By Susan Soderberg

Families picnicking, children cavorting on the playgrounds, teens paddling around the lake in kayaks and fishermen dropping their lures hoping for a bite, summer is here at Black Regional Hill Park. Black Hill and Little Seneca Lake, forming the northern border of Germantown, is a well-used recreational area, especially on these hot summer days. But the lake was not created only for having fun. It is an emergency water supply for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, the Washington Aqueduct, and the Fairfax County Water Authority in Virginia.


November 15, 2021, virtual event features remarks from renowned entomologist Doug Tallamy. 

Montgomery Parks invite the public to its 2021 annual meeting and silent auction. The virtual event will be held on Monday, November 15, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and features professor, entomologist, and author Doug Tallamy as the guest speaker.


The 7th Annual Owl Moon Raptor Festival being held at Black Hill Regional Park on November 14, 2021 from noon to four PM.

The festival will feature “Adventures with Raptors” with live owls, hawks, and falcons on display, flight demonstrations, raptor programs, and food and fun activities for the whole family.


Arrest Made in Boyds Murder, Vigil for the Victim to be Held This Evening at 6:30pm

A candlelight vigil will be held for Javon Gordon at Clarksburg High School this evening at 6:30pm. Javon was shot and killed on the 12900 block of Ethel Rose Way in Boyds this past Tuesday.


The October 2020 Open House for the historic one-room Boyds Negro School (1895-1936), at 19510 White Ground Road, is tomorrow (Sunday, 10/25).

The open house will take place between 2pm and 4pm. Masks are required for participation i the event and one family or group, consisting of no more than 6 people, will be allowed inside at a time.


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