🌱 Patch AM: Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival and 11 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Frederick Ski Swap at Frederick Fairgrounds - Home of The Great Frederick Fair
• BOOs & Brews Halloween Fundraiser at The Comus Inn
• Volleyball – 18+ Drop-in at Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center

... and check out 11 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 50.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Germantown

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Frederick Ski Swap →
  Frederick Fairgrounds - Home of The Great Frederick Fair, 797 E Patrick St, Frederick
  9:00 am
Sunday October 18
• BOOs & Brews Halloween Fundraiser →
  The Comus Inn, 23900 Old Hundred Rd, Dickerson
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 6
• Volleyball – 18+ Drop-in
  Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival →
  Butler's Orchard, Germantown
• Pickleball – 18+ Drop-in
  Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  9:15 am
• Therapeutic Recreation 18+ - Drop - In
  Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  11:00 am
• Adult Fitness/Walking Club - Drop In
  Germantown Community Recreation Center
  12:30 pm
• Home School Group
  Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  12:30 pm
Friday October 9
• Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival →
  Butler's Orchard, Germantown
Saturday October 10
• Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival →
  Butler's Orchard, Germantown
• Germantown October Fest 2026 →
  Germantown MD
• Germantown October Fest →
  Germantown Town Center, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival →
  Butler's Orchard, Germantown
Monday October 12
• Butler's Orchard Pumpkin Festival →
  Butler's Orchard, Germantown

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Every October, wildlife rehabbers across the country get the same calls.
  A bird tangled in Halloween decorations. A bat wrapped in fake webbing. A hummingbird stuck on a porch shrub. The stretchy polyester "spider web"… (Nextdoor Fountain Hills)
• ‼️Missing rescue dog.
  Leisure World Silver Spring MD. Very skittish doesn't know the area well. Please do not chase. Call 24/7 if seen Tailed Treasures of MD, Inc. is… (Nextdoor Fountain Hills)

• Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Clerk - Grocery - 0169 in Germantown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

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• 'No-Cost' Aspen Program Requires 24 School Districts to Hand Over Student Data by Race (dailysignal.com)
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• SBA Awards $3.75 Million to Train Veteran-Owned Small Businesses to Compete for Federal Contracts (vannuysnewspress.com)

Gaithersburg

• Nearly 50-Year-Old Maryland Restaurant Named D.C.'s Best Hole-in-the-Wall Fried Chicken Spot (mocoshow.com)

Wheaton

• Mattress Store Permanently Closes Burtonsville Branch: Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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