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🌱 How you can weigh in on the future of NM 11
Good morning Deming! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How you can weigh in on the future of NM 11
- Deming community remembers longtime resident Donald Edward Smith
Also on today's calendar: Lescombes Spring Fling.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Windy with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 46 degrees.
- Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, temps: high: 78, low: 48.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Local News: Thursday, April 16th, 2026 (silvercityradio.com) — Deming residents are being asked to share their views as transportation officials update the NM 11 corridor study, a key route linking the city with Columbus and the border. The same regional news brief also highlights upcoming repairs on Gila National Forest’s North Star Road and funding efforts for road projects in Hidalgo and Catron counties. 
• Donald Edward Smith, 88, a resident of Deming, NM (grantcountybeat.com) — Deming is mourning the passing of 88-year-old resident Donald Edward Smith, who had called the community home since 1991 and worshiped at First Church of the Nazarene. A U.S. Army veteran and avid coin collector, he died April 12 in El Paso; services will be held in Argos, Indiana, with details provided for those wishing to send condolences or flowers.
📸 Around Deming
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Upcoming Events in
Deming
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★ Featured events ★
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Spring Fling Winefest 2026
D. H. LESCOMBES WINERY & TASTING ROOM, 7075 NM-549, Deming
6:00 pm
Friday April 24
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Other local events
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Lescombes Spring Fling
D. H. LESCOMBES WINERY & TASTING ROOM , 7075 NM-549 , Deming
12:00 pm -
Tale as Old as Time: Dance Recital
Deming Public Schools Auditorium , 1100 S Nickel St , Deming
6:00 pm
Saturday April 25
Friday May 1
📣 Deming Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Solar Viewing at the Visitor Center
Visitor Center Meet in front of the visitor center
1:00 pm -
City Nature Challenge Intro to iNaturalist
Silver City Public Library , 515 West College Avenue , Silver City
2:00 pm -
Stars Over The Gila
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Visitor Center parking lot Meet at the .
9:00 pm -
Foodways Gardens - Preparations and Planting
Fort Selden Historic Site , 1280 Fort Selden Rd , Radium Springs
10:00 am -
Silver Slvr Ftg Colts vs Davinci School For Science & The Arts Dragons
Silver High School , 3200 N Silver St , Silver City
12:00 pm -
Gila Bird and Nature Walk
Bookstore at the Gila Cliff Dwellings Meet in front of the bookstore at the trailhead for the Gila Cliff Dwellings.
10:00 am -
Guided Walk of Dwellings
Gila Cliff Dwellings Meet up at the cliff dwellings.
1:00 pm -
Whiskey Creek Zócalo presents: an evening with Tif & Mollie + CW Ayon
Whiskey Creek Zócalo , 11786 US-180 East , Arenas Valley
6:00 pm -
Tiff & Mollie w/ CW Ayon
Whiskey Creek Zócalo , 11786 US-180 East , Arenas Valley
6:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Monday April 20
Wednesday April 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Bilingual Team Member in Deming. Apply here.
- Deming Public Schools posted a job opening for 26-27 SY Assistant Varsity Cross Country Coach in Deming. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Deming here.
🗞 Nearby News
Silver City
- Town of Silver City's Planning and Zoning Commission Regular Meeting May 5, 2026, (grantcountybeat.com)
- Pick It Up – Toss No Más Gila Earth Day Community Cleanup April 18, 2026 (grantcountybeat.com)
- Mobile coffee trailer lands at permanent location (scdailypress.com)
Las Cruces
- See where some Las Cruces-area soccer players have signed collegiately (lcsun-news.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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