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07/14/26 08:52 AM #9135    

 

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

YEA!! How wonderful! For your info!!

We got the renovated World Series Championship sign of 1956 back up on display at the Lions Hondo Little League facility! Thank you to my wife, Kristy and my boys for helping me get this thing done! It took up half of my summer but it’s gotta be one of the most gratifying projects I’ve done as president here at Lions Hondo.


 

 

 


 

07/14/26 09:06 AM #9136    

 

Rex Booth

 

Well wha-da-ya-know!! 

John "hot shot" Landess from Tenny-Sea... Got it Right. Yay !!

Yep, Akron, Ohio was was the international headquarters for four industry giants, Goodyear, Firestone, Goodrich, and General Tire. By 1950, Akron manufactured roughly half of all the vehicle tires used in the world.

However, I have found blocking a number does not alert the spammer that your number is "good" or active. The only action that signals your number is active is answering the call or calling the number back. 

Blocking a number prevents that specific phone from ringing you again, but scammers use "spoofing" (masking their caller ID) to constantly change sending numbers. Blocking just stops a specific number from cycling back to you.

I had one spammer with a recordng of a sweet sounding young lady who was very persistant. I received over a dozen calls with 12 different numbers from that spammer. After blocking each of them, they either ran out of numbers or the robo-caller gave up the ghost!!

 

07/14/26 09:14 AM #9137    

 

Rex Booth

 

Sherry, 

Getting that sign back up for the 1956 Little League World Series Championship is "great news"!!

This Lions Hondo Little League baseball park on South Sunset was originally named "Randy Willis Park" when it was built on the 20th anniversary in 1982. Randy Willis played on that 1956 team.

https://www.roswell-nm.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13681/Resolution-1849-Randy-Willis-Park

A humorous story. In 1982, Bill Turley went to the dedication ceremony meeting up with other players from 1956. The 1956 team played a baseball game with the "All-Star" Little League palyers of 1982.  These kids were under the impression they were going to beat the pants off these 40 year "old men".  Surprise! Surprise!  The All-Star kids went home red-faced...

Sherry, who is "We"? The ones who constructed the sign and installed it?  From where did you get this information?  Thanks!

 

 

07/14/26 02:01 PM #9138    

 

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

 The story about the 1956 Sign was on the Facebook page of~~

 
Page · Community
Lions Hondo Little League Offers organized baseball to the community of Roswell. Kids from the age of 4 to 13 can participate in the baseball program. Additionally, LHLL offers a Challenger Division.
lhllroswell.org

 

 
 

07/14/26 05:28 PM #9139    

 

Rex Booth

 

Thanks Sherry,

Who was the man and boy in the pictures you posted that said he worked all summer to get the sign finished and back up...?  I'd like to shake his hand!

 

07/14/26 07:04 PM #9140    

 

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

Josh Torres is the president of the Lions Hondo Little League
in Roswell, New Mexico. You can contact the league directly or
visit them at their facilities located at 2758 S. Sunset Avenue

07/14/26 08:31 PM #9141    

 

Tommy Weathers

Mack Kizer died this morning.

07/15/26 10:07 AM #9142    

 

Rex Booth

 

Tommy,

I know Mack was a close friend of yours. It's tough when you lose someone you grew up with.

When you can, will you email me Mack's obituary?  I will post it "In Memory" so his classmates can make comments.

 

 

07/16/26 09:22 AM #9143    

 

Rex Booth

 

 

"Sunset" in the Pecos Valley!!

 

Last Sunday's Sunset after a few showers in the Pecos Valley - Roswell Daily Record Picture

 

 

07/16/26 12:55 PM #9144    

 

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

Need a chuckle today?? Hear you Go!! 
I think I can still seat myself!! winklaugh

When someone says "have a seat", you can also say "No thank you, I already have a seat"

~ The Shadow

 

07/16/26 02:09 PM #9145    

 

Patrick Riley

Just saw in the Albuquerque Journal that the Roswell Daily Record is ceasing operations ... sad! Not surprising, though, as local newspapers have been dropping like flies for the last 25 years.

This takes me back to my days as a paperboy in Roswell though I delivered the El Paso Times.

07/16/26 04:33 PM #9146    

Dewey Johnson

07/16/26 05:22 PM #9147    

 

Rex Booth

 

Pat,  Good News!

Just read todays Roswell Daily Record where  Pat Davis of New Mexico News Group and Cntrl+P Publishing in Albuquerque and Santa Fe has purchased Roswell Daily Record from the Beck Group.

See this weblink for the story!  Be sure to click the (+) plus mouse cursor to zoom in to read the article

 

See page A3 for Continuation of the Story. Click (+) plus mouse cursor to zoom in

 

 

07/16/26 05:41 PM #9148    

 

Rex Booth

 

I have been reading the book "1956 Little League World Champions"...That'll be the Day" by Dewey Johnson.

I'm not quite half way through the book. I will tell you this. There is a lot of history and stories that I was not aware of that ocurred in 1955 -1957.  The words in the book paint  pictures which makes you feel like you are on this adventure right along with the team!  After the team travelled and won games in Carlsbad, Los Alamos, Lubbock... right now the Lions Hondo All-Stars just won in San Antonio and are now headed towards Williamsport, Pa.  I like the way the book is written!

Dewey, is there anyway you could post the digital picture of the "5000 Fans" who were at the Roswell train station to welcome the '56 Champs...?  

 

07/19/26 09:31 AM #9149    

 

Rex Booth

 

How many enjoy Old West Stories?

Is it true "gunslinger" Doc Holliday owned a saloon in Las Vegas, NM?

