Callers Create Sense of Urgency in Scam
Local residents victimized after being told loved ones have been injured.
The scammers create a sense of urgency. They convince victims to wire money to various locations.
Potomac Rotary Unveils Murals
Art honors Dr. John Sever.
The Potomac Rotary Club unveiled commissioned murals on Feb. 20 to be installed at the Children’s National Medical Center in honor of Dr. John L. Sever, a founder of the Polio Plus effort of Rotary International to eradicate polio throughout the world.
Potomac Bulletin Board March 6
Bulletin board for the Potomac area.
Potomac Entertainment Calendar March 6
Entertainment calendar for the Potomac area.
Glen Hills Area Sewer Study Calendar
March 18: Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), 7:30 p.m.
Column: Brickyard Road School Site Update
It has taken two years, but the Brickyard Community has prevailed in its mission to stop the proposed soccerplex at the Brickyard school site.
Column: Citizens Prevail on Brickyard
Just two years ago, at West Montgomery County Citizens Association’s March 2011 meeting, we learned that there was to be a commercial soccer complex on Brickyard Road’s 20 acres owned by the Board of Education as a future school site and used as an organic farm for the past thirty years.
At One Hundred Years, She’s Going Strong
Ada DeFranceaux recalls old Potomac friends and the good times they shared.
“He always called me CHEE-ILE,” Ada DeFranceaux said. The youngest of 12 children, she was referring to one of her older brothers who, at the time, was working in Washington.
Music Accompanies Art Opening
The opening of The Art Gallery of Potomac’s March 2 exhibit included a duet performance by Jacqueline Niemat and Jose Cueto. Niemat, who is from Potomac, has made a name for herself as one of the premiere recitalist in the Washington / Baltimore area.
Potomac Theatre Company Summons ‘Blithe Spirit’
Show opens Friday night.
This month the Potomac Theatre Company presents Noel Coward's comedy “Blithe Spirit.” The play premiered in 1941 in London and was adapted into an Oscar-winning 1945 film starring Rex Harrison. The play begins with a séance where novelist Charles Condomine hopes to gather material for his next book. During the séance the medium accidentally summons the spirit of his first wife, Elvira. Charles is the only one who can see her, and she makes things very difficult on Charles' marriage to his second wife, Ruth.
Churchill Boys’ Basketball Wins Quarterfinal Match-up
Bulldogs reach region semifinals for third consecutive year.
Churchill will host Quince Orchard tonight in the 4A West semifinals.
WES To Present ‘Little Mermaid Jr.’
Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr. will be performed by the sixth-grade class of Washington Episcopal School, on Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 15 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, March 16 at 12:30 p.m.
Potomac School Notes Feb. 27
School notes for Potomac natives.
Student Wins DAR Essay Contests
Anna Gray writes of forgotten Revolutionary hero.
Thirteen-year-old Anna Gray discovered the story of unsung hero Sybil Ludington when she googled “Revolutionary War women” — and as Anna explains her choice, “She was the most interesting of the women I had not heard of.”
This Land Is Our Land
Next steps not certain in ongoing Brickyard controversy, but Board of Education makes clear the land belongs to the school system.
With a resolution Monday night, Feb. 25, the Montgomery County Board of Education made clear what it already thought it had made clear.