🌱 Dark Skies, Bright Stars!  and 11 more events

Good morning to you Willard! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Dark Skies, Bright Stars!  at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Park

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 87 and low of 52 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, temps: high: 87, low: 55.
• Friday: Hazy sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.

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📸 Around Willard

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Willard

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Friday May 15

• Dark Skies, Bright Stars! 
  Salinas Pueblo Missions National Park Abó Unit of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Located 9 miles west of Mountainair, NM.69 Abo Ruins Road, Mountainair, NM 87036
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Preschool Story Time →
  South Valley Public Library, 3904 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque
  10:00 am
• Preschool Storytime at South Valley →
  South Valley Public Library, 3904 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque
  11:00 am
• DUPLO Club at South Valley Public Library →
  South Valley Public Library, 3904 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque
  11:45 am
• Kinder/ Senior Walk @ VHS
  Valencia Elementary Valencia High School
  4:00 pm
• Senior Robing Celebration
  Belen High School 1619 W Delgado Ave, Belen, NM 87002, USA
  6:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Thursday Birders
  Central New Mexico Audubon Society PO Box 30002, Albuquerque, NM 87190
  7:50 am
• 6th World Cultural Day
  Dennis Chavez Elementary Belen, NM 87002
  8:00 am
• LLHS Senior/Kinder Walk
  Los Lunas High School LLHS Football Field
  4:00 pm
• Senior Robing Ceremony
  Valencia High School VHS Gym
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• LEGO Club at South Valley Public Library →
  South Valley Public Library, 3904 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque
  3:00 pm
• 3D Printing Workshop →
  East Mountain Public Library, 487 NM-333, Tijeras
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CoreCivic posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Estancia. Apply here.
• Austin Industries, Inc. posted a job opening for Scaffold, Insulation, Paint Supervisor (McIntosh, AL) - Austin Industrial in Mcintosh. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Willard here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Estancia

• N.M. ICE detainee says he was subject to sudden transfer, poor conditions amid 10-day hunger strike (tricityrecordnm.com)
• Torrance County Seeks Letters of Interest for the Planning and Zoning Board (mountainairdispatch.com)
• NM House District 6 candidate Q&As: David Alcon (nmindepth.com)

Moriarty

• Upcoming Events for May 11, 2026 (mountainairdispatch.com)

Albuquerque

• Albuquerque BioPark welcomes new giraffe (koat.com)
• Next phase of Albuquerque Rail Trail from Old Town to the BioPark will begin this summer (koat.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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