Pinatafest Opens Celebrating Hispanic Culture At Courthouse
The Pinatafest began Friday around noon at the courthouse with vendors setting up. The event honors Mexico Independence Day and features music by Bethany Rey Martinez, Rito de Chirchuane, Grupo Cyclon and others plus a jalapeno eating contest. Sunday includes a Mariachi Mass officiated by Bishop Ricardo Ramirez. Proceeds support the Alzheimer’s Association via Comforter Keepers with signups at the booth and preregistration through Priscilla Lujan. The Roswell Hispano Chamber of Commerce founded the festival formerly named Charreada.
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Mexico
Spain
Bethany Rey Martinez
Rito de Chirchuane
Pihatafest
Good Company Band
Goddard Rock
Comforter Keepers
Montery Park students honor 9 11 veterans and heroes
Cynthia Gustamantes, a fourth grade teacher, helped plan a patriotic 9 11 event at Monterrey school. Students, many born after 9 11, learned how the event changed American history and how the nation unites against terrorism. Veterans noted healing and gratitude from the younger generation.
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Cynthia Gustamantes
Monterrey
J.bergman
Roswell-Record.com
Center promotes family patriotism at 9/11 themed event
The center opened in 1937 and hosts monthly events to involve families with children. Principal Wagner says the lessons emphasize patriotism and honoring police, armed forces, and sheriffs while keeping the day current and not scary. Local heroes from police fire and sheriff's department spoke and gave tours, aiding children's understanding and trust. Jazmin Sarabia of the National Guard praised community support.
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Wagner
Fire
Sheriff's Department
Jazmin Sarabia
National Guard
J.bergman
Roswell-Record.com
Field of Honor ceremony honors 9/11 victims and veterans in Roswell
The Roswell Field of Honor featured an escort along Main Street with the New Mexico Patriot Guard and Roswell emergency crews. Sage the K9 rode in a 1969 Pontiac GTO as volunteers prepare for Saturday’s 10 a.m. ceremony at Stapp Field with a 10:05 flyover and a reading of about 250 names. Funds raised aid Operation Wounded Warrior of New Mexico the Fallen Warrior Scholarship Fund and The Sage Foundation for Dogs Who Serve.
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RPD
Main Street
New Mexico Patriot Guard
Sage
Roswell
Fire Departments
Kane Doerhoefer
Diane Whetsel
Roswell Field of Honor
Operation
Wounded Warrior of
New Mexico
Fallen Warrior Scholarship Fund
Sage Foundation For
Whetsel
New Mexico Military Institute
Stapp Field
NMMI
Goddard
Rick Overmier
Iraq
Field of Honor
Patriot Guard
Overmier
Hitchhiking Common in Four Corners Region Roads
In the Four Corners area along U.S. Route 64 hitchhiking is common among travelers like 74 year old Thomas Patrick and his companion Hank Berke. The piece notes social attitudes, risks, local policing, and varying enforcement by city and state authorities.
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Shiprock
Thomas Patrick
Oklahoma City
Okla
Utah
Pasadena
Calif
Arizona
Flagstaff
Ariz
Patrick
Hank Berke
Four Corners
Stanley Salt
Salt
Religious groups join NM license fight during special session
Catholic and interfaith groups in New Mexico aid protests and lobbying to block Gov. Martinez from repealing the law allowing undocumented residents to obtain driver licenses. Professors say moral reform galvanizes immigrant participation in rallies beyond fear, influenced by organizers tied to Cesar Chavez legacy.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico Catholic Conference of Bishops
Susana Martinez
Christine Sierra
University of New Mexico
Marshall Ganz
Harvard Kennedy School
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Movement
Whalen Leads Roswell Auxiliary to Fund Scholarships and Upgrades
Linda Whalen helm of the ENMMC Auxiliary in Roswell built a 1958 founded group into a major fundraiser, raising about $50,000 yearly for health care students. She launched the Patient Ambassador and Diabetes Education programs, earning multiple Salute to Excellence awards. Renovations include a Starbucks staffed by volunteers and murals by local artist Kevin Spoke. Her leadership earns praise from longtime volunteers who credit her with transforming the hospital’s visitor spaces.
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Bees
Whalen
Roswell
New Mexico Hospital Association
Dell Vick
Chaves County
New Mexico
Grand Canal
Venice
Kevin Spoke
Carlsbad
Patsy Chesser
Linda
Chesser
Martha Aldaco
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Gustamantes
4 Corners
Anthony Lee
Lee
Luis Hernandez
San Juan County
Leroy Thompson
Hernandez
Farmington
Kent O’donnell
O'Donnell
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