🌱 How a Laytonsville native became pickleball’s most dominant champion ever

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• How a Laytonsville native became pickleball’s most dominant champion ever

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Saturday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ben Johns — Carvana PPA Tour (ppatour.com) — Laytonsville residents might be proud to know that pickleball superstar Ben Johns grew up right in their town before becoming the sport’s most dominant player. Now a University of Maryland graduate and record-setting PPA Tour champion, he holds unmatched title counts, long winning streaks, and top rankings across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles while helping grow pickleball’s national profile.
   

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Friday August 28

• Songwriter Showcase →
  Waredaca Brewing Company, 4017 Damascus Rd, Laytonsville
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Summer Camp
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  8:00 am
• Appointments for help with public benefits - HHS Navigation Prog
  Montgomery County Government Health 11002 Veirs Mill Road., Suite 506, Wheaton, MD 20902
  9:00 am
• 55+ Pickleball (3 Courts available)
  Damascus Communtiy Rec Center Damascus Community Recreation Center
  9:00 am
• Wellness Workshop →
  Montgomery County Government Health
  10:00 am
• Recreational Swim
  Olney Swim Center
  12:00 pm
• Gaithersburg HELP Pantry Pickup (By appointment only M_F)
  Montgomery County Seniors 301 Muddy Branch RoadGaithersburg, MD 20878
  5:00 pm
• 18+ Badminton
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  6:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Badminton - 18+ Drop-In
  Damascus Communtiy Rec Center Damascus Community Recreation Center
  9:00 am
• Pickleball 18+ Drop-in (2 Courts)
  Damascus Communtiy Rec Center Damascus Community Recreation Center
  9:00 am
• Teens Night Out
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  6:30 pm
• 18+ Pickleball
  Plum Gar Community Center Plum Gar Neighborhood Recreation Center
  9:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Montgomery Village

• Justice Department sues county over new gun laws (mymcmedia.org)
• Statement from County Executive Marc Elrich Honoring Former State Senator Karen S. Montgomery (montgomerycountymd.gov)
• County's anti-trafficking campaign wins recognition, but not everyone agrees it's enough (mymcmedia.org)

Olney

• NFL world, fans react to Commanders signing Stefon Diggs (usatoday.com)

Germantown

• VA Man Killed In Deadly MD Crash Involving Stolen Car: Police (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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