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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Molly the Lifesaver Meet Molly, the 8-year-old Labrador who saved her family from a fire in their Montgomery County home! Alerting them to call the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Squad just in time, Molly proved that sometimes heroes have four legs and a tail. She's not just a pet; she's a lifesaver. https://ow.ly/XlEN50RiXZ0This is a Montgomery County, Maryland announcement. Orchid, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA IMG 4342Canon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Turn In a Gun, Get a Food CardJoin us for a gun buyback event on April 20 at United Church of Christ of Seneca Valley. Turn in your working guns, no questions asked and receive up to $200 in Giant gift cards. Drive-thru only, 9 am-1 pm. Save lives and get rewarded! More info: https://ow.ly/ow0750Ri8OyThis is a Montgomery County, Maryland announcement.  Orchid, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania USA IMG 4349Canon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Gaithersburg Farmers Markets, April 18 & 20CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE!     CASEY FARMERS MARKET 810 South Frederick Ave   WINTER SEASON Select Thursday 11 AM - 2:30 PM   April 18 ____________   CURRENT CASEY MARKET VENDORS   SEE THE FULL SCHEDULE OF FOOD TRUCKS HERE!   Nomz Food Truck: Best Persian food truck in the DMV!   Black Horse Kettle Corn: The perfect salty and sweet snack.   Bread & Cupcakes: Fresh breads, hearty soups, and tasty treats.   Calypso N 'Roux: Frozen prepared chicken, meats, fish, seasonings and juices.   Gram's Jam's LLC: Homemade jams, apple butter and honey.   Izaak Walton League of America: Historic conservation organizations working to achieve practical policies that balance conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.    Saints Row Brewing: Locally craft...
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Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 27The Gaithersburg Police Department is gearing up for Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27! Safely dispose of old or unused prescription medications by dropping by our police station at 14 Fulks Corner Avenue between 10am and 2pm.Info: https://gburg.md/takebackdayThis is a City of Gaithersburg, Maryland announcement. Kentlands Photowalk + Imagination, Color Edited for our Imagination Series, Gaithersburg, Maryland USA 2930 ACanon PowerShot G11 CameraPhotograph by Roy KelleyRoy and Dolores Kelley Photographs
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Wegmans opens in Germantown this Sunday, September 15th   The first Wegmans store in Montgomery County, Maryland has a Grand Opening this Sunday, September 15, 2013 starting at 7 a.m. The 123,000 square foot supermarket is located at 20600 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown, MD. http://newstores.wegmans.com/ Many local residents have previously shopped at the wonderful Wegmans stores in the area. The Wegmans Frederick store opened in 2011 and 20,000 people visited the store on the first day. The Frederick store has130,000 square feet. The new Wegmans Germantown is staffed by 550 employees. One of the store features is a Market Café with indoor and outdoor seating for 200. So, you may find this to be an attractive destination for lunch or dinner as well as being one of your favorite groc...
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Washington, DC Metro Area Housing Statistics, August, 2013   August, 2013, home sales were strong in the Washington, DC Metro Area but the inventories declined. There is a strong demand for smaller units. Condo sales drove the majority of the increases in both sales and new contracts. The overall high demand and low supply contributed to median sale price gains within the region and resulted in the highest August-level median sales price in eight years.  The median days-on-market continues to be historically low, and is now at its lowest August-level since 2005.  Rising prices and strong demand may encourage new sellers to enter the market, increasing new listings and helping to meet pent up demand. The information in this report was provided by RBI, RealEstate Business Intelligence, fo...
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More traffic enforcement cameras in the District of Columbia   The District of Columbia has announced the pending installation of 132 additional traffic cameras during the next few months according to an article by Lori Aratani in The Washington Post. After the installation of the new cameras, there will be a total of 223 traffic enforcement cameras in the District. DC officials always say that the purpose of the traffic enforcement camera is public safety. And, those that dive in the District can quickly verify that the cameras reduce the number of speeding drivers. Municipalities have found that traffic camera can add millions of dollars to their local funds. Aratani reports that “In fiscal 2912, traffic enforcement devices brought $84.9 million into the District’s coffers.”  With mor...
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Book Recommendation:  Nightwalkers by P.T. Deutermann   In previous blogs, I recommended Darkside (2002) and Pacific Glory (2011)  by P.T. Deutermann. Darkside is a suspense novel in the setting of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Pacific Glory is a novel that follows naval officer friends, from their Naval Academy days, during their World War II experience in the Pacific. The author is a 1963 graduate of the Naval Academy and a retired Navy Captain. I just finished reading another book by P.T. Deutermann, Nightwalkers (2009), a Cam Richter novel in a North Carolina setting. This, too, is an excellent book that I suggest for your reading list. Dolores and I both plan to read more of Deutermann's books. Deutermann has three series of novels, The Cam Richter Novels, Thrillers and...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
She died almost nine months ago! An unexpected real estate settlement issue   A local title company shared this incident at a recent settlement. The sellers, a gentleman and his wife, arrived for the settlement on their home. The wife stated that the name on the settlement statement was incorrect. The closing attorney did a quick check of the title notes and explained that the property was titled in the name of the man and another woman’s name that was referenced as his wife. When told of this, the new wife said “She died almost nine months ago!” The husband had remarried and thought the new wife would automatically be on the deed. He was very upset when the attorney asked him for a death certificate for his late wife. The closing attorney, of course, needed to make sure that the previo...
