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There will not be a representative of ADRU this month at the library. The next appointments will be on Monday March 11th when a representative from the Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit, ADRU, will be at the Maggie Nightingale Library from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon to answer questions from older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers related to housing, transportation, staying healthy and more. 

The ADRU representative will be here in Poolesville […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

February 11th – Valentine’s Day Self -Kindness Workshop – Create a Heartfelt Pocket Guide for Self-Kindness with Life and Creativity Coach Suzanne Wright. 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. $75.

February 11th – Cousins Maine Lobster will be at Windridge Vineyards – 15700 Darnestown Road noon – 6 pm

February 12th -Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit ADRU – Find the resources that you need for senior and disability problems […]

Enjoy the thrill of bidding in the Poolesville Seniors online auction fundraiser. Shop these exciting categories:

• Adventures & Travel
• Shop Local, Entertainment
• Just for Fun
• Taste of the Ag Reserve
• Collectibles/Fine Art/Jewelry.  

Something for everyone. Bid online for ten days, even in your pj’s!

February 23rd 8:00 a.m. to March 3rd 8:00 p.m.

poolesvilleseniors.org 

If you have established either a Traditional IRA or a Roth IRA as a part of your retirement plan, you should understand the tax advantages and consequences of distributions. 

Roth IRA contributions were made with money that was already taxed. If you are 59 ½ years old and have had your Roth IRA for five years, any money that you withdraw is tax free and penalty free to the owner of the Roth […]

Each year millions of people get sick from food illnesses and feel like you have the flu. Food illnesses can also cause serious health problems, even death.  

Food safety at home involves storing, handling, and preparing food carefully to reduce the spread of bacteria and minimize the risk of food poisoning.  

Signs and symptoms of food poisoning can begin a few hours after consuming contaminated food or even after a few weeks. […]

If you are looking for an additional way to improve your memory and slow any brain degeneration join us on Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for Mahjong. Mahjong or mah-jongg is a four-player tile-based game that was originated centuries ago in China and has spread throughout the world.  

The game and its regional variants are widely played throughout Asia and have also become popular in Western countries. Like the Western card […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

February 2nd – Made in Studio – Riverworks Art Center, Beallsville – Learn how to use alcohol ink to make bold abstract patterns with Dani and Jerry Beaulieu. Noon -4:00 p.m. $20.

February 3rd -11 am-9 pm & 4th noon- 4 pm- Frederick Fire in Ice – First Friday event – Downtown Frederick is transformed with hundreds of ice sculptures and lots of winter-themed family fun.

February 3rd – Cousins […]

Bananas are an edible fruit, botanically a berry that was native to Asia and the Middle East. They were taken by explorers to the New World and bananas were cultivated in South America and the Caribbean. They were first brought to the US in the 1800s when sailors returned home from the Caribbean with banana shoots. 

The advent of the steamship cut travel time for highly perishable bananas from the Caribbean. The first […]

With a watch on our wrist and a cell phone with us 24/7, time is a concept we take for granted and seem to question only when changing to and from Daylight Saving Time. Until relatively recently, this idea of time as we know it was foreign to most humans. Through most of history humans were too busy staying alive to think about regimented time.   

If you lived in the Middle Ages your […]

Social Security is a vital program supporting tens of millions of retired Americans. To qualify, you need to work for 40 quarters and earn at least a certain modest sum in each quarter. Most people qualify after 10 years of work.  

The size of your monthly Social Security benefit check is directly tied to how much you’ve earned during the 35 years in which you earned the most money (adjusted for inflation). So […]