Be sure to save the date for Poolesville Seniors 2024 Heart N’ Soul Gala February 24th at St. Mary’s Pavilion with live music by Gina Beck and her band and buffet catering by Simply Fresh Events.
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.
The official end of WWI came on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Due to the objections of […]
By Claire Gunster-Kirby
November’s Native American Heritage Month began at the turn of the 20th Century as a day of recognition for the contributions of Native Americans to the growth and establishment of the United States. In the early 1900’s, Dr. Arthur C. Parker, a Seneca Indian, persuaded the Boy Scouts of America to set aside a “First Americans’ Day”, which they did for three years. On September 28, 1915, […]
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 52nd Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland. The festival is an annual event and takes place this year November 10-12, 2023. This three-day event attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the Eastern Shore to highlight the unique heritage, waterfowl […]
On Sunday November 12th, more than a billion people will celebrate one of the largest and most significant religious observances in the world .
Diwali is a five-day festival that originated on the Indian subcontinent and celebrates the “victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance.” It is said that the term “Diwali” is an abridgement of the Sanskrit term “dīpāvalī” which means “lamps” (dīpa) “in a row” (āvalī).
On Monday November 13th, Ayanna Hawkins, from the Montgomery County Aging and Disability Resource Unit ADRU will be at the Maggie Nightingale Library from 12:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 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 […]
Stay Active – Community Activities
Historic Medley District (HMD) Ag Reserve Photo Contest to be displayed in the new exhibit hall at the Old Town Hall Bank Museum. Deliver any size matted, framed photos of the Ag beauty & diversity to Maureen O’Connell by November 14th. For more information, please email Maureen at mafoconnell@msn.com.
November 6th – WETA Signature Dish Best of Breakfast will feature our own Locals’ Chicken & Waffles. Tune in at […]
A TRILOGY OF EVENTS: HALLOWEEN, ALL SAINTS DAY & ALL SOULS DAY (DIA DEL MUERTOS)
Contributed by Cheryl Watts
Many may think Halloween, celebrated on October 31st, is all about candy, carving pumpkins, costumes, ghosts, and ghouls. But there is, in fact, religious relevance. Halloween is part of a trilogy of celebrations.
Halloween has its origins in an ancient 3-day pagan festival, Samhain (SAH win) – meaning “summer’s end”, celebrated by Celtic […]
Celtic Legend of Stingy Jack
By Claire Gunster-Kirby
The carved pumpkin, or jack o’ lantern, is a staple of Halloween in the United States. How did this custom originate? To find the origins of the jack o’ lantern, one must go back centuries to around 500 BC when the Celts arrived in Iireland. Because the Celts did not believe in keeping any written records of their history, little is known about […]
On Sunday 11/5 all Marylanders – and for that matter, all Americans except those in Hawaii and Arizona – will be asked to ‘fall back” from Daylight Saving Time (DST) to Standard Time.
The concept was suggested by others including a joking reference by Benjamin Franklin in 1784, and a 1907 pamphlet, “The Waste of Daylight”, by William Willet proposing DST to the British Parliament. Daylight Saving Time (DST) […]