🌱 Patch AM: Car Catches Fire While Underneath Gaithersburg Carport: MCFRS

What's up Gaithersburg! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Jeep fire under Gaithersburg carport raises fresh concern over recalls
• Why protesters in Gaithersburg are tying school enrollment to immigration fears.

Also on today's calendar: Lafayette Federal Credit Union Food Truck Friday and 6 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 86, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Car Catches Fire While Underneath Gaithersburg Carport: MCFRS (patch.com) — Residents near Rambling Road in Gaithersburg may have noticed fire crews Sunday evening after a Jeep caught fire under a home's carport, though no one was hurt and the house was largely spared. Officials haven't identified a cause, but the incident comes amid a nationwide recall of certain Jeep models over fire risks tied to steering pump wiring.
   

• MD Hispanic student enrollment drops amid immigration fears (thedailyrecord.com) — Hispanic student enrollment is dropping across Maryland, and advocates say stepped-up immigration enforcement is scaring some families away from public schools. Montgomery County is among the hardest hit, and protesters recently rallied in Gaithersburg urging stronger local limits on cooperation with immigration authorities after a local mother of three was detained.
   

📸 Around Gaithersburg

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gaithersburg

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28
• Lafayette Federal Credit Union Food Truck Friday →
  2701 Tower Oaks Blvd, Rockville
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday August 25
• Storytime Station: "K" is of Knight →
  9 S Summit Ave, Gaithersburg
  10:00 am
Thursday August 27
• New Student Welcome Night
  Quince Orchard High School Gaithersburg, MD 20878
  5:30 pm
• Back to School Night
  Quince Orchard High School Gaithersburg, MD 20878
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Underclass Photos
  Quince Orchard High School Auditorium (No food or drink)
  7:45 am
Thursday September 3
• Tai Chi →
  Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg
  11:00 am
Friday September 4
• V Fball - Paint Branch at QO 6:30 pm
  Quince Orchard High School Gaithersburg, MD 20878
  6:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Holiday - Facility Closed →
  Upper County Community Rec Center 8201 Emory Grove Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Saturday September 12
• Storytime LIVE @ Kiddie Academy of Gaithersburg →
  15895 Gaither Dr, Gaithersburg
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday August 25
• Appointments for help with public benefits - HHS Navigation Prog
  Montgomery County Government Health 11002 Veirs Mill Road., Suite 506, Wheaton, MD 20902
  9:00 am
• Basketball - 18+ Drop In
  Germantown Community Rec Center Germantown Community Recreation Center
  9:30 am
• Multi-Activities - TR Drop-In
  Germantown Community Rec Center Germantown Community Recreation Center
  11:30 am
• Basketball Family - All Ages - Drop-In
  Germantown Community Rec Center Germantown Community Recreation Center
  3:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery Village

• Monday Food Deals in Montgomery County (moderatelymoco.com)

Germantown

• State Approves Funding for Four Montgomery County Park Projects (mocoshow.com)
• Did They Make Any Cuts? (montgomeryperspective.com)
• Montgomery County Housing Efforts Highlighted at National Economic Mobility Conference (mocoshow.com)

Rockville

• Montgomery County Hosts 2nd 'Clear The Shelters' Event (patch.com)

Ok Gaithersburg! 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: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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