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• What crucial advice did IU’s coach give his Heisman quarterback?

Also on today's calendar: Folded Paper Star workshop and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy with a flurry; breezy, with a high of 35 and low of 23 degrees.
• Friday: Considerable cloudiness, temps: high: 39, low: 26.
• Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Curt Cignetti's advice to IU quarterback Fernando Mendoza (wishtv.com) — College Park briefly enters the national spotlight here as the site of Indiana’s regular-season finale against Maryland, part of a perfect 12-0 run. The story focuses on IU coach Curt Cignetti’s advice for Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza as they prepare to face Alabama in the Rose Bowl, emphasizing preparation, humility, and handling a complex defense.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in College Park

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Saturday January 3

• Berwyn Ballet School at The Old Parish House
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
  8:45 am
• Folded Paper Star workshop
  Old Parish House , 4711 Knox Rd , College Park
  2:00 pm
• CPAE Workshop
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
  2:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• Girl Scout Troop 23031
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4601 Calvert Road , College Park
  2:30 pm
• College Park Arts Exchange - Youth Orchestra Rehearsals
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
  3:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Berwyn Ballet School
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 4711 Knox Road , College Park
  5:15 pm
• Affordable Housing Task Force Meeting
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , Meetings are held Virtually , College Park
  7:00 pm
• City Events Advisory Board Virtual Meeting (Recreation Board)
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , Meetings are held Virtually , College Park
  7:00 pm
• Public Safety Meeting
  City of College Park, Maryland Calendar , 7401 Baltimore Avenue , College Park
  7:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Arts Drop-in
  Lakeland College Park Community Center , 5051 Pierce Ave , College Park
  9:30 am
• First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!)
  Virtual/Online
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday January 2

• Capital Food Bank Food Distribution for Federal Workers and Contractors
  Mount Rainier, MD Calendar
  11:00 am

Saturday January 3

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 02
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
  10:30 am
• English Conversation Club
  Mount Rainier Branch Library Mount Rainier -
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

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• Life is full of decisions ..
  good ones and bad ones , fast ones , slow ones , sad ones and happy ones , regrets and mistakes , but we grow from those things, becoming something… (Nextdoor Campus Dr)

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🗞 Nearby News

Greenbelt

• Your Eyes Do Not Deceive You – Yellow Line Now Goes* All The Way to Greenbelt – Plus Don't Forget Metro and Bus is Free Tonight! (popville.com)
• Nationally Recognized Stock Market Expert and Top Speaker to Teach 'How to Create Income Outside of a Job' at Powerful Wealth-Building Event in the D.C. Metro Area (blacknews.com)
• Greenbelt, Md., mayor looking ahead to what's next after FBI HQ stays in DC (wjla.com)

Hyattsville

• The Hyattsville Wire's Most-Read Stories of 2025 (hyattsvillewire.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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