Roswell Daily Record
Old Timers Day one big party
Vol. 121, No. 97 50¢ Daily / $1 Sunday
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April 22, 2012
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NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
TORI TOP POET
Area students who had been named winners or merit poets in the Spring Poetry Contest read their poetry on Saturday at Roswell Museum and Art Center, the eighth annual National Poetry Month event sponsored by High Prairie Poets, ENMU High Plains Writing Project and Eastern New Mexico Medical Center. - PAGE A2
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SEATTLE (AP) — Phil Humber, who underwent Tommy John surgery seven years ago, threw the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. It was baseball’s 21st perfect game and first since Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay threw one against the ... - PAGE B1
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NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
The Marines of Recruiting Station Albuquerque held their annual pool function on Friday and Saturday at New Mexico Military Institute, where new enlistees prepared for the rigors of a Marine Corps boot camp. Drill instructors from Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and Parris Island welcomed recruits at Godfrey Athletic Center on Friday night, aiming to provide poolees with an authentic look at what they will endure in recruit training. Enlistees began Saturday with an initial strength test, allowing instructors to guage their readiness. Sgt. Bryan Eberly, RS Albuquerque public af fairs director, said instructors initially looked for recruits to run for a mile-and-a-half in less than 12 minutes, and accomplish 10 pull-ups and 55 crunches. “If they pass the initial strength test flawlessly, then we know that they’re ready to go,” Eberly said. “But if they’re having trouble on the initial strength test, that’s how we know that we should keep train-
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Drill instructor Jurado Segovia dresses down an enlistee during a visit by the Albuquerque Marine Corps Recruit Station to New Mexico Military Institute, Friday evening.
ing them until they’re absolutely ready to go.”
Following IST, recruits went through a combat fitness test, which is a series of endurance exercises that simulate combat scenarios, in what Eberly said represented the most
physically and mentally challenging feature of the pool function.
Drill Instructor Sgt. Terika King said her role in the function was to generate stress in recruits. “My approach as a drill instructor is to basically
give them a small taste of what we call the Fog of War, which is the smoke confusion, that whole aspect of, ‘Can I function under stress?’ So we’re basically kicking up the stress about 10 notches more than they’ve ever
had it, which is not even close to the level of stress that we’re going to have it once we’re at the Recruit Depot. But this is to get them functioning instantly to an order, get them to
Habitat for Humanity’s Lucky No. 13 going up! NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
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TODAY’S FORECAST
Rebecca Barela, event organizer, said part of what makes Old Timers Day special is that its funding comes from people in the community. “We do this every other year so we can really put forth our best effort. It’s so important to this community. We’re
A good DI can make a recruit cry
The Roswell Alien Shine Patrol take part in the Hagerman Old Timers Day parade, Saturday morning.
TODAY’S • Ruby Ellen Doyal • Christina Lucero • Janiece Morales • Harold Edmonson • George Jeffrey Crosby • William Morris Woody • Bill Montgomery • Cruz González • Cary Don Nichols • Josephine M. Johnston • Esmeal M. Sanchez • James Floyd Chambers - PAGE B6, B7, B8
Old Timers Day in Hagerman brought hundreds of people into the streets, Saturday, with horses, hot rods and racing outhouses for the community’s biennial celebration of its smalltown heritage. The nearly 30-year -old tradition featured many activities, including a 5K Fun Run at Town Hall, an arts and crafts show, miniature golf, a quilt contest, a horseshoe tour nament, a car show and, of course, the worldfamous Outhouse Race. “It’s a time to get everybody in the town out, and it’s a time to get everybody
who has left Hagerman to come back,” said Dan Jennings, co-chair man of Hager man’s Old T imers Association. “It’s just a good day to have a lot of fun with your family. You have a whole day of events scheduled for little kids all the way up to adults and retirees.”
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Margarita Ibarra checks out the plans for her house as she and Habitat for Humanity volunteers begin construction at 1209 E. Beech St., Saturday morning.
Habitat for Humanity volunteers began the first day of work on a three-bedroom house, Saturday, the 13th home the local organization will have built since 1995. The house will cover 1,079 square feet, providing Habitat partner Margarita Ibarra with comfortable living space to raise her two children. Ibarra was joined by 16 volunteers, including her father, uncle and brother, who helped nail plywood together, raise exterior walls, sweep sawdust and sort tools and supplies. She said initial progress was
the highlight of her day. “I was so happy and excited when the first wall went up, I clapped to myself,” Ibarra said. “I’m very proud. Being able to get my family into a house is a big deal.” Habitat board president Mike Puckett said the organization is building houses with the struggling economy in mind, aiming to keep utility costs down for homeowners. “It’s about the most efficient 1,100-square-foot house that you could ever have,” Pucket said. “This is the fourth house we’ve built using this basic floor plan. We’ve moved it toward energy ef ficiency. We’re
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using foam insulation in the walls, we’re using foam insulation on the underside of the roof deck, and the whole attic space is a closed space which becomes a big ther mal bank to maintain even temperature in the whole house. ... “It’ll be a comfortable, clean, efficiently spaced three-bedroom house with one and three-quarters baths. It’ll be a good place to raise kids.” Ibarra, who works fulltime, said her employer agreed to let her have Saturdays off so she can put in 250 sweat-equity hours.
Heloise’s lecture is free, but you’ll need a ticket VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
Here’s a hint: when an internationally acclaimed syndicated newspaper columnist visits town, don’t miss the chance to meet her, especially when the opportunity is free. Proclaiming “Literacy: Make it Fun!” Heloise, of “Hints from Heloise” fame, will pay a special, free visit to the Roswell Convention
and Civic Center May 17 at 7 p.m.
“We are thrilled that Heloise will be coming to Roswell,” said Judy Armstrong, vice president of the Friends of the Roswell Public Library, in an email statement. “We ... really wanted to do some special things for the library for New Mexico’s Centennial. We wanted to bring in someone with a wide appeal.”
Sponsored by the Friends of the Roswell Public Library, the Roswell Daily Record, Xcel Energy, and the Chaves County Veterinary Medical Association, the free event will still require a ticket, available starting Tuesday at either Books Again, 404 W. Second St., or the Roswell Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Deadline to get a ticket is May 14. Books Again is open
Tues. through Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Heloise’s lecture will be preceded by a cheese and wine tasting reception at the Roswell Museum and Art Center hosted by the Roswell Public Library and Pecos Flavors Winery. The reception, which will allow attendees a chance to meet Heloise up close, take photographs with her, and disSee HELOISE, Page A3
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