🌱 Patch AM: Westminster community remembers the life of Doris A. Whitaker

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• Westminster community remembers the life of Doris A. Whitaker

Today's riddle: I think I’ll wear only one boot today. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A flurry in the a.m.; breezy, with a high of 35 and low of 26 degrees.
• Thursday: Mainly cloudy, a flurry; cold, temps: high: 29, low: 20.
• Friday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 36 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Doris A. Whitaker (orlando-news.com) — Westminster is mourning the passing of 85-year-old Doris A. Whitaker, who died December 13 at Carroll Lutheran Village. A longtime motorcyclist, cribbage player, and devoted family matriarch, she worked in several fields over her life and maintained strong ties to Rhode Island and Florida. Memorial contributions are requested for the Carroll Lutheran Village Benevolent Fund in Westminster.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westminster

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• Never Never — Ricky Loves You
  The Stables at Westminster, 452 E Main St, Westminster
  9:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday January 3

• The Beatles Story
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  10:00 am

Monday January 5

• Family Storytime
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  10:00 am

Tuesday January 6

• Read and Play
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  10:00 am
• Twos and Threes Together
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  11:00 am
• Needle Little Klatch?
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  5:00 pm
• Pajama Party Storytime
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  7:00 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Read and Play
  Westminster Branch Library , 50 East Main Street , Westminster
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 31

• Template - Stop the Bleed
  I.C.E. Firearms & Defensive Training , 1502 S Main St # 201 , Mt Airy
  6:00 pm
• Template - USCCA Scenario-Based - Employment Termination Risks
  I.C.E. Firearms & Defensive Training , 1502 S Main St # 201 , Mt Airy
  6:00 pm

Monday January 5

• Read and Play
  North Carroll Branch Library , 2255 Hanover Pike , Hampstead
  10:00 am
• Alphabet Train
  North Carroll Branch Library , 2255 Hanover Pike , Hampstead
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• FOSTER needed for DARLING DOG rescued from overcrowded shelter right before euthanasia due to lack of space.
  Many of you have seen me post weekly about dogs in need. I want to give a personal plea for foster families. I have fostered over 500 dogs over the… (Nextdoor Westminster's King Park)
• Just saw a small dog running around in Hemingford Ct and turning left on Mulligan.
  I tried to coax it to come to me to see a tag, but he/she wasn’t having it. Looked like a terrier of some sort. Grey/brownish in color (Nextdoor NW Westminster)

• Maryland Staffing posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist in Westminster. Apply here.
• Goodwill Industries International, Inc. posted a job opening for Donation Attendant Part Time in Westminster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westminster here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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