Roswell library director to speak

Enid Costley, Roswell Public Library director, will speak to the Roswell Rotary Club on June 8.

Enid, a former Rotary Club member, has been library director since November 2017.

Before moving to Roswell, she was children’s and youth services consultant with the Library of Virginia in Richmond.

Enid served as children’s librarian at the Hibbing (Minn.) Public Library from January 1988-September 2007.

She received a master’s degree in library and information science from Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and special education from Greenville College in Illinois.

Scholarships focus of meeting

The program for the June 1 Roswell Rotary Club meeting will be a scholarship presentation by Rotarian Chris Lauderman.

Attending the meeting will be Rotary scholarship recipients and their parents.

Rotarians, helpers work on ramp

Rotarians and helpers prepare to begin home ramp work on May 19. Shown are (from left) Pete Martinez; Roswell Rotary Club President Bianca Cheney; Tom Dickenson; Rotary District Governor John Drusedum; and Rotarians Gordon Patton and J.P. Cheney.

May 20 photo shows ramp builders not pictured in the May 19 photo include Rotary Club ramp coordinator Steve Smith, Jim Roberts, Brandon Epler, Jeff Slayton and Tim Hale. The volunteers are shown with homeowner Jan Jackson in front of the ramp.

Rotary Club builds home ramp

Jan Jackson stands on the newly built ramp to her Roswell home on May 20. It is the second ramp the Roswell Rotary Club has built and the 200th built under the New Mexico Ramp Project umbrella, said Steve Smith, Rotary Club ramp coordinator.

Price to speak on May 25

Cynthia Price, coordinator of behavior health services with the Roswell Independent School District, will be the guest speaker at the May 25 Rotary Club meeting.

Cynthia is a licensed social worker and behavior specialist, and is active in the National Guard.

She and her team at RISD have implemented parenting classes entitled “Triple P Parenting.” As a result of these classes, other area agencies are training staff and referring parents to this parenting program.

Cynthia is also a trainer in crisis prevention, focusing on verbal de-escalation strategies. She is an expert in autism and is an advocate for students with disabilities.

New Paul Harris Fellow +

Rotarian Steve Henderson was honored at the May 11 Roswell Rotary Club meeting for becoming a Paul Harris Fellow +. The plus pin was awarded to him by fellow Rotarian Carolyn Mitchell.

Club seeking ramp helpers

Steve Smith, Roswell Rotary Handicapped Ramp coordinator, is asking for help from fellow Rotarians.

Steve asks that volunteers contact him at (575) 420-2100 by voice or text.

Volunteers will meet next Friday (May 19) and/or Saturday (May 20) at 8 a.m. for 3-4 hours each day to work on a new handicapped ramp. Steve will brief volunteers in advance on work locations.

A Roswell Rotary Club handicapped ramp being completed.