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Sandy Spring, Maryland Sherwood High School Wednesday May 2, 2018 The summer like day began with two softball teams flashing solid defense to keep the game scoreless as the first inning ended.  Sherwood scored two runs in the second inning to quickly break that early deadlock.  In the third inning Quince Orchard’s first baseman #11 […]

On this episode of Connecting Our Community we visited a local glass blower, Foster Holcombe, owner of the Art of Fire. Host Pat Shoemaker speaks with Foster Holcombe about how he got involved with glass blowing. We took a tour and watched some of his students at his up-county studio. Foster talks about the amazing […]

Meet James. a local poet, filmmaker and artist. He works with VisAbility Art lab right in our own backyard. Discover this artist training ground run by Art Therapist, Elaine Parks. Get your art on! For more information visit the VisArts webpage, visartscenter.org/more/visability-art-lab/

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) supported 99 Ranch Market and celebrated the grand opening of their Gaithersburg location by conducting a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, April 26. They are located at 110 Odendhal Avenue, Gaithersburg.   It was an amazing ribbon cutting ceremony where members of the GGCC Board were given rose boutonnieres and […]

You may have heard the expression, “Buy ‘term’ and invest the difference.” While this axiom makes sense for many, there are times when whole life insurance is appropriate. It may sound odd, but a good question to ask is this: “Do I want to have life insurance when I die?” If you answer yes, then […]

The Sherwood Girls lacrosse team took it into sudden death overtime to beat Whitman Vikes 11-10 in Ashton on Tuesday evening, May 1.  Both MoCo teams came into the contest undefeated and are looking to improve their seedings for upcoming MPSSAA 4A playoffs.  Whitman, coming out of the MD 4A West division might just face […]

Magruder High School Monday April 30th 2018 The night began with a celebration of Magruder Senior Lacrosse players as they played host to the Northwest Jaguars.  The Magruder senior night celebration stalled as the Jaguars of Northwest to a 6 – 4 lead into half time.  During the first five minutes of the second half […]

Tuesday, April 17, 2018, was the tax deadline for most taxpayers to file their tax returns. If you haven’t filed a 2017 tax return yet, it’s not too late, and it may be easier than you think. First, gather any information related to income and deductions for the tax years for which a return is […]

The Festivities of Olney Days 2018 The following is from the Greater Olney Civic Association also known as GOCA. “Over 30 years ago, Olney Days started with a parade on Georgia Ave. Now it is a full weekend of fun events to celebrate Olney – A movie night,  Joe’s Ride & Stride, Free Shred-It Event, […]

In what otherwise might be misinterpreted as a football score, DeMatha Boys Lacrosse defeated Quince Orchard by a score of 21-3.  The Cougars had a tough seven days facing top ranked lax competition at Churchill on April 21, then Bullis April 25th, then traveled to Hyattsville to take on the Stags.  Top of the Class […]