🌱 Patch AM: How a Potomac native became a top college baseball star

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Potomac native became a top college baseball star

Also on today's calendar: McLean School Open House (Kindergarten-Grade 4) and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A little afternoon rain, with a high of 56 and low of 46 degrees.
• Saturday: Rain, temps: high: 49, low: 44.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 49 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Texas A&M Baseball: Two Aggies Earn Perfect Game Preseason All-American Honors (wtaw.com) — A standout Texas A&M baseball player hails from Potomac, bringing some local pride to a national preseason honor. Junior infielder Chris Hacopian, a Potomac native and top MLB draft prospect, has been named a Perfect Game Preseason All-American after a stellar 2025 season. His success offers Potomac residents a hometown connection to upcoming college baseball action.
   

📸 Around Potomac

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday January 10

• McLean School Open House (Kindergarten-Grade 4)
  McLean School-Falls Road Campus (Lower School), 11810 Falls Rd, Potomac
  9:00 am
• First Time Homebuyer Seminar (FREE!)
  Virtual/Online,
  10:00 am
• McLean School Open House (Grades 5-12)
  McLean School-Lochinver Lane Campus (Middle & Upper School), 8224 Lochinver Ln, Potomac
  1:00 pm

Monday January 12

• St. Raphael Nursery School Open House — Join Us January 12 at 9:30 a.m.!
  1513 Dunster Rd, Rockville
  9:30 am

Saturday January 31

• Feast & Fettle Brings a New Standard of Home Dining to Potomac
  9:00 am
• Just Stalking Resources' Annual Awareness Month Soirée
  Trinity Lutheran Church, 11200 Old Georgetown Rd, Rockville
  5:00 pm

Sunday February 8

• Great Falls Got Talent
  9818 Georgetown Pike, Great Falls
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday January 9

• PCV presents: Contemporary Painter, Printmaker and Mixed Media Artist
  Potomac Community Recreation Center , 11315 Falls Rd , Potomac
  10:30 am

Saturday January 10

• Swimming and Diving Blair and Walter Johnson at Germantown Indoor Swim Center 7:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:30 pm

Monday January 12

• Basketball - Girls JV Whitman at Walter Johnson 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm

Thursday January 15

• PCV Speaker Series: The President Has Been Shot!
  Potomac Community Recreation Center , 11315 Falls Rd , Potomac
  3:00 pm

Tuesday January 20

• JCA Montgomery County Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
  Zoom
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• SUGAR, A SWEET, YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL SPRINGER SPANIEL, IS HOMELESS.
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🗞 Nearby News

North Bethesda

• Live Entertainment Around DC this Winter (kidfriendlydc.com)

Rockville

• Char'd to Open First Maryland Brick & Mortar Restaurant in Coming Weeks (mocoshow.com)
• Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, Jan. 8-11 (washingtoninformer.com)
• WYPR & BSO bring family friendly performance to Frederick (wypr.org)

Gaithersburg

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-- The Patch AM Team

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