 

 

 

607 E. Lincoln St. Las Vegas, NM (1879)
Below red arrow are words: "Whiskey" on marquee
 
"The Man with No Nose"
 
 
 

07/21/26 08:53 AM #9150    

 

Rex Booth

 

What do you think about this proposed new teacher... possibly at RHS?

 

 

 

 

More on the story... https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/school-reveals-lifelike-humanoid-teacher-that-will-be-in-classes-very-soon-3388088/

 

07/23/26 08:49 AM #9151    

 

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

 

Many have ask about what is happening to the Museum and heres a few answers! Pretty much the same for the Convention Center.

 

 

 

 

Remembering Roswell, NM
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Recently, there have been a few posts about the Roswell Museum and questions about the recovery from the flood that occurred in October of 2024. For those that aren't aware of the extent of damage that resulted from that storm, as you can see by the picture here, between 3ft and 6ft of water, mud and debris inundated the museum.
Some 5,000+ objects from all over the museum were directly impacted (in the water/mud). The remainder of the collection was exposed to silt and high humidity conditions during the weeks it took to fully recover the contents of the museum.
The Conservation Center has a large portion of these items at their Chicago facility and their staff are working diligently to clean and conserve everything we sent their way. Due to the sheer number of items and the variety of objects, other conservation firms are/will be taking on different aspects of the collection.
The building will remain closed until a final FEMA determination is granted and then the City of Roswell can work on determining what's next. The process is slow for a number of factors but because of the size, location and contents of the museum, it's a more complex and nuanced report and request than other buildings would be.
There was and is insurance coverage for the collection and it is being used for conservation. There will be some gaps in funding and the museum staff and RMAC Foundation have been applying for grants and doing fundraising to cover the gaps. FEMA will potentially reimburse part of these costs as well.
If you would like to help in the Roswell Museum's recovery, please reach out to the Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation.
Cheers,
Jessica Parham
Roswell Museum Educator

07/23/26 10:10 AM #9152    

 

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

UPDATE!!!
 

Roswell Museum  

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Yesterday we had the first batch of flood-damaged items returned! Four pallets of collections files were shipped off from Roswell to be cleaned and recovered after the October 2024 flood. These files contain photos, condition reports, original documents, written notes and research for the museum's collection, most of which have never been digitized. With over 10,000 items in the collection, these records are vital to our understanding of the objects, their provenance, material composition and history at the museum and in some cases, before they came into the collection.
Why are they important now? Well, the information contained in these records will give our staff and the conservators a fuller picture of each item during the process of recovery and conservation. To say we are excited to have them back is a bit of an understatement. "I just want to take them out of the boxes and roll around in them", someone uttered from behind the stacks.
*We, of course, do not recommend this approach. But you get the idea.

 

07/23/26 12:09 PM #9153    

 

Fred Miller

RE:  post # 9150

I do not trust AI to teach our kids.  I feel that they jumped the gun in coming out too early with AI.  At this point, AI is making way too many mistakes.  As an example, your posts and emails can look like an idiot wrote them after AI gets through "correcting" what you wrote.  

That is why I check everything at least twice before sending.

07/23/26 12:27 PM #9154    

 

Rex Booth

 

 

Do You know Who this person is?

 

 

07/23/26 05:30 PM #9155    

 

Sherry Hester (Trasp)

Fred, I totally agree!! I have had the same problem!
I have to double-triple check and when I don't I get
aggravated!!

Rex, Billy the Kid??

07/23/26 06:12 PM #9156    

 

Rex Booth

 

Sherry,  that's right!!

You are Correct !!  It is a portrait of Billy the Kid taken just before he's off to a dance!

 

Does anyone know what the 'Kids' "real Name" was and where he was "Born"?

 

 

07/24/26 09:02 AM #9157    

 

Rex Booth

 

Is AI dumbing down many in our society? For example, a lot of students doing research on a subject will use ChatGPT to create a paper or thesis. AI does all the research in seconds, and in few more seconds will organize subject flow including paragraph and sentence structure.

Many of us should remember our efforts spending hours at Carnagie Library to (1) locate books on a subject, (2) record notes in our own handwriting, (3) struggling with which paragraphs to put in order, and (4) feeling a genuine sense of accomplishment (or terror) when handing the paper to our teacher.

Many youths today do not take the time to go to a library for research. And like many youths (and some adults)  are impatient and seek the path of least resistance which AI in all forms provides "instant gratification".  I am guilty of using it at times as well. So the question is lit. Will A1 eventually lead to less creative minds or if used like a tool can it add to our productivity? 

Disclaimer:  AI was not used in any fashion in order to compose this post.  smiley

 

07/25/26 12:33 PM #9158    

 

Fred Miller

 

Billy the Kid's name was known as William H. Bonney.  But I remember reading somewhere a long time ago that that wasn't his real name.  His real name is in one of those dark, empty  spots in my brain.  

Henry ??

Yep! You is so right!  William Henry McCarty Jr, Henry Antrim (stepdad's last name),  Patrick Henry McCarty, The Kid, Billy Kid.  The Kid changed his name many times when fleeing New Mexico to Arizona or Texas before returing to Lincoln County.  ~ Da Shadow Knows

 

07/25/26 06:16 PM #9159    

 

Rex Booth

 

How many of you liked "Charlie Coyote vs Roadrunner?

 

New Movie:  “Coyote vs Acme" !!

 

The Underdogs Taking on the Might of Acme Corporation!!

 

Click Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMsiD1Nky5I&t=10s

Movie Showing on August 28th  -  Check Show Times at your Local Theatre!

 

 

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