Five Things to Know Today, Dec. 19, in Montgomery County

Here are five things to know today, Dec. 19, in Montgomery County:

1. Maryland’s electors will meet at 1 p.m. today at the State House in Annapolis to cast their electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States. For the first time, you can watch this process live, here.

2. Gaithersburg’s elected leaders meet tonight at City Hall where they will elect a new vice president of the Council, and the local leaders will also decide whether or not to annex the 23-acre Johnson property at Darnestown Road and Quince Orchard Road. You can view the Mayor and City Council agenda, here.

3. Montgomery County is celebrating its Olympic athletes tonight in Silver Spring, and you are invited to attend.

Odds of winning Olympic gold medal are 1 in 662,000. Odds of celebrating
with Olympians 100% this Mon., 12/19 @ Silver Spring Civic Building pic.twitter.com/EWmKYNyusl

— Montgomery County MD (@MontgomeryCoMD) December 14, 2016

4. Poolesville Town Commissioners are scheduled to discuss development plans for a new synthetic ice rink at tonight’s meeting.

5.  Have you watered your Christmas Tree today? Montgomery County Fire Chief Scott Goldstein has posted some important holiday safety tips online, here.

**Keep Christmas Tree WATERED** See just how fast a Christmas Tree can burn (video) https://t.co/jS7IGND0cS DON’T have a SILENT NIGHT! pic.twitter.com/aVKRUgj6kD

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 19, 2016

ICYMI: Go behind the scenes of the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker, here.

(VIDEO) Go behind the scenes of @MBTDance‘s Nutcracker: https://t.co/VyYmk3U8BE pic.twitter.com/uWCV0ZLpuY

— MyMCMedia (@mymcmedia) December 18, 2016

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