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Silver Spring Jazz Festival Featuring David Sanborn 

David Sanborn and the Sanborn Electric Band will headline the 13th Annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 10 from 3 to 10 p.m., in Downtown Silver Spring on Veterans Plaza at Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive. 

School Bus Camera Enforcement Expands 

Enhancements to school bus camera program aims to increase safety on school buses. 

Montgomery County Council to hold Town Hall Meeting for Olney area at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at Rosa Parks Middle School 

County Council will host a town hall meeting starting at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The meeting will be held at Rosa Parks Middle School located at 19200 Olney Mill Road in Olney. 

International Overdose Awareness Day  

County Executive Ike Leggett joined family members who have lost a loved one to drug abuse to acknowledge International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31

Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger Records White House Video to Save Lives  

Major Cities Chiefs Police Association President Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen recorded a video, produced by the White House about how to administer naloxone and how it can save lives so people can get the treatment they need.

Montgomery County Friendship Picnic to Bring Together Communities with Diverse Cultures and Faiths  

The Friendship Picnic will bring people of diverse cultures and faiths together to make new friends and discuss ways to build a better community. 

WorkSource Montgomery, the County’s New, Non-profit Workforce Development Agency, Releases Draft of Local Area Workforce Plan  

WorkSource Montgomery, Inc., the workforce development resource for Montgomery County businesses and job seekers, recently released its draft Local Area Workforce Plan, which is now available online for public review and comment, through September 15.

Montgomery County’s public, education and government TV channels are going High Definition on October 1 

Montgomery County’s community cable PEG (Public / Education / Government) television stations is sharpening up their operations on Oct. 1 when they begin to air their broadcasts in high definition (HD) to subscribers of Comcast and RCN services.

September is National Preparedness Month; Preparedness Classes Offered to Public 

September is designated by presidential proclamation as National Preparedness Month. Montgomery County’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) is leading the way for County government preparedness and providing preparedness education for residents.  

Office of Consumer Affairs Recognized as National Experts on Consumer Fraud and Scams   Office of Consumer Affairs is on guard against crooks who try to cheat us. Today’s swindlers are more sophisticated and often target people when they are the most vulnerable.

IN THIS ISSUE of

September 2016

NOTEWORTHY NOTES

• Summer of Safety Update

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

• Popular Pool Pooch Party Returns to Montgomery County Recreation.
• Early Returns Signal Initial Success for County’s “Rock Spring Activation” Project.
• Final Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic of 2016.
• A Tour and History of Col. John Mosby’s Operations in Loudoun County is the topic for the Montgomery County Civil War Roundtable. 
• North Bethesda Market Hosts Montgomery County’s First Tomato Festival September 10.

Patrick Lacefield, Director

Judy Stiles, Editor