Young to address canine question

Rotarian Betty Young will speak to the Roswell Rotary Club on April 9 about: “How do you know if the service dog is for real?” Betty is shown speaking at an earlier club meeting.

Highway cleanup on April 18

The Roswell Rotary Club will conduct its highway cleanup project on Saturday, April 18.

Members will meet at Mile Marker 116.3, about 1 mile north of the overpass over U.S. 285, at 8 a.m.

Coffee and doughnuts — as well as gloves, trash bags, and safety vests — will be provided, said Gordon Patton, Rotary Highway Cleanup chair. 

“It takes an ideal group of 12 people about an hour and a half to clean our mile on both sides of the highway,” Patton said. “Your participation is encouraged to keep our mile from being trashy.”

National birthday chair to speak

City Councilor Juliana Schaffer Halvorson will speak to the Roswell Rotary Club on April 2 about how the community will be celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday.

Juliana is chair of the Roswell 250 Committee, overseeing this year’s national birthday celebration in the community.

NMOGA president to speak

Currier

Missi Currier, president and CEO of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, will speak at the March 26 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

As a veteran government affairs, community development, and strategic communications professional, Missi’s understanding of the state’s political climate has allowed her to champion energy, tax, regulatory, and economic diversification issues throughout the state.

A native of Carlsbad, she earned a Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Bachelor of Science in agricultural communications from Texas Tech University.

Hospital officers to discuss post

Two Lovelace Hospital officers will discuss Explorer Post 124, a Scouting America post that focuses on medical careers, at the March 19 Rotary Club meeting.

Rotarian Christy Escandon, chief nursing officer at Lovelace Hospital, and Marlys Folly, clinical educator, will share the post’s 2025 successes and discuss its future.

Escandon and Folly serve as the post’s adult leaders.

Attending PELS training

Steve Smith joins fellow Roswell Rotary Club members Bianca and J.P. Cheney for a thumbs up at Steve’s President-Elect Learning Seminar training in Albuquerque. Bianca attended as an assistant district governor, and J.P. as assistant district audio-visual person.

Superintendent to discuss schools

Brian Luck, Roswell Independent School District superintendent, will speak at the March 12 Rotary Club meeting.

His topics include an update on Roswell schools.