The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring has extended its contract with Sandy Spring Friends School for several decades, ensuring its operations will continue at the current location, where it has served as a popular ropes course and zipline destination since 2010. (more…)
The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring has been voted the Best Amusement Park and Climbing Venue in the DMV for the third consecutive year by readers of Washington Parent Magazine. The park was founded in 2010 and attracts around 100,000 annual visitors.
The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) has released additional information regarding a fatal collision that claimed the life of a Brookeville teen in Sandy Spring. (more…)
Montgomery County Police are investigating a fatal collision that occurred Wednesday morning in the area of Norwood Road and Nesbitt Farm Lane in Sandy Spring. (more…)
Update: According to Montgomery County Police, “The investigation has revealed that a vehicle collided with a wooden light pole. A 17-year-old female sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Two 17-year-old occupants, a male and a female, have been transported to an area hospital in critical condition.”
Montgomery County resident Ethel Young shared with Maryland Lottery officials that she plans to donate a portion of her recent $5,000 winnings to her church. She won the prize in August through the lottery’s Cash Heatwave promotion. Full story below, courtesy of MD Lottery:
Rising seniors Abby Sorkin and Emily Sefcik from Sherwood High School started the “Sports for All Club” during their junior year. They collected donations of new or gently used sports equipment at their school and donated it to kids from under-resourced communities.
The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring (16701 Norwood Rd) was recently ranked as one of the ten best aerial adventure parks in the US by USA Today.
Montgomery Parks is now offering public tours of the historic Woodlawn Manor House at Woodlawn Manor Cultural Park in Sandy Spring, following the completion of much-needed repairs. The historic manor dates to the early 1800s and served as the home of the Palmer family who owned and managed the farm for over 100 years.
The Adventure Park (16701 Norwood Road, Sandy Spring) has been nominated for best “Aerial Adventure Park” in the United States by USA Today. Voting begins May 1st and ends May 27th at noon. (more…)