The most common bingo cards are flat pieces of cardboard or disposable paper that contain 25 squares arranged in five vertical columns and five side-to-side rows. Each space in the grid contains a number, except the middle square, which is designated a “free” space.
A typical bingo game utilizes the numbers 1 through 75. The five columns of the card are labeled ‘B’, ‘I’, ‘N’, ‘G’, and ‘O’ from left to right. The […]
The Countryside Artisans Holiday Tour is the last of this year on December 6th – 8th, 10 to 5 p.m. This will be the perfect chance to explore the beautiful countryside that surrounds us and an opportunity to secure high quality, artisan-created holiday gifts.
Use the tour map to plan your visit to a select group of 19 accomplished visual, sculptural, and textile artists […]
Backpack Bites, a collaboration between Poolesville Presbyterian, local churches, and WUMCO Help, with significant contributions by KPC Buddhist Relief provides supplemental food for the weekend to families on the Free and Reduced Meals (FaRM) program. The FaRM program at Montgomery County schools provides free or reduced cost breakfast and lunch to children from low-income families ensuring that those children have at least two meals on school days.
In January 2019, […]
Poolesville is very fortunate to have a vibrant culture of art, theater and dance unusual for such a small town. On December 7th at 2 and 6 pm, Hope Garden Children’s Ballet Theater will present its holiday production at the JCC Bender Kreeger Auditorium in Rockville, MD. A Winter’s Eve, celebrating the season’s holidays with dance will unite a Christmas classic with broader cultural representations, transporting the audience into a […]
For over twenty years the Poolesville Odd Fellows Lodge #97 has been fulfilling a keystone of its service mission, to care for widows and orphans, by sponsoring a Christmas Dinner and social get together. This highly anticipated event is scheduled for on December 14th from 12:30 – 3:00 p.m. at the Poolesville Memorial United Methodist Church.
A special gift of the IOOF is letting people know that they are cared for. This […]
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December 14th – Montgomery county student refurbished cars and computers are on sale at student run mini dealership at Gaithersburg High School, 101 Education Blvd., Gaithersburg, MD View cars from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Participants will enter lottery to choose cars beginning at 11:00 a.m. Must be present for lottery. Info at Foundation – carstopurchase | Automotive Trades Foundation
December 14th – Odd Fellows Christmas Dinner […]
‘Tis the season for giving thanks. We would like to thank all those who made it possible for Poolesville Seniors to fulfill our mission to provide free programming to keep adults physically, mentally and socially engaged.
The support from Montgomery County, The Town of Poolesville, PACC, Corporate Sponsors, individual donors, volunteers, talented presenters, pickleball venues, Poolesville Presbyterian Church and their wonderful AV techs, St. Peters Episcopal Church and Memorial United Methodist Church, Monocacy […]
As you notice Christmas decorations popping up around Thanksgiving, you should either thank or curse Macy’s department store. Founder Rowland Hussey Macy was noted for his innovative marketing that included in-store Santas.
In 1924, Macy’s had just completed a huge expansion of the flagship Manhattan store, enlarging it to one million square feet and a full block on 34th street. The Macy’s staff assembled a parade on Thanksgiving Day with […]
You may think of Black Friday as a great shopping opportunity but historically the first Black Friday on Sep. 24, 1869, was the result of a wild scheme to corner the gold market.
After the Civil War, when the US economy was a mess, two ruthless opportunists, the heads of the Erie Railroad, Jay Gould (nicknamed the Mephistopheles of Wall Street) and Jim Fisk set out to corner the gold market. They bought […]
The need for humans to connect and to understand each other is satisfied by a great story. The birth of storytelling dates to cave paintings and the origin of human speech.
Stories have been passed down through generations by word of mouth and played an instrumental role in shaping cultures, transmitting knowledge, and connecting people across time and geography.
The most well-renowned and longest-standing storytellers are the aboriginal Australians, who describe Dreamtime; […]