Larry Merewitz MCM’s Training and Volunteer Services Mgr. will keep us updated on events going on in the Olney, Brookeville area. There are always new shows at the Theatre, restaurants opening and other events like National Night Out in Olney and of course the farmers market. I am expanding my area to highlight different places I visit, events I go to and things I experience through photos and stories that may not be in the Olney Brookeville area.
This is just something to think about , only a few pictures this time. Times sure have changed over the years. Let’s take a look back in time for a moment and see what I mean. There have been a lot of changes for those who have past 40, uh 50, well maybe 60 and [...]
This is a quick reminder to everyone that the Winter Session of classes at Montgomery Community Media begins Monday January 14 2013. A wide range of classes are scheduled for the winter including training for contributing to the website, as well as editing, production and technical classes. Citizen Journalism a great class, begins Tuesday Jan 15 which , [...]
During the time off between Christmas and NY I added some updates since I sent this originally. I decided to take few days off and was thinking about this past year from the TVS Manager’s perspective. 2012 has been a busy year for MCM. The year began with getting the new website launched in March, with training opportunities [...]
Today is Christmas Eve, cookies are being made and I needed to run to the store to get some items for the baker. So I did a number of times but it seemed like everyone else had the same idea. I got through Safeway, Shoppers and Harris Teeter in one trip. While I was in Harris Teeter it started [...]
Training and Volunteer Services met with Gandhi Brigade, a youth media organization a few months ago to make arrangements for them to submit their programs at MCM. We talked with Amy Tasillo, Media Program Coordinator and got them set up so they could start submitting their programs. We also discussed with Amy about our training [...]
I began blogging by covering Olney events and what’s happening in Olney and Brookeville. Over the summer I took a short flight lesson and reported on my vacation through the southwest, included Colorado, Utah, New Mexico. I decided not to only focus on Olney, Brookeville area but to write about some things I do that [...]
Olney should be nicknamed the City of Food, It seems like so many things revolve around food and drink or have names related to that. Coming up this week beginning September 26 at the Olney Theatre Center is the stage perfomance Over the Tavern. For more information, to get tickets and find the times for the performances [...]
Brookeville is a town located twenty miles (32 km) north of Washington, D.C. and two miles (3 km) north of Olney in northeastern Montgomery County, Maryland. Brookeville was settled by Quakers late in the 18th century, and was formally incorporated as a town in 1808. The town served the local agricultural industry, with a toll [...]
In 1814 James Madison was President of the U.S. On August 26 of that year, and during the war, President Madison left Washington DC and went to Brookeville MD and held up there for a day. Since then Brookeville has been known as the U.S. Capital for a day. There is a sign, as [...]
It’s that time again, family vacations are over, summer break is over, and it’s time for kids to get back to school. For those stay at home moms and dads, I guess your vacation begins. I hope everyone had a great summer traveling like I did, or just taking the time to not have to go anywhere. We offered a [...]
