Let’s Celebrate Our January Birthdays!!
Great Things Coming Your way!
Looking for a way fun way to beat back the winter doldrums? Join Poolesville Seniors for the Heart ‘n Soul on-line auction! We have some wonderful items for you to consider, from original works of art, a stay in a vacation home, a trip to an amusement park, gift certificates to local businesses, to pickleball lessons! There really is something for everyone.
The on-line auction will begin […]
Virtual Town of Poolesville Public Meetings can be viewed on YouTube at Town of Poolesville Public Meetings – YouTube
Don’t forget Community Farmshare a Poolesville non-profit bridging the food insecurity gap with CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) shares for the food insecure. https://www.communityfarmshare.org
Maggie Nightingale Library will be closed for renovation at least until 2022. Watch for updates Maggie Nightingale Library – MCPL (montgomerycountymd.gov)
Poolesville Friendly Thrift Shop – now on Elgin Rd. New hours: Wednesday 2-8 pm, Thursday 10 am – 4 pm, Friday 2-8pm, Saturday 10 am – 4 pm
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Join the 2022 PS! Book Club on January 17th at 7 pm to discuss the first selection of the new year, All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. This Pulitzer Prize winning novel relates the WWII parallel lives of a blind French girl and a German boy obsessed with science and radio waves. The unique vision of each is revealed in beautifully descriptive language.
Please note that for 2022 the PS! Book Club will […]
Need a getaway close to DC without the crowds? Join travel expert Barbara Paulson on January 27th at 7 pm as […]
Amazon Shoppers…As you begin your holiday shopping, please remember that you can help Poolesville Seniors by using the giving program Amazon Smile. It only takes a few moments to choose a non-profit like Poolesville Seniors to receive an Amazon donation at no additional cost to you. It’s so easy and you do not have to be a PRIME member! After the initial setup just remember to do all your shopping at Amazon Smile.
Kwanzaa, an annual holiday that begins on December 26 and lasts through January 1, is a relatively new creation, though it has its roots in the traditions of community and cultural spirit of the African harvest festivals going back generations. The name comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” which means “first fruits”.
Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, and families who celebrate it often celebrate it in addition to Christmas, Hanukkah, or another religious holiday.
Kwanzaa was created in 1966 as […]
Many thanks to Jon Wolz for leading our December Pop-Up Walk through the Monocacy River Natural Resources Management Area (NRMA). With special permission, the […]
Over 4,000 years ago the Babylonians celebrated the new year with an 11-day festival, Akitu. That March festival occurred after the Vernal Equinox, the day of equal sunlight and darkness, and commemorated the victory of their sun god over an evil sea goddess. During the festival they either reaffirmed the king’s divine power over his people, or replaced him.
The advent of Julius Ceasar’s Julien calendar in 46BC shifted the start of the new year from Springtime to January 1st. The month of January was named after the god Janus, whose two faces allowed him to […]
Let’s Celebrate Our January Birthdays!!