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Do you know that many prescription and over-the-counter drugs, and dietary supplements can cause clinically significant changes in your lab test results? An estimated 70% of medical decisions made in the United States are based on the results from clinical lab tests, so an incorrect test result can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and treatment errors that may seriously harm patients. 

It is imperative that patients keep accurate records of all their […]

We are very excited about the PS! Book Club for 2022. We have an excellent group of regular and occasional participants. Our reading choices include some books we might not ordinarily have chosen for ourselves. 

There is no need to travel, and you can join us from wherever you are located. This friendly, non-academic, non-judgmental group meets on Zoom. We have adjusted the meeting day, so it doesn’t conflict with other book clubs.  […]

Katie Longbrake, Executive Director of WUMCO Help, Inc. joined us to talk about the mission of this local non-profit that is the officially designated emergency assistance provider for Poolesville, Barnesville, Beallsville, Boyds, and Dickerson.  

With the increase in need since the advent of COVID 19, WUMCO has shifted more into Case Management, providing limited financial assistance for medical and dental emergencies, rent, mortgage, utilities, and car repair. WUMCO also provides fresh, […]

If you are a sky watcher, May holds a particular delight for you. The overnight hours of May 15-16 will feature a total lunar eclipse, visible in its entirety in the eastern United States.  

The timetable from the U.S. Naval Observatory has the penumbral (outer shadow) portion of the eclipse starting about 9:30pm. It will progress to a partial eclipse, where the moon moves into the umbra part of the shadow, beginning at […]

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

May 13th – Untamed at the Commons – sponsored by the Upcounty Prevention Network – featuring the Reasonably Untamed band, food, and games starting at 6 pm, and a Spiderman movie at 8:30 pm.  

May 20th – Join local historian Christine Rai for […]

Join the PS! Book Club on May 16th at 7:00 pm, for a thoughtful discussion of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson, a masterful work by an award winning and renowned author. 

In her most recent non-fiction book, Wilkerson presents the reader with a dark history of the scope of human violence. She looks at this history through the lens of caste systems as […]

Join Poolesville Seniors on May 19th  @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 homes – standing as visual […]

Need a getaway close to DC? Join Barbara Paulson on May 12th at 7 pm

Join us for an in-person Quarterly Event on June 7th at 2 pm as award-winning actress and Smithsonian Scholar Mary Ann Jung brings us her fascinating History Alive show SALLY RIDE-REACH FOR THE STARS! This lively program has delighted audiences at the Kennedy Space Center and the National Air and Space Museum. Blast off for adventure with Dr. Sally Ride, America’s first female astronaut, and learn about her 1983 journey and its challenges. […]

Join Eileen McGuckian, historian, author, and historic preservationist on May 26th at 7:00 pm