montgomery county recreation

June 15, 2015 | Staff Writer

Power Outage Closes Recreation Office

The Montgomery County Recreation Department’s Administrative Office at 4010 Randolph Road has closed for the day due to the loss of electricity and phone service. All walk-in registrations will be available until 5 p.m. at the Holiday Park Senior Center in Wheaton and the Plum Gar Community Recreation Center in Germantown. Holiday Park Senior Center […]

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June 2, 2015 | Krista Brick

MoCo’s Got Talent Winners (PHOTOS)

Montgomery County crowned its talented high school and middle school students at the Fillmore in downtown Silver Spring May 31. It was the second annual MoCo’s Got Talent competition. Here are the winners: Performing Arts: 1st – Throwing Wrenches (Band) 2nd – Wahala Squad (Dance) 2rd – Suriya Saravankumar (Magic) Visual Arts: 1st – Trent […]

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May 23, 2015 | Staff Writer

Water Safety Day Set For May 29 (VIDEO)

Montgomery County Recreation is joining the recreation departments in Gaithersburg and Rockville to host “Water Safety Day,” an event focused on educating the community on staying out of harm this summer. The event kicks off on Friday, May 29, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Water Park at Bohrer Park at 512 S. Frederick […]

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May 9, 2015 | Sonya Burke

Register for Summer Camp Now (VIDEO)

Summer is just a few weeks away and Montgomery County’s summer camps are always popular with our area’s youth. So is it too late to sign up? Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

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April 2, 2015 | Krista Brick

County’s Dryland Training Center Helps Divers Get a Look Before They Leap (VIDEO)

It takes a lot of nerve and a lot of practice to jump off a three-story high dive platform, but members of the Montgomery Dive Club’s National Team have a unique training facility to help prepare them. It’s called the Dryland Training Facility and it’s located just steps from the Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center off Executive […]

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March 4, 2015 | Krista Brick

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UPDATED: Closings and Delays Reported in MoCo

UPDATED, March 5, 9 a.m. – Thursday’s forecasted storm has caused some cancellations and closures. The area is under a winter storm warning until 7 p.m. today, according to the National Weather Service. Snow and sleet is predicted to fall this morning becoming all snow after 7 a.m. Temperature falling to around 26 by 4 p.m. North […]

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November 17, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Registration for Winter Classes Opens Nov. 17 (VIDEO)

Montgomery County’s Winter Recreation Guide is now available and registration for winter programs and classes opens on November 17. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

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October 2, 2014 | Aline Barros

Keeping Your Keys: To Drive, or Not to Drive?

The Montgomery County Recreation’s Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center is hosting an event where residents will learn more about seniors and driving. The “Keeping Your Keys: To Drive, or Not to Drive?”conversation will take place on October 22 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. “One of the largest problems, in the big umbrella topic, is transportation,” said Helen […]

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December 1, 2013 | Staff Writer

Recreation Offers Variety of Holiday Activities

Montgomery County Recreation is offering a wide-range of community events for the whole family to enjoy this holiday season: Holiday Magic and Fun –Dec. 6, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Good Hope Community Recreation Center, 14715 Good Hope Road, Silver Spring. Free. Celebrate the magic of the holidays with Speed, one of the East Coast’s premiere […]

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June 10, 2013 | Staff Writer

MoCo Parks & Rec Receive Award (Video)

Montgomery County Recreation and Montgomery Parks, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, recently received the Project Excellence Award from the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (SORP) for their Vision 2030 Strategic Plan and the 2012 Parks, Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in the field of outdoor recreation research, […]

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