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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Molly the Lifesaver Meet Molly, the 8-year-old Labrador who saved her family from a fire in their Montgomery County home! Alerting them to call the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Squad just in time, Molly proved that sometimes heroes have four legs and a tail. She's not just a pet; she's a lifesaver. https://ow.ly/XlEN50RiXZ0This is a Montgomery County, Maryland announcement. Orchid, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA IMG 4342Canon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 27The Gaithersburg Police Department is gearing up for Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27! Safely dispose of old or unused prescription medications by dropping by our police station at 14 Fulks Corner Avenue between 10am and 2pm.Info: https://gburg.md/takebackdayThis is a City of Gaithersburg, Maryland announcement. Kentlands Photowalk + Imagination, Color Edited for our Imagination Series, Gaithersburg, Maryland USA 2930 ACanon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Calling All Artists: PRIDE T-shirt Design ContestCalling all artists in Montgomery County! Design the official t-shirt for Pride in the Plaza and you could win a $1,000 VISA gift card! Submissions due by May 15. Let your creativity shine and help us celebrate diversity! Details at https://ow.ly/LQa850Rn1TF This is a Montgomery County, Maryland announcement.    Orchids, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA IMG 2494Canon PowerShot G11 Camera, f/4.5, 1/160 sec., ISO-100, 30 mm., No flashPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Vendor Connection Summit, Thursday, April 25The Montgomery County Office of Procurement will host a “Vendor Connection Summit” from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 25, at the Silver Spring Civic Building. Any company or business that is interested in doing business with County Government is encouraged to attend—and they do not have to be companies located in the County. There is no fee to attend.The Silver Spring Civic Building is located at 1 Veterans Pl. in Downtown Silver Spring, near the Silver Spring Metrorail Red Line station.More than 50 prime contractors, government agencies and local resources are expected to be represented at the expo-style event. Attendees can meet with prime contractors that currently have a contract with Montgomery County and discuss potential subcontract...
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Record Public School Enrollment in Maryland Public schools will open in Maryland with an expected record enrollment of 870,000 students. In Montgomery County, where we live, the enrollment forecast is that 156,514 students will attend classes during the school year that begins on August 31st. That number includes 2,662 more students than last year.For out of the area readers, the population of Montgomery County, Maryland is about one million and the county has a reputation for the outstanding public school system. A number of the schools will open with classroom additions to meet the expanding demand.It is interesting that Hispanic students now account for the largest racial or ethnic group in kindergarten through the second grade.In neighboring Prince George's County the new school enr...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Teaching Kids How to Walk Safely School starts next week in Montgomery County, Maryland!  If your child walks to school, now would be a good time to review with her/him how to safely walk to school.  The below tips are provided by our partners in safety SafeKids. Teach kids at an early age to look left, right and left again before crossing the street. Then remind them to continue looking around until safely across. It’s always best to walk on sidewalks or paths and cross at street corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible. Teach kids to make eye contact with drivers before crossing the street. Children under 10 need to cross the street with an adult. Every child is different, but developmentally, most kid...
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Kentlands Photowalk: Thistle IMG 4602 Kentlands, in zip code 20878, is a planned neo-traditional community within the City of Gaithersburg in the heart of Montgomery County, Maryland. Kentlands is a favorite neighborhood for families moving to the Metro Area of the District of Columbia.When you take photowalks through Kentlands, you need to pay close attention if you do not want to miss some of the smaller gifts of nature like the thistle in this photograph. Subhash Sharma This nice looking thistle belongs to a group of flowering plants characterized by leaves with sharp prickles on the margins. While most farmers and gardener consider this as an unwanted weed, thistle has a number of useful properties. Firstly it guards the adjoining plants against the herbivores and in earlier days wa...
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City of Gaithersburg Plans for Olde Towne Park Plaza An engineering and design firm will soon begin developing plans for the Olde Towne Park Plaza and streetscapes along East Diamond Avenue. With input from an ad hoc citizen advisory committee, the firm of A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. was selected to conduct the work, which includes an analysis of the existing property, a traffic study and lighting analysis, conceptual and preliminary design, construction drawings, and assistance with construction management. The Plaza, located at the corner of South Summit and East Diamond Avenues, has long been the subject of discussion for public use. Project updates can be found here. This is a City of Gaithersburg announcement. Hydrangea, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IM...
