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During April, National Volunteer Month, we celebrate volunteers and volunteerism. Forty years ago, volunteers were only celebrated for a week. Does that mean there are now four times as many volunteers to recognize? Does it mean we value our volunteers four times as much? 

Our Poolesville Seniors’ Board of Directors is a totally volunteer group. Our directors spend many hours a week administering the corporation, planning, and hosting events, and authoring articles for […]

Are you looking for a great way to spend this weekend? Mark your calendar for the Countryside Artisans Spring Gallery/Studio Tour from 10 am to 5pm starting Friday April 22 through 24. Meet the artists, see where they work, and learn about their medium. 

Each of the 19 locations on the tour is within a 30-mile radius of Sugarloaf Mountain, a highlight of Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve, and offers an […]

Many thanks to Ralph Buglass for his wonderful romp through the history of the Shady Grove Music Fair, the theater-in-the-round venue which attracted the biggest stars of music, comedy, and musical theater to the Washington area from 1967 through 1978. The extensively researched piece included photos, tickets, play bills, reviews, music clips and backstage stories. You can watch the recorded event on the […]

If you have never heard of Highland Beach, located just south and east of Annapolis, you should know that it is the first African American Municipality incorporated in Maryland, in 1922.

The history of this small beach town, with street names honoring leading African Americans like Dunbar, Henson, Augusta, Douglass, Langston, and Washington, began in 1892. Maj. Charles Douglass, Civil War veteran and the […]

Let’s Celebrate Our April Birthdays!! 

• 4/6 William Hunter 
• 4/7 Norman Spencer 
• 4/8 Anne Beers 
• 4/16 Michelle Roche 
• 4/20 Leigh Platt 
• 4/21 Henrik Rossell 
• 4/24 Pam Hernandez 
• 4/27 Patrick McMahon 
• 4/30 Willy Malonado 
• 4/30 Jane Horvath

Congratulations! 

Love History? If you want to learn and share Poolesville History, Historic Medley District (HMD) has the perfect volunteer opportunity for you! HMD wants to open the John Poole House (JPH) during select hours on Saturdays and Sundays to attract visitors attending Locals Farm Market. They need volunteer docents to staff JPH and recount the history of the building and grounds. Prior skills are not necessary, and guides do not need to be […]

04/11 The Montgomery County Department of Police is warning residents of recent scam calls in the area. 

 According to police sources, the scammers are posing as officers. The caller claims there is an active arrest warrant for you or a member of your family and then demands gift cards in exchange for the warrant to be dismissed. 

 The police will NOT call you to inform you of a warrant for your arrest […]

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 choose 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.  […]

We celebrate Earth Month in April, and Earth Day on April 22. This year’s theme is “Invest in Our Planet”. Each year one billion people in 193 countries take part in Earth Day and resolve to invest in and protect the environment and biodiversity of the Earth. With the help of the public and government, innovation in the private sector is bringing the change needed to support our planet. 

In the decades […]

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

The new 2022 PS! Book Club reading list. Check the website for the list and sign up for the April 18th discussion of If I Die Tonight by Alison Gaylin. 

April 19th 3:00 – 6:00 pm, Quince Orchard Library, Information about Energy Assistance Programs & […]