Christmas lunch on Dec. 14

The Roswell Rotary Club will meet for a Christmas Celebration Luncheon on Dec. 14 at the Texas Roadhouse.

Club President Marcos Nava said members and guests can gather for the holiday lunch between 11:30 a.m. and noon. Lunch will be served at their table when they are seated.

Members will be billed for their guest’s meal, which will feature a 12-ounce prime rib with baked potato and toppings, green beans, bread, and salad with a choice of dressings.

Nava will welcome club members and guests at 12:05 p.m., followed by club elections at 12:10 p.m. Christmas songs by Jay Parker will follow the elections.

District governor presents banner

District 5520 Governor Richard Haas shares a banner from Rotary International President R. Gordon R. McInally with Marcos Nava (right), president of the Roswell Rotary Club. Haas visited the club on Dec. 7.

Geldert honored as Harris Fellow

Rotarian Maurice Geldert (left) is honored by the Rotary Foundation as a Paul Harris Fellow on Dec. 7. Presenting the Paul Harris certificate is Rotarian Jim Manatt.

 

Geldert asks help with project

Rotarian Maurice Geldert is seeking volunteers for the club’s Wreaths Across America project on Saturday, Dec. 16.

During the event, volunteers will lay wreaths at veterans’ graves in the General Douglas L. McBride Veterans Cemetery.

Honoring deceased veterans is part of the national Wreaths Across America campaign started in 1992.

Geldert, an Army helicopter pilot wounded in the Vietnam War, is spearheading the Roswell event.

The McBride Veterans Cemetery adjoins South Park Cemetery at 3101 S. Main St.

Maurice said he is seeking volunteers from the club to help open boxes of wreaths and prepare them. He would like for volunteers to meet with him at the cemetery at 9 a.m. on Dec. 16.

He also is asking for volunteers to help direct traffic at the cemetery, starting at 11 a.m.

If you would like to help, contact Maurice at:

(575) 317-4664

doctor.mwg@gmail.com

District governor plans visit

Richard and Susan Haas

District Gov. Richard Haas will speak at the Dec. 7 Roswell Rotary Club meeting, attend the club’s Board meeting, and then be hosted at a reception.

The club will meet at its regular time and place. However, Haas will meet with the Board at 4 p.m. at the Pasta Cafe, followed by a reception at 5 p.m.

The reception, also to be held at the Pasta Cafe, is open to all Roswell Rotarians. It will feature a complimentary finger food buffet and a no-host bar.

Richard joined the Las Cruces Rio Grande Rotary Club in 2010 after accepting an invitation from a close friend.

Raised in the Texas Hill Country, Richard graduated from Boerne High School and studied architecture at Texas A&M University, graduating in 1980.

He received his master’s degree in architecture from the University of Colorado in 1982.

Richard has practiced architecture in Denver, Austin, San Antonio, and Santa Fe, and for the past 28 years in Las Cruces. He also taught architecture to interior design students at Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) for seven years.

He currently is president of Desert Peak Architects in Las Cruces.

In 2007, Richard received the New Mexico Architect’s Medal.

 

Richard was president of the American Institute of Architects New Mexico Chapter in 2001, 2006, and 2019.

He and his wife Susan have been married for 43 years.

Geldert discusses veterans' wreaths

Roswell Rotarian Maurice Geldert discusses the Wreaths Across America program he is spearheading in the community. On Dec. 16, wreaths will be laid at the graves of military veterans throughout the United States. Geldert, a  combat helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, spoke to the club on Nov. 16 about the program.

Trauma director speaks to club

Pamela Hartley, RN, trauma director at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center, spoke at the Nov. 16 Roswell Rotary Club meeting about dealing with medical trauma.