Thompson to speak to club

Thompson

Bobbi Thompson, a Board member of the group that produces the National Championship Air Races in Roswell, will speak at the May 28 Rotary Club meeting.

She also serves as the airport director and assistant city manager of Roswell.

Bobbi’s aviation career spans more than 40 years. She is a 4,500-hour pilot, rated in single- and multi-engine fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, and has more than 35 years of experience producing air shows.

Additionally, she has managed eight airports, is an FBO owner and manager, air racer, and aviation consultant for more than 1,400 airports/FBOs.

She currently serves as the Reno Air Racing Association’s vice president of strategic planning.

The National Championship Air Races are produced every September by the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA), a 501(c)(3). The event was founded in Northern Nevada, where it became an institution and the pinnacle of air racing before moving to Roswell in 2025.

This year’s Air Races will run Sept. 16-20 in Roswell.

Four-Way Test essay winners

Members of the New Mexico Military Institute Intermediate Preparatory Academy’s initial graduating class won the first three places in the Roswell Rotary Club’s 4-Way Test essay contest.

Recipients are (from left): Dew Deemum, third place; Miriam Yehl, second place; Amy Everitt, eighth-grade academic advisor; and Tristan Tew, first place.

Each student read his/her essay to Rotarians at the club’s May 21 meeting.

Club President Nicole Wieser presented a check to each student.