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Kentlands Photowalk: Blue Ageratum, Mist Flower, Flossflower IMG 4662 Kentlands is a planned neo-traditional community located within the City of Gaithersburg in the heart of Montgomery County, Maryland 20878. This is a very walkable community and one of the favorites for families being relocated to the Metro Area of Washington, DCThis blue Ageratum has common names of Flossflower or Mist Flower. It is an annual plant that is a member of the Aster family. This is a small plant and this one was in front of a white picket fence which is the typical fencing in Kentlands. Blue Ageratum, Mist Flower or Flossflower, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4662Canon PowerShot G11 Camera, f/4.5, 1/160 sec., ISO-250, 30 mm, No FlashPhotograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Pho...
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Bare breasts bouncing in the breeze in Times Square Topless women are some of the latest tourist attractions in Times Square and they appear to be on the right side of the law. Long ago, the state’s highest court ruled that prohibiting women, but not men, from baring their chests in public amounted to discrimination on the basis of sex.The following link will take you to an interesting article, by Catherine Rampell, which appears in today’s issue of The Washington Post.New York City’s bizarre uproar over topless womenAre there some lessons to be learned by what is taking place in Times Square? Coneflower, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4612Photograph by Roy Kelley  Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Kentlands Photowalk: Queen Anne's Lace IMG 4629 Queen Anne's Lace, Dacus carota, is often used in flower arrangements to accent colorful flowers. The red in the background is nature's display of Crocosmia Lucifer. Crafters also like to dry and flatten Queen Anne's lace to use for Christmas tree decorations. You can paint the blooms or cover them with glue and then sprinkle sparkle dust on them.Kids enjoy watching the freshly cut carota flower change colors as it draws colored water from the container in which it is placed.How have you used Queen Anne's Lace? Queen Anne's Lace, Daucus carota, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4629Canon PowerShot G11 Camera, f/4.5, 1/125 sec., ISO-100, 25 mm, No FlashPhotograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Kentlands Photowalk: Dahlia IMG 4992 This dahlia is shown in our home garden in the Kentlands community in Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878. Kentlands is one of the preferred communities for families relocated to the Metro Area of Washington, DC. Dahlia, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4992Canon PowerShot G11 Camera, f/4.5, 1/160 sec., ISO-500, 30 mm, No FlashPhotograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade The City of Gaithersburg and the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Department celebrate the unofficial end of summer with the 77th Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 7, 2015, at 1 p.m.The parade features an assortment of high school marching bands, dance groups, costumed characters, antique cars and fire engines, equestrian units, clowns, and more, winding through East Diamond and Russell Avenues in Olde Towne Gaithersburg. Use the following link for more information at the City of Gaithersburg announcement.77th Annual Labor Day Parade Winds through Olde Towne Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4244Photograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Selection of Early Voting Centers for 2016 Federal Elections A Montgomery County Government Press ReleaseThe Montgomery County Board of Elections has scheduled a public hearing to receive testimony from the public about the list of Early Voting Centers for the 2016 presidential election. Each local Board of Elections in the State of Maryland is required to review its list of early voting sites every two years and make recommendations to the State Board of Elections. The Montgomery County Board is seeking public input prior to making its recommendations, which are due at the end of September.Under state law, Montgomery County must select at least eight Early Voting Centers and may select an additional ninth site. Early voting in Maryland runs from Thursday to Thursday, ending the Thursda...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Kentlands Photowalk: Coleus IMG 4215 As I take my photowalks through Kentlands, our home community in Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, I look for flowers to photograph. Sometimes, pretty plants also catch my attention. This coleus would be a handsome addition for most gardens. Subhash Sharma This Coleus of brightly coloured foliage is cultivated as ornamental plant which is an old Victorian parlour plant makes a 21st century comeback! Coleus is enjoying a new popularity with colourful hybrids and sun tolerant landscape varieties. Easy to grow and inexpensive, Coleus has become a gardener's high spot.Mr. Sharma is a Facebook friend who lives in Ireland. He frequently comments on photographs that I post on Facebook. Coleus, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4215Photograph ...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Kentlands Photowalk: Dahlia IMG 4323 This dahlia was photographed in the planter in front of our home in the Kentlands community in Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878. Dahlias are easy to grow in our area and we enjoy blooms until the first frost. If you want the best blooms at the lowest cost, plant the tubers rather than purchasing the plants. Subhash Sharma This lovely Dahlia is a spicy flower and its significance ranges from a sign of warning, to change, to travel, to even a portent of betrayal. The varied symbolic meanings of the dahlia makes this flower a wild card. Give to that unique, eclectic person whom you wish to compliment his/her wild side. Combine them with slender flowers like irises or tulips for a striking visual display as well as a combined symbolic message that says "temp...
