🌱 How Estancia-grown pumpkins are powering New Mexico’s favorite fall patches

Hi Estancia! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Estancia-grown pumpkins are powering New Mexico’s favorite fall patches

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

---

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 73, low: 43.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 41 degrees.

---

📰 News we're reading

• Pumpkin patch season kicks off after 'hot summer' challenges (koat.com) — Pumpkin growers near Estancia are helping keep Galloping Goat Pumpkin Patch in Rio Rancho well supplied this fall, thanks to reliable well water despite a brutally hot, dry summer. Along with McCall’s Pumpkin Patch in Moriarty, they’ve opened for the season with strong pumpkin and corn crops, steady prices, and fresh attractions drawing city families into rural New Mexico.
   

---

📸 Around Estancia

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

---

📣 Estancia Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

---

🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• 2026 BARK in the Park Hike!
  Salinas Pueblo Missions National Park Abó Unit of Salinas Pueblos Missions National Monument. Located 9 miles west of Mountainair, NM. 69 Abo Ruins Road, Mountainair, NM 87036
  10:00 am
• Hive Tour and Winter Prep →
  Desert Hives, 35 Shady Oak Circle, Tijeras
  11:00 am
• Homecoming Dance 💃🏻🕺🏻
  Moriarty High Moriarty, NM 87035
  8:00 pm

Monday October 5

• EMS Volleyball vs Anton Chico(7th) Home
  EMS
  4:00 pm
• EMS Volleyball vs Academy(8th) Home
  EMS
  5:00 pm

Tuesday October 6

• EMS Football vs Los Alamitos (B team)Away
  Edgewood Middle Moriarty, NM 87035
  4:00 pm

Friday October 9

• 🍿 Popcorn and 🥒 Pickle Sales
  Moriarty Elementary Moriarty, NM 87035
  8:00 am
• FCA Football Tailgate
  Turf Field/CATE Parking Lot
  5:00 pm
• Dark Skies, Bright Stars!
  Ab f3 Unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, 69 Abo Ruins Road, Mountainair
  6:00 pm

Saturday October 24

• Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series: Tijeras Canyon: Five Miles and Hundreds of Stories →
  East Mountain Public Library, 487 NM-333, Tijeras
  11:00 am
• CW Ayon at Manzanita →
  Manzanita, Tijeras
  5:00 pm

Sunday October 25

• Gilbert Uribe at Se7en Springs Restaurant →
  Se7en Springs Restaurant, 340-364 NM-333, Tijeras
  4:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

---

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

---

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Presbyterian Medical Services posted a job opening for Mental Health Therapist in Estancia. Apply here.
• Driveline posted a job opening for Flex Merchandiser in Estancia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Estancia here.

---

🗞 Nearby News

Valencia

• Electric power generation in Valencia County (news-bulletin.com)
• Lightning, late night, no problem for Eagles, Tigers (news-bulletin.com)
• 2026 UNM Gives campaign underway (unm.edu)

Albuquerque

• Albuquerque Museum's ‘The Woods Before Sunrise' exhibition showcases New Mexico's unique nature (krqe.com)
• Volcano Vista High School educator named 2027 New Mexico Teacher of the Year (krqe.com)
• ABQ's Sunport Ready for Balloon Fiesta Travelers (newsradiokkob.com)

---

Ok Estancia! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

---

👉 Help make Patch AM better

• Help us grow by suggesting local news sources.
• Shape this newsletter with your feedback.
• List items for sale or services offered

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what’s happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

---

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook