🌱 Patch AM: Ready to test your hacking skills at Odenton’s teen cyber challenge?

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In today's newsletter:

• Ready to test your hacking skills at Odenton's teen cyber challenge?
• How an Odenton tech firm is lifting spirits for troops in Jordan

Also on today's calendar: KIDZAFEST " Dance-a-palooza and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 67 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 77, low: 66.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hackathon VI Cyber and Computer Challenge (militaryspot.com) — Teens and families in Odenton can sign up now for a hands-on cyber and computer Hackathon series at the Odenton Regional Library, starting September 29. Run by Fort Meade's 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, the events feature capture-the-flag challenges, Python coding, cybersecurity skills, and even lockpicking and ham radio, with prizes and job information for aspiring cyber professionals.
   

• 'A piece of home': RBR Technologies sends care packages to U.S. service members in Jordan (wmar2news.com) — From its Odenton office, RBR Technologies is assembling dozens of care packages to support a military unit stationed in Jordan, inspired by a family member killed in action. Many of the company's veteran employees know how meaningful small comforts and reminders of home can be, and they're turning that experience into a community-minded tribute to those still serving.
   

📸 Around Odenton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Odenton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• KIDZAFEST " Dance-a-palooza →
  Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• FREE Karaoke Party Night Every Friday | Odenton MD | Cash Prizes & Drink Specials →
  All American Steakhouse, 1502 Annapolis Rd, Odenton
  9:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• Spaghetti Pie Dinner →
  First Lutheran Church of Odenton, 8397 Piney Orchard Pkwy, Odenton
  4:00 pm
• The End of Summer Bash!! →
  The Shirley, 2005 Town Center Blvd, Odenton
  4:00 pm
• FREE Music Bingo Night Every Saturday | Odenton MD | Drink Specials & Prizes →
  All American Steakhouse, 1502 Annapolis Rd, Odenton
  8:00 pm
Sunday August 23
• Chalk the Walk Event
  Seven Oaks 1905 Town Center Blvd, Odenton, MD 21113, USA
  12:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Conferences/staggered openings for ECSE, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
  Crofton (Middle) Gambrills, MD 21054
• Schools Open for Grades 1 - 5 only
  Seven Oaks 1905 Town Center Blvd, Odenton, MD 21113, USA
Tuesday August 25
• Drive-Thru Food Pantry →
  St Mark UMC, 1440 Dorsey Rd
  10:00 am
• FREE Music Bingo Night Every Tuesday | Odenton MD | Drink Specials & Prizes →
  Buck Murphy's Bar & Grill, 378 Mt Vernon Ave, Odenton
  7:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Christopher Rhodes Presents Jazz and R&B Night →
  Blackwall Barn & Lodge, 329 Gambrills Rd, Gambrills
  7:00 pm
Friday August 28
• FREE Karaoke Party Night Every Friday | Odenton MD | Cash Prizes & Drink Specials →
  All American Steakhouse, 1502 Annapolis Rd, Odenton
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Gambrills. Apply here.
• Relevante, Inc. posted a job opening for Carbon Steel Pipe Welder in Glen Burnie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Odenton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fort Meade

• Knife-wielding carjacker takes woman's vehicle before cops find it abandoned in Laurel (shorenewsnetwork.com)

Severn

• Chrisean Rock Pushes Back on Ronny Doe Murder Rumors: 'Quit the Conspiracy Stuff' (24hip-hop.com)
• New coach, same standard for Archbishop Spalding football (wmar2news.com)

Glen Burnie

• Rent Dispute Leads To Gunfire At Glen Burnie Complex: Police (patch.com)
• VSU Student From Glen Burnie Charged With Helping Suspected Campus Shooter Hide (wolbbaltimore.com)
• Drivers still don't know condition of cars as 47 vehicles remain trapped at Empire Towers (wmar2news.com)

Ok Odenton! 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: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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