🌱 Patch AM: How a Westminster Legion member reached veterans at the Army-Navy Game

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Westminster Legion member reached veterans at the Army-Navy Game
• How a Westminster man got tied to a multimillion-dollar tech scam

Also on today's calendar: Maryland Storm Youth Holiday Soccer Camp and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mainly cloudy and very cold, with a high of 26 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Turning cloudy; not as cold, temps: high: 36, low: 25.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 48 and low of 26 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘That's why we're here today: to send the message of Be the One' (legion.org) — A Marine Corps retiree from Carroll Post 31 in Westminster used the Army-Navy Game in Baltimore to connect veterans with benefits and promote The American Legion’s “Be the One” suicide-prevention effort. Maryland Legion leaders say the high-traffic event helped them recruit members, spread awareness of VA services, and remind veterans that local posts like Westminster’s are ready to help.
   

• Maryland Man Admits Role in Sophisticated Technical Support Fraud Scheme (radiofreehubcity.com) — A Westminster resident has admitted to taking part in a large-scale technical support fraud scheme that targeted more than 1,000 people nationwide, many of them seniors. This summary may be inaccurate and you should visit RadioFreeHubCity.com to view the full article, which explains that the man faces up to 20 years in prison. This article may be copyrighted content from Radio Free Hub City, and should not be reproduced or summarized without a valid license agreement.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westminster

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 29

• Maryland Storm Youth Holiday Soccer Camp
  Carroll Indoor Sports Center, 515 Old Westminster Pike, Westminster
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday December 15

• Carroll County Workforce resources for Jobseekers
  224 N Center St , Westminster
  9:00 am

Tuesday December 16

• Potomac Community Services
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  12:30 pm
• Needle Little Klatch?
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Westminster Book Club: The Phoenix Crown
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  2:00 pm
• Maryland Military History
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Twos and Threes Together
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  11:00 am
• Open Mah Jongg
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  1:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Cookie Walk
  Church of the Ascension, 23 N Court St, Westminster, MD, 21157
  10:00 am

Sunday December 21

• Christmas in the Air
  Eichelberger Performing Arts Center , 195 Stock St , Hanover
  3:00 pm

Saturday January 10

• Rock for Liberty Battle of the Bands
  Liberty High School , 5855 Bartholow Rd , Eldersburg
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is this anyone’s cat?
  Does not appear to be ear tipped, extremely friendly Willing to keep if he isn’t someone’s, will take him to animal control to see if he’s chipped (Nextdoor Union Mills / Silver Run)
• Anyone have any idea why 2 fighter jets would be circling?
  I live just north of the Westminster airport. Boy are they loud! (Nextdoor Stone Rd)

• Carroll County Public Schools posted a job opening for Groundskeeper/First Shift Custodian in Westminster. Apply here.
• All Roads posted a job opening for Truck Body Mechanic / Fabricator in Westminster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westminster here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• US lottery jackpots used to never reach $1 billion. They've done it 12 times in the last 5 years (wbaltv.com)

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• Snow totals across the DC, Maryland and Virginia region (fox5dc.com)

Randallstown

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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