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Blogging Beverage: Heavy Seas Powder Monkey Pale Ale If you enjoy Pale Ales, you may will to try Heavy Seas Powder Monkey Pale Ale by Clipper City Brewing Company in Baltimore, Maryland. This is a good beverage to have along with some Maryland blue crabs.Beeradvocate Review Maryland- English Pale Ale- World Beer Cup Bronze medal 2010. This ale is distinctly British in character with a firm maltiness and a crisp, angular hop finish. It is amber in color with a nice earthy aroma, making this extremely pleasant to drink. Gazania, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4328Photograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Kentlands Photowalk: Dahlia IMG 4853 I do not need to walk very far to photograph the dahlias in our home garden in the Kentlands community in Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878. Kentlands is a planned neo-traditional community located within the City of Gaithersburg in the heart of Montgomery County, Maryland. Kentlands is a favorite neighborhood for families relocated to the Metro Area of Washington, DC. Dahlia, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4853Photograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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 Tax scammers claim to be with the IRS Though tax season is over, tax scammers work year-round. The IRS advises you to stay alert to protect yourself against new ways criminals pose as the IRS to trick you out of your money or personal information. These scams first tried to sting older Americans, newly arrived immigrants and those who speak English as a second language. The crooks have expanded their net, and now try to swindle virtually anyone. Here are several tips from the IRS to help you avoid being a victim of these scams: Scams use scare tactics. These aggressive and sophisticated scams try to scare people into making a false tax payment that ends up with the criminal. Many phone scams use threats to try to intimidate you so you will pay them your money. They often threaten arres...
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Book Recommendation: Not Dead Yet by Peter James Not Dead Yet (2012) is another excellent novel by best-selling British writer of crime fiction Peter James. Use the links to read more about the author and his many books.  This is an excellent selection for your reading list.Books by Peter James For LA producer Larry Brooker, this is the movie that could bring the fortune that has so long eluded him . . . For rock superstar, Gaia, desperate to be taken seriously as an actor, this is the role that could get her an Oscar nomination… For the City of Brighton and Hove, the publicity value of a major Hollywood movie being filmed on location, about the city’s greatest love story – between King George IVth and Maria Fitzherbert - is incalculable. For Detective Superintendent Roy Grace of Sussex...
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Blogging Beverage: New Belgium 1554 Black Lager  Colorado blogger Debbie Laity has encouraged me to try some of the wonderful craft beers brewed in Colorado. New Belgium 1554 Black Lager by New Belgium Brewing Co. in Fort Collins, Colorado is one of my new favorites and I recommend it to you. Bornof a flood and centuries-old Belgian text, 1554 BLACK LAGER BEER usesa lager yeast strain and dark chocolaty malts to redefine what dark beer canbe. In 1997, a Fort Collins flood destroyed the original recipe our researcher,Phil Benstein, found in the library. So Phil and brewmaster, Peter Bouckaert,traveled to Belgium to retrieve this unique style lost to the ages. Their firstchallenge was deciphering antiquated script and outdated units of measurement,but trial and error (and many months of i...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Recycle your old phone books With the delivery of new community phone books, produced by ziplocal.com, City of Gaithersburg residents are reminded that old phone books are recyclable and can be placed in recycling carts or bins for pick up on regular recycling days.Recycling and loose leaf collection is available to single family homes and townhouses. The City contracts with a private hauler for the collection of newspapers, mixed paper, corrugated cardboard, commingled cans, glass containers and plastic bottles. The recycling contractor also collects brush, branches, grass clippings, leaves and other yard trimmings.For more information please contact the City’s Department of Public Works.Recycling 301-258-6370 recycle@gaithersburgmd.govOffice Hours Monday - Friday, 7 AM - 4 PMThis is a...
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Kentlands Photowalk: Lacecap Hydrangea IMG 4209 Kentlands, our home community in Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, is an ideal neighborhood for photwalking because there are many gardens to catch your attention at this time of the year.Kentlands is a favorite area for families being relocated to the Metro Area of Washington, DC.  Lacecap Hydrangea, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA IMG 4209CanonPowerShot G11 Camera, f/3.5, 1/80 sec., ISO-320, 16 mm, No FlashPhotograph by Roy Kelley Roy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Vacation Fire Safety Getting ready to go out of town? Holidays and the summer months are not the time to take a vacation from fire safety. Be sure to check your home before leaving to minimize the risk of fire while you are away and review these important safety tips:Your Home All stoves and electrical appliances should be turned off or disconnected. Unplug all television sets, computers and radios. Lightning storms or sudden electrical surges can damage or even cause a fire in these types of equipment. When you return, check to make sure all smoke alarms are working. Tell a trusted neighbor your departure and return dates. Supply an itinerary with phone numbers where you can be reached in the event of an emergency. If you are staying in a hotel/motelWhen you are traveling away from hom...
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