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Coming up: Lafayette Federal Credit Union Food Truck Friday on the Potomac Patch calendar

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Hello Potomac! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Have you checked your backyard for Potomac's missing goat, Miggles?
  • How a Potomac mailbox theft tied into a million-dollar fraud

Also on today's calendar: Lafayette Federal Credit Union Food Truck Friday and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Saturday: A blend of sun and clouds, temps: high: 86, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Search in Your Backyards:' Montgomery County animal sanctuary searches for missing goat (fox5dc.com) — A Potomac animal sanctuary is urgently asking neighbors to search their yards and wooded areas for Miggles, a 3-year-old goat who slipped out of Dream Catcher Meadows earlier this week. The owner is coordinating volunteers, and three anonymous donors have offered a $2,000 reward for Miggles' safe return; residents are urged to call if they spot her.
   

• Washington, D.C. Man Receives Nearly Two Decades in Prison for Armed Postal Carrier Robberies (radiofreehubcity.com) — This summary may be inaccurate; visit RadioFreeHubCity.com for the full article. A D.C. man received 17 years in federal prison after a multi-state scheme that included stealing mail from three public USPS collection boxes in Potomac to fuel nearly $1 million in check fraud. Investigators later found thousands of additional uncashed checks and stolen postal property tied to the operation. This article may be copyrighted content from Radio Free Hub City, and should not be reproduced or summarized without a valid license agreement.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac

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Other local events
    Saturday August 29
  • Town Picnic - New Date
    Town of Glen Echo 6106 Harvard Ave, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Family Badminton - Drop In
    Potomac Community Center
    2:00 pm
  • Basketball - Family Drop-In
    Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
    2:00 pm
    • Sunday August 30
  • Family Volleyball - Drop In
    Potomac Community Center
    9:30 am
  • Family Basketball - Drop In
    Potomac Community Center
    1:15 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Therapeutic Recreation (TR Open Gym)
    Potomac Community Center
    1:00 pm
  • Basketball - Youth Drop-In
    Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
    2:00 pm
    • Thursday September 10
  • PCV Women's Group →
    Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr, Potomac
    1:00 pm
    • Friday September 11
  • PCV Cultural Arts Programming, with artist Susan Goldman →
    Potomac Community Recreation Center, 11315 Falls Rd, Potomac
    10:30 am
    • Saturday September 12
  • Fall Community Parking Lot Sale →
    McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
    9:00 am
    • Wednesday September 16
  • Protecting Your Wealth: Insurance Solutions for Business Owners →
    Virtual
    11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • An elderly Chinese man went missing near the Rockville Metro Station today.
    He does not speak English. If you see him or have any information about his whereabouts, please call April Huang at (408) 679-4266 as soon as… (Nextdoor Newbridge)
  • Looking for a New Landscaper
    Our current landscaper is unfortunately sick and no longer able to maintain our yard, so we're looking for someone reliable to take over. Looking… (Nextdoor Fallsberry)
  • DCCA posted a job opening for Quality Management in Bethesda. Apply here.
  • CooperSurgical, Inc. posted a job opening for Egg Donor Inventory Coordinator in Rockville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Potomac here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Bethesda

  • Five Vehicles Stolen, Runners Reportedly Chased on Capital Crescent Trail Among Incidents on August 25 Crime Report (mocoshow.com)
  • 7 things to do in the capital region, from baseball history to a Dolly Parton tribute (thebanner.com)
  • 12 displaced after fire tears through North Bethesda apartment building (bethesdamagazine.com)

Bethesda

  • AAI Leaders Meet with NIH Officials to Discuss Shared Priorities (aai.org)

Rockville

  • Incense Ashes Cause $2M In Damages After Apartment Fire: MCFRS (patch.com)
  • MoCo Pizzeria Announces Last Day Of Service (patch.com)

Ok Potomac! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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