Your daily dose of good news from Montgomery County with Steve Rhode. Today: A beloved Christmas tree tradition celebrates its 55th season, a baseball player who overcame impossible odds to reach the majors, Clarksburg girls win back-to-back state championships, and a Bethesda native excels at Yale.

LINKS: North Star setting up for 55th Christmas tree season: http://eastmoco.blogspot.com/2025/11/north-star-setting-up-for-55th.html

Otto Kemp Overcomes Odds to Make Major Leagues: https://viewpoint.pointloma.edu/otto-kemp-overcomes-odds-to-make-major-leagues-in-2025/

Clarksburg girls flag football state championship: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/11/10/clarksburg-coyotes-flag-football-state-championship-win/

Bethesda's Josh Pitsenberger at Yale: https://mocoshow.com/2025/11/10/bethesdas-josh-pitsenberger-rushes-for-career-high-173-yards-in-yales-win-over-brown/

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