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🌱 How Alamogordo lifters nearly stole the spotlight at state championships
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- How Alamogordo lifters nearly stole the spotlight at state championships
Also on today's calendar: A Fundraiser Event for Albuquerque's Unhoused and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunny and increasingly windy, with a high of 82 and low of 45 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 76, low: 42.
- Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 73 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• After national title win, PV powerlifter Haleigh Doyle adds third consecutive state crown (navajotimes.com) — Alamogordo powerlifters made a strong showing at the state meet, with the girls’ team finishing just two points behind champion Carlsbad and Alloriah Reynolds winning the 123-pound title. The story centers on Piedra Vista’s national and state champion Haleigh Doyle, but highlights how Alamogordo lifters like Reynolds and Devaeh Joseph figured into key podium battles. 
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★ Featured events ★
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Coffee Cups & Flying Saucers - Alamogordo Mutual UFO Network Chapter
Otero Artspace, 1118 Indiana Ave, Alamogordo
11:00 am
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Coffee Cups & Flying Saucers
Otero Artspace , 1118 Indiana Ave , Alamogordo
11:00 am -
Vinyasa Flow
109 James Canyon Hwy , Cloudcroft
4:00 pm -
White Mountain Fighter Practice – 4/19
Washington Park , 100 Washington Ave , Alamogordo
10:00 am -
New Mexico Fly Fishing Short Film Festival - 2026
Flickinger Center for Performing Arts , 1110 N New York Ave , Alamogordo
1:00 pm -
Toning with Ben
Alamogordo Main Calendar , 1100 Oregon Ave. , Alamogordo
10:00 am -
ARC Lunchtime Walking Club
Alamogordo Main Calendar , 1100 Oregon Ave. , Alamogordo
12:00 pm -
Baby Lapsit Program
Alamogordo Library Calendar , 920 Oregon Ave. , Alamogordo
10:30 am -
A Fundraiser Event for Albuquerque's Unhoused
Cathedral of St John , 318 Silver Ave SW , Albuquerque
3:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Sunday May 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
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BASEBALL VARSITY
AHS Varsity Baseball Field
5:00 pm -
JV BASEBALL
AHS Baseball/Softball Fields
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Community Outreach
1515 N Florida Ave , Alamogordo
3:30 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Alamogordo Roots Fuel National Success: Local Domino’s Franchisee Brian Bailey Hits 160-Store Milestone While Investing in Hometown Service
https://newmexicoconservativenews.com/2026/04/15/alamogordo-roots-fuel-national-success-local-dominos-franchisee-brian-bailey-hits-160-store… (Nextdoor East 1st St) - Need recommendations for a hairstylist like Alisa who moved her business to Ruidoso.
I want someone who can give me a good haircut. (Nextdoor Del Sur)
🗞 Nearby News
Ruidoso
- Mescalero Apache Tribe president says she was suspended. Here's what we know (ruidosonews.com)
- Love 4 Pets: Jax (Lincoln County), Chip (Bernalillo County) (kob.com)
Las Cruces
- White Sands National Park Thanks Local Astronomy Volunteers During National Observances (lascrucestoday.com)
- County, State Partner to Help Veterans Apply for Property Tax Relief (lascrucestoday.com)
- Court dismisses 828 Productions' challenge to Las Cruces partnership termination (kfoxtv.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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