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Potomac Snapshot: Blessing of the Animals

Blessing of the Animals service will be held on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda. All pets are welcome.

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Potomac: Coalition Hosts District 16 Delegation

Organization’s officers and directors are elected.

Approximately 45 citizens attended the annual meeting of the Brickyard Coalition Inc. held at the River Falls Clubhouse, 7915 Horseshoe Lane, in Potomac, on Thursday, Oct. 1.

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Potomac: A Taste of Serbian Culture

Serbian food and entertainment among the offerings at SerbFest DC.

Saint Luke Serbian Orthodox Church offered the community a bit of Serbian hospitality last weekend when parishioners hosted the First Annual SerbFest DC.

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Potomac: VisionWalk Raises Funds for Visually Impaired

Two-year-old Henry Skrivanek of Olney is the poster child for the 6th Annual Montgomery County 5K VisionWalk.

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Serbian Festival Coming to Potomac

This weekend, visitors can sample Serbian food and drinks and enjoy traditional performances.

The event will include Serbian food, drinks, traditional Serbian dance and music performances, and boutiques selling traditional Orthodox religious items and Serbian gifts.

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Potomac: Wootton Field Hockey Blanks Churchill in Battle for First Place

Rubin, Morakis, Maizel score goals in Patriots victory over rival Bulldogs.

The Wootton field hockey team beat Churchill 3-0 on Wednesday.

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Potomac Weekend Fun: Sept. 25-Oct. 4

Events near Potomac, Md.

Potomac Home Sales: August, 2015

In August, 2015, 57 Potomac homes sold between $6,150,000-$451,000.

Potomac Home Sales: August, 2015

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Potomac Snapshots: Inside Clara Barton House

Park Ranger David Dyre leads a tour of the Clara Barton House on Saturday, Sept. 19. The house will be closing Oct. 1 for a two-year renovation project.

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Potomac Snapshot: Geneva Day School Celebrates 50TH Anniversary

Geneva Day School recently held a 50th birthday celebration in conjunction with its annual Welcome Back Social, which is traditionally held on the first Friday of September after Labor Day.

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Taste in Potomac To Celebrate Adoptions Together

Nonprofit reaches 25th anniversary.

Twenty-five years ago, Janice Goldwater had a vision. As a social worker in Montgomery County, Goldwater saw the need for an organization to find adoptive families for hard-to-place children.

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Potomac: Where, Oh Where, Is Rusty Rooster?

7-foot piece of folk art missing.

Rusty Rooster was a well-known landmark along Falls Road. He stood tall and proud, welcoming guests to the 1890’s farmhouse where Joy and Jon Siegel live. One can just imagine him announcing their presence or awakening the neighborhood with his screeching “Cock-a-doodle-do!” Whenever someone asked Joy Siegel where they lived along Falls Road, she would say, “Do you know the driveway with the rusty rooster? “Of course” was always the answer.

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Potomac: ‘Park After Dark’ To Benefit C&O Canal Park

Fundraiser includes dinner, auctions, and awards.

On Saturday, Sept. 19, candleliers will sparkle as they lead the way to the Historic Great Falls Tavern, the bonfire will flicker in the night, the River Run Band will play dancing music — and bar-b-que and libations will satisfy the appetites of the many who love the Canal and have come out to support it by partying into the night. The evening is sponsored by the C&O Canal Trust to benefit the C&O Canal National Historic Park (NHP) and will feature “Tenacious” Topper Shutt, chief meteorologist for WUSA9 as the emcee.

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Potomac Weekend Fun: Sept. 11-20

Events in Potomac, Md.

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Potomac Artist Exhibits Work at OASIS Art Gallery

Imagine seeing Hurricane Sandy hitting Havana, Cuba, a colorful local train in Santiago, Chile, the tango in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a column of Spain’s Alhambra, South Beach, Tangier Island, the C&O Canal all in a single day.