Deputy chief to speak at club

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.

Rotary to meet at Texas Roadhouse

The Roswell Rotary Club will meet at the Texas Roadhouse, 3611 N. Main St., each Thursday through April.

RHS football coach to speak

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.

Highway cleanup on April 12

The Roswell Rotary Club has scheduled cleaning up its Rotary Mile along U.S. 285 north of the overpass beginning at 8 a.m. on April 12.

Club volunteers will meet just before 8 a.m. for coffee and snacks at Mile Marker 116.3, about one mile north of the overpass on U.S. 285.

It takes an ideal group of 12 people, a minimum of about 1.5 hours, to walk our mile on both sides of the highway. Your participation is encouraged to help keep our Rotary Mile from being trashy!

Gloves, trash bags, and safety vests will be provided.

— Gordon Patton, Highway Cleanup chair

Shelton to speak March 27

Rotarian Karl Shelton, executive and CEO of the Boy Scout Conquistador Council, will speak at the March 27 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Club builds another ramp

Rotart work crew members

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.

New fire chief to speak

Steve Chavez, Roswell’s new fire chief, will speak at the Roswell Rotary Club on March 20.

Students honored by club

Nadia Miller

Kylee Dominguez

Two Goddard High School students were honored by the Roswell Rotary Club as its Students of the Month for February and March.

• Nadia Miller was named the club’s Student of the Month for February.
• Kylee Dominguez was honored as Student of the Month for March.

During a ceremony on March 13, Club Administration Chair Nicole Wieser presented each student with a certificate.

Bob Corn to speak at Rotary

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.

Club keeps ramping up

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.

City engineer guest speaker

Louis Najar, Roswell city engineer and public works director, will speak to the Rotary club on March 6.

Rick Kraft to address club

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.

Exchange students visit club

Sophia Prandstatter of Austria addresses the Roswell Rotary Club on Feb. 20. In the background is fellow Rotary Exchange student Emma Kauhajarvi of Finland.

Roswell Rotary scholarship form

The Roswell Rotary Club has posted a four-page scholarship application form for qualified individuals. An April 4, 2025, deadline has been set for returning the completed forms.

The forms can be downloaded from this website.

Or you can request a copy of the application by emailing your request to:

Roswell.rotary.scholarship@gmail.com

Historical Society talk topic

Amy McVay Tellez, executive director of the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico, will speak at the Feb. 20 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Main Street topic of talk

Barbara Gomez, executive director of Main Street Roswell, will speak at the Feb. 13 Rotary Club meeting.

Cloutier to discuss CASAKids

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.

New members receive packet

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:

• Richard Altans, retired, sponsored by Maurice Geldert.

• Charles Currier, retired District Court judge and lawyer. His club sponsor is Jim Manatt.

• Curt Harrison, CEO of Tobosa Developmental Services. His club sponsor is Carolyn Mitchell.

• Ben Manatt, manager of Roswell Seed Co., sponsored by Hess Yntema.

• Karl Shelton, Council executive of Conquistador Boy Scout Council. His club sponsor is Steve Henderson.

Altans

Currier

Harrison

Manatt

Shelton

County manager to address club

Chaves County Manager Bill Williams will speak to the Roswell Rotary Club at its Jan. 30 meeting.

Veterans Memorial program

Former State Rep. Bob Wooley and Rotarian Jack Swickard were presented with Rotary mugs after speaking to the club on Jan. 23 about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Angel Fire.

 

Student of the Month

Rotarian Steve Smith recognizes Valeria Koren as Student of the Month at the club’s Jan. 23 meeting.

Angel Fire memorial topic

Rotarian Jack Swickard will speak about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Angel Fire at the Jan. 23 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

He will be joined by former State Rep. Bob Wooley of Roswell.

Swickard and Wooley are longtime members of the David Westphall Veterans Foundation board of directors.

Adjutant general speaks to club

Maj. Gen. Miguel Aguilar, New Mexico adjutant general, speaks at the Jan. 16 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Reischman a Harris Fellow

Marc Reischman receives a Paul Harris Fellow pin from fellow Rotarian Carolyn Mitchell during the Jan. 16 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Adjutant general to speak

Maj. Gen. Miguel Aguilar, New Mexico adjutant general, will speak at the Jan. 16 Roswell Rotary Club meeting.

Aguilar is a native of Dexter and received his commission from New Mexico Military Institute.

Mayor to address Rotary

Jennings

Roswell Mayor Tim Jennings will speak on the State of the City at the Jan. 9 Rotary Club meeting.

Jennings has been mayor since March 2022.

He was born and raised in Roswell and graduated from New Mexico Military Institute. He then earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Creighton University in Nebraska and took courses in agriculture at New Mexico State University.