🌱 How will Forestville’s Bishop McNamara fare on the national stage?

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• How will Forestville’s Bishop McNamara fare on the national stage?

Also on today's calendar: ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 52 and low of 44 degrees.
• Friday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 61, low: 26.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• High school basketball rankings: City of Palms Classic to feature 10 teams ranked in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 (maxpreps.com) — Forestville hoops fans will be watching closely as Bishop McNamara, ranked No. 7 nationally, heads into the prestigious City of Palms Classic after a tough week against powerhouse academies. The national MaxPreps Top 25 rundown highlights how the Forestville program stacks up against elite teams from across the country and what big tournament matchups lie ahead.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Forestville

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
  Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Rd, Bowie
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 20

• LDW Studios Majorette Pre-Training Academy (Ages 9 -20)
  LDW Studios LLC , 8000 Parston Dr Suite 207 , District Heights
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Caseworker in the Library
  Spaulding Branch Library Spauldings - Group Study Room 1
  10:00 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 23
  Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)
  10:30 am
• Playday at the Library: Celebrate Winter
  Largo-Kettering Branch Library, PGCMLS , 9601 Capital Ln , Largo
  10:30 am
• SpanishEnglish Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  Beltsville - Program Room
  10:30 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  Hillcrest Heights Branch Library Hillcrest Heights - Conference Room 1
  11:00 am
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 02
  Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
  11:15 am
• Thursday, 11:30am
  The Gardens Ice House , 13800 Old Gunpowder Rd #2fl , Laurel
  11:30 am
• Fresh Voices Open Mic
  Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)
  4:00 pm
• Indoor Track (PG Relays)
  PG Sports & Learning Complex
  4:00 pm
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
  5904 Kolb St , Fairmount Heights
  4:00 pm
• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3
  5811 Old Silver Hill Rd , District Heights
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• A vehicle fire on the 4700 block of Southern Ave SE has been extinguished, and normal travel has resumed in both directions.
  3:01PM on Dec 16: A vehicle fire on the 4700 block of Southern Ave is causing road closures in both directions, with DCFEMS on the scene. (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

District Heights

• Harrison family sues over toddler's death in police chase (afro.com)
• 'Trigger man' in Maryland bombing spree sentenced to 5 years in prison (wusa9.com)

Capitol Heights

• UPDATE: Capitol Heights Man Sentenced to Life After Shooting Hollywood Teen in the Head and Placing Body Into Trash Can (smnewsnet.com)

Suitland

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-- The Patch AM Team

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