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July 17, 2021 | Deirdre Byrne

Photos: Sunflower Fields Start Blooming in Poolesville

Start crafting those Instagram captions and selecting the perfect filter. It’s that time of year again — sunflowers are starting to bloom in the McKee-Beshers Sunflower Fields​ in Poolesville. Every spring Maryland Department of Natural Resources plants hundreds of sunflowers seeds to provide food for mourning dove and other wildlife creatures. Here is a look at the […]

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July 10, 2020 | Deirdre Byrne

Photos: In A Summer Like No Other, Poolesville Sunflowers Stand Tall

It’s a summer like we’ve never seen before. Camps are virtual, swim team is (mostly) canceled, and we are all walking around in face masks. But one thing has not changed here in Montgomery County: McKee-Beshers WMA sunflowers have bloomed and are back in full force. View this post on Instagram The bees are abuzz […]

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August 5, 2017 | Staff Writer

Top 10 from July 28-August 3

Sunflowers, politics, immigration, and public safety were among our top stories for last week.

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July 11, 2017 | Douglas Tallman

Five Things to Know for July 11 in Montgomery County

Here are your five things to know today, July 11, in Montgomery County: 1. Governor Visits Again: Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is scheduled to unveil the Watkins Mill Interchange at 1 p.m. 2. Gubernatorial Plans: Speaking of Hogan, he seems to be taking his re-election in stride, unfazed by the comments from a potential challenger, […]

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July 10, 2017 | Sonya Burke

Five Things to Know Today, July 10, in Montgomery County

Here are your five things to know today, July 10, in Montgomery County: 1. Governor Visit: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is scheduled to tour A Wider Circle in Silver Spring today. 2. Berliner Briefing: Montgomery County Council President Roger Berliner meets with reporters at 11 a.m. to discuss key issues facing the Council this month. 3. Kentlands Apartments: […]

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