Rotarians elected to UFO Museum Board

Roswell Rotary Club members Howard Perry and Marc Reischman have been elected to the Board of Directors of the International UFO Museum and Research Center. 

Howard Perry (left) and Marc Reischman

The museum/research center was born from international interest in the purported crash of a flying saucer in July 1947 near Roswell. The incident is popularly known as “The Roswell Incident.” 

The UFO Museum draws more visitors annually than any other museum in New Mexico
and is the major tourism draw for Roswell. 

Though the museum was forced to close and then limit attendance during part of 2019 and 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has made a major rebound in attendance and revenue this year.

The research center’s library has the largest collection of books, research papers, and articles about UFO sightings outside of the Vatican Library.

Rotarians celebrate Veterans Day

Military veterans in the Roswell Rotary Club attended the Annual Veterans Day Breakfast sponsored by New Mexico Military Institute on Nov.11.

Grizzle

The event began at 8 a.m. with an invocation and a presentation by the NMMI cadet choir, followed by opening remarks from Maj. Gen. Jerry Grizzle, president and superintendent of the Institute. Grizzle is a member of the Roswell Rotary Club. 

After breakfast, Grizzle introduced the guest speaker, Brig. Gen. Miguel Aguilar, deputy adjutant general of the New Mexico Army National Guard, who described how he began his military career when he accepted a scholarship at NMMI.

Jane Harvard sits with her father, retired Army Brig. Gen. Gerald Childress, former president and superintendent of New Mexico Military Institute. Childress is a longtime member of the Roswell Rotary Club.

Rotarians Dennis Kintigh (left) and Shawn Powell enjoy coffee and a visit at the Veterans Day Breakfast. Kintigh and Powell are both military veterans.