Your body has a 24-hour clock or biological clock called the circadian rhythm. This clock ticks and alerts the body to carry out certain functions throughout the day. But sometimes, a malfunction occurs in this clock that causes a disruption of these cycles, significantly deteriorating your health.
You should know what a circadian rhythm is and how any change can affect your physical and mental health! Circadian Rhythm is a term used to […]
Montgomery County Recreation fitness passes will be free for Montgomery County residents again in 2024. The free pass will provide access to fully equipped fitness rooms, open gym (drop-in) activities and game rooms at any recreation center during regularly scheduled hours.
As we head into the new year and many are renewing their fitness goals, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich encouraged county residents to take advantage of these great spaces. Make […]
Poolesville Seniors would like to offer an opportunity for you to join our MLK Give Back Project during the month of January.
Non-Perishable Food Collection
At our in-person events this month in Speer Hall, we will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Little Free Pantry and Backpack Bites programs administered by Poolesville Presbyterian Church, the generous venue host for most of our in-person events. […]
Stay Active – Community Activities
January – Help Poolesville Seniors and Barnesville School students in a multigenerational service project assembling Art and Learning Kits provided by the non-profit Story Tapestries. The kits will be distributed throughout Upper Montgomery County including Poolesville, to youth, families and older adults who are facing serious economic problems and have experienced trauma
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Americans celebrated the first official Martin Luther King Day, which is the only federal holiday commemorating an African American, on Monday, January 20, 1986. In 1994, Congress designated the holiday as a National Day of Service – a “Day On, Not a Day Off” to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King, and to encourage all […]
To start the year off right, pay close attention to these health numbers. Here are the five types of numbers everyone should know—and why.
Why it matters: Your blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries. If it’s too high, your heart has to work harder. Over time, high blood pressure […]
An IRA owner cannot combine IRAs they own with IRAs that they have inherited, unless the inherited IRA came from their current spouse. IRAs that are inherited from the same person can be combined, as long as the RMD calculation is done in the manner for all of
On Monday January 8th a representative from the Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit ADRU will be at the Maggie Nightingale Library from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon to answer questions from older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers related to housing, transportation, staying healthy and more.
The ADRU representative will be here in Poolesville as part of a MoCo outreach to our area. They can […]
Stay Active – Community Activities
January 8th -Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit ADRU – Find the resources that you need for senior and disability problems at the Maggie Nightingale Library – 10:00 am to Noon. Continuing on the second Monday of each month thru March 2024.
January 10th – The Market at Deere Valley, 22919 Dickerson Road, Join PACC and help celebrate the opening of one the area’s newest businesses and check out […]
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 […]