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🌱 Patch AM: How Bullis girls basketball just shook up the national rankings
And on the Potomac Patch calendar - Timmie Metz Band

Hey there, Potomac! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Bullis girls basketball just shook up the national rankings
Also on today's calendar: Timmie Metz Band and 1 more event.
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Find out what's happening in Potomacfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 29 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 47, low: 42.
- Monday: A bit of morning rain, with a high of 62 and low of 27 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Bullis girls lift local prep basketball with national top-25 ranking (mymcmedia.org) — A powerhouse girls basketball team is putting Potomac on the national map, as Bullis School’s squad is currently ranked No. 11 in the country. Led by standout junior Ivanna Wilson Manyacka, the Bulldogs recently upset defending national champion IMG and are drawing attention from top college programs nationwide.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac
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★ Featured events ★
- Timmie Metz Band
Hank Dietle's Tavern, 11010 Rockville Pike, Rockville
6:00 pm
Sunday December 28
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Other local events
- Family Storytime at Potomac
Potomac Library , 10101 Glenolden Dr , Potomac
10:30 am - PCV-hosted Women's Group
Potomac Library
1:00 pm - PCV presents: Contemporary Painter, Printmaker and Mixed Media Artist
Potomac Community Recreation Center , 11315 Falls Rd , Potomac
10:30 am
Monday December 29
Thursday January 8
Friday January 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Silver Spring Run
Kaldi’s Social House Silver Spring , 918 Silver Spring Ave , Silver Spring
10:00 am - Superb Saturday STEM
Noyes Library for Young Children (Kensington) , 10237 Carroll Pl , Kensington
11:00 am - Basketball - Youth Drop-In
Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Recreation Center , 2450 Lyttonsville Rd , Silver Spring
12:00 pm - Rock Creek Trail Run
12:30 pm - Basketball - Family Drop-In
Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center , 14625 Bauer Dr , Rockville
1:50 pm - Craft & Chill: UpCycled Wreaths
Gaithersburg Library , 18330 Montgomery Village Ave , Gaithersburg
3:00 pm - Poetry and Resistance: Exploring the Poetry of Ana Blandiana - w/ Vocales Verticales - in person
Wheaton Library , 11701 Georgia Ave , Wheaton
4:00 pm - O’McPub Band @ BabyCat Bethesda
BabyCat Brewery Bethesda , 4850 Del Ray Ave , Bethesda
5:00 pm - Basketball Adults 18+ Drop In
Wheaton Library , 11701 Georgia Ave , Wheaton
6:00 pm
Saturday December 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A Christmas tree fire in Bethesda, Maryland, on Christmas Day resulted in one family being displaced, four people hospitalized, and one dog rescued.
7:10AM on Dec 26: A Christmas Day house fire on Fleming Avenue displaced one family, hospitalized four people, and resulted in one dog being rescued. (Nextdoor )
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