Wednesday, December 12, 2012
See where Santa will be visiting in your neighborhood.
Santa continues a 32-year-old tradition this season as he joins with the Cabin John Volunteer Fire Department to visit children of all ages around Bethesda, Cabin John and Potomac. Accompanied by firefighter-elves, Santa will make his way through several communities collecting toys for the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, and the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Atop a decked out fire truck, Santa and the firefighters will traverse various areas nightly from 6 to 9 through Dec. 21. This week's schedule includes Seven Locks Hills, Congressional Manor, Carderock Springs, The Palisads, Avenel, Congressional Country Club Estates and Cabin John. See attached PDF for a full schedule of Santa visits. On …
Friday, December 7, 2012
Santa will stop by the Montgomery Mall Macy's during a Monday event as a part of a campaign to benefit the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
Forget the sleigh and reindeer—Santa is upgrading his ride this year as he travels to Bethesda to visit with children. In addition to a motorcycle ride to benefit sick children at The Children’s Inn, Santa also is boarding a Macy’s tour bus and stopping by Macy’s stores across the country—including the store at Bethesda’s Westfield Montgomery Mall. Mr. Claus and his elves will make an appearance at Macy’s at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10. The family-friendly event will feature students from Yorktown Elementary in Bowie performing Yes, Virginia the Musical. The Teen Angel Project, a youth music and dance group, will also take the stage. The bus tour is a part of Macy’s annual "Believe" campaign, which encourages children to write letters to Santa …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
See where Santa will be visiting in your neighborhood.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
See where Santa will be visiting in your neighborhood.
Santa continues a 32-year-old tradition this season as he joins with the Cabin John Volunteer Fire Department to visit children of all ages around Bethesda, Cabin John and Potomac. Accompanied by firefighter-elves, Santa will make his way through several communities collecting toys for the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, and the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Atop a decked out fire truck, Santa and the firefighters will traverse various areas nightly from 6 to 9 from Dec. 8 through Dec. 21. See attached PDF for a full schedule of Santa visits. On Christmas Eve, Santa will deliver the collected toys to the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda. Residents are welcome to drop off new, …
Monday, December 19, 2011
Christmas is six days from now. Do you have all of your Santa requests in?
In less than a week from now, Santa and his reindeer will be flying through neighborhoods all over the world – including Potomac – delivering presents to deserving boys, girls, men and women. Are you and your family ready for his visit? Patch wants to know what you’re asking Santa to deliver. Toys? Clothes? Donations to charities? What’s the hot item this year?
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
A humorous letter from a dog.
This column is not about Christmas. As far as I can tell, it is the only thing in America that is not. Christmas is everywhere, infecting me with catchy holiday jingles and making me want to buy stocking stuffers and burn pine scented candles. Humbug! To combat the Christmas spirit, this column deals with its exact opposite - dog poop. Yes, our area is so deep in dog bombs that Olde Saint Nick is probably going to step in one. I received the following letter recently, long after I wrote an open letter to dogs. Please read it in a heavy New Jersey accent for the most humorous effect. Dear Ms. Carpenter, I’m mad at you. You said that dogs shouldn’t poop without someone cleaning it up, even if our owners let us. Well, I’m a dog, and I like …
