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The 1988 Montgomery County Fair Cookbook

By Patrick Herron

Today we’re cracking open a copy of the 1988 Montgomery County Fair Cookbook.  The Montgomery County Fair’s roots date all the way back to 1945.  While we missed out on the pig racing and Tilt-a-Whirls this summer, let’s see if we can capture a little bit of that county fair nostalgia with these vintage recipes!

The book features classics such as Grandma Butler’s Apple Pie, as well as more dated recipes like Mayo Rolls & Tuna Toastees.  In this article we’ll be sharing two of the Moco recipes found inside.

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Jake Funk Returns to the Football Field as a Starter for Maryland

By MCS Staff

Jake Funk broke the Maryland state record for career touchdowns when he was a student at Damascus– he had 57 during his senior year alone.

His college career hasn’t worked out the same way. He spent his first two years seeing limited action and his last two seasons ended early due to injury, after he tore the same ACL in back to back seasons.

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Open House at Boyds Negro School Property on Sunday, 10/25

By MCS Staff

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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Haunted Places in MoCo: C&O Canal (Near Poolesville)

By MCS Staff

2022 is the 161st anniversary of The Battle of Ball’s Bluff. According to local lore, the area around the 33/34 Mile Mark of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal) near Poolesville is haunted by the ghosts of Civil War Soldiers (photos below).

During the early days of the American Civil War, Union soldiers ferried across the Potomac River from the Maryland side in Montgomery County to the Virginia side for the Battle of Ball’s Bluff against the Confederate Army, who were camped alongside the river in Leesburg, VA.

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Regal Announces It’s Closing All U.S. Theaters, What Does That Mean for Us?

By MCS Staff

Regal Announces It’s Closing All U.S. Theaters, What Does That Mean for Us?

British company Cineworld, which owns Regal Cinemas in the United States, said it would temporarily close all 663 of its movie theaters in the United States and Britain, in a move that is expected to affect 40,000 employees in the United States.

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