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🌱 Patch AM: Big-league Muay Thai fights are coming to Westminster this month
Also check out Frederick Ski Swap on the Westminster Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Big-league Muay Thai fights are coming to Westminster this month
Also on today's calendar: Frederick Ski Swap and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Pleasant with sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.
- Saturday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 73, low: 57.
- Sunday: Rain, with a high of 64 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Maryland's Muay Thai Boom Reaches New Milestone With WBC Tournament (wmar2news.com) — A major World Boxing Council Muay Thai festival is headed to Westminster Oct. 17–18, bringing top fighters from across North America right into your backyard. Local Maryland gyms, including Severna Park's Kogen Dojo, see the tournament as a milestone in the sport's rapid statewide growth and a big chance for homegrown athletes to shine. 
📸 Around Westminster
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Westminster
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★ Featured events ★
- Frederick Ski Swap →
Frederick Fairgrounds - Home of The Great Frederick Fair, 797 E Patrick St, Frederick
9:00 am - Frederick World Heritage Festival →
Carroll Creek Park, Carroll Creek Linear Park, Frederick
11:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Brightview Westminster Ridge Hosts Annual Trunk-or-Treat Celebration →
Brightview Westminster Ridge - Senior Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, 505 High Acre Dr, Westminster
4:30 pm - Stables present Mark Baile →
Stables Restaurant Westminster, 452 East Main Street, Westminster
6:00 pm - Mark Baile at Stables Restaurant Westminster →
Stables Restaurant Westminster, 452 East Main Street, Westminster
6:00 pm - Matt McMullin at Collision Course →
Collision Course, 61 E Main St, Westminster
6:00 pm - Atlantic Guitar Quartet →
Carroll Community College, 1601 Washington Rd, Westminster
7:00 pm - 3rd Annual Holistic Fall Festival →
Inner Nature, 1938 Bethel Rd, Finksburg
10:00 am - Financial Scams and How to Avoid Them →
Church of the Ascension, 23 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157
12:00 pm - Monday Night Music →
McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster
7:00 pm - Oct. 22: Screening of PBS Documentary Being Mortal at The Terraces at Westminster →
The Terraces at Westminster, 45 Washington Rd, Westminster
3:00 pm - Trick or Terror →
McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster
7:00 pm
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 18
Monday October 19
Thursday October 22
Friday October 23
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Mount Airy. Apply here.
- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. posted a job opening for Freezer and Dairy Clerk Part Time in Owings Mills. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Westminster here.
🗞 Nearby News
Reisterstown
- You Can Buy All Natural Meat at This Maryland Farm Without Going to a Big Grocery Chain (newsbreak.com)
- Missing keys, delayed mail, and inaccurate scans: What a federal audit found at Baltimore-area post offices (wmar2news.com)
- A hearing on Kilmar Ábrego Garcia's deportation case is abruptly canceled (wmar2news.com)
Owings Mills
- Baltimore County debuts new 'net-zero' school in Owings Mills (wmar2news.com)
- Governor's debate sparks tensions over higher costs, Trump policies and Key Bridge (somdnews.com)
- Dropbox CTO lets employees find their own AI uses (fortune.com)
Ok Westminster! 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: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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