Roswell Daily Record
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NATIONAL GALLERY RESTORES PORTRAITS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixteen paintings by American artist Gilbert Stuart of some of the nation’s founding fathers and other figures are showing their true colors for the first time in decades through a major conservation project at the National Gallery of Art. The project is restoring ... - PAGE B3
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CHESTNUT DOWNS 68 DOGS
NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest at Coney Island, downing 68 dogs and buns on Wednesday to tie his personal best in a sweaty, gag-inducing spectacle. Last year, the 28-year-old San Jose, Calif., man nicknamed “Jaws” won with 62 hot dogs. He bested his main rival this year by 16 dogs, scarfing down all 68 in 10 minutes in the sweltering summer heat to take home $10,000 and the mustard yellow belt. - PAGE B1
THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
Roswell Parks and Recreation Department brought in singer and recording artist and Miss New Mexico 2009 Nicole Miner. Miner works with the organization Saving Lives: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Miner‘s mother was diagnosed with nonHodgkin’s lymphoma in 2003 and she has devoted herself to the cause ever since. Mayor Del Jurney provided the introduction. “When we celebrate, we’re not just celebrating here in Roswell, the whole nation is celebrating. It’s how we got here. We are still one nation under God.” He expressed his appreciation to veterans and all the men and women fighting overseas. As Miner sang “God Bless America,” fireworks across the town lit the night sky, amid occasional bursts of lightning. The only sour note was that some forgot the city’s request not to bring personal fireworks, much to the dismay of their neighMark Wilson Photo bors who found themFourth of July fireworks erupt in the sky during the Roswell Sertoma Mike Satterfield Memorial Fireworks Extravaganza at selves under a shower of sparks and ash. Cielo Grande Recreation Area, Wednesday night. By 9 p.m., people were streaming into the park and all the fixings at 4 Cielo Grande Park was of music, from Mariachi to for the main event, which JESSICA PALMER p.m., and by 5:30, they decked out with bouncy country and western, and began to the ‘oohs’ and RECORD STAFF WRITER had fed more than 400 castles, concession stands rock, with Santana’s “Evil ‘aahs’ of the audience. and slides, fun for every- Ways” and “Kansas City” This year’s Extravaganza All across Roswell fami- people. Pam Levendoski said, body. The skateboard area belted out with enthusi- was a joint effort sponlies and friends gathered sored by the Roswell Serto celebrate the birth of “My husband and I have was filled with youthful asm. toma Club, and the Roswell not only celecoming here for been talent. the nation and the DeclaRoswell Fire, Parks and Local bands took over brated Independence Day, Recreation, Police and ration of Independence. years. My husband is a Groups as large as 20 to Vietnam vet. I don’t see the entertainment at 6:30 it also commemorated Street departments. 30 set up seats along how they do it. They are p.m., with a wide selection New Mexico’s Centennial. j.palmer@rdrnews.com North Montana Avenue in so generous to feed all anticipation of the fire- these people.” Not even the rain dampworks. Wednesday night’s Ser- ened the celebratory spirtoma Club Michael Satter- its. One man who stood in field Memorial Fireworks the door greeting people Extravaganza at Cielo as they came into the Grande Park went off with Lodge marveled, “Look at the rain. Isn’t it great?” a bang. Two young gentlemen Even the weather seemed to be cooperating, braved the brief downpour with patches of blue sky and held the doors to the and clouds holding back Lodge open for new the worst of the heat and arrivals. Around 5:30 p.m., the a few fat rain drops, full of heavens opened when the promise. The Elks held its annual Chaves County CommuniVeterans Barbeue at Elks ty Band & Youth Band Lodge No. 969 to honor were scheduled to play, our area veterans and but most people remained their families. They started huddled in roofed picnic AP Photo serving barbecue beef, areas and continued to eat rolls, beans, potato salad their holiday fare. Fireworks light the sky over the U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial When the rain subsided, in Washington, on Wednesday.
Many celebrate Fourth without power
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Gail Cassidy, left, a manager of interpretation, and Anette Ahrens, a historical interpreter, demonstrate how to make chocolate ice cream at Mount Vernon, Wednesday.
MOUNT VERNON, Va. (AP) — George Washington never had air conditioning, but he knew how to keep cool: a mansion with lots of windows elevated on the banks of a wide, rolling river and lots of ice cream, maybe with a little brandy. It was a little like the old days without electricity Wednesday, as the nation’s capital region celebrated Independence Day the better part of a week into a widespread blackout that left millions of residents sweltering in 90-plus degree heat without air
conditioning. Utilities have slowly been restoring service knocked out by a freak storm Friday from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic, and at least 26 people have died in the stor m or its aftermath. At George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, one of the most popular Fourth of July attractions was a demonstration of 18th-century ice cream making, one of Washington’s favorite desserts. Historical interpreters Gail Cassidy and Anette Ahrens showed the crowds how cocoa beans
were roasted and ground into a paste for chocolate ice cream, made using ice hauled up in massive blocks from the Potomac River and stored underground to last as long into the summer as possible. As for beverages, Washington was no stranger to alcohol, enjoying imported Madeira wine from Portugal, distilling his own whiskey and enjoying a fruity brandy cocktail called Cherry Bounce. Washington was his own architect at Mount Vernon, “and he was very good at it,” said Dennis Pogue, associate director for
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President Barack Obama visits with service members during the Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday.
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Fireworks light up the sky against the backdrop of a full moon in Kansas City, Kan., Tuesday.
preservation at Mount Vernon. The piazza, which runs the length of the mansion, is “kind of California living in the 18th century,” Pogue said. The location, atop a sloping hill along the Potomac, catches cool breezes. Lots of windows and shutters allow for the regulation of sun and wind. And the distinctive cupola on the mansion roof serves as the mansion’s air conditioning unit, funneling hot air out the top and drawing cooler See FOURTH, Page A7