Volunteers Assist in 6th Annual C&O Canal Pride Days
On Saturday, April 20, the C&O Canal Trust, in partnership with the C&O Canal National Historical Park, kicked off the 6th annual C&O Canal Pride Days, the single largest volunteer event to take place in the park.
South County Soccer Club Bonds in Bermuda
While other Elite Clubs National League soccer teams took a well-deserved break, one team went on the trip of a lifetime. FC Virginia U14s traveled to Bermuda over the Easter holiday, having the opportunity to experience island life while also playing against the full Bermuda women’s national team, and a high school team from Florida.
‘Kids Helping Kids’ To Benefit Local Organizations
Annual fundraiser adds “Buddy Run.”
The fifth annual “Bullis Gives Back” 5K Run/2.5K Walk will take on a new meaning this year as more and more Bullis students are committed to the theme — “Kids Helping Kids.” Besides running in the 5K and walking in the 2.5K, Bullis students will be running and walking with a “buddy” from The Diener School, from K.E.E.N (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now) and from The Treatment and Learning Centers/Katherine Thomas School 9TLC/KTS) in an inaugural “Buddy Run.”
One to Three Months To Live: Now What?
Potomac resident writes of her triumph over diagnosis.
She returned to Potomac to die — a 30-year-old woman who had been given the diagnosis that she had a lethal non-cancerous cervical spinal cord tumor and would not live more than three months. What is it like to be given this diagnosis — and then survive? How did she wake up each day with the strength and courage to fight the prognosis and still be able to be a wife and a mother to her three young sons?
Many Share in Jaden’s Smile
Notes from The Homefront
Jaden stepped off the bus holding back his tears and revealing a new gaping hole in his frown. Although this first-grader at Potomac Elementary should’ve been thrilled to lose his first upper top tooth while riding the school bus, the napkin where he stashed it had been tossed into the bus’s trash can when the tooth had seemingly disappeared from it.
Military Notes
Marine Corps Pvt. Remy D. Bourdeaux, a 2012 graduate of Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S. C.
Schools
School Notes
Email announcements to almanac@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Thursday at noon. Photos are welcome. Yongkyoung Park, a senior hotel and restaurant management major at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, received an Undergraduate Student Academic Achievement award from the University at Shady Grove.
Classified Advertising April 17, 2013
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Potomac Home Sales: March, 2013
In March 2013, 31 Potomac homes sold between $5,000,000-$523,000.
Potomac Home Sales: March, 2013
Column: A False Sense of Security
Not that there’s anything wrong with that; in fact, as a four-year, stage IV, non-small-cell lung cancer survivor, it’s amazing to have any security, false or otherwise, whatsoever.
‘We Have Not Forgotten’
Residents rally in Vienna to support stricter gun control measures.
Less than six miles from the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters in Fairfax, more than 100 people gathered on the Vienna Town Green Saturday, April 13, to urge Congress to support stricter gun control measures.
Bulletin Board P 4/17/2013
Email announcements to almanac@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Thursday at noon. April 18-21 Mind-Body Week. U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio will be one of the presenters at the event, which is held all over Bethesda. Other events include activities conducted by local wellness studios such as meditations and yoga. For a full schedule and tickets visit www.mindbodyweek.com.
Whitman Softball Beats Richard Montgomery
Seniors Rosenthal, Gertzog lead Vikings to winning record.
The Whitman softball team improved to 4-3 with a win over Richard Montgomery on Monday.
Norwood School Student Displays Art at Yellow Barn Gallery
Student presented her first collection of artwork at a Maryland gallery.
When Neelam Shaikh was in nursery school, she had an extraordinary fascination with her ability to create.
Countdown to College Decision Day
Local college counselors offer advice on making the right choice.
As the May 1 national college decision day looms, the day students must shell out hefty deposits to secure their spots at colleges and universities, students like Daniels are feeling pressure.
Celebrating Purim
Purim was celebrated at B’nai Tzedek in Potomac on Saturday, Feb. 23. More than 200 attended, dressed in costume. This year’s spiel (Purim Play) which reenacts the Story of Queen Esther, was called “Oh What a Spiel! The Jersey Boys Megillah.”
It’s Official
Telegraph Road Interchange Project completed. Complete with 11 new bridges and flyover ramps, the $265 million Telegraph Road Interchange Project is officially opened. Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean T. Connaughton along with federal, state and local officials celebrated the completion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, April 4.
At the Matzah Factory
The children of the Greenzaid Early Childhood Center of B’nai Tzedek in Potomac, participated in a Matzah Factory last month. They learned about mitzvah and each child baked his or her own matzah in preparation for Passover.
Potomac Real Estate: February 2013 Top Sales
In February 2013, 23 Potomac homes sold between $1,802,000-$263,000.
Potomac Real Estate: February 2013 Top Sales
Classified Advertising April 10, 2013
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