisiana residents brace as Army Engineers near opening the Morganza floodway to relieve Baton Rouge and New Orleans, risking 15 feet of floodwater across 25 000 residents with farms fish camps and a French speaking culture. Col Ed Fleming warns officials expect inundation.
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