County Brings Back Thanksgiving Parade for 2021
Montgomery County will bring back the Thanksgiving parade on Saturday, Nov. 20 this year after canceling in 2020 due to the pandemic. The county is now accepting applications for parade participants.
Montgomery County will bring back the Thanksgiving parade on Saturday, Nov. 20 this year after canceling in 2020 due to the pandemic. The county is now accepting applications for parade participants.
The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center will waive adoption fees for all small animals, such as rabbits, gerbils, ferrets and guinea pigs, for two weeks, from Aug. 15 to Aug. 28. Known as “Pocket Pet Palooza,” the promotion is sponsored by the nonprofit organization Montgomery County Partners for Animal Well-Being.
The Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center is waiving adoption fees for cats and kittens this month in Operation: Feline Freedom. “MCASAC will be launching the event with more than 50 cats and kittens available for adoption. New animals are made available every day,” according to the announcement.
Montgomery Parks is marking National Selfie Day today by announcing that staff has placed new selfie stands in 13 different parks around the county. The stands are wooden and include ledges at two different heights where park visitors can place their phones for individual or group shots.
The county will open all purpose rooms/cafeterias and gyms in county schools for weekend use only from June 20 through Aug. 15, the Office of Community Use of Public Facilities announced. CUPF will begin accepting requests for reservations through ActiveMontgomery at 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 11.
Montgomery Parks is now accepting applications for permits to reserve park activity buildings and picnic shelters, according to a press release. Residents will be able to use these buildings as of June 12, officials said.
The county’s Commission for Women is looking for entries in its fourth annual Girl Power Contest, organizers announced. The contest, in recognition of Women’s History Month, is open to any county resident aged five and older.
The fifth annual Skill Share presentations from the Silver Spring Timebank will be held virtually this year on Sunday, Feb. 25 from 1:45–4:30 p.m., the group has announced. The free event offers participants the opportunity to learn from other residents, all Timebank members, new skills or other relevant information. Since it is held in Zoom and the SSTB Facebook page this year, anyone can join from anywhere.
Submissions for the Virtual 2021 Make Music Montgomery contest are now being accepted by the county library system, officials announced. The contest, which will be part of Virtual Just for the Record—A Vinyl Day, is open to anyone who lives or works in the county.