Stay Active – Community Activities
AARP Tax-Aide is available to help with your Income Tax preparation at Maggie Nightingale Library – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – book your appointment NOW for sessions every Friday at 10:15, 11:45, 1:45 and 3:15pm until April 11th. Refer to the Feb 3rd article in the PS Postscript newsletter, or visit www.taxaidemc.info for further information.
National Aquarium in Baltimore will have Half Price Friday Nights for the remainder of […]
Are you ready to throw some darts? Hit a bullseye with other Seniors for some fun, easy darts games that anyone can play! We will supply the darts, you supply the nimble fingers and dead-eye aim. Registration is limited.
Dear 2025 Heart’n Soul Auction Donor,
Your donation to our 2025 Heart ‘n Soul is greatly appreciated. Your generosity was part of our exceeding our goal of $14,000!
Please know we will be good stewards of these funds and use them to increase our activities that keep those 50+ socially, intellectually and physically active.
With gratitude,
Tookie Gentilcore
Auction Chair
April 1st has been celebrated as April Fools’ Day for over 500 years. It is difficult to find one specific explanation for this long-standing day of pranks. It is likely the amalgamation of many Spring festivals like Hilaria (ancient Rome), Holi (India), Songkran (Thailand), Nowruz (Persia) and the medieval celebration of the Feast of Fools (festum fatuorum) during Saturnalia.
In 1582, the Gregorian calendar was adopted and moved the […]
As Women’s History Month closes, we would like to remember Mary Ann Kephart, a local preservationist whose vision and foresight are responsible for a good deal of the history we see preserved around us in Poolesville.
Mary Ann was a descendant of Steven Newton Chiswell and his son, Joseph Newton Chiswell, who built Chiswell’s Inheritance, a 135-acre Poolesville property completed in 1796 after 40 years.
As a girl growing up in Silver […]
It takes a rich tapestry of people to make a nation the best it can be. During Arab American Heritage Month, the contributions of the roughly 3.7 million individuals of Middle Eastern descent residing in the U.S. are recognized. Arab Americans’ positive impact on the United States overall can’t be understated, but a few famous Arab Americans stand out in their ranks. These notable Arab-Americans have shaped our country in so many […]
For many years, Poolesville Memorial United Methodist Church has partnered with St. Peter’s Episcopal Church to offer a FREE monthly dinner to their Poolesville neighbors. Each month, people from across the spectrum of humanity come together to prepare, share, chat, eat, and be one with each other.
The two churches host the dinners on the first Wednesday of alternate months. In 2025 PMUMC will host the dinner April 2nd, June 5th, August 6th, […]
Stay Active – Community Activities
AARP Tax-Aide is available to help with your Income Tax preparation at Maggie Nightingale Library – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – book your appointment NOW for sessions every Friday at 10:15, 11:45, 1:45 and 3:15pm until April 11th. Refer to the Feb 3rd article in the PS Postscript newsletter, or visit www.taxaidemc.info for further information.
National Aquarium in Baltimore will have Half Price Friday Nights for the remainder of […]
Join Pat Taylor who is an independent Mortgage Banking Consultant and teaches classes for the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) including the School of Mortgage Servicing. Pat will explain mortgages, their aggregate parts as well as the securitization of loans in the US. Understanding the Covid era programs that were developed to help keep people in their homes and that have been extended in some cases, will be described as well. Understanding where assistance is available […]
The British are coming! The British are coming! ….The British Invasion, that is.
Come join us for a curated sing-along featuring classic British Invasion hits from the 60’s through the 70’s. Yes, it’s the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Fleetwood Mac, Herman’s Hermits, and many more.