🌱 How a Sunland Park Stakes winner is bouncing back from injury

Good day Sunland Park! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Sunland Park Stakes winner is bouncing back from injury

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Thunderstorms, with a high of 89 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, temps: high: 90, low: 66.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 65 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Om N Joy Targets Clement L. Hirsch (paulickreport.com) — A familiar local venue gets a brief spotlight as Vodka Vodka’s recent win in the Sunland Park Stakes is noted while his trainer plans the horse’s return from a minor foot bruise. The main focus is on his younger half-sister Om N Joy, who just scored a big Grade 2 victory in California and is being aimed at another major stakes race later this summer.
   

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📸 Around Sunland Park

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 5

• Acoustic Gap Duo at Madelyn's →
  Madelyn‘s, 2488 Calle De Guadalupe, Las Cruces
  2:00 pm
• March 2026 FIRST FRIDAY FINE ART FLEA MARKET →
  Plaza De Las Cruces, 100 N Main St, Las Cruces
  5:00 pm
• Kids' Paint Night June 5th →
  Wet Paint Art Studio, 114 S Water St, Las Cruces
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Women’s Monthly Brunch →
  Los Mariachis Restaurant, 754 N Motel Blvd, Las Cruces
  9:00 am
• Beginner Kayaking on the Rio! Another Great... →
  La Llorona Park, 3440 W Picacho Ave, Las Cruces
  10:00 am
• CM ADAMS: MADELYN'S →
  Madelyn‘s, 2488 Calle De Guadalupe, Las Cruces
  6:00 pm
• Weekly Racing →
  Vado Speedway Park, 15900 Stern Dr, Vado
  7:30 pm

Sunday June 7

• The Consequences Band →
  NM Vintage Wines, Beers, Mesilla
  2:30 pm
• Sherita Perez Elephant Ranch →
  Elephant Ranch, 3995 W Picacho Ave, Las Cruces
  5:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• 2026 Taste of Las Cruces →
  Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E University Ave, Las Cruces
  5:30 pm

Friday June 12

• CM ADAMS: LA POSTA DE MESILLA →
  La Posta De Mesilla, 2410 Calle De San Albino, Mesilla
  6:00 pm

Friday July 3

• Dyego + BluNites and Special Guests →
  The Range, 3217 El Camino Real Rd, Las Cruces
  7:00 pm

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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Waste Connections, Inc. posted a job opening for Landfill Gas Tech in Sunland Park. Apply here.
• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Leader in Santa Teresa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sunland Park here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Santa Teresa

• 4 bodies with signs of torture left as warning to meth dealers in Juarez (borderreport.com)

Las Cruces

• 'Pass the Sopapillas' audio/video podcast live taping recorded in Las Cruces (kvia.com)
• Las Cruces Fire and ATF provide cause of duplex explosion in Las Cruces (newsradiokkob.com)
• Doña Ana County Awards Emergency Medical Services Contract for Detention Center (lascrucestoday.com)

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Ok Sunland Park! 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: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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