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Join local singer/songwriter Bill Mattes on September 13th at 1:00 p.m. for a fun-filled afternoon of song in Speer […]

The Pickleball trials for the 2023 Maryland Senior Olympics were played this weekend at the Boyds TennisPlex. Poolesville Seniors’ Pickleball was represented by a number of players. Patty Walker and Pearl Morris won the Women’s Doubles 60 -64 bracket with the Gold  on Friday, 8/12. I.J. Hudson and Lee Bristol made us proud competing in the Men’s Doubles 70-74 bracket but did not medal. 

On Sunday 8/14, Poolesville Seniors pickleball team of Jerry […]

Join us for Outdoor Pickleball! We will be on the courts at Stevens Park on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:30 until 11:30 a.m.  

Our pickleball program has been growing for six years and has had over seventy participants who remain socially, physically and mentally active. 

Eye protection is strongly recommended. A one-time pre-registration and liability release forms are required.  

Please download the required Liability Forms below and email […]

You may be confused by historical references to births, deaths, or events that should have been in Montgomery County but are listed in Prince George’s or Frederick County. Those listings were correct at the time. But Maryland counties have been created, divided, subdivided, vanished, re-formed and renamed through the years since King Charles I granted the Maryland Colony charter to Cecil Calvert, the Second Lord Baltimore, in 1632. The charter had been […]

Join Poolesville Seniors on August 18th @7pm for next Historic Ag Reserve Properties presentation with local historian Kenny Sholes. The lands around us have played an important part in American history over the last few centuries. The fields we pass through each day have spurred economic development, been the scene of battles, provided escape from the pace of daily life, and brought families together at the dinner table. Dotting this landscape is an array of impressive historic […]

Join the PS! Book Club on August 15th at 7:00 pm, for a thoughtful discussion of the August Book Club Selection: The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel. 

The award-winning author of Station Eleven, brings us an exhilarating novel set at the glittering intersection of two seemingly disparate events–a massive Ponzi scheme collapse and the mysterious disappearance of a woman from a ship at sea. It […]

Needles and pins, thread, fabric, and friendship are the mainstay of a large group of women in Poolesville and the upcounty…The Village Piecemakers Quilt Guild. 

This women’s quilting group dates to October 1995 and was started by Sharon Miller, Fran Woodyear, and Dara Tokarz whose vision was to educate others in the art of quilting. The first meeting was held in the art room of Poolesville High School and attracted sixteen women. The […]

Many thanks to Rande Davis who made use of his many years as a Historic Medley District docent and John Poole re-enactor to enlighten us about the John Poole House and its owners and inhabitants. We learned a great deal of history about HMD and JPH. The trivia questions stumped most of us, even a few of the most dedicated area history buffs.  

You can expand your knowledge about the John Poole […]

What Happened on this Date in history – August 15th 

1057 – King Macbeth of Scotland killed at the Battle of Lumphanan by King Duncan’s son 

1620 – Mayflower set sail with 102 Pilgrams 

1789 – Colonel Francis Marion, the ‘Swamp Fox” routs British loyalists 

1979 – “Apocalypse Now” released in theaters  

1914 – Panama Canal opened 

1935 – Wiley Post and Will Rogers are […]

Mahjong Thursdays at Speer Hall (behind Poolesville Presbyterian) 10 am – 12:30 pm  

Bridge Open Play Tuesdays at Speer Hall (behind Poolesville Presbyterian) 1 pm –  4:00pm.  

Poolesville Farmers Market Saturdays 9:00am to 1:00 pm at Whalen Commons. (20+) Poolesville Farmers Market | Facebook  

 Sarah Auer Pool – 3-hour sessions Open weekdays: Weekdays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm & 5:00 pm-8:00 pm, weekends noon- 3:00 pm […]