Emily Taylor, NMMI Intermediate Preparatory Academy director of students, will speak to the Roswell Rotary Club on July 24.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Texas Tech University.
Emily has taught in Roswell area public and private schools for the past 10 years.
Staff members from Wehinahpay Mountain Camp will speak at the July 17 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
Speakers Michael Beaumont, Walter Stagaman, Valerie Stagaman, Jason Ruby, and Sarah Ruby will speak about the Boy Scouts of America camp in the Sacramento Mountains.
Each speaker will discuss his/her area of responsibility and take questions at the end of the presentation.
For information about the camp, click on: https://www.wmc-mountaincamp.org/
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Assistant District Governor Bianca Cheney gives the oath of office to Roswell Rotary Club officers and directors during the club’s July 10 meeting at The Liberty. The officers are (from left) Ryan Vance, sergeant-at-arms; Jack Swickard, public relations chair; J.P. Cheney, Rotary Foundation chair; Nicole Wieser, president; Juan Rodriguez, treasurer; Steve Smith, club administration chair; and Dan Girand, membership chair. |
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The Roswell Rotary Club honored 38 area students with scholarships this year. Recipients of the scholarships and family members were honored at the July 3 Roswell Rotary Club meeting. The group photograph shows 23 of the scholarship recipients who attended the scholarship lunch and ceremony. Recipients are: Maggie Albarez, Mya Albarez, Yadira Aragon, Kylee Archuleta, Edy Alcazar, Danique Blankvoort, Dallye Burge, Kayla Burnett, Cynthia Campos, Iridiana Campos, Christopher Cardoza, Xavier Cheney, Gabriella Clements, Nalani Cobos, Valeria Dominguez Chavez, Allyssa Fox, Jacob Franco, Rayford Fulkerson, Giselle Hernandez, Ava Jamison, Tegin Maloney, Sara McConnell, Reid McKelvy, Reese Melton, Samuel Montez, Mary Kathryn Olvera, Istreya Rodriguez, Caleb Ross, Sara Royo-Begueria, Andrew Saiz, Alice Samuels, Naomi Smith, Ross Stokes, Cale Taylor, Lindsey Weathers, Julie White, Madison White, and Caysie Wood. |
Kathie Williams, Rotary District 5520 membership chair, will speak at the July 10 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
The club will meet at The Liberty Inc., 312 N. Virginia Ave.
This is the second time Kathie has served as District 5520 membership chair. She previously held that position from 2012-16, as well as serving as assistant governor and lieutenant governor.
Kathie is a member and former president of the Rotary Club of Albuquerque Del Norte, where she currently serves on the Board of Directors as fundraising chair.
The Roswell Rotary Club will host student recipients of the club’s annual scholarships on July 3.
The club will meet at the Encanto Event Center, 1010 S. Main St.
The families of Roswell Rotary Club members who have died during the past nine months were presented with roses during a memorial ceremony on June 26.
Receiving memorial roses were:
Caroline Brooks, executive director of the Roswell Museum and Art Center, will speak at the June 26 Rotary Club meeting.
The club will meet at the Encanto Event Center, 1010 S. Main St.
Pam Randall, outreach and recruitment coordinator for the Literacy Coalition of the Permian Basin, will speak at the June 19 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
The club will meet at the Encanto Event Center, 1010 S. Main St.
Jim Burress, city Parks and Recreation Department special services director, will speak at the June 12 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
The club will meet at the Encanto Event Center, 1010 S. Main St.
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| Trent Bates and Bianca Cheney Rotarian Trent Bates, chief financial officer for Rhoads Co. of Roswell, received the Sonny Brown Business of the Year Award from Bianca Cheney, assistant governor of Rotary District 5520. The company was honored with the award in the large business category for its high ethical standards. To receive the award, a business must demonstrate excellence in employee relations, quality of product and/or representation, and community involvement by management and employees. Rhoads Co. is a third-generation family-owned business providing residential and commercial plumbing, heating, and air conditioning services throughout southeastern New Mexico for more than 60 years. The company is headquartered at 107 E. Sixth St. in Roswell. District 5520 established the award in 2005, in Rotary’s Centennial Year, to honor Sonny Brown, a past district governor and Rotary International vice president. The district includes Rotary clubs throughout New Mexico and part of West Texas. |
Katrina Dowdy, CNM, will speak at the May 29 Roswell Rotary Club meeting about mental health in seniors.
The club will meet at The Liberty Inc., 312 N. Virginia Ave.
A graveside service will be held for Rotarian Royce “Pancho” Maples at 10:30 a.m. on May 20 at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia.
A meal at First Baptist Church in Artesia will follow the service.
Pancho died May 1.
Dr. Deron Ottey will speak about the new robotic knee replacement procedure at the May 22 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
The club will meet at The Liberty Inc., 312 N. Virginia Ave., during May.
