GHS principal to speak at Rotary

Porter Cutrell, Goddard High School principal, will speak to the Roswell Rotary Club on July 18.

The meeting will be at the ITC Commons at Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell.

Shawler to speak at Rotary

Don Shawler, career law clerk to Judge Bobby R. Baldock of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, will speak at the July 11 Rotary Club meeting.

Club officers inducted

Bianca Cheney, Rotary District 5520 assistant governor and past Roswell Rotary Club president, inducted club officers/directors for the 2024-25 service year.

Bianca, at the podium on the evening of July 2, makes remarks at the induction ceremony.

Being inducted are (from left) Chris Lauderman, president; Warren Yehl, club Rotary Foundation chair; Steve Smith, membership chair; Nicole Wieser, club administration chair; and Dan Girand, service projects chair.

Not shown are Marcos Nava, past president; Juan Rodriguez, New Generations chair; and Jack Swickard, public relations chair.

Club officers to be inducted

Outgoing President Marcos Nava and President-elect Chris Lauderman

Roswell Rotary Club 2024-25 officers will be inducted on July 2 at the Roswell Country Club. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m.

President-elect Chris Lauderman said Rotarians are welcome to bring their spouse to the dinner ceremony at their own expense.

The July 2 evening meeting will be held instead of the regular Thursday lunch meeting, which would have been on July 4, the Independence Day holiday

Incoming officers and Board members being inducted will be:

• Past President Marcos Nava

• President Chris Lauderman

• Club Administration director Nicole Wieser

• Membership director Steve Smith

• Public Relations director Jack Swickard

• Service Projects director Dan Girand

• Rotary Foundation director Warren Yehl

• New Generations director Juan Rodriguez

Club builds another ramp

Ramp project workers stand on the completed structure.

The Roswell Rotary Club and helpers have built another ramp in the club’s ongoing program to help residents with health problems access their trailer homes.

Club director Steve Smith, who heads the ramp project, said the newest ramp was installed on June 27 at the home of Shirley Blakeney at 149 Wrangler Road in Roswell.

Steve said Danny Palmer and two young men from Hobbs came to Roswell to help Roswell Rotary Club volunteers build the ramp.

Perry receives Fellow pin

Steve Smith, Roswell Rotary Club director and Rotary Foundation chair, presents Rotarian Howard Perry with a Paul Harris Fellow jeweled pin on June 27. Howard is a past club president.

Powell honored as Fellow

Roswell Rotarian Shawn Powell receives a Paul Harris Fellow jeweled pin from Steve Smith, Roswell Rotary Club director and Rotary Foundation chair. The presentation was made at the club’s June 20 meeting.