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🌱 Remembering Rita Anne Lackey, longtime La Luz Sunday school teacher
La Luz, New Mexico Patch AM: a 3 min readMorning La Luz! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Remembering Rita Anne Lackey, longtime La Luz Sunday school teacher
Also on today's calendar: Science Saturday and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 41 degrees.
- Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 69, low: 39.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• In Memory of Rita Anne Lackey (town.news) — Rita Anne Lackey, a longtime La Luz Bible Church member and Sunday school teacher, died November 3 at age 79. The Alamogordo resident, who also taught art and served as a missionary, will be remembered at a memorial service December 5 at 2 p.m. at the church in La Luz. 
📸 Around La Luz
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Upcoming Events in
La Luz
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★ Featured events ★
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Coffee Cups & Flying Saucers - Alamogordo Mutual... →
Otero Artspace, 1118 Indiana Ave, Alamogordo
11:00 am
Saturday November 21
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Other local events
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Story Time or STEAM
Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo
10:30 am -
Fall Fest and Car Show
Chaparral Middle School Alamogordo, NM 88310
6:00 pm -
Builder's Club
Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo
1:00 pm -
Baby Lapsit Program
Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo
10:30 am -
Science Saturday →
New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rte 2001, Alamogordo
9:00 am
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Tuesday November 17
Saturday November 28
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Story Time or STEAM
Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo
10:30 am -
Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) →
Sgt. Willie Estrada Civic Center, 800 E. First St., Alamogordo
8:00 am -
Story Time →
920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo
10:30 am -
Kanopy Movie Matinee - The Bridge Master's Daughter: Cultural Traditions in the Andean Highlands of Peru →
Southwest Room, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo
11:00 am -
Relief Society Activity →
1800 23rd Street, Alamogordo
7:00 pm -
Fall Fest and Car Show
Chaparral Middle School Alamogordo, NM 88310
6:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Alamogordo. Apply here.
- Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Line Cook in Alamogordo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Luz here.
🗞 Nearby News
Alamogordo
- Three Otero County Tracts Nominated for Opportunity Zone Status (town.news)
- Burgeoning borderland community of Chaparral outgrows ‘colonia' status (santafenewmexican.com)
- Beyond the uniform: Air Force veteran reflects on 26 years of service, sacrifice, and the people who made it possible (256today.com)
Las Cruces
- A Weekend on Mo'orea With XTERRA Tahiti (endurancesportswire.com)
Elephant Butte
- Where Las Cruces veterans can eat for free on Veterans Day (lcsun-news.com)
- NMSU faculty union accuses university officials of stalling contract deal (santafenewmexican.com)
Ok La Luz! 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 are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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