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Poolesville is very fortunate to have a vibrant culture of art, theater and dance unusual for such a small town. On December 7th at 2 and 6 pm, Hope Garden Children’s Ballet Theater will present its holiday production at the JCC Bender Kreeger Auditorium in Rockville, MD. A Winter’s Eve, celebrating the season’s holidays with dance will unite a Christmas classic with broader cultural representations, transporting the audience into a […]

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November 14th – Historic Medley District Lecture Series- The Life and Legacy of Noah Clark, Poolesville’s Crusader for Black Schooling -A conversation with Tina Clarke, moderated by Knight Kiplinger about the life and legacy of her remarkable grandfather, Noah Clarke. Old Town Hall Bank Building – FREE – 7:00-8:30p.m. Registration required.

November 19th-Montgomery County, MD – Virtual 50+ Employment Expo sponsored by the Montgomery County Government and […]

In Montgomery County, the earliest native sites are believed to be late Pleistocene Paleoindians, dating back more than 12,000 years. The Native American lands in our area of the Potomac River valley were called Cohongorooto, “land above the falls”. The climate at the time was colder and the area was forested with conifers. The Paleoindians lived in small bands, moving seasonally to hunt bison and mammoths, as well as giant beavers. Using stone tools, […]

Veterans Day is observed on November 11 in commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice between the Allies and Germany, declaring a cessation of WWI hostilities on the western front. It took effect at the 11th hour (am) of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. 

However, the official end of WWI came on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Due to the objections […]

Whether you are signing up for Medicare for the first time in the Initial Enrollment Period IEP (the month you turn 65 plus 3 months before and 3 months after) or you are reviewing your current Medicare plan, now is the time to pay attention and do your research. The 2025 Medicare Enrollment period is October 15th to December 7th.  

It is not necessary to sign up for Medicare at […]

For the holidays each year, Wreaths Across America (“WAA”) coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies to “Remember, Honor, and Teach” about the sacrifices made by our veterans and their families. This tradition began in 1992 as The Arlington Wreath project with the laying of 5000 Christmas wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery by Morrill Worcester. 

WAA remained relatively obscure until a photo of the snow-covered, wreath-adorned Arlington Cemetery gravestones went viral in 2005, resulting […]

REMEMBER TO VOTE TOMORROW! The 2024 United States federal elections will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. During this presidential election year, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. Eleven state gubernatorial and numerous other state and local […]

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VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED: Gaithersburg Meals on Wheels has an urgent need for 2 drivers: a Monday, Route 3 driver, and a Tuesday, Route 7. Training is provided. Please leave a message at 301-216-4200 if interested in serving. Read our previous article for more information.

November 9th-UMCVFD Pork & Beef Sale, 11:00 until 3pm Go early before they […]

Join Jeff Fritsch on November 14th at 7:00 pm to hear about The Orphan Drug Act of 1983, a US law passed to incentivizes pharmaceutical companies to invest in the development of drugs and biologics to treat individuals with rare diseases.

Learn more or register here.

On Sunday November 3rd all Marylanders – and for that matter, all Americans except those in Hawaii and Arizona – will be asked to ‘fall back” and adjust their clocks to end Daylight Saving Time (DST) and resume Standard Time. 

The concept has been suggested through history including a joking reference by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, and a 1907 pamphlet, “The Waste of Daylight”, by William Willet proposing DST […]