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Flagstaff, Arizona Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey there, Flagstaff! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a Flagstaff company is helping NASA save a space telescope.
  • When Flagstaff gardeners should safely plant hot peppers outside

Also on today's calendar: Pioneer Day and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 78, low: 50.
  • Sunday: A stray morning thundershower, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NASA's Swift Boost mission one step closer to launch as LINK spacecraft is joined with its rocket (starlust.org) — A Flagstaff-based company, Katalyst Space Technologies, built the LINK satellite that will boost NASA’s Swift space telescope to a safer orbit later this month. Engineers recently attached LINK to its Pegasus XL rocket, aiming for a first-of-its-kind commercial rescue of a government satellite and showcasing advanced spacecraft work tied back to Flagstaff.
   

• Gardening Etcetera: Growing hot peppers in northern Arizona (azdailysun.com) — If you’re planning hot peppers in Flagstaff, this guide says to wait until nighttime lows stay above 50 degrees before planting outside, due to frost risk at higher elevations. It also explains ideal temperature ranges, sun needs, and how starting seeds indoors can extend our short growing season in northern Arizona.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • This is Pete - he was last seen yesterday morning when he was let out by our pet sitter.
    He normally comes by twice a day for food and snuggles. He lives on the FlagNaz property. He’s indoor/outdoor - for everyone who hates that, we used… (Nextdoor Foxglenn)
  • Posting to see if anyone is missing this cat.
    He/she was in my house the other day so knows how to use dog door.! lol this picture is from the alley behind my house. (Nextdoor Bushmaster Park)
  • Raley's Supermarkets posted a job opening for 067 - Bashas' Scan Team Member - Flagstaff in Flagstaff. Apply here.
  • Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Produce Associate in Flagstaff. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Flagstaff here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sedona

  • Superintendent to be interim Sedona Red Rock High School principal (redrocknews.com)
  • ISMRM 2026 Data Sampling & Reconstruction Workshop (stanford.edu)
  • Sedona Hummingbird Festival registration opens (redrocknews.com)

Williams

  • Steam Engines, Train Robbers, and Great Food Is The Only Way to See the Grand Canyon (star981.com)

Ok Flagstaff! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Flagstaff

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