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Miranda Howe, founder and owner of Bone Springs Art Space, will speak at the Oct. 29 Rotary Club meeting.
Howe, a New Mexico-born ceramic artist, opened Bone Springs Art Space gallery, studio, and educational venue in 2018.
She has held residencies at the Archie Bray Foundation, LH Project, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Roswell Artist-in-Residence, and Kohler Arts/Industry Residency.
Parking is available at the front and rear of the church.
LUNCH MENU
Prime sandwiches
Steak fries
House salad
Bread and butter
Read the latest Roswell Rotary Club news by clicking on: https://roterrier.blogspot.com
You can bookmark the Roterrier website. That way, you do not have to rely on email bursts to stay up to date with club news.
The Roterrier is also available on your smartphone and tablet. Simply open the DACdb app, then tap “My Club.” Next, scroll down to “Website” and tap it.
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Tiffany Gutierrez, Rotary Club Student of the Month, with President Steve Smith after she spoke to members on Oct. 15. |
Elaine Mayfield, primary vendor contact for Roswell Galacticon, will speak at the Oct. 22 Rotary Club meeting.
As primary vendor contact, Elaine handles communication, application submissions, and general vendor coordination for the event.
Galacticon is a central attraction during the city’s annual UFO Festival, offering themed entertainment, cosplay, gaming, and sci‑fi culture.
NOTE: Parking is available at the front of the church.
LUNCH MENU
Green chile chicken
Mashed potatoes
House salad
Bread and butter
Kathy Wilson with the Choices Center for Independent Living will speak at the Oct. 15 Rotary Club meeting.
The Choices Center, at 110 W. Country Club Road, is a nonprofit, consumer‑controlled center that promotes independence and self‑determination for people with disabilities.
MENU
Steak K-Bob
Steak fries
House salad
Bread and butter
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Rotarian Katie Huebner introduced Sophia Kirkham, Roswell Rotary Club’s Student of the Month, during the Oct. 8 meeting. |
Elaine Howe and Nancy Fleming of the Miniatures & Curious Collections Museum will speak at the Oct. 8 Rotary Club meeting.
The museum, at 320 N. Richardson Ave., is dedicated to preserving the heritage of Roswell’s Los Pocos Locos Miniature Society.
Artist Elaine Howe is the retired founder and former director of the Creative Learning Center — the Roswell Independent School District’s Art in the Schools Program.
Nancy Fleming, artist and art educator, is former director of the Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art.
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The Roswell Rotary Club had a very successful highway cleanup day on Oct. 3, picking up trash along U.S. 285 from MM116 to MM117.
The weather was perfect, as were the coffee, doughnuts, and kolaches! Six Rotarians participated in the program: Shawn Powell, JP Cheney, Bianca Cheney, Matt Joy, Steve Smith, and Gordon Patton.
Thanks to everyone for a job well done.
—Gordon Patton
Roswell Rotary Club will begin meeting each Thursday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 2911 N. Main St., starting Oct. 1.
Parking is available on the north side of the church.
Texas Roadhouse will cater lunch.
The Roswell Rotary Club will conduct its highway cleanup project on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Participants 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.
“It takes an ideal group of 12 people about an hour and a half to clean our mile on both sides of the highway,” said Gordon Patton, the club’s highway cleanup chair. “Your participation is encouraged to keep our mile from being trashy!”
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Kailah Velez, Roswell Rotary’s Student of the Month, speaks to club members at its Sept. 17 meeting at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell. She is a student at Roswell High School. |
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Judge Kristopher Houghton of the State Court of Appeals speaks at the Sept. 17 Rotary Club meeting held at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell. He discussed the U.S. and state Constitutions. |
Col. David West, New Mexico Military Institute chief of staff, and Shawn Powell, ENMU-Roswell president, will give a joint program at the Sept. 24 Rotary Club meeting.
West and Powell will discuss their respective campus projects in the upcoming state General Obligation Bond question for higher education capital projects.
Judge Kristopher Houghton of the State Court of Appeals will speak at the Sept. 17 Rotary Club meeting.
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the ITC Commons area at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell.
Before becoming a state-court judge in 2025, Judge Houghton served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of New Mexico.
He previously served as chief of the Criminal Division from July 2022 to May 2025.
Houghton also led the Office of the Judicial Attachee, managing the Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section for the U.S. Department of Justice in Bogotá, Colombia, where he managed the busiest extradition practice in the world.
A graduate of the University of New Mexico School of Law, Houghton was admitted to the State Bar in 2008. Before his federal service, he served as a judicial law clerk for the New Mexico Supreme Court and the New Mexico Court of Appeals.
Dr. Ryan Trosper, president of ENMU-Ruidoso, and Eric Queller, emergency manager for the Village of Ruidoso, will speak at the Sept. 10 Roswell Rotary meeting.
The topic of their presentation will be ENMU-Ruidoso and Ruidoso’s disaster recovery.
Justin Powell will discuss EMS training programs and services in Chaves County at the Sept. 3 Rotary Club meeting.
Powell is the Emergency Management Services Program director from ENMU-Roswell.
The Roswell Fire Department will also have a representative to discuss the EMS the city is providing.
Representatives of the Roswell Rotary Club’s Gus Winter Foundation will discuss the program and its mission during the Aug. 27 club meeting.
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On Aug. 22, Roswell Rotarians built their club’s 37th ramp to help elderly and handicapped residents get to their homes. Shown at the site of the latest ramp at 3201 N. Kentucky Ave., Space 80, are (from left) Rotarians Steve Smith, Robert Norris, Bianca and J.P. Cheney. Joining the Rotarians in building the ramp was a team from Roswell Elks Lodge 969. |
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Rotarian Robert Cody Burson receives recognition as a Paul Harris Fellow during the Aug. 20 Roswell Rotary Club meeting. Rotarian Betty Young attaches the Harris Fellow pin to Cody’s shirt. |
