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Winter City Lights is Coming to Olney

Published August 24, 2022 at 6:53AM | Updated August 24, 2022 at 5:53PM

Winter City Lights is described as “a magical holiday experience of 1 million twinkling lights spread across 18-acres of an outdoor winter wonderland where it is guaranteed to Winter City snow every night.” It’s coming to 4501 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney starting November 19th, a couple weeks after Field of Screams.

This will be the largest light show in the Washington DC and Baltimore area. Winter City Lights is one of the most technologically advanced Christmas light experiences in the country. Complete with 14 bonfires, Winter City Lights includes an enchanted 1.5-mile long trail of Christmas lights and displays through the woods, a 52-foot high programmable Christmas lights tree and light show, a 200-foot diameter canopy of Christmas lights, an 8 lane Snow Tubing Ride, s’mores, funnel cakes & more.

MoCo Government

Recount Complete: Democratic Primary for Montgomery County Executive Will Be Certified on Wednesday (August 24) at 4pm

By MCS Staff

Published August 24, 2022 at 6:28AM

David Blair gained a total of three votes more than Marc Elrich, which means that Marc Elric’s 35 vote lead has decreased to 32. If the audit by the Montgomery County Board of elections holds, the result will be certified at 4pm on Wednesday, August 24th, and Marc Elrich will have officially won the Democratic nomination for Montgomery County Executive.

2022 Recount Info per The Montgomery County Board of Elections:

Potomac

The Scoop Now Open in Potomac

By Patrick Herron

Published August 24, 2022 at 2:00AM

The Scoop at 7909 Tuckerman Ln in Potomac (the former Baskin-Robbins location in Cabin John Village), is holding its grand opening today, August 24. The creamery is being opened by Timothy and Mitch Ryoo, Potomac natives and Winston Churchill High School Graduates (2010 and 2006). The Scoop is open 11am-9pm Sunday through Thursday and 11am-10pm Friday and Saturdays.

The Scoop will feature 24-30 permanent flavors and 8-10 seasonal options (photo of their current selections below). All of the ice cream is made in house with natural ingredients, staying away from products like simple syrup. The owners tell us they are working with local distributors and are in talks with local farms to purchase ingredients from.

MCPS

MCPS to Host Back to School Fair This Saturday at Wheaton Mall

By Patrick Herron

Published August 23, 2022 at 10:28PM | Updated August 24, 2022 at 9:31AM

Montgomery County Public Schools and Wheaton Mall (11160 Veirs Mill Rd) will host a free back-to-school event this Saturday, August 27, from 10am-1pm at the mall’s outdoor event and dining space, known as “The Streetery”. Shoppers and members of the community will have the opportunity to learn about the school system, county programs and receive free curriculum resources in addition to family-friendly activities/entertainment and COVID-19 vaccinations. MCPS will be providing shuttle service to the event from Gaithersburg, Montgomery Blair, Paint Branch and Richard Montgomery High Schools. Full details below per Westfield:

Westfield Wheaton will host an annual back-to-school fair in partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) on Saturday, August 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place in The Streetery, the center’s outdoor event and dining space situated between Macy’s and the food court on Parking Level 2. Shoppers and members of the community will have the opportunity to learn about the school system, county programs and receive free curriculum resources. The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will also be providing a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic located at entrance 14 near Dick’s Sporting Goods. To make an appointment with DHHS for vaccination and immunization, please visit the link here.

Events

Labor Day Parade Returns to Gaithersburg With Sue Palka and Our Very Own Mr. MoCo

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 6:54PM | Updated September 4, 2022 at 6:10PM

After a two year hiatus, the City & the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Department celebrate the unofficial end of summer with the 84^th Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 5, 2022, at 1 p.m. This year’s Grand Marshal is Sue Palka, former FOX5 Chief Meteorologist. Alex Tsironis, also known as “Mr. MoCo” and the founder of The MoCoShow, Taste MoCo & MoCoSnow, joins the parade as Master of Ceremonies.

The parade features an assortment of high school marching bands, dance groups, costumed characters, antique cars & fire engines, equestrian units, clowns, and more, all winding their way down East Diamond & Russell Avenues. Note that participation in the Labor Day Parade by groups or organizations other than City of Gaithersburg officials, departments or committees does not constitute City of Gaithersburg endorsement. Food vendors will be located at Olde Towne Plaza and the parking lot next to the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Station.

