🌱 (BID) Businesses in Development Academy – Get Government Contracts 101 and 10 more events

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hazy sunshine, with a high of 71 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 73, low: 41.
• Saturday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 76 and low of 43 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• (BID) Businesses in Development Academy – Get Government Contracts 101
  Chayo Apodaca Community Center , 341 N Moon Rd , Socorro
  10:00 am
• The Dinner Detective: True Crime Mystery Dinner Show
  Centennial Banquet and Conference Center , 11199 Sergeant E Churchill St , Fort Bliss
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Old Tin Mine Hike
  Chuck Heinrich Memorial Park , End of Jon Cunningham Blvd , El Paso
  8:00 am
• Toddler Storytime – Mickelsen Community Library
  Mickelsen Community Library , 2 Sheridan Rd , Fort Bliss
  9:00 am
• Spill the Tea & Spread the Cheer
  Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site HuecoTanksStatePark&HistoricSite Map&Directions
  10:30 am
• Chihuahuan Desert Ornament Making
  Chamizal National Park , 800 South San Marcial Street , El Paso
  1:00 pm
• Lucha Libre Night - To benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of El Paso
  Boys & Girls Club of El Paso , 801 S Florence St , El Paso
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Story Time & New Parent Support
  Mickelsen Community Library , 2 Sheridan Rd , Fort Bliss
  9:00 am

Friday December 26

• Bird Tour: Christmas Bird Count
  Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site HuecoTanksStatePark&HistoricSite Map&Directions
  8:00 am

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

• Any Civil Engineers in the house.
  I need to subdivide an acre of land in order to install another septic tank. This subdivision must be done to county standards and verify the grading… (Nextdoor Rodman St)
• 💔 Challenge 2: Emotional Disconnection 💔
  Feeling emotionally distant from your partner can create stress and loneliness that affects your overall wellbeing. When emotional connection fades,… (Nextdoor Horizon City)

🗞 Nearby News

Fort Bliss

• Fort Bliss garrison commander visits ABC-7 (kvia.com)
• Park renamed after family of kids who died during Ruidoso flooding (krqe.com)
• Onetime US soldier given 2 life terms for fatal robbery meant to fund personal Venezuela crusade (stripes.com)

El Paso

• Mischievous elf on the shelf delights El Paso seniors (ktsm.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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