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What is Juneteenth? 

On June 19th the Federal Government celebrates the Juneteenth holiday. Just what is Juneteenth? 

Unlike our current world, news in the 1860’s traveled slowly across the country and in Texas.  Although the Civil War effectively ended with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee on April 9, 1865, the true end of the war did not occur until August 20, 1866.  During the conflict, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation […]

Many thanks to host Alex Markoff for a fun-filled evening out at Calleva Farm. Alex met the group at the campfire area near the Calleva Café with free delicious hors d’oeuvres including chips and salsa, farm-made meatballs, mouthwatering home-made bruschetta, and freshly squeezed lemonade.  

Not one to have people sitting for long, Alex, piloting a tractor, got the tour of Calleva Farm started by towing our group expertly through the farm on a […]

Saturday June 10th will be a busy day in Poolesville. Invite your friends, neighbors and relatives to sample some of the activities. 

Start the day by joining Sustainable Poolesville and Poolesville Green from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with a clean-up at Steven’s Park or head to the Baptist Church for the WUMCO Community Health Clinic from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  

Declutter your […]

June 8th, World Ocean Day, was first introduced during the 1992 Earth Summit — the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The UN formally designated an annual World Ocean Day with a resolution on June 8, 2009. 

This year’s theme, “Planet Ocean: Tides are Changing”, aims to raise awareness about the result of human activities on the oceans and to motivate people to use the ocean’s […]

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 […]
   

National Donut Day is the first Friday in June, 6/2. While fried dough confections have existed in most cultures, the U.S. roots go back to the fried dough scraps, oilykoeks (oil cakes), of 1700s Dutch settlers. The fried dough often remained uncooked in the center, prompting some to fill the center with nuts to help complete cooking, thus the doughnut moniker. In 1847, sixteen-year-old schooner crew member Hanson Crockett Gregory punched a hole […]

If you are currently registered for the Montgomery County 55+ BBQ Bonanza on June 23^rd at Smokey Glen through the Poolesville Seniors activity code, and you are unable to attend, you can cancel your enrollment, through your account on Activemontgomery.org. The County will move people who are registered on the waitlist to full registration as openings become available through June 6th.

After signing in to your Active Montgomery account, click on your name at the top […]

The first official national commemoration of Memorial Day, known then as Decoration Day, was held in Arlington National Cemetery on May 30, 1868, to honor the more than 620,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the single bloodiest military conflict in American history. After World War I, the holiday continued to evolve, eventually commemorating American military personnel who died in all wars, […]

If you are an angler, you should know that Maryland will have Free Fishing Days the first two Saturdays in June– June 3rd & June 10th, and July 4.  

During a free fishing day, a person may catch and possess finfish in the tidal and nontidal waters of the State of Maryland for recreational purposes without an angler’s license, Chesapeake Bay sportfishing license, or any fishing stamp normally […]

The eighth annual Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week will take place from June 3-11, 2023. While this week is officially designated in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, events will take place throughout the entire watershed to raise awareness about this valuable economic and environmental resource—a national treasure that directly connects over 18 million residents. 

The 2023 theme of Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week is “Chesapeake Journeys.” […]