🌱 Green Chile Cheeseburger Cookoff + 80-Year-Old Sentenced For Rape

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Helen Eckhard, your host of the Albuquerque Daily. Let's get this Friday started off right, with a quick dive into the most important things happening these days in town.

First, today's weather:

Variable cloudiness. High: 95 Low: 69.

Here are the top three stories in Albuquerque today:

1. The New Mexico State Fair is searching for green chile cheeseburger chefs. The fair's Iron Chef-like green chile cheeseburger cook-off will determine whose cuisine is supreme. The showdown will be in Sept. Only brick-and-mortar restaurants can apply. Click to submit an application. (KRQE News 13)
2. Albuquerque's David Sarver, 80, has been sentenced for raping his neighbor. He will now serve 39 years in prison. The victim's family explained the trauma that the young boy has been struggling with since he was nine or ten years old. Sarver has maintained his innocence. (KRQE News 13)
3. Central New Mexico Community College students were awarded gold during the Skills USA Championships in June. Zane Horton, Christopher Rodriguez, and Walter Armijo placed top honors in the Welding Fabrication Team category in Atlanta. The students fabricated from scratch using raw materials. Trenton Moore was the team's welding instructor. (Albuquerque Journal)

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Today in Albuquerque:

• Simply Meditate At The Kadampa Meditation Center (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Albuquerque Isotopes are hosting pups at the ballpark on Sunday, Jul. 24. Tickets to Bark in the Park can be purchased by clicking this link. (Albuquerque Isotopes via Instagram)
• Albuquerque Animal Welfare is searching for adoption families on World Chocolate Day. Click to find your new best friend. (Albuquerque Animal Welfare via Facebook)
• Albuquerque Fire Rescue's Sparky the Dog joined with the UNMH Pediatric Oncology Department to entertain children at Camp Enchantment this year. Click for the adorable photos. (Albuquerque Fire Rescue via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with a new update.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.