🌱 Patch AM: Which crucial El Paso numbers should you have saved in your phone?

Good morning El Paso! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which crucial El Paso numbers should you have saved in your phone?
• How today’s El Paso-area launch made space history for accessibility
• How is Tortugas Pueblo’s El Paso history showcased in this new exhibit?

Also on today's calendar: A Ceremony of Carols & Christmas Lessons & Carols and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What did the balloon say to the doctor? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny with near-record warmth, with a high of 74 and low of 44 degrees.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 74, low: 44.
• Tuesday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 72 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Who You Gonna Call? Helpful Numbers (elpasoinc.com) — Need a quick number in a pinch around town? This handy roundup lists essential El Paso contacts, from emergency and non-emergency police lines to city services, transit, visitor centers, major venues, and taxi companies, all in one place for residents and visitors.
   

2. Wheelchair user becomes first to fly into space (kvia.com) — A Blue Origin New Shepard crew launched from the El Paso area today, carrying the first wheelchair user ever to cross the internationally recognized boundary of space. The six-person team briefly flew above the Kármán Line, highlighting how commercial spaceflight from our region is opening access to a wider range of people and professions worldwide.
   

3. ‘Land of People' gallery to highlight Tortugas Pueblo (ktsm.com) — A new rotating exhibit at the Branigan Cultural Center, introduced from El Paso, explores the history and traditions of Tortugas Pueblo, whose ancestors left Spanish missions in El Paso for the Mesilla Valley in the 1800s. Running through March 14, the free “Land of the People” gallery offers deeper insight into Indigenous ceremonies, dance groups, and regional Native history important to Borderland residents.
   

4. NMSU grad commissions as officer in U.S. Space Force (ktsm.com) — An El Paso–datelined story spotlights New Mexico State grad Ethan French, who just became the university’s first Air Force ROTC cadet commissioned into the U.S. Space Force. The piece follows his path from college to commissioning, his family’s Air Force roots, and why he’s excited to serve in space operations.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in El Paso

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• A Ceremony of Carols & Christmas Lessons & Carols
  Cathedral of St John, 318 Silver Ave SW, Albuquerque
  3:30 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Services at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John
  Cathedral of St John, 318 Silver Ave SW, Albuquerque
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 27

• VALENTINO KHAN - 360 Set Experience @ 11:11 in El Paso, TX // Saturday 12.27.25 // 18+
  11:11 EP TX , 9740 Dyer St , El Paso
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 28

• Last Sunday Hike - Schaeffer Shuffle
  West Cottonwood Spring Trailhead , 2900 Tom Mays Access Road , El Paso
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Good morning, Northeast!
  Fun Fact Friday, I am an animal lover and advocate! As this year begins its quiet wind-down, I’m leaning into these beautiful 70-degree days and… (Nextdoor Pleasant Hills West)
• I've been looking around my home at all of the blessings the Lord has given me, and although grateful, I say "God, you have blessed me with too much", and he said "then bless others as I have blessed you".
  All FREE. 10801 Fort Worth Street. Please do not come and run the tables. Take what you need, but leave some for others. 2 King size bed quilts w… (Nextdoor Sana Ana)

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for United Airlines Ramp Service Employee in El Paso. Apply here.
• MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Activities Assistant Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $20-$37/Hr in El Paso. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Paso here.

Ok El Paso! 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

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