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Montgomery County Police Chief of more than 15 years, Tom Manger was honored at the MVF Board of Directors meeting on February 28, as he leaves the department to pursue the next chapter of his career. For more on Chief Manger's career, read MVF President Glenn Gargan's article on page 3.
Residents asked questions of the 2019 Montgomery Village Foundation Board of Directors candidates at the annual MVF Candidates’ Forum held on January 31. Get additional candidate information in the pull-out section in the center of this issue. A video of the event can be found online at...
Montgomery Village Foundation's 3rd Annual Family Bingo Night is right around the corner on Saturday, Jan. 26. Be sure to reserve your seats by purchasing discounted Bingo card booklets for $8/booklet — call 301-948-0110. Booklets are also available at the door for $10/booklet. Get ready to...
Watkins Mill High School Chamber Singers helped get the 100+ visitors in the holiday spirit with festive musical selections at the Montgomery Village Annual Christmas Tree Lighting on November 28. Adults and children patiently awaiting the tree to be lit and Santa to arrive on his fire truck...
Chris O'Brien from Holy Cross Germantown Hospital presents the trophy to PJ Maneval and her winning pumpkin racer "Alpacalypse." See other decorated pumpkin medal winners and additional photos of this year's Great Pumpkin Race and Fall Festival on pages 10 and 11. Festivities ran from 11 a.m. to...
Cinderella and her family won a Pumpkin Race Medal last year for Best Themed Racer Duo, just one of many categories your racer can place in at the Great Pumpkin Race and Fall Festival on Saturday, Oct. 13. Festivities will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the North Creek Community Center parking...
The judges spoke, and all the Whetstone Season Ending Cannonball Contest participants were winners! Once again, the community spirit of Whetstone showed itself in the fun and excitement generated on Sunday, Aug. 26, the last day of operation for the Whetstone Pool this season. The event...
The Montgomery Village Conservation Corps program members worked each week on completing playground/park inspections as well as completing a stream valley cleanup or park cleanup at various locations throughout Montgomery Village. See page 7 for the full article and more photos.
Campers at North Creek Summer Club had a blast knocking down pins at Bowl America last week. Check out all of the opportunities for kids of all ages to have fun in the Village this summer at www.montgomeryvillage.com.
Spitz-O-Matic and Camp Tiny Feet friends cranked up the beat and danced around Whetstone Community Center on July 10. Catch Spitz at KidjAM at the Gordon W. Bowie Music Pavilion in South Valley Park, 19003 Watkins Mill Road, on Wednesday, July 25 at 10:30 a.m.
Fresh local produce and other delicious offerings will be available again at the Montgomery Village Farmers' Market beginning Saturday, June 2 and every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through October 27. Receive a free reusable grocery bag on opening day (while supplies last).
The Whetstone Afterschool Club is finishing for the school year and making way for summer programs and activities. The afterschool club will return in the fall for the 2018-19 school year.
As one of two Arbor Day planting celebrations, the Montgomery Village Foundation Board, staff and crew from BrightView planted a Sycamore tree at Lake Whetstone in commemoration of Pete Young’s service as President of the MVF Board. Other Arbor Day activities took place at North Creek Nature...
Village kids and parents enjoyed an evening building and creating at the Lego Block Party on Friday, April 13. Play-Well TEKnologies supplied the thousands of Legos and helped the kids build Lego launchers and a giant tower.
Former MVF Board President Pete Young (left) recognizes John Driscoll (right) for his years of service on MVF committees and the Board at the March 22 Annual Meeting. Driscoll served three terms (nine years) on the MVF Board, two years as President and was on several committees that helped keep...
Officer Kim Jones stopped by the Creative Discovery learning and enrichment program on Monday, March 19. Students learned about different ways to stay safe and were given police badge stickers to wear with pride!
Bort, Gargan and Leonard elected to 2018 MVF Board of Directors
Three candidates for the Montgomery Village Foundation (MVF) Board of Directors were elected to fill the three ending term seats on the Board. After about six weeks of campaigning, meet and greet events and a...
The 10th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance was enjoyed by nearly 100 participants; daughters and dads had a blast! Couples enjoyed yummy refreshments, cute favors and most importantly, dancing the night away. Keepsake photos will allow these father-daughter duos to remember their fun evening for weeks...
Warm weather is just around the corner and that means it's time to think about summer camp! Check out the fun and affordable camps, clubs and programs in the 2018 MVF Summer Camp Guide inside this issue.
Summer planning has begun and MVF is looking for candidates to join our team and fill a variety of seasonal positions. Check out the Lifeguard Training classes and other summer jobs available on page 14. Also, visit www....
The Montgomery Blue Notes led by Director Perry Conticchio brightened the season with a Winter Jazz Concert at North Creek Community Center in December.
Saturday, Dec. 9 was another great Breakfast with Santa here in Montgomery Village! Santa Claus joined us at North Creek community center along with 54 children and 71 adults! Participants enjoyed a tasty continental breakfast followed by photos with St. Nick, cookie decorating and crafts!
The Montgomery Village Annual Christmas Tree Lighting was enjoyed by many residents on November 29. Adults and children spent the hour listening to music by the Montgomery Village Community Band and Watkins Mill High School choral group, sipping hot cocoa and munching cookies before Santa...
Shoppers picked up an abundance of holiday gifts at the annual Montgomery Village Holiday Craft Bazaar held at the Lake Marion Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 11. The Bazaar is just one opportunity in Montgomery Village for artisans to sell their wares. Next up is the Indoor Flea Market in...