If you have been to see the fabulous sunflowers at the 1,971-acre McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area, you may want to thank English immigrant, Richard Brightwell, who purchased the original 1,086 acres along four miles of the Potomac River in 1695.
At the age of 21, Brightwell came to Maryland from Suffolk, England as an indentured servant to Captain Thomas Trueman. The first colonists came to Maryland only 29 years before.
This area […]
The Montgomery County Commission on Aging (COA) advises the County Executive, County Council, the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as other County departments on the interests, needs and problems facing older adults in Montgomery County.
The Commission identifies significant issues where its voice on the needs of seniors can make a difference. The COA supports both safety net services for the frail elderly and programs to meet the interests and […]
Stay Active – Community Activities
August 23rd – Pick Up Poolesville with Poolesville Green and Sustainable Poolesville on Saturday from 7:00 -9:00 am. Meet at Whelan Commons Band Shell.
September 3rd – Poolesville Community Dinner – A longstanding tradition, the free Community Dinner is hosted on the first Wednesday of each month from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Ambassadors from Montgomery County’s Commission on Aging will be informing us about county services for Seniors on August 28th. Join Commissioner and Poolesville resident Linda Bergofsky and Commissioner Kathleen McGuinness for this presentation. Learn more and register here.
Quick and accurate communication is important to the military, especially in war. Despite a nearly 70-year effort by of the U.S. government to eradicate Native American languages, the Choctaw Telephone Squad used the Choctaw language to transmit secret tactical messages during WWI. It was instrumental in a successful surprise attack against the Germans.
After WWI, Germany and Japan sent students to the United States to study Native American languages and cultures, such as […]
They’re back! The Montgomery County Extension Office warns that Montgomery County is experiencing an infestation of the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF). Spotted lanternfly do not feed on flowers, leaves or fruit. Instead, they eat phloem or sap from the trunks and stems of their host plants. They are also non-toxic if ingested by pets. Spotted lanternfly will not bite or sting you. They pose no danger to you or your […]
National Senior Citizens Day is an observance and not a public holiday in the US. Some people celebrate Senior Citizens Day on August 14 as it was the day past US president Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act in 1935. However, in 1988, then President Ronald Reagan, declared the third Sunday of August to be National Senior Citizens Day. This year the observance is August 17th.
This observance was established […]
Stay Active – Community Activities
August 17th – Pick Up Poolesville with Poolesville Green and Sustainable Poolesville on Saturday from 7:00 -9:00 am. Meet at Elgin Park Basketball Court.
August 23rd – Pick Up Poolesville with Poolesville Green and Sustainable Poolesville on Saturday from 7:00 -9:00 am. Meet at Whelan Commons Band Shell.
September 3rd – Poolesville Community Dinner – A longstanding tradition, the free Community Dinner is hosted on the first Wednesday […]
Join us for Movie Night on Friday August 15 for an uplifting true Story SIGHT.
Learn more and register here.
From July 28th through August 1st Poolesville Seniors Pickleball players were helping to represent Maryland at the 2025 National Senior Games (Senior Olympics). Ten of the Poolesville Seniors players who qualified for the bi-annual National Games last year traveled to Des Moines, Iowa to compete.
Poolesville Seniors Pickleball was represented by George Coakley, John Cotton, John Dansby, Jerry Greaney, Gwen Haney, Maggie & Dave Newcomer, Marge Martin, Brian Peper and Norm Spencer and […]