🌱 HOME Jag Volleyball V. Holloman and 11 more events

Morning La Luz! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• HOME Jag Volleyball V. Holloman at Mountain View Middle
• MVMS VB vs HMS at Mt. View Middle School
• Baby Lapsit Program at Alamogordo Public Library

... and check out 8 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Becoming cloudy, temps: high: 77, low: 53.
• Monday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 53 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Luz

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Monday October 5

• HOME Jag Volleyball V. Holloman
  Mountain View Middle Alamogordo, NM 88310
  4:30 pm
• MVMS VB vs HMS
  Mt. View Middle School, 500 Washington Ave, Alamogordo
  4:30 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Baby Lapsit Program
  Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo
  10:30 am
• MVMS FB vs Snell MS (Cobre)
  Mt. View Middle School, 500 Washington Ave, Alamogordo
  4:00 pm
• HOME Jag Football v. Cobre @4:00pm
  Mountain View Middle Alamogordo, NM 88310
  4:30 pm

Wednesday October 7

• Story Time or STEAM
  Alamogordo Public Library, 920 Oregon Ave., Alamogordo
  10:30 am

Thursday October 8

• C-Team FB @ Ruidoso
  Ruidoso High School, 125 Warrior Dr, Ruidoso
  5:00 pm
• Boys Soccer @ Centennial
  Alamogordo Public Schools Alamogordo, NM 88310
  5:00 pm
• Girls Soccer vs Centennial
  Alamogordo Public Schools, 1200 E 1st St, Alamogordo
  5:00 pm
• HMS FB @ Capitan
  Capitan Elementary School, 150 S Forest Ave, Capitan
  5:00 pm

Friday October 9

• XC @ Artesia
  Artesia High School, 1002 W Richardson Ave, Artesia
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• CHRISTUS Southern New Mexico and PINK"ME" Breast Cancer 5K FUN Walk or Run →
  Alamogordo NM
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Circle K posted a job opening for Team Member in Alamogordo. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in ALAMOGORDO NM S31078 in Alamogordo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Luz here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Alamogordo

• Lincoln National Forest Supervisors Office in Alamogordo Reopens (usda.gov)
• Golden Cube Turns 50: Space Museum to induct Kelly Twins, Mercury 13, and Other Pioneers Saturday Night in Alamogordo (town.news)
• Of Blessed Memory: Lynne Bergman (azjewishpost.com)

Ruidoso

• End of an era? Ruidoso, NM businesses plan life without horse racing (elpasotimes.com)

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-- 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!)
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