Five Things to Know Today, Feb. 22, in Montgomery County

Here are your five things to know today, Feb. 22, in Montgomery County:

1. The Josiah Henson Leadership Conference takes place today at the studios of Montgomery Community Media. You can watch the livestream broadcast on the MyMCMedia.org website beginning at 8 a.m. today.

2. In celebration of African American History Month, the city of Gaithersburg is hosting a reception tonight, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park.

3. Catherine Hoggle, the mother of missing Sarah (5) and Jacob (3) Hoggle, is due back in court today. Follow @MyMCMedia on Twitter for the latest from the courthouse.

4. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and County Council members Roger Berliner and Nancy Navarro are in Cuba this week as part of a regional exploratory mission trip.

5. The Montgomery County Board of Education meets tonight. On the agenda, workplace bullying, the Washington Grove Elementary School re-roofing project, money for portable classrooms and more.

Looking ahead:

• A community workshop on the proposed annexation of the Johnson property, across from Quince Orchard High School, is scheduled for Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Quince Orchard High School Cafeteria, 15800 Quince Orchard Road.
• You can play Pickleball tomorrow from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Potomac Community Recreation Center.

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About Sonya Burke

Sonya Burke is the Multimedia Manager at Montgomery Community Media (MCM). You can email story ideas at sburke@mymcmedia.org or reach her on Twitter @SonyaNBurke.

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