🌱 How a Rising Sun teen just rewrote USAC racing history

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• How a Rising Sun teen just rewrote USAC racing history

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 31 and low of 23 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, temps: high: 44, low: 25.
• Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 48 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 2025 USAC Champs & Award Winners Share Spotlight at 70th USAC Night of Champions - St. Louis Racing (stlracing.com) — A young driver from Rising Sun Steven Snyder Jr., just made USAC history by becoming the first Marylander ever to earn National Midget Rookie of the Year honors after a strong eighth-place points finish and multiple top-five runs. The broader piece recaps champions and special award winners from USAC’s 2025 season, but Snyder’s breakout year puts Rising Sun firmly on the national racing map.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rising Sun

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 21

• Sundaes with Santa at Soda Jerk Ice Cream
  Soda Jerk Ice Cream, 26B Rising Sun Town Center, Rising Sun
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Sundaes With Santa
  Soda Jerk Ice Cream , 26B Rising Sun Town Center , Rising Sun
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• MD Wear & Carry RENEWAL Only
  Tactical Shepherd , 1573 Theodore Road Suite A: Training Room , Rising Sun
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Open Gym
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  9:00 am
• Perryville Community Park
  Perryville Community Park , 10 Pavilion Dr , Perryville
  9:30 am
• Spanish - Level 2 For Homeschool
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  10:00 am
• TR Open Recreation - Winter Session
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  12:00 pm
• Yoga Nidra
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  12:45 pm
• What Have You Been Reading?
  Perryville Branch Library , 500 Coudon Blvd , Perryville
  1:00 pm
• Family Feed @ ACLEC
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Family Feed
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  1:00 pm
• Homeschool Basketball
  Harford County, MD Calendar
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Rising Sun. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Perryville

• Maryland Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for Dec. 13, 2025 (delmarvanow.com)

North East

• Cecil College Chemistry Lab upgraded with new NMR spectrometer (patch.com)

Havre de Grace

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-- The Patch AM Team

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