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Celebrated on March 8 every year, International Women’s Day is a day dedicated to honoring the achievements of women across the globe in the social, economic, cultural, and political spheres throughout history. It is typically a day for women from all different backgrounds and cultures to band together to show support for women’s rights and gender parity, and bring attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday is March 4, 2025, the last day of the Carnival season. Mardi Gras concludes weeks of partying, parades and eating lots and lots of king cake that began with Carnival Season on Twelfth Night, January 6. Revelers party in anticipation of the austerity of the 40-day fasting of Lent which begins the next day on Ash Wednesday and leads up to Easter Sunday. At the […]

We have become used to some innovations that came out of the Covid era. Doctor’s telehealth visits over a video link became very popular. These visits were covered by Medicare to reduce the rate of infection caused by Covid patients traveling to their doctors. If you had covid you know that the last thing you wanted to do when suffering was get dressed and try to drive to the doctor’s office. But that is […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

AARP Tax-Aide is available to help with your Income Tax preparation at Maggie Nightingale Library – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – book your appointment NOW for sessions every Friday at 10:15, 11:45, 1:45 and 3:15pm until April 11th. Refer to the Feb 3rd article in the PS Postscript newsletter, or visit www.taxaidemc.info for further information.

Friday March 7th – UMCVFD BINGO Bring your friends and family for a night of […]

THANK YOU TO ALL THE BIDDERS, VOLUNTEERS, and DONORS who made our 2025 Heart ‘n Soul Online Auction Fundraiser such a success! You made this a fun – and profitable – event! We raised over $14,525 and these funds will help to support our programming and allow us to expand our in-person activities for your enjoyment. 

Poolesville Seniors thrives because of this amazing community that we serve! 

If you were one […]

Celebrate the 116th Anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People NAACP. 

One of the key figures in NAACP history was Walter White, born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1893. A college graduate like both his parents, White had blue eyes and blond hair like his parents, grandparents, and great-great grandparents. 

The White family was listed in the 1900 Georgia census as white, but that […]

Hundreds of years before the Virginia case of Mildred and Richard Loving began the overturning of miscegenation laws, the Butlers of Maryland began to sue for their freedom and that of their heirs.

Under the rule of Charles Calvert, the third Lord Baltimore, Maryland enshrined the slavery of Blacks as a lifelong condition in a 1664 law declaring all negroes and other slaves in or brought to Maryland […]

If you are preparing a Spring Garden from seed, you will need to start your seeds indoors well ahead of time. 

As a general rule, most annual vegetables should be sown indoors about six weeks before the last frost in your area. The packet of seeds will often list when the seeds should be started indoors (or outdoors). The right time to start your seeds indoors varies significantly by crop and location, ranging […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

AARP Tax-Aide is available to help with your Income Tax preparation at Maggie Nightingale Library – BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – book your appointment NOW for sessions every Friday at 10:15, 11:45, 1:45 and 3:15pm until April 11th. Refer to the Feb 3rd article in the PS Postscript newsletter, or visit www.taxaidemc.info for further information.

Friday March 7th – UMCVFD BINGO Bring your friends and family for a night of […]

BIDDING AVAILABLE UNTIL SUNDAY 2/23 8:00 PM!

Whether you are shopping for a special outing or gift or just love the excitement of the chase… get ready to enjoy the thrill of bidding in the Poolesville Seniors Online Auction Fundraiser.  

There will be something for everyone. Bid on gifts for family and friends, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and activities for out-of-town- guests. Choose unique and exciting items from categories including Shop […]