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If you are looking for a cure for the Winter Blues…The Heart ‘n Soul Gala is back for 2025 on Saturday February 15th at 6:00 p.m. Be sure to mark your calendar and prepare to purchase your tickets online starting January 6th for this fabulous evening! Enjoy a delicious dinner by Simply Fresh Events caterers, and fantastic music by Gina’s Soul Party and the Souled Out Horns. […]

Over 4,000 years ago the Babylonians celebrated the new year with an 11-day festival, Akitu. That March festival occurred after the Vernal Equinox, the day of equal sunlight and darkness, and commemorated the victory of their sun god over an evil sea goddess. During the festival they either reaffirmed the king’s divine power over his people, or replaced him. 

The advent of Julius Ceasar’s Julien calendar in 46BC shifted the start […]

Happy New Year! Here we are getting ready to start a new year with exciting opportunities to try new things and build new habits. While this is traditionally the time to turn over a new leaf, we don’t actually need a new year to try something new. Especially if you are retired, every new day is a new chance to be, do, try, or start something amazing! 

Try a new Healthy food each […]

The winter season, it seems that everyone has a winter driving tip to help you navigate the challenges of cold, ice and snow. Be careful, not all those tips are worthwhile. 

Here’ are some of the biggest winter driving myths to help you separate fact from fiction,  

1. You should warm up your car before driving in cold weather.
   This is a commonly held belief […]

The U.S. observes National Write to Congress Day on January 3 every year, a day for the citizens to exercise their democratic rights. It is crucial to write to the State and Federal level representatives, relaying all concerns to them. Small business owners can also write to their elected representatives about any recent bills that might affect them. Very few people do write or even know the number of representatives in their state, which […]

This February will be the second year that Poolesville Seniors will participate in the MoCo Senior Cardboard Regatta. We will be building a boat of cardboard, duct tape and plastic trash bags that will be rowed two lengths of the pool. 

Soon the holidays will afford prime box and cardboard collection time. The ideal building material for us is 3-ply+ cardboard in long flat pieces or a 3-ply+ box with a top measuring […]

Stay Active – Community Activities

January 9th – Poolesville Area Chamber of Commerce Business Helping Business Grow Breakfast- The Market at Deere Valley Farm 22919 Dickerson Road, Dickerson 8:00 -9:30 am Samantha Baker of Deere Valley Farm is the business speaker. Area businesses are welcome to come join the meeting.

January 9th -Fair Access Committee Meeting – Poolesville Town Hall, 19721 Beall St. Poolesville. 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. ADA.

January 15th- PACC […]

Centuries before the birth of the central figure of Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth, many countries and cultures celebrated the promise of light and rebirth that would follow the Winter Solstice.  

The end of December was a perfect time for a celebration in most areas of Europe. Most cattle were slaughtered before they had to be fed during the winter. For many, it was the only time of year when they had a supply […]

Hanukkah is the eight-day wintertime Jewish “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers, and oil-fried foods. This year, Hanukkah begins on Wednesday December 25th and continues through Thursday January 2nd.     

Chanukah or Hannukah celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple of Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC after it was recaptured from the Greeks by a small, greatly outnumbered and poorly armed Jewish army. When they tried […]