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🌱 Patch AM: Could your Montgomery Village home qualify for a $100 septic rebate?
Be sure to catch Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. on the Montgomery Village Patch calendar
Good morning Montgomery Village! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Could your Montgomery Village home qualify for a $100 septic rebate?
- Montgomery Village runner earns praise after leading Temple to big win
- How Montgomery County honored its own 25 years after 9/11
Also on today's calendar: Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. .
Today's riddle: What did the tractor say to the plow? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid; cloudy, then some sun, temps: high: 85, low: 68.
- Monday: A morning shower; sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• New DPS Podcast Episode Provides Key Information about Septic Systems in Advance of 'SepticSmart Week,' Sept. 14–18 (montgomerycountymd.gov) — If your Montgomery Village home uses a septic system, the county is rolling out a $100 rebate for tank pumping starting Sept. 14, alongside a new DPS podcast explaining septic basics and maintenance. You'll learn how to check if you're on septic, what records to keep, and when to contact DPS before home projects so you avoid costly problems and protect groundwater. 
• Highlighting Our Senior Owls (owlsports.com) — A Montgomery Village student-athlete, senior runner Naasir Bakari, is being celebrated for both his academic work in psychology and his key role in Temple's first-place finish at a recent cross country meet. Local readers can take pride in his accomplishments as coaches praise his work ethic, leadership potential, and bright future beyond college competition.
• Rockville marks 25 years after 9/11 at memorial dedicated to Montgomery County victims (mymcmedia.org) — Montgomery County leaders and residents gathered in Rockville to mark 25 years since 9/11, honoring the 11 county residents who died at the Pentagon with a memorial ceremony and personal reflections. For Montgomery Village readers, it's a reminder of how local first responders, officials, and neighbors were touched by that day and why many still emphasize unity, service, and caring for those living with its lasting impacts.
📸 Around Montgomery Village
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Montgomery Village
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★ Featured events ★
- Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. →
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - VA, 14020 Thunderbolt Rd., Chantilly, VA,
12:00 pm
Sunday September 20
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Other local events
- Back to School Night
Stedwick Elementary School Montgomery Village, MD 20886
6:00 pm - Confused by judicial elections? How can voters judge the judges. What reforms are needed. →
FREE Webinar
7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
Wednesday September 30
📣 Montgomery Village Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SAT Administration
Northwest High School Cafeteria / 3rd Floor
7:00 am - Badminton (+16) Drop-In
Germantown Community Rec Center Germantown Community Recreation Center
9:00 am - Main Street Farmers Market →
Gaithersburg MD
9:00 am - Badminton Drop-in
Upper County Community Recreation Center
9:15 am - Basketball Drop-In
Upper County Community Recreation Center
11:00 am - Basketball Family - All Ages - Drop-In
Germantown Community Rec Center Germantown Community Recreation Center
11:15 am - Tubman: Journey to Freedom Experience →
Button Farm Living History Center, 16820 Black Rock Road, Germantown
12:00 pm - Pickleball Family - All Ages - Drop-in
Germantown Community Rec Center Germantown Community Recreation Center
1:00 pm - Basketball 18+ Drop-In
Upper County Community Recreation Center
2:30 pm - Polymer Clay Workshop - Adult →
Gaithersburg MD
3:00 pm
Saturday September 12
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Montgomery Village. Apply here.
- Kisco Senior Living, LLC posted a job opening for Activities Assistant /Life Enrichment Assistant (Full Time or Part Time) in Gaithersburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montgomery Village here.
🗞 Nearby News
Gaithersburg
- Pâte à Cake Reopens in Gaithersburg With Grand Opening Specials (mocoshow.com)
- Advocates Demonstrate at Montgomery County Liquor Store Opening, Call for Increased Police Staffing (mocoshow.com)
Germantown
- Germantown Service Dog Hit by Car, Now Recovering After Three Days in the ICU (mdbaynews.com)
Ok Montgomery Village! 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: Hold me close John Deere. (Thank you Jenny H. for sending it in!)
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