Chaves County Celebrates Character Counts Week and Link Drive
Students across Chaves County joined 30 546 links symbolically uniting schools for Character Counts Week. Roswell High encircled the commons with a multistrand link chain while Sierra Middle School won the sweepstakes with 10 284 links sold and Youth Challenge led fund raising with 1 500 links. The event boosted poetry essay and art contests tied to the six pillars of character and featured local officials and remarks from Amarante Fresquez and Alvin Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaves County
Roswell High School
Sierra Middle School
Marisol Ruiz
Pecos
Hope Ramirez
Dexter
Valley
Bianca Andrada
Sierra
Ashley Johnson
Nancy Lopez
Mountain View
Youth ChallenGe
East Grand Plains
Valley View
Edgewood
Roswell
del Norte
Sierra Middle
Sunset
Washington
Berrendo
Parkview
Monterey
New York
Washington D.C
Pennsylvania
Dick Taylor
Lindell Andrews
Hagerman
Harmon B. Clemmons
Amarante Fresquez
Alvin Jones
JoAnn Jaramillo
Tom Jennings
U.S
Pete Domenici
Jones
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Domenici
David Gonzales
KBIM
Martha Hall
Sandy Bell
Scott Schoen
Mountain View Middle School
Cla Avery
Character Counts
Protest over U.S. 70 funding and highway widening plans
Friends of the Hondo Valley lobby against a $100 million U.S. 70 widening from Rui doso Downs to Riverside arguing the four lane plan harms the valley. David Hall cites low traffic on U.S. 70 versus U.S. 84/285 and urges redirecting funds to Santa Fe Pojoaque bypass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Highway Commission
Socorro
Ruidoso Downs
Riverside
Friends of the
Hall
New Mexico
Highway Commission
U.S. 70
Veterans Day events planned across town in November
The weekend includes a Bethel Baptist Church concert on November 9 featuring the churches adult and children’s choirs in a patriotic program with slides and video. On November 10 the Roswell Adult Center hosts a Veterans Celebration with entertainment, a color guard, and a speech by Robert Sparks after a parade and institute events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Baptist Church
Jerry Luck
Music Ministries
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
New Mexico forms panel to guard Blue Cross assets
The Advisory and Planning Committee, created by the state Superintendent of Insurance, will oversee protecting charitable assets from the sale of New Mexico Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Co chaired by Attorney General Patricia Madrid and Eric Serna, it will meet today at 3 p.m. in the Roswell ISD board room to outline recommendations. The session runs from 3 to 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance
New Mexico Blue Cross
Patricia Madrid
Eric Serna
Roswell Independent School District
Also Mentioned on This Page
Freddy Contreras
Colter Eskeli
Jessica Coles
Military Heights
Kaye Lee
Yanet Montoya
Seth Seabrease
Washington Avenue
Turner Carlyle
Dominic Vigil
Deidre Wright
Elizabeth Christian
Shayann Gingrich
Mariah Pacheco
Flor Baca
Joshua Mariscal
Maura Orozco
Luck
America the Beautiful
Country
Howard Flicke
Bill Owen
Flicke
Howard Beck
Robert Sparks
Lotto Texas
Roadrunner Cash
Texas
Valley Daylight Lodge
AF & AM
All Master Masons
Harold Wright, W.M
Woop Slinds
the Administration Educational Services
Kentucky Ave
Cybermesa.com
Sued Petuatume Ee eParall
Miniblinds
West Albuquerque
J&g Electric
Lincoln Town Car Cartier
Billie Cook
John Boy Boat
Garry
Virden Auction Service
Allseason’s Engines & Bikes
S. Main
Hobson Gardens
East Hobson Road
S. of
Malamute
Pine Lodge RD
Clovis Highway
S.W
T.V
Depression
Fostoria
Gorham
Sterling
Peter "Hurd
New World Symphony
Viking
Red Dale
Vern Jacks Auction Service
Matthew
Lord Jesus
Assumption Catholic Church
Elizabeth
News & Business
R. Cory Beck
Andrew Poertner
Aaron Walther
Todd Fuqua
Ann Burns
Aric Griffin
Alex Clark
Mike Bush
N. Main St
N.M
Roswell Daily Record
USA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!