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🌱 MoCo Recreation Summer Camps (Registration Required) and 11 more events

Spotted on the Highland calendar: MacGillis Global Academy Virtual Open House

Tuesday August 18th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • MacGillis Global Academy Virtual Open House
  • Safety & The Disability Community at East Columbia 50+ Senior Center

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Sunshine and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 88, low: 69.
  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

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    Tuesday August 18
  • MoCo Recreation Summer Camps (Registration Required)
    Wheaton Hills Community Center Wheaton Community Recreation Center
    9:00 am
  • National Museum of the Marine Corps, VA →
    Laurel, MD Calendar Laurel, MD 20707
    9:30 am
  • Basketball Youth Drop In (ages 11-17)
    Wheaton Hills Community Center Wheaton Community Recreation Center
    4:15 pm
  • PTA PK/K Playdate
    Clemens Crossing Elementary Columbia, MD 21044
    5:30 pm
  • Workforce Resource Toolkit: Brainfuse JobNow (In-Person)
    Beltsville Branch Library Beltsville - LifeLab
    6:00 pm
  • Badminton - Ages 15+ Drop-In
    Wheaton Hills Community Center Wheaton Community Recreation Center
    6:00 pm
  • ***CANCELLED*** Historic District Commission →
    Laurel, MD Calendar Laurel, MD 20707
    6:00 pm
  • Toby's Dinner Theatre Presents: Mean Girls →
    Toby's Dinner Theatre, 5900 Symphony Woods Rd, Columbia
    6:00 pm
  • Needlework Social: Knitting and Crocheting
    Laurel Branch Library Laurel - Large Meeting Room B
    6:30 pm
  • Wednesday August 19
  • Professional Duty Days for All Teachers
    James E. Duckworth Regional All Schools and Centers
  • Food & Nutrition PD
    Jim Rouse Theatre and Performing Arts Center 5460 Trumpeter Rd, Columbia, MD 21044
  • Bulky Item and Yard Debris Collection →
    Laurel, MD Calendar Laurel, MD 20707
    8:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • County of Howard Maryland posted a job opening for Parks Maintenance Worker - Contingent - Recreation & Parks in Columbia. Apply here.
  • Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews posted a job opening for Servers in Columbia. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Highland here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Columbia

  • Dok Khao Thai Readies Fifth Location (whatnow.com)
  • Summer ICE surge: Maryland immigrant advocacy group confirms more than 200 calls to hotline since July (wmar2news.com)

Ellicott City

  • Residents Report Theft Of Cash, Jewelry After Ellicott City Homes Broken Into (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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