Residential Burglary
Georgetown Drive, 11500 block: Between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 5, suspects pried the rear door and took jewelry.
Nominees Sought
The Potomac Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for its annual Potomac Day celebrations scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 30. The chamber seeks nominees from the public for the awards of Citizen of the Year, Businessperson of the Year and Youth of the Year.
The Citizen of the Year must be an individual or organization in Potomac that has made a contribution to the welfare of the citizens of the local, regional, or national communities. The Businessperson of the Year must work or do business in Potomac, be a member of the Potomac Chamber of Commerce, and have made contributions to the welfare of the community. The Youth of the Year must be a senior-high-school student who resides in or attends high school in Potomac and has exhibited scholarship, leadership and community service attributes.
Many activities are planned for Potomac Day, including a car show, parade, art show and the Potomac 5K Fun Run. Sponsorship is needed on a variety of levels to get the day running as planned.
For more information, visit www.potomacchamber.org.
Recalling Summer Vacations
Almanac readers are invited to send in photos of their summer vacations. As we do on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, we will print as many of these photos as we can in the weeks before and after Labor Day.
Please include a sentence or two about what is happening in the photo, including where the photo was taken and identifying all the people pictured. Please include your name and address. We will print the names of the people in the photo and their towns of residence.
We will accept prints or digital photos. If you include a self-addressed stamped envelope, we will do our best to return hard-copy photographs, but please do not sent us anything irreplaceable.
Photos can be mailed to Potomac Almanac, Summer Vacation Photos, 10220 River Road, Suite 303, Potomac, MD 20854. Digital photos can be sent on CD, or e-mailed to photop@connectionnewspapers.com.
Become an Assisted Living Ombudsman
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, Aging and Disability Services, is looking for volunteers for the assisted living ombudsman program. Ombudsmen work with residents, families and the more than 70 providers of assisted living and group home services for the elderly. Volunteer ombudsmen also provide community education to assist consumers in making informed choices about selecting a group home.
A training session for volunteers is scheduled for Monday through Thursday, Oct. 4-7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Registration for the training is required. Volunteers are asked to commit four hours per week for at least one year. Training and ongoing support are provided by experienced professionals.
For more information or to register for the training, call Mona Pollack or Anita Lieb at 240-777-3910.
Conservation Corps Reunites
The Montgomery County Conservation Corps (MCCC) celebrates its 20th anniversary on Monday, Sept. 13 and is searching for former members and graduates who want to join the celebration. The anniversary celebration, hosted by the Friends of the MCCC, takes place 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Lathrop E. Smih Center for Environmental Education, located at 5110 Meadowside Lane, Rockville.
The celebration includes refreshments, corps member demonstrations of tools and work projects, auction of wood products made by corps members and an award ceremony. For more information about the anniversary celebration, call the Conservation Corps at 301-929-5559.