🌱 Patch AM: How Wheaton’s rink helped launch two Olympic ice dance hopefuls

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In today's newsletter:

• How Wheaton’s rink helped launch two Olympic ice dance hopefuls

Also on today's calendar: Camp and Program expo.

Today's riddle: I quit my job as a banker. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 25 degrees.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, temps: high: 37, low: 22.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 38 and low of 21 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ice dancers Caroline Green and Michael Parsons are Olympic hopefuls (thebaltimorebanner.com) — Two Olympic ice dance hopefuls got their start at Wheaton Ice Arena and the Wheaton Ice Skating Academy, where a rigorous local program helped turn learn-to-skate kids into world-class competitors. Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, who still call Montgomery County home, are now training in Michigan and heading into the U.S. Championships, hoping to claim one of three spots on the 2026 Olympic team.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Wheaton

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Sunday January 11

• Camp and Program expo
  Wheaton Ice Arena , 11717 Orebaugh Ave , Wheaton-Glenmont
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 35
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
  10:30 am

Monday January 5

• Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 02
  Hyattsville Branch Library Hyattsville -
  10:30 am
• TOCC Book Club, 7 p.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar , 4301 Willow Lane , Chevy Chase
  7:00 pm

Tuesday January 6

• CC@H Speaker Series: Unforced Errors with Robert Blaemire, 1 p.m.
  Chevy Chase, MD Calendar , 4301 Willow Lane , Chevy Chase
  1:00 pm
• Financial Incentives for the Maryland Heritage Areas Program - Q&A Session #1
  Montgomery Preservation Inc , 8100 Georgia Ave , Silver Spring
  1:00 pm
• Needlework Social
  Hyattsville - Learning Lab
  4:00 pm
• Basketball - Girls JV Quince Orchard at Walter Johnson 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm
• Basketball - Boys JV Walter Johnson at Quince Orchard 5:30 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  5:30 pm
• Basketball - Girls Varsity Quince Orchard at Walter Johnson 7:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:15 pm
• Basketball - Boys Varsity Walter Johnson at Quince Orchard 7:15 pm
  Walter Johnson High School Bethesda, MD 20814
  7:15 pm

Wednesday January 7

• Financial Aid Night
  Rockville High School Rockville, MD 20851
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

North Bethesda

• Wall Street sees a bright 2026 for this beat-up dividend-paying stock (cnbc.com)
• The Village Movement helps seniors age in place in Montgomery County (thebanner.com)

Silver Spring

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-- The Patch AM Team

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