🌱 Patch AM: Can Westminster finally grab a win against red-hot Winters Mill Tuesday?

Good morning to you Westminster! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Westminster finally grab a win against red-hot Winters Mill Tuesday?
• Meet McDaniel's new nursing professor with 20 years of Navy service

Also on today's calendar: Financial Scams and How to Avoid Them and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Rain, with a high of 64 and low of 60 degrees.
• Monday: Warmer; a morning shower, temps: high: 73, low: 56.
• Tuesday: Some sun, then clouds; warm, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Soccer Preview: No Blowouts Lately for Westminster Heading into Winters Mill (maxpreps.com) — Westminster soccer fans can catch the Owls at home Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. when they host the surging Winters Mill Falcons in what's likely to be another close match. Westminster is still seeking its first win after a string of tight games, while Winters Mill arrives with a 7-1 record and several recent blowout victories.
   

• Six Black Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions (jbhe.com) — A new assistant professor of nursing has joined McDaniel College in Westminster, bringing 20 years of experience as a Navy Nurse Corps commander and prior teaching roles at several universities. Local nursing students will now learn from her extensive clinical and leadership background, which spans major military medical centers and advanced academic training in nursing.
   

📸 Around Westminster

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westminster

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really →
  McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday October 12
• 2026 Carroll County Agritourism Passport →
  Westminster MD
• LFOG in-house Firefighter Field Trip →
  Legacy, 21 Carroll Street, Westminster
  9:30 am
• College & Career Fair →
  Carroll County Agriculture Center, 706 Agricultural Center Drive, Westminster
  6:00 pm
• Cub Scout Pack 393 Den Meetings →
  Rooms 109 and 110, 21 Carroll Street, Westminster
  6:30 pm
• Christian Ed Committee Meeting →
  Room 108 (Lower Level), 21 Carroll Street, Westminster
  6:30 pm
• Boy Scout Troop 393 Meeting →
  Theater, 21 Carroll Street, Westminster
  7:00 pm
• Dracula, A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really →
  McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 18
• Financial Scams and How to Avoid Them →
  Church of the Ascension, 23 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157
  12:00 pm
Monday October 19
• Monday Night Music →
  McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 22
• Oct. 22: Screening of PBS Documentary Being Mortal at The Terraces at Westminster →
  The Terraces at Westminster, 45 Washington Rd, Westminster
  3:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Trick or Terror →
  McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know if the Bear Run Greenhouse and Barbecue (Taneytown) has fall flowers and pumpkins?
  Also wondering how long into October they have the barbecue. Do they have anything besides flowers and barbecue (wondering if they sell baked goods). (Nextdoor NW Westminster)
• Does anyone know of anyone who works on Weber grills.
  I'm having a little issue with my third burner lighting. The knob seems loose and when I hit the igniter it just clicks. The first two burners are… (Nextdoor Baltimore Blvd)

• Knorr-Bremse Group posted a job opening for Rail Services Material Handler I in Westminster. Apply here.
• Eaton Aerospace posted a job opening for Composite Assembler I - 1st Shift in Westminster. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westminster here.

🗞 Nearby News

Reisterstown

• Men's Cross Country: Circosta leads Cadets to fourth-place finish at Hopkinton Festival (norwichathletics.com)
• Police identify woman killed in Reisterstown Road hit-and-run (thebanner.com)

Owings Mills

• Moore, Cox Clash on Data Centers, Costs, Key Bridge (southernmarylandchronicle.com)
• Ravens QB Lamar Jackson ruled out vs. Falcons with sprained ankle (newsobserver.com)

Randallstown

• Football Recap: Milford Mill Academy Extends Winning Streak Against New Town (maxpreps.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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