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🌱 How Gallup’s El Rancho became Hollywood’s desert hideaway
Coming up on the Gallup Patch calendar: Navajo rug weaving workshop
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In today's newsletter:
- How Gallup's El Rancho became Hollywood's desert hideaway
- Is New Mexico's $565 million mental health push helping Gallup residents?
Also on today's calendar: Football – Away – Hózhó Academy and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Warmer; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
- Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 71, low: 44.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 75 and low of 43 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Giddy in Gallup: Tales of John Wayne and Errol Flynn on Route 66 in New Mexico (abc7chicago.com) — Gallup takes center stage in a Route 66 travel segment highlighting the historic El Rancho Hotel, once a base for stars like John Wayne and Errol Flynn. The piece also touches on nearby film locations and sacred Laguna Pueblo landmarks, underscoring Gallup's role as a classic stop on the Mother Road. 
• New Mexico is spending big to fix behavioral healthcare. Why is there so little to show? (searchlightnm.org) — State Sen. George Muñoz of Gallup pressed health officials this week on whether New Mexico's massive new behavioral health spending is actually improving care. Lawmakers heard that hundreds of millions are committed, but meaningful data on overdose deaths, treatment access, and local outcomes still isn't available, leaving questions about how much Gallup-area residents will ultimately benefit.
📸 Around Gallup
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gallup
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★ Featured events ★
- Navajo rug weaving workshop →
Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup
10:00 am
Friday September 25
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Other local events
- Football – Away – Hózhó Academy →
Hózhó Academy, 515 Park Ave, Gallup
7:00 pm - Journey Church- Securing Sacred Spaces 9/26/26 →
Journey Church Gallup, 501 South 3rd Street, Gallup - Journey Church- Securing Sacred Spaces →
Journey Church Gallup, 501 South 3rd Street, Gallup - Shop the Flea Market! →
Gallup Flea Market, 340 9th Street, Gallup
9:00 am - Rio West Mall health fair →
Rio West Mall, 1300 W. Maloney Ave., Gallup
11:00 am - Narcan training session →
Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115 W. Hill Ave., Gallup
12:00 pm - Soccer – Away – Gallup →
Gallup High School, 1055 Rico St, Gallup
7:00 pm - Shop the Flea Market! →
Gallup Flea Market, 340 9th Street, Gallup
9:00 am - Cross Country JV/V – Gallup →
Gallup High School, 1055 Rico St, Gallup
9:00 am
Friday September 25
Saturday September 26
Tuesday September 29
Thursday October 1
Saturday October 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Sandia Prep Boys Varsity Soccer @ Rehoboth Christian →
Rehoboth Christian School, 211 Tse Yaaniichi St, Rehoboth
3:30 pm - Navajo Prep Girls Varsity Soccer @ Miyamura →
Miyamura High School, 680 Boardman Ave, Gallup
6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
Thursday October 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- University of New Mexico posted a job opening for Retail Manager in Gallup. Apply here.
- Golden Corral posted a job opening for Dishwasher in Gallup. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gallup here.
🗞 Nearby News
Grants
- From Grants to Bemidji: Cardenio Chavez Begins College Football Journey (cibolacitizen.com)
- City of Grants Chief of Police to Retire Sept. 30 (cibolacitizen.com)
- Grants/Cibola County Schools Safety Report (cibolacitizen.com)
Shiprock
- Whitehorse volleyball team splits games in past two weeks (sjrnews.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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