🌱 Patch AM: Eldersburg’s Goddard School owner earns major national franchise honor

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In today's newsletter:

• Eldersburg's Goddard School owner earns major national franchise honor

Also on today's calendar: Grand Opening of TroneHealth Primary Care & Wellness Center in Owings Mills, MD and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one wall say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, a little rain; cool, with a high of 60 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, a little rain; cool, temps: high: 62, low: 50.
• Thursday: Rain and drizzle possible, with a high of 61 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Goddard Franchisee Wins National IFA Recognition (mychesco.com) — An early childhood education franchisee who owns The Goddard School in Eldersburg has been named a 2026 Franchisee of the Year by the International Franchise Association. Dave Collins' Eldersburg and Edgewater schools also earned internal Circle of Excellence honors, recognizing strong performance and his broader mentoring and operations work across the Goddard network.
   

📸 Around Eldersburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Eldersburg

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• Grand Opening of TroneHealth Primary Care & Wellness Center in Owings Mills, MD →
  9419 Common Brook Rd, Ste 200, Owings Mills, MD, 21117,
  12:30 pm
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

Tuesday September 22
• Sound Bath Experience
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• Writing Group
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  9:15 am
• Move & Groove Storytime
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  9:30 am
• Eldersburg Hooked on Crochet
  Eldersburg Branch Library, 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
  6:00 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
Saturday October 3
• Neighborhood Yard Sale →
  Nells Acres in Eldersburg/Visiting Angels Parking Lot
  9:00 am
Sunday October 4
• The Big Flea in Maryland →
  Maryland State Fair Grounds, 2200 York Rd, Timonium
  4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• 2026 Piney Run Park Fall Festival →
  30 Martz Rd, Sykesville
  10:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Blessing Of The Animals →
  Calvary Lutheran Church, 16151 Old Frederick Rd, Mt Airy
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Sykesville

• Worcester County Fire Marshal receives Jarboe Public Safety Lifetime Achievement Award (wboc.com)

Owings Mills

• Media Hunts for Outrage Over ICE Training at Maryland Gun Range (bearingarms.com)

Ellicott City

• Fires Break Out At Ellicott City Home, Garage (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I'll meet you at the corner! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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