Roswell Daily Record
Is this fun, or what! THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
Vol. 121, No. 157 75¢ Daily / $1.25 Sunday
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When a seemingly unbeatable corporation threatened the level of quality care given at Roswell’s nursing homes, a small group of locals came together to do something about it. Defying the odds, this group—initially known as the Task Force to Prevent Adult Abuse—helped rid Roswell of this corporation, and has been looking ... - PAGE C1
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Costumed creatures cavort at contests NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
From laser -eyed guinea pigs to statuesque sun goddesses, the alien costume contests offered UFO Festival spectators extraordinary exhibitions in creativity known only to Roswell. The pet contest featured 14 entrants vying for Earthly supremacy on the north lawn of the Civic Center, Saturday, where Gordeaux, strapped with aluminum armor, was readied for battle by his people, Curtis and Emily Champagne from Mission, Texas. “His defense mechanisms are his spikes. And he’s very uneasy around
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Above, left, below. Extraterrestrials wait to take the stage during the Costume Alien Contest at the 2012 Roswell UFO Festival, Saturday.
See COSTUME, Page A7
INSIDE SPORTS
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ABSOLUTELY PERFECT
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Absolutely perfect — 24 points played, 24 points won. Can’t be any better than wild-card entry Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazahstan was at the beginning of her thirdround match at Wimbledon on Saturday, winning every single point in the 15-minute first set of what became a 60, 6-4 victory over French Open runner-up Sara Errani of Italy. It’s the only “golden set” for a woman in the 44 years of professional tennis. - PAGE B1
Tank licks his chops in anticipation of the pet costume contest at the Roswell Convention and Civic Center during the 2012 Roswell UFO Festival, Saturday morning .
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Visitors to the 2012 Roswell UFO Festival check out classic cars in Pioneer Plaza, Saturday.
Floats, costumes, vehicles entertain parade spectators NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
TODAY’S OBITUARIES
• Melford Lehrman • Annie Summersgill • Primitivo Montoya • Everett Lankford • Daniel F. Krouse Sr. • Ector Castillo - PAGE B7
HIGH ...96˚ LOW ....68˚
TODAY’S FORECAST
CLASSIFIEDS..........D1 COMICS.................C3 ENTERTAINMENT.....B6 GENERAL ..............A2 HOROSCOPES ........B6 LOTTERIES ............A2 OPINION ................A4 SPORTS ................B1 WEATHER ..............A8
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Parade participants begin their march down Main Street during the 2012 Roswell UFO Festival, Saturday.
Roswell’s Alien Parade colored the streets with creative floats, wacky costumes, vintage cars and motorcycles, Saturday, encapsulating the spirit of the UFO festivals that have
so far entertained thousands from around the world. The parade, which began at Ninth Street and continued to Third Street, attracted visitors of all kinds to the sidewalks along Main Street to take
See PARADE, Page A7
Church on the Move honors veterans, feeds 600 NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
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Church on the Move members prepare part of the feast the church offered veterans and other members of the community, Saturday evening.
Church on the Move welcomed more than 600 members of the community Saturday to honor area veterans, providing free food, live music and the engaging persona of a Bob Hope impersonator. Lola Whitfield, church administrator, said church members offered up such all-you-can-eat options as chicken, steak, loaded mashed potatoes, green beans, brownies and cheesecake. “It’s all they can eat until
we run out of food!” she said. “All year long we honor our veterans with special services during Veterans Day and others, but we picked the Fourth of July because we noticed that with all the alien stuff going on, veterans weren’t being honored. So we took this time specifically to honor them.” A Bob Hope impersonator from Las Vegas, Nev., entertained the audience with a variety of skits, and emceed the entire event. He introduced the church’s musical group I Am America, which played a medley
from the 1960s and 1970s of “My Girl,” “I’m a Believer,” and “Respect.”
Associate pastor Shawn Kelly, who played bass guitar for the band Saturday, said the very heartbeat of Church on the Move is to bring people together. “Our church slogan is ‘To bring hope to you and your family.’ And that’s what we want to do to the community, too. We want to bring hope to them.”
Kelly said the church makes a point to reach out to veterans as often as posSee CHURCH, Page A7