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The Poolesville Day 5K Run/Walk is Saturday, September 17! Register now for this fun event and help us celebrate 30 years of 5K community spirit. Organized by the Poolesville Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) and the Monocacy Lions Club, all proceeds from the race after expenses are returned to the community to help our neighbors in need.

Calling volunteers! Please consider volunteering to help PACC and Monocacy Lions Club make the […]

Have you ever tasted pawpaw? This tree, Asimina triloba, is a species in the plant family Annonaceae. Pawpaw is a fruit tree native to North America, growing wild in 26 states, mostly east of the Mississippi. It may be best known and loved in the Mountain South, where stands of trees produce fruit that weigh between 5 and 16 ounces. They are considered the largest edible fruits indigenous to […]

Fair and “Fowl” 

Attending a duck calling contest may not be the top item on your Bucket List, but a Fall daytrip or weekend getaway may be. If you are looking for a new experience, consider attending the 51st Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland. The festival is an annual event and takes place this year November 11-13, 2022. This three-day event attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the Eastern Shore to highlight […]

Look for the Poolesville Seniors booth #52 at Poolesville Day on September 17th. See what exciting events we have coming up. If you sign up for the PS Postscript newsletter and you’ll be entered in a drawing for a new 8” Amazon Fire HD tablet with 32GB and 12-hour battery for Kindle, Wordle, Zoom, emails, video calls, and streaming, a $90 value. If you choose, we will also email you […]

What Happened on this Date in History 

September 12 

1846 – Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning eloped 

1940 – Lascaux cave paintings discovered 

1951 – Sugar Ray Robinson regains his middleweight belt from Randy Turpin after two months. 

1953 – Nikita Khrushchev elected Soviet leader of USSR, succeeding Joseph Stalin. 

1953 – John F. Kennedy marries Jacqueline Bouvier. 

1995 – Harlem Globetrotters 8829-game winning streak is broken by “Kareem’s All-Stars” […]

Registrations are now open for the Poolesville Day 5K race. Find information at Poolesville Day 5K Run/Walk (runsignup.com) 

Mahjong Thursdays at Speer Hall (behind Poolesville Presbyterian) 10 am – 12:30 pm  

Bridge and Other Games Tuesdays at Speer Hall (behind Poolesville Presbyterian) 1 pm – 4:00pm.  

Poolesville Farmers Market Saturdays 9:00am to 1:00 pm at Whalen Commons. (20+) Poolesville Farmers Market | Facebook 

With droughts, wildfires, and increasingly violent storms becoming more frequent.  These weather events are even impacting people who don’t usually experience a major disaster. Other communities are going through the devastation of disasters multiple times a year without enough time to recover. It is more important than ever to observe National Preparedness Month this September.  

Established by FEMA in 2004, the purpose of this month is to reduce the fallout of […]

What Happened on this Date in history – September 5th 

1774 — First Continental Congress convenes 

1877 – Oglala Sioux leader, Crazy Horse is killed resisting confinement to the Guard House at Fort Robinson, Nebraska 

1958 – Dr. Zhivago first published in U.S. 

1969 – Lt. Calley charged for My Lai Massacre 

1970 – US launces last major offensive of the Vietnam war. 

1972 – Israeli athletes […]

Mahjong Thursdays at Speer Hall (behind Poolesville Presbyterian) 10 am – 12:30 pm  

Bridge Open Play Tuesdays at Speer Hall (behind Poolesville Presbyterian) 1 pm – 4:00pm.  

Poolesville Farmers Market Saturdays 9:00am to 1:00 pm at Whalen Commons. (20+) Poolesville Farmers Market | Facebook  

 Sarah Auer Pool – 3-hour sessions. Hours until August 28th— Noon-3:00 pm and 4:00 pm-7:00 pm. Labor Day […]

Friday evening Poolesville Seniors, family and friends enjoyed a wonderful time at Poolesville’s Seneca Polo Club. The weather was perfect for this event where over 35 people gathered to eat, drink and be merry. New f