Troy Turner: USS New Mexico sails into town

Dick Brown is the chairman of the commissioning committee for the sub, and he will be giving a presentation from 6:30 to 7:30 tonight at the Civic Center.

The New Mexico will be the Navy's newest submarine and is to be commissioned later this year. Our state is responsible for some of the festivities going into that commissioning ceremony and hoopla, and this is your chance to either get involved or simply to learn more about the pride going into a ship that is our state's namesake.

I'll be writing more about the USS New Mexico in the near future.

I love it, and especially when it involves good ole gospel music along with upbeat contemporary tunes.

Add in the scenic and restful venue of the outdoors Lions Wilderness Park, and you have the makings of a great concert.

Especially since it's free.

That's the case Saturday night when This Hope, a five-man a Capella group, performs a free concert beginning at 6 p.m.

Thanks to First Baptist Church for sponsoring this event.

I heard a sample of the music from a preview video clip, and it sounds like a lot of fun. These guys are good.

Adams is one of the most well known black-and-white photographers to have shot many of the world's most scenic wonders, but he is especially known for his work in American wilderness areas, including the great Southwest.

The exhibit began on June 15, but I'm one of those who kept putting it off.

I plan to visit the museum Saturday to see this man's amazing work, and we're all fortunate to have such a noteworthy exhibit at our local museum.

The museum's hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; cost for the exhibit is $5 or less, depending on your age; and the museum is located on East Main Street alongside the river.

Action begins shortly after 5 p.m. at Ricketts Park, with the series champion decided tonight.

It's been another great world series, and yes, you can count on the tradition continuing in which stars in this series playing here in Farmington will move on to play in the pros.

I can tell you that the pro scouts representing most of the teams in Major League Baseball have had nothing but good things to say about their visit to Farmington.

More on that to come.

I will have to make my weekly Saturday morning call to my grandmother in Alabama to let her know that Roy Clark is in town and singing at the fair Saturday night. She loves to hear him sing and fondly recalls many a favorite episode from Hee Haw.

I won't even begin to try to explain to the younger generation what Hee Haw is, but I will recite here the lyrics to one of its classic silly tunes:

"Where, oh where, were you tonight?

"I searched the world over and thought I'd found true love,

"But you met another, and ... you were gone."

Only you Hee Haw veterans can fill in the ... .

Two real winners

Finally, a note of thanks and best wishes to two wonderful people who helped our staff this summer.

The Daily Times is an active partner with the American Indian Journalism Institute and the Freedom Forum as part of this newspaper's active efforts to promote cultural diversity. This summer, we all have benefited from two excellent interns they helped match with us.

Annie Taylor is a rising sophomore from the University of Oklahoma and a member of the Choctaw tribe. She departed Wed-nesday to resume her college experience.

Annie loves to work with multi media such as online tools and video, but she also wrote quite a few stories for us.

Charly Edsitty is the only Navajo participant in the program, and we were very fortunate to have her here in Farmington. She is a Gallup native who played high school softball and other sports on occasion here in the Four Corners region, and she is a senior with one more internship remaining before graduating from Baylor University.

That internship begins soon after she leaves us today, and it is with CBS News in New York, a testament to Charly's wonderful abilities. I'd love to see her return and work full-time with us someday. She is an excellent writer.

Thank you, Annie and Charly.

We enjoyed your work, your energy and your daily smiles.

Troy Turner is the editor of The Daily Times. He can be contacted at P.O. Box 450, Farmington, N.M., 87499; or at tturner@daily-times.com.