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🌱 FSU Wind Ensemble brings racetrack energy to the concert hall

Frostburg, Maryland Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Frostburg! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • FSU Wind Ensemble brings racetrack energy to the concert hall
  • Frostburg woman identified in Potomac River death investigation
  • Free gun safety locks available at Frostburg's library

Also on today's calendar: Graduate Student Support Group and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 61 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Thursday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 49, low: 35.
  • Friday: Colder with snow and rain, with a high of 38 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Wind Ensemble concert 'Clutch!' at FSU Nov. 21 (times-news.com) — Formula One racing provides the musical spark for Frostburg State's Wind Ensemble concert, “CLUTCH!,” on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Pealer Recital Hall. Alongside the racing-inspired title work, the program includes a new composition by FSU faculty member Mackenzie LaMont and music drawing on Cuban dance styles.
   

2. Police identify woman found dead in river (times-news.com) — Police have identified the woman recovered from the Potomac River near Little Orleans as Patricia Lee Leitzen, 81, of Frostburg. Officers responded to the Fifteen Mile Creek boat ramp Nov. 4, and her vehicle was found at the nearby campground. The cause and manner of death await autopsy findings.
   

3. Free gun safety locks available at county libraries (times-news.com) — Frostburg's library is offering free gun safety locks through a countywide effort to prevent accidental shootings and suicide. County residents 18 and older may request up to two locks per household daily, without showing proof of age or residency. Only household ZIP codes are recorded, and weapons must not be brought into libraries.
   

4. Mansfield women's basketball falls to St. Thomas Aquinas in opener (northcentralpa.com) — Frostburg State will face Mansfield at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, in a conference challenge tournament in Frostburg. Mansfield arrives after an 81-44 season-opening loss to St. Thomas Aquinas, with Jenna Kasmierski and Jenna Burkett each scoring nine points.
   

5. FSU to present 'Three Plays in Three Days' (wvnews.com) — Frostburg theatergoers can help shape FSU's next season through three free staged readings Nov. 19–21, each followed by audience discussion. “Sheepdog,” “Mr. Burns” and “The Thanksgiving Play” will be presented at campus venues and Clatter Café. All begin at 7:30 p.m., with tickets available through the university box office or at the door.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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