National events and library activities headline week
The piece lists National Preservation and Service Weeks plus daily observances from Wednesday to Sunday. It notes story times at 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, a Saturday morning 10 a.m. session on buttons and bows, plus May 21 and May 18 events in the Bondurant Room with Julius Caesar discussion and BBC video. It also reviews authors tied to the Miami Herald and links to humor and entertainment sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ritter
Shakespeare Club
Bondurant Room
BBC
Bob Kerwick
Miami Herald
Herald
Edna Buchanan
Britt Montero
Britt
Roswell Club Calendar Packed With Meetings and Support Groups
A Roswell club calendar lists 16 meetings and activities across four venues including the Church of Christ, Roswell Country Club, Dry Harbor Club and Roswell Adult Center. Groups range from TOPS and Lions to Narcotics Anonymous and Toastmasters with contact numbers provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Country Club Road
Hi-Hopes
E. Chisum St
Roswell
Roswell Country Club
Urton Road
Serenity Club
E. Bland St
Alcoholics Anonymous
Dry Harbor Club
E. van Buren St
Kiwanis Club
Kwan den
W. Second St
Morris Ward
Chew den West
Second St
Eric King
ACBL
Missouri Ave
Bank of America
N. Main St
Happy Hour
Alcoholics Anonymous Group
Building that shaped a presidency and a war leaders many rooms
A reminiscence recalls the long history of a government building where figures from MacArthur to Marshall and Pershing met. It notes rooms used by Roosevelt, Thurber, Hull, Eisenhower, Nixon, and Cheney era events, including Nixon's 1974 resignation broadcast. The piece links rooms to pivotal moments across U.S. history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas MacArthur
George C. Marshall
Europe
Bush
Gen
John J. Pershing
Dick Cheney
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James Thurber
Pearce pledges private grants to boost New Mexico education
In a call for reform Steve Pearce outlines a plan to secure private funding about 200 per student annually to support teacher training and program rollout. He notes Hobbs district lags northern districts by about 1000 per student and emphasizes master's degree requirements for new teachers within six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Hobbs
Roswell groups host final RHS PAC meeting and events
The Roswell High School Parent Advisory Council holds its final 2001-02 meeting at 6 p.m. in the RHS library with officer elections for next year. Also tonight the Roswell Lupus Support Group meets at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church at 6:30 with speaker June Saucer from Social Security disability. Other items include a Republican Women gathering at noon Wednesday with candidate speakers and a Roswell After 5 fashion show at Peachtree Village from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Details and reservations contact listed organizers.
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Fourth St
Pride O' Lions
Second St
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Main St
Nancy Crochet
Valley Voices Toastmaster Club
RHS Pac
Roswell High School Pac
RHS
Berkley Bolden
Roswell
Chaves County
Sally Port Inn
Peachtree Village
Country Club Road
Debbie Camp
Lois
Valerie
Msn.com
St Johns Church roots in presidents and protests in Washington
Lindlaw House and architect Benjamin Latrobe helped shape the early church used by presidents and officials. St Johns was consecrated in 1816 and later faced 1960s tensions over its role in politics, including Nixon’s 1969 prayer service and antiwar protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Latrobe
White House
Latrobe
St. John’s
Cials
Madison
Kennedy
St. John's
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Jupy Armstrong
Roswe i Library Board
Armed Forces
Bly Ela
Miami
Carl Hiaason
The
Florida
Hiaason
China
John Katzenback
Dave Berry
Comedy-Zone.net
Andy Capp
the New Yorker
Comics.com
Charlie Chaplin
Buster Keaton
Silentstars.com
Winston
Churchill
Daily Record
Kelly Loughead
Mary Skeen
Center
U.S
Joe Skeen
R-N.m
Ruidoso
Lincoln County
GOP
Skeen
Genevieve Richardson
Dan Foley
W. College Blvd
IMA
Challenger Loop
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Pecos Valley
New Mexico State Fairgrounds
Elks Lodge
Richardson Ave
Assumption Catholic Church
Kentucky Ave
Survivors Group of Narcotics Anonymous
Ruohone
Thomas
Pearl Harbor
Cordell Hull
Truman
Eisenhower
Ike
Sarah McClendon
Nixon
United Press International
Oval Office
Hearst Newspapers
Pearce
Mexico
Committee On Economic Development
Steve Pearce
Teresa McKee
Music Man
Little Theatre
ENMUR
NMMI
Jim Bignell
Frank Schlatter
Lindlaw
Richard Nixon
John C. Harper
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