🌱 Patch AM: Former Eldersburg mom recalls balancing 9/11 horror with a child’s birthday

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• Former Eldersburg mom recalls balancing 9/11 horror with a child's birthday

Also on today's calendar: Animal Advocates of Howard County HUGE Annual Yard Sale! and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 77, low: 69.
• Sunday: Thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where were you on 9/11? Suzanne Olden remembers (thebaptistpaper.org) — A former Eldersburg mother recalls juggling her son's seventh birthday with the shock and fear of learning about the 9/11 attacks while at work. She describes driving home praying, shielding her children from TV coverage, and later watching her son find a hopeful way to honor both the tragedy and the continuation of everyday life.
   

📸 Around Eldersburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Eldersburg

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Animal Advocates of Howard County HUGE Annual Yard Sale! →
  Animal Advocates of Howard County, 8775 Cloudleap Ct, Columbia
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 12
• Basket Weaving Class at the Piney Run Nature Center - The Ultimate Pie Basket →
  30 Martz Rd, Sykesville
  9:00 am
• Saturday Adventures
  Eldersburg Branch Library 6400 Hemlock Drive , Eldersburg, MD, 21784, US
  10:00 am
• The Tangle Circle
  Eldersburg Branch Library 6400 Hemlock Drive , Eldersburg, MD, 21784, US
  11:30 am
• Peaceful Melodies with Lydia Bandy
  Eldersburg Branch Library 6400 Hemlock Drive , Eldersburg, MD, 21784, US
  12:00 pm
• Free Spirit Book Club: The Wedding People
  Eldersburg Branch Library 6400 Hemlock Drive , Eldersburg, MD, 21784, US
  2:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Sykesville Sippin' on Summer →
  Main Street, Main St, Sykesville
  12:00 pm
• Malachi Water Wind Woods Music & Arts Festival →
  Lurman Woodland Theater, 425 Bloomsbury Ave, Catonsville
  12:00 pm
• "Extravaganza" Marching Band Show →
  Liberty High School, 5855 Bartholow Rd, Eldersburg
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 20
• Michael Noble →
  Springfield Presbyterian Church, 7300 Spout Hill Rd, Sykesville
  3:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• South Carroll Lions Club Free Household Shred Event →
  1321 Liberty Rd, Eldersburg
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Fall Fest and Yard Sale →
  Calvary Lutheran Church, 16151 Old Frederick Rd, Mt Airy
  8:00 am

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Ok Eldersburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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