The students of Viers Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring were munching on grilled cheese sandwiches and tater tots in the cafeteria Monday when their ordinary meal became the ultimate power lunch: A surprise visit from President Obama.
via washingtonpost.com.
Our first annual Community Day was a blast, despite the weather. Hope all that came out had a great time. Thanks to the volunteers who worked to pull the event together.
We’d also like to thank The Stepping Stones, Advance Martial Arts and Mr. Knick Knack for performing. A special thank you to Dynamite Gymnastics for being gracious hosts.
Randolph Hills Community Day has been CANCELED due to forecasted inclement weather. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope to try again next year.
Dynamite Gymnastics (located in Randolph Hills Shopping Center) has graciously offered to host a party for our neighborhood families, residents, and guests from 1:00pm-3:00pm. The party will featuring performances by Mr. Knick Knack and Monkees cover band, The Stepping Stones. After some brief remarks from Councilmember Roger Berliner, the Stepping Stones will perform at 1:10pm followed by Mr. Knick Knack at 2:10pm. Light refreshments and drinks will be provided.
For more information about Dynamite Gymnastics, please visit their website: http://www.dynamitegc.com.
Come out and join the Randolph Hills Community on Saturday, October 17 in Randolph Hills Shopping Center. The event is planned from 11AM to 3PM. This will be an opportunity to meet your neighbors, have some fun and learn about what’s going on in the community. You can get more details from the Community Day Flyer.
The RCA Fall Yard Sale is this Saturday, September 26th, from 7:30am-1:30pm at the Loehmann’s Plaza Shopping Center on Randolph Road. Booth space is free to paid RCA members, all others pay $10. RCA volunteers will be on hand to collect RCA membership forms and dues.
Make sure you come check out the fun, there will be plenty of good stuff to buy, food and fun for the whole family. See you there!
Show your support for Randolph Hills and our effort to reopen Rocking Horse. Attend the following event with our Council member:
You are cordially invited to join
Montgomery County Council
Vice President
Roger Berliner
(District 1 – Bethesda, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Garrett Park, Glen Echo, North Bethesda, Potomac, Randolph Hills, Somerset)
“Conversations with Councilmember Berliner”
Traffic on Rockville Pike will be shifted to a new bridge built over Montrose/Randolph Road during the next two weekends.
via washingtonpost.com.
The council will deliberate three new county master plans in the coming months— White Flint, Gaithersburg West and Kensington—as well as specifics of the new Commercial-Residential Zone, which is being crafted to encourage mixed-use developments of residential, retail and commercial space within those plans.
via Gazette.net
The September 2009 Echo (PDF), has been posted.
Our next General Meeting will be held this Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. We meet at the Veirs Mill Rec Center, view map.
We will be featuring Roger Berliner, our District One member of the County Council and Marc Elrich one of the At-Large members of the County Council. Unfortunately, Council Member Berliner will be unable to attend. Hope to see you there!
by Damon Manetta
Photo courtesy of Karen Helfert
After the June meeting, many felt the MNCPPC had been fairly negative, citing the many obstacles to overcome before our Randolph Dog Park could be created. The primary obstacle was that much of the proposed Dog Park lies within the 100-year flood plain – where current MNCPPC rules forbid building park facilities.
However, developments over the summer have been very positive. One such development has been the discovery that some of the trees located in the non-flood plain section of Randolph Park are actually invasive species not native to Maryland, meaning that they can and should be removed. Removal of these trees will make more open land for the Dog Park.
As of this writing, a special community meeting has been tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, September 30th, 8pm at the Viers Mill Rec Center. The purpose of this meeting will be for Park officials to present to the community a proposal for a Dog Park, details about the exact nature of their proposal are not yet available. Please check our website, where more information will be posted as it becomes available.
Our neighborhood stays connected via Nextdoor. Sign up with your home address at Nextdoor.com, and you will be directed to the Randolph Hills group.
MC311 Customer Service Center is Montgomery County’s source for non-emergency government information and services. You can reach MC311 by calling 311 in the County or 240-777-0311, 711 for MD Relay TTY, from anywhere, Monday - Friday 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.