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Poolesville Friendly Thrift Shop – now on Elgin Rd. New hours: Wednesday 2-8pm, Thursday 10am –  4pm, Friday 2-8pm, Saturday 10am – 4pm  

Sunday Poolesville Farmers Market on the Commons 9:00am – 2:00pm  

Saturdays, July 24th – August 7th – Locals – 10:00am – 12:00 noon – Mindfulness Meditation for All 

July 23rd – BlackRock Centerfor the Arts – 5:00pm – 8:00pm – Free Live @the Rock – Locals will be  providing street waffles and Choco-Locals milkshakes for […]

Amazon Shoppers…Want to help Poolesville Seniors? Ever heard of the giving program Amazon Smile? It’s a way to choose a non-profit like Poolesville Seniors to receive an Amazon donation at no additional cost to you. It’s so easy too! 

 To use the Amazon Smile program, go to  https://smile.amazon.com/ and log into your regular Amazon account. Next, select “pick your own charitable organization” on the menu and type in “Poolesville Area Senior Center” and select.  

That’s all! […]

Let’s Celebrate Our July Birthdays!! 

• 7/4  Tim Ames
• 7/4  Kathryn Flitter
• 7/6  Leland E Bristol
• 7/19 Darlene  Glotfelty
• 7/31  Marcia Blisard
• 7/31 Terry Clark 

Regular attendees know we can always count on Kenny Sholes for an interesting presentation. Thank you, Kenny for the well

By George Coakley

Pickleball was invented in 1965 in the Seattle, WA area by 3 dads looking for an activity that could be enjoyed by family members of all ages and abilities. It is a sport a bit like tennis and played on a similar, yet significantly smaller, court for both singles and doubles play. It is played with a perforated plastic wiffle-like ball and composite or wooden paddles about twice the size of ping-pong paddles. Although it can be played as singles, it is usually played as […]

Many thanks to Suzanne Tallia for holding us spellbound with the personal story of her family history going back to the Mayflower. You have read this history in books, but it takes on a deeper meaning when connected to one […]

Poolesville Friendly Thrift Shop – now on Elgin Rd. New hours: Wednesday 2-8pm, Thursday 10am –  4pm, Friday 2-8pm, Saturday 10am – 4pm  

Sunday Farmers Market on the Commons 9:00am – 2:00pm – Hosted by Cozzi Family Farm 

July 6th – Poolesville Town Hall Reopens 

July 16th – 5:00pm – 8:30pm – Calleva Farm – Pizza Nights on the Farm – Most Fridays and Saturdays  through August. Reservations at 5pm and first come, walk ins after 7pm 

It’s a Date Night Movie […]

Ready to celebrate national ice cream month in July? How about July 18 — national ice cream day? Fans of this cool treat know it’s never too early to get their absolute fill of all their favorites. In Poolesville, we are blessed with so many options. Whether your taste runs toward Bruster’s ice cream truck, Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin & Robbins ice cream, McDonald’s shakes, and now, on weekends, milk shakes from Locals – They all put a yum in many tums!! 

But should you find yourself heading toward Tuscarora, you will absolutely want to add Rocky Point Creamery to your list of ice cream hot spots. Rocky Point Farm, Inc. is the home of the much […]

Losing patience with insects decimating your garden? Why not try companion planting?  Also referred to as inter-planting, inter-cropping, or polyculture, this eco-friendly, non-toxic method of pest management benefits insects such as bees, butterflies, and ladybugs.  

Companion planting, or placing two or more different plants near one another, is likely to provide seven benefits:  

1. Soil preparation and conditioning – using cover crops that fix nitrogen in the soil. 
2. Weed management – using plants as a crop cover or living mulch to control […]