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🌱 Patch AM: Overturned canoe on the Potomac prompts search—but what did crews find?
Coming up on the Potomac Patch calendar: Complimentary Reading Screening for Kindergarten to Grade 5 Students
Good morning Potomac! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Overturned canoe on the Potomac prompts search—but what did crews find?
Also on today's calendar: Complimentary Reading Screening for Kindergarten to Grade 5 Students and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 88 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Billy Goat Trail canoe found overturned in Potomac (mymcmedia.org) — Emergency crews searched the Potomac River near Vaso Island after a hiker on Billy Goat Trail C reported an overturned canoe, prompting a swift-water rescue response close to Potomac. Officials later determined the canoe was simply abandoned, no one was missing, and no injuries were reported, but they praised the 911 call as a well-intentioned safety precaution. 
📸 Around Potomac
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac
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★ Featured events ★
- Complimentary Reading Screening for Kindergarten to Grade 5 Students →
McLean School-Falls Road Campus (Lower School), 11810 Falls Rd, Potomac
8:30 am - The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dulles, VA (August 2026) →
Hyatt Regency Dulles, 2300 Dulles Corner Blvd, Herndon
10:00 am - The Jersey 4 Tribute to Frankie Valli and The 4 Seasons with original member Gerry Polci →
F Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Dr, Rockville
3:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Sunday September 13
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Other local events
- Basketball- Teen/Adult- Drop In
Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Center
6:00 pm - MCR PROGRAMS
Potomac Community Center
6:00 pm - Basketball - Youth Drop-In
Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
2:00 pm - New to WJHS Student Cookout
Walter Johnson High School Bus Loop
6:00 pm - Basketball- Teen/Adult- Drop In
Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Center
6:00 pm - Basketball- Youth- Drop In
Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
2:00 pm - Basketball - Family Drop-In
Bette Carol Thomsen Scotland Neighborhood Rec Center Scotland Neighborhood Recreation Center
2:00 pm - Plant, Chat and Chew →
9908 S Glen Rd, Potomac
11:15 am - Lafayette Federal Credit Union Food Truck Friday →
2701 Tower Oaks Blvd, Rockville
12:00 pm
Wednesday August 19
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Saturday August 22
Sunday August 23
Friday August 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Thank you to all who helped us bring Olive back home.
I am house sitting an inquisitive Jack Russell who escaped about two hours ago when someone was closing up my house. I was not home. Olive made it… (Nextdoor Fallsberry) - Hey neighbours!
I have seen a cat (female i believe). It doesn't have a collar, so I suppose it may be lost. May be it's your cat?? (Nextdoor Bedfordshire)
- TPC Network posted a job opening for Food & Beverage Server( Part Time) in Potomac. Apply here.
- Melwood Horticultural Training Center posted a job opening for JANITOR (DA) 10:00 am - 2:30 pm in Bethesda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Potomac here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Bethesda
- How WMATA could help reduce building emissions, starting in North Bethesda (ggwash.org)
- National Symphony Orchestra to scatter across six venues as Kennedy Center closes for Trump makeover (washingtontimes.com)
- National Symphony Orchestra will play at 6 DC-area venues next season as Kennedy Center shuts (wjtv.com)
Bethesda
- Poolesville High ranked No. 2 in state by U.S. News (bethesdamagazine.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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