Go Hog Wild and get your place at the table and on the dance floor for Poolesville Seniors’ Pig Roast & Line Dancing on October 15th from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to join the fun at the Linden Farm Gothic Barn in Dickerson. Kick up your heels with music from DJ Zach Etheridge, dance instruction and line dancing with Robin Marshall, shredded […]
Members of the Village Piecemakers Quilt Guild, came together recently to make a heart quilt and raffle it off to raise funds for Ukraine. The Poolesville Presbyterian Church generously provided the use of Speer Hall for the project. Over the course of a few hours, fabric – the colors of the Ukrainian flag – was cut and pieced into thirty-six heart blocks. Borders were added and it was quilted and bound. In the next […]
Poolesville Seniors tries to pass along any security or scam alerts that we find. If you become aware of an alert that is of general interest, please contactinfo@poolesvilleseniors.org and we will publish it.
Recently the Maryland Department of Transportation has issued a security alert:
If you have received a text from “Maryland-MDot Urgent” addressing “MDot customer” with a link, please ignore the text. It is SPAM and has been […]
The John Poole House, the oldest building in Poolesville, was built by John Poole, Jr. In 1793. The building served as a trading post for traveling merchants and local families. In 1810 it housed Poolesville’s first U.S. Post Office.
The frame portion of the building was added in 1866 and now serves as the Historic Medley District’s office which owns and preserved this historic building as well as the Old Bank Building and […]
One of life’s most important lessons is distinguishing what is trivial from what is not. That is especially true with your important papers.
Your most important household papers should include any family, property, financial, and legal papers that legitimize and protect you, your family, and your estate. They document identification, ownership, legal and financial status, employment, education, and family history.
In a genuine emergency, how quickly could you access your birth certificates, […]
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 is Pickleball? If you would like to find out, join Poolesville Seniors at the Steven’s Park courts on September 21st at 5:30 pm for a hands-on, in-person, Beginners’ Pickleball Clinic. Learn the basics of this fastest growing sport in the country, including how to serve, dink, score, and other basic elements of play. 20-person limited capacity
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Last week we had our first open play game day “Bridge and Other Games” at Speer Hall. What began as open-play bridge has now expanded to other card games and board games.
Those who attended were enthusiastic and had a great time playing bridge, cards, and board games. If you are curious, drop by any Tuesday between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. Bring your favorite board game, or learn a new one. Bring an old friend and […]
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 […]
What Happened on this Date in history – August 29th
1533 — Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistador, strangles the last Inca emperor Atahuallpa.
1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction.
1862 – Battle of Bull Run
1914 — Women’s Defense Relief Corps is formed in Britain – women join the war effort
1949 – USSR detonates its first atomic bomb
1966 — Beatles […]