Roswell Council approves 2019 UFO Festival funding
The Roswell City Council unanimously approved 21 100 in lodgers tax funding for the 2019 UFO Festival on a full reimbursement basis. Councilors Caleb Grant and Jacob Roebuck led the motion with support from Main Street Roswell and the UFO Festival Committee.
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Roswell
Caleb Grant
Jacob Roebuck
New Mexico
State Auditor
Kathy Lay
Main Street Roswell
Juliana Halvorson
UFO Festival Committee
Halvorson
Lay
UFO Committee
Juanita Jennings
Alison Penn
Roswell Considers Drone Training Facility Proposal
The city of Roswell and Roswell International Air Center study partnering with local schools to create an aero nautical drone training annex on 10 acres off West 19th Street. Project in conceptual phase aims to educate youth and college students for drone related occupations near the former municipal airport site.
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Roswell
Roswell International Air Center
Mark Bleth
Bill Morris
West 19Th Street
United States
Sory Commission
Montana Avenue
Chaves County Joy Center
Elks Lodge
Nanz Team Tops 14th Buddy Walk With High Participation
Gabriel Nanz led the No 1 team at the 14th annual Buddy Walk raising 6145 dollars and gathering 164 participants. The event at Spring River Park and Zoo supported Down Syndrome awareness with games, a one mile walk, performances, vendor info, and a goal of 67500 to fund services like therapy and education.
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Royal Rebel All Star
Dani McKee
Kee Extreme
Night of the Living Zoo
Friends of the Spring River Zoo
Jim Burress
Parks and Recreation
Friends of the Zoo
Roswell
Grace Community Church
Burress
Gabriel
Road Warriors
Gabriel Nanz
Joleen Lee
Nick Nanz
Spring River Park
Matt Miller Roswell Fire Marshal Highlighted in Spotlight
A profile notes Matt Miller’s diverse interests from horses and dogs to falconry and history. It credits his self discipline and intelligence, and states he has been Roswell’s fire marshal since 2012 after serving as a city firefighter. See SPOTLIGHT, Page A2.
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Matt Miller
Roswell
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