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National Spring Senior Health and Fitness Day is May 31st. This semi-annual event promotes the importance of physical activity for older Americans. It’s so important for all of us to incorporate regular physical activity in our routine and stay active for long life.  Celebrate Senior Health and Fitness by inviting a friend to join you in one or more of our weekly movement classes. We have two weekly options to help you get […]

We have learned with great sadness that former founding member of Poolesville Seniors, Gene Bennett, has passed away. From the time Poolesville Seniors started as the Gathering Place in 2012, until 2016 when we gained nonprofit status as Poolesville Area Senior Center, Inc., Gene played a critical part in guiding those transitions. He was a shrewd businessman of few words who ensured that the organization met the legal requirements for the organization to operate at […]

Written by Norm Spencer

Poolesville Seniors were well represented with 11 of our pickleball players entered in multiple events. The Poolesville team had an outstanding record with 9 Gold medals, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze and 1 Fourth place. 

Our Poolesville pickleball team and supporters were the largest fan group at the Olympics Games held at the Germantown TennisPlex. Many of the players and supporters wore our blue pickleball team shirts and sweaters.  There were […]

May is “Older Americans Month”. It was originally designated by President John F. Kennedy and members of the National Council of Senior Citizens as “Senior Citizens Month,” in April 1963 to raise awareness about the plight of citizens over 65. At the time, one-third of all seniors lived in poverty with few social programs available to help support them. 

Two years later, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Older Americans Act of […]

Beginning in 1828 the B&O Railroad began expanding from east to west. By 1861 it reached 13 states, but was missing a spur to Washington, D.C. 

In 1865 the B&O purchased the bankrupted Metropolitan Railroad to gain its charter to build a Washington spur. The section from Dickerson to the main line at Point of Rocks was finished in 1871. The Metropolitan Branch from Silver Spring to Brunswick, MD was opened to the […]

Vitamin D is essential for healthy tooth, bone, and muscle growth and maintenance. There is also evidence that by binding with receptors in the hair follicles, vitamin D can help maintain hair growth. 

The sun is the primary, natural source of vitamin D. Our skin absorbs UVB rays, and our liver and kidneys create a usable form of vitamin D. Some foods, including egg yolks and fish (like salmon and tuna) provide vitamin […]

Crop pollination is crucial for crop survival and feeding the world population. Eighty-seven of the one hundred fifteen crop species that make up most of the global food supply depend on bee pollination. Close to 75 percent of the world’s crops producing fruits and seeds for human use depend, at least in part, on pollinators. The value of the U.S. food crops that depend on pollination by bees alone is […]

If you think you know all about Maryland history, test yourself. Did you know: 

• Maryland my Maryland, the Maryland state song was repealed in 2021 after 82 years. The song, based on an 1861 poem written by a southern sympathizer from Baltimore urged Maryland to join the confederacy and called Lincoln a tyrant. 

• Maryland has a […]
  

Join Poolesville Seniors on Friday June 23rd at 9:15 a.m. for the 55+ BBQ Bonanza, a fun-filled day trip to Smokey Glen Farm in Gaithersburg! (sponsored by Montgomery County Recreation) A BBQ lunch is included (with vegetarian options) and there will be games and activities including Bingo, yoga, Zumba, crafts, miniature golf, horseshoes, and more. This BBQ Bonanza event will occur rain or shine. Smokey Glen Farm has plenty of […]

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month was created by a joint congressional resolution in 1992. May coincides with two key milestones, the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants on May 7, 1843, and the contribution of Chinese immigrants to the transcontinental railroad, completed on May 10, 1869. In 2021, a presidential proclamation expanded this to include Native Hawaiians.  

This year’s theme is a continuation of the “Advancing Leaders” theme of the […]