The Maryland Soccer Foundation, in its 23rd year as the governing board of the Maryland SoccerPlex and Adventist HealthCare Fieldhouse, has elected long-time board member Joyce Fuhrmann as its newest president. Fuhrmann is the first woman to hold the post.
Fuhrmann joined the board in 2013 and most recently served as treasurer. She is also Director of the BSE Operations and STEM Initiatives at the Universities at Shady Grove.
Yuvan Sundrani (sophomore information science major at UMD), Jason Steinberg (sophomore computer science major at UMD), and Sid Jagtap (sophomore finance major at the University of Michigan) are launching an exciting new app called Soshi. Simply put, the app allows users to share all of their social media and contact information in one place with one tap.
These students were amongst the many seniors to miss out on the end of the year senior fun and started freshman year behind a screen. Quarantine left everyone with a little extra time on their hands. Jason Steinberg and Sid Jagtap founded MoCo Tutors, an affordable digital tutoring service aimed at helping Montgomery County students struggling with virtual instruction. Meanwhile, Yuvan Sundrani gained some experience and insight while interning with the artificial intelligence laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg as a Data Engineer Intern.
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.
Many people have wondered how Black Hill Park got its name. Well, it was named after the Black Hills of South Dakota, famous for its gold mines in the 1870s. Was there gold in what is now Black Hill Park?
By Susan Soderberg (President, Germantown Historical Society)
At least eight athletes with MoCo ties qualified for the 2020 Olympics!
Andrew Wilson:
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.
Detectives Investigating Homicide in Boyds
Detectives are investigating the April 13th homicide of Javon Jamal Gordon (23) of Boyds, MD. Gordon was shot near his home on Ethel Rose Way in Boyds.
Update: COVID-19 Memorial in Black Hill Park
The fate of the COVID-19 memorial built by Germantown artist Chris Wikman remains uncertain.
Controversy Surrounds Future of Historic Boyds Bridge
There are well over 600,000 bridges in the United States, with many of them barely remarkable to cyclists, drivers, and pedestrians passing over and under them.