Miriam Ostria Launches Biz Sports & Leagues
Encouraging fitness for companies’ employees.
Potomac resident Miriam Ostria has a vision that will change the Washington workplace — and improve the health, fitness, weight management and wellness of residents in the D.C. environs while promoting sports. She has just recently embarked on a mission with her new company Biz Sports & Leagues, LLC: "I want organized sports activities to be incorporated into every company’s wellness program as another form of intervention and Biz Sports & Leagues to be the driver of this process."
Young Writers’ Celebration
On May 16, the children, ages 3 and pre-K, from B’nai Tzedek’s Greenzaid Early Childhood Center displayed to their parents and relatives, the books and poems they created this year as part of the Center’s Literacy Program. Guest author Rabbi Deborah Bodin Cohen read and signed her popular children’s books.
Lois Williams Praised
Community activist lauded for service to Potomac.
A long-time Potomac resident, community activist and volunteer was honored for her altruistic efforts recently. The West Montgomery County Citizens’ Association praised Lois Williams during a ceremony at the Potomac Community Center earlier this month.
Garlic Mustard Challenge
Invasive plant threatens forest understory, bird habitat.
The invasive garlic mustard plant has advanced rapidly into the C&O Canal National Historical Park and endangers the ecology of native plants and animals.
Builder/Remodelers’ Advice on Handling Exterior Rot
Although it may be an unappealing subject to address, we Marylanders must acknowledge our mid-Atlantic location to be a perfect setting for fungus, mold, mildew, and rot, not to mention insect infestation. This is one aspect of the natural world we live in.
Bulldogs Boys’ Lax Ends Season at State Semifinals
Churchill falls to Westminster, 14-10.
While Churchill experienced emotional high and lows, the Bulldogs are hoping the 2012 season acts as a foundation for a formidable future.
Churchill Girls’ Lax More Competitive at State Level
Bulldogs capture third consecutive region championship.
After winning a third consecutive 4A/3A West Region championship, the Churchill girls’ lacrosse team once again fell short in the state semifinals. This time, however, a more competitive contest gave the Bulldogs reason to believe they’re improving.
Whitman Baseball Falls Short
Vikings lost to Northwest in extra innings in region final.
Northwest defeated Whitman, 5-3, in eight innings on May 18 in Bethesda to earn the 4A West crown.
Governor Signs Voter ID Bills
McDonnell directs state to send every voter a new voter card before Election Day.
Gov. Robert McDonnell (R) signed watered-down versions of Virginia’s Republican-backed voter identification bills on Friday, adding the Commonwealth to the growing list of states adopting stricter voting standards.
Editorial: Remembering on Memorial Day
Time to honor, also time to ensure proper care of veterans.
In February, Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner, 49, of Fairfax, was the highest ranking military officer to die in the war on terror.
Column: Living Longer, Sort of Prospering
Though my column has appeared in the newspaper as usual the last few weeks, I haven’t felt much like writing. Typically, I’m weeks ahead with my column inventory, having regularly found the time and inclination to put pen to paper and provide the prose you regular readers have come to expect.
Potomac Real Estate: Sales $649,000~ $718,000 in March 2012
In March 2012, 38 Potomac homes sold between $2,710,000-$253,000.
Potomac Real Estate: Sales $649,000~ $718,000 in March 2012
Students Honored for Artistic Talent
Students at Potomac's St. Andrew's Episcopal School receive visual arts awards
Local budding artists were honored for their talent recently when St. Andrew's Episcopal School handed out accolades to more than 50 middle and upper school students at the school's annual Visual Arts Awards assembly in Potomac, Md.
Strawberry Festival Caters to Young and Old
It’s more than dessert.
For 22 years, huge, ripe delicious strawberries served over Judith Dubowy’s homemade shortcake with her hand-whipped cream have been a highlight of the Potomac United Methodist Church Strawberry Festival. A long line always forms to devour Becky Queen’s hand-dipped chocolate-covered strawberries. But there is more to the festival than just the strawberry desserts. The community awaits this spring festival every year to see what treasures they can find for each member of their families. It’s a neighborhood event which attracts more than 1,200 people from Potomac’s environs and beyond.
Entrepreneurs Find Inspiration at Potomac luncheon
“What do you see when you look at me?” asked a barefoot, seemingly intoxicated woman wearing an overcoat and sporting a wool cap as she addressed a crowd of about 200 Potomac-area entrepreneurs.
Filling in That ‘Gap’ Year
Kindergarten class at Temple Beth Ami addresses need for smaller classroom setting.
What to do if a five-year-old is not ready to leave nursery school to attend a larger public or private school kindergarten class? Some children are emotionally not ready to move on to a kindergarten class of 20 or more students in a K – 5 elementary school. If a child is immature, timid, has difficulty paying attention, does not feel comfortable socializing or is simply not ready to tackle the kindergarten curriculum, then a solution is to enroll him or her in a smaller kindergarten program which allows for one more year in a more intimate, supportive environment. This is also a program for students whose birth dates make them the youngest in their class.
Stop and Go: Increasing Pedestrian Safety
County initiative reduces injuries.
Pedestrian collisions continue to decrease in Montgomery County, according to a statistical review presented Monday, May 14 on the County Executive’s pedestrian safety initiative.
Churchill Named Best Public High School in State
U.S. News and World Report ranks Potomac school number one in Maryland
U.S. News and World Report has named Potomac's Winston Churchill High School the best high school in the state of Maryland, and 57th in the nation.
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