Nancy Walker, APRN, will speak to the Roswell Rotary Club on May 15 about adult vaccines.
The club will meet at The Liberty Inc., 312 N. Virginia Ave., during May.
Roswell Rotarian Royce “Pancho” Maples died May 1. He was 68.
Services are pending with Anderson Bethany Funeral Home.
Brandon and Brittany Williams will discuss the upcoming “Not of This World Flag Football” tournament during the May 1 Rotary Club meeting.
They own the Brandon Williams Farm Bureau Insurance Agency.
The club will meet at The Liberty Inc., 312 N. Virginia Ave., during May.
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Jace Ingram receives a $100 first prize check from Rotarian Bianca Cheney. Three Mountain View Elementary Students took the top three places in the Roswell Rotary Four-Way Test essay contest. The students were recognized and presented checks at the April 17 Rotary Club meeting. • Jace Ingram received a $100 prize from the club for his winning essay. • Dakota Holladay received a $75 prize for second place. • Genesis Moreno received a $50 prize for third place. |
Brian Taylor, financial advisor for MassMutual in Roswell, will speak at the April 24 Rotary Club meeting.
The club will meet at the Texas Roadhouse, 3611 N. Main St.
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McKenzie King was honored on April 10 as the club’s Student of the Month. McKenzie was introduced by Roswell Rotarian John Drusedum, past District 5520 governor. |
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| Members of the Rotary cleanup crew |
The Rotary Highway Cleanup crew had a great morning gathering the trash on the club’s Roswell Rotary Mile 116-117 on north U.S. 285 on April 12.
“Perfect temperature, no wind, and we picked up 22 bags of trash,” said Gordon Patton, cleanup chair. “There was no coffee or doughnuts left over.”
Rotarians Jon Hitchcock, Steve Henderson, Frank Sturges, Betty Young, Bianca Cheney, J.P. Cheney, Steve Smith, Charles Currier, Richard Altans, and Gordon Patton participated in the cleanup.
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The club will meet at the Texas Roadhouse, 3611 N. Main St.
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.
Mike Taylor, deputy chief of the Roswell Police Department, will speak at the April 10 Rotary Club meeting at the Texas Roadhouse.
The club will meet each Thursday in April at the Texas Roadhouse, 3611 N. Main St.
 The Roswell Rotary Club will meet at the Texas Roadhouse, 3611 N. Main St., each Thursday through April. |
Jeff Lynn, head coach of the Roswell High School football team, will speak at the April 3 Rotary Club meeting.
Lynn will discuss football and the youth of our community.
The club will meet at the Texas Roadhouse, 3611 N. Main St.
Rotarian Karl Shelton, executive and CEO of the Boy Scout Conquistador Council, will speak at the March 27 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
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The Roswell Rotary Club built another mobile home ramp.
Club members who worked on March 15 were Steve Smith, J.P. Cheney, Bianca Cheney, and friends of Rotary Tim Hale and Jeff Slayton.
Nanny Palmer and two young men came from Hobbs to help construct the ramp.
Steve Chavez, Roswell’s new fire chief, will speak at the Roswell Rotary Club on March 20.
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| Kylee Dominguez Two Goddard High School students were honored by the Roswell Rotary Club as its Students of the Month for February and March.
During a ceremony on March 13, Club Administration Chair Nicole Wieser presented each student with a certificate. |
City Councilor Bob Corn will be the speaker at the March 13 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
Bob, a fellow Rotarian, chairs the City Council Finance Committee.
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Rotarians Robert Norris, Steve Smith, and Ryan Vance stand beside a ramp they helped construct at 7307 Shishani Road, Dexter, on March 1. Steve is the chair of the club’s ramp project. |
Rotarian Rick Kraft will speak on Feb. 27 about Leadership Roswell, describing the program, its curriculum, and its impact on the community.
Rick has been volunteer executive director of Leadership Roswell since 1992.
The program, sponsored by the Roswell Chamber of Commerce, was launched in 1983 and is the longest-running leadership training program in New Mexico.
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Sophia Prandstatter of Austria addresses the Roswell Rotary Club on Feb. 20. In the background is fellow Rotary Exchange student Emma Kauhajarvi of Finland. |
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Amy McVay Tellez, executive director of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, will speak at the Feb. 20 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
Barbara Gomez, executive director of Main Street Roswell, will speak at the Feb. 13 Rotary Club meeting.
Carrie-Leigh Cloutier, CEO of CASAKids of Chaves County, will speak at the Feb. 6 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.
She will discuss the program and the services it provides.
Newer members of the Roswell Rotary Club were presented with their official Rotary documents and name badge at the Jan. 30 club meeting.
They are shown with Club President Chris Lauderman.
The members are:
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