Entertainment

Ken Mease, Longtime WUSA9 Sportscaster and MoCo Resident, Has Passed Away

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 6:20PM

Ken Mease, who is recognized by many from his time as a sportscaster with WUSA9 from 1986 until 2003, has passed away at the age of 80. He is survived by his wife, Paulette Mease, 79 , and sons Kert, 48, Bart, 46, and Blake, 38, all of Gaithersburg. Per an obituary written in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Mease was Robert Morris University’s athletic director from 1975-78, where he oversaw the Colonials’ transition from a junior college to a Division I athletic program. He was a sportscaster on and off in Western Pennsylvania from the late 1960s through the mid ‘80s KDKA-TV and WPXI-TV before making the move to the DC area to work for WUSA9.

Per WUSA9, “Ken readily admitted he was not a “flashy” kind of guy when it came to doing his sportscasts. However, Ken’s knowledge of sports and the people who participated were top-notch. He had a delivery style that was easygoing, and he was known for his great storytelling and writing style. Ken also had one of those laughs that just filled a room and a sportscast. At the end of every broadcast, Ken would sign in American Sign Language, ‘I love you.’ His son, Kert, tells us that his father passed away at 1:43 on Monday. The three numbers are also sometimes used in instant messaging as an abbreviation for the phrase ‘I love you.'”

Events

30th Annual Poolesville Day Festival Will Have Parade with Two Grand Marshals, Largest EV Show on U.S. East Coast, Food, Music, Farm Animal Exhibits, Pony Rides

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 5:23PM | Updated August 23, 2022 at 5:50PM

Outdoor Celebration of Western Montgomery County Town is Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022

WHEN: Saturday, September 17, 2022 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Rain or Shine

MoCo

DATE CHANGE Montgomery County to Hold Ceremony of Remembrance to Commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day on Thursday, Sept. 1, and Will Launch ‘Montgomery Goes Purple’

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 4:02PM

Montgomery County’s ceremony of remembrance and candlelight vigil has been rescheduled for Thursday, Sept. 1, in Downtown Rockville to memorialize lives lost to overdose or substance use.

Per Montgomery County: The event will commemorate “International Overdose Awareness Day,” a global event aimed at raising awareness of overdoses and reducing the stigma of drug-related deaths. The event will be held at 7:15 p.m. at Memorial Plaza, located at 101 Monroe St. in Rockville (the terrace between the Montgomery County Executive Office Building and the County Circuit Court).

Crime

Man Arrested for Solicitation of Minor After Driving to Meet With Girl He Thought Was 15-Years-Old

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 3:51PM

A 34-year-old Virginia man has been arrested and charged with sexual solicitation of a minor after he attempted to meet up with who he thought was a teenage girl.

On Thursday, August 11, 2022, Jose M. Jimenez of McLean, VA, initiated a conversation on a social media site with a Montgomery County Detective posing as a 15-year-old girl. The next day, Jimenez and the detective exchanged messages and phone numbers, eventually agreeing to meet in person. Jimenez asked the “girl” her age and continued to have sexually explicit text conversations with her.

MoCo Police

Police and Family Concerned for Welfare of Missing 14-Year-Old

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 2:45PM

Per MCPD: Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old from Silver Spring. Joann-Carla Metho was last seen on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, in the 2800 block of Strauss Ter.

Metho is approximately 5-feet, 6-inches tall and weighs 120 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black t-shirt. Police and family are concerned for her welfare.

Germantown

KPot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot Is Coming to Germantown

By MCS Staff

Published August 23, 2022 at 9:10AM | Updated October 25, 2022 at 7:59PM

KPot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot will be opening a second MoCo location in Germantown following the 2018 opening of its Rockville location (the Rockville location is not associated with the Germantown location). KPot will take over the space previously occupied by Honey Pig at 19727 Frederick Rd #1337. Honey Pig closed permanently in November of 2021 after five years at the location. Kpot did not have an expected opening timeframe for us, but did let us know of a nearby Laurel location coming soon.

According to KPot, the restaurant was started by four friends from different backgrounds who decided to share their mixed cuisine over the same table. KPot combines traditional Asian hot pot with Korean BBQ flavors. Hot pot, also known as “soup-food” or “steamboat,” is a communal pot of simmering broth that is stuffed with raw ingredients like meat and vegetables to cook in the pot.