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Will they recognize you from your profile pictures?   I have enjoyed the positive experience of having strangers recognize me from my photographs in real estate marketing materials or from Facebook. Will people recognize you in the grocery store or when you are meeting for the first time to offer your services? As the seasons change, it is a good time for fresh profile photographs for our blogs, websites and social media sites. Yes, change your photographs if they were not taken this year, or if you have changed your hair style or eye glasses. You may look ten years younger in your profile picture but that will have a negative impact when you meet new people. Profile photographs are not the place for pictures of pets, children or other unidentified persons. I have seen profile photograp...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Amazonia Exhibit at the National Zoo   The National Zoo, in Washington, DC, is one of our favorite places to visit. We usually go in the morning and plan to have lunch at the zoo and spend most of the day touring and photographing the exhibits. If you plan to visit for the first time, our advice is that you will not be able to see everything in one day. The Amazonia Exhibit is one of the largest at the National Zoo. It has been open since 1992. The exhibit includes a 15,000 square foot rainforest habitat and a 55,000 gallon aquarium for the display of Amazon River fish. Within the high dome of the Amazonia Exhibit, visitors will see hundreds of species of plants and trees. The habitat is the home for dozens of species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects that are typical ...
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A Favorite Travel Destination – Longwood Gardens   If you enjoy gardens and beautiful flowers, Longwood Gardens is a travel destination you should consider. Longwood Gardens is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, just west of Wilmington, Delaware.  This is about 121 miles from our home in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Dolores and I are annual members of Longwood Gardens and try to visit for all of the major exhibits during the year. Yes, you can visit at any time of the year because they have a very large conservatory that has thousands of flowers and plants even when the weather is very cold. We take hundreds of photograph during each visit and also enjoy having lunch in The Café. By the way, this is mushroom country and you will want to try the excellent mushroom soup that is always av...
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By Lenn Harley, Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland
(Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate)
Short Sale Market in Montgomery County Maryland - Active and SOLD Short Sales are still available in Montgomery County Virginia.  In Montgomery County Maryland, there are:    1,536 Single Family Detached homes for sale with an average list price of $943,879.    73 Single Family Detached SHORT SALE listings with an average list price of $489,914.    Since July 1, 2013, 65 Short Sale listings have SOLD with an average list price of $394,291. EXAMPLES of homes for sale in Montgomery County MD. $935,000 8011 WARFIELD RD 4 Bedrooms 4 full 1 half Baths MLS# MC8052516 GAITHERSBURG Zip: 20882 Subdivision: GOSHEN ESTATES Status: ACTIVE ? Listing Agency:Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. Multiple Photos|Virtual Tour|PropertyWizard™|Email     $925,000 25110 HIGHLAND MANOR CT 5 Bedrooms 4 full 3 half ...
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Home owners trapped by high mortgage balances   Today’s issue of The Washington Post includes an article titled “Many still underwater despite rising prices.”  This article, by reporter Kathy Orton, provides some very interesting housing statistics from RealtyTrac. Home prices are definitely rising in Maryland and multiple contract competition is common in some areas that include Montgomery County. However, home buyers face an inventory shortage that limits the selection that would be preferred by many purchasers. One of the reasons for the lower than normal inventory of houses for sale is that over 350,000 Maryland home owners still owe substantially more on their mortgages than the current market value of their homes. RealtyTrac is quoted as classifying 25% of Maryland mortgages as “d...
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
What in the world is an arapaima? A big fish story   The answer to this question may be found at the Amazonia Exhibit at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.  Arapaima are among the largest freshwater fish in the world and several may be seen in the 55,000 gallon aquarium in the Amazonia Exhibit. Individual arapaima are typically six to seven feet long but can reach eight feet or more. The scales are large and the mouth is turned up because they feed at the surface of the water. These fish are found in the Amazon in South America. The arapaima is a predator and they eat chopped fish along with a prepared diet at the National Zoo. Arapaima are very unfishlike in that they are air breathers that stay submerged for 10 to 20 minutes at a time. This tendency to stay at the surface makes them ...
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By Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA, 301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA
(Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties )
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By Roy Kelley
(Retired)
Sharing memories of long ago Save those family pictures   Blame this blog on Clarksville real estate professional  Debbie Reynolds.  Debbie got many of us thinking about past moments that we could share in blogs. Recently, one of my younger sisters, Lynne Kelley, emailed some old family photographs to Dolores. Lynne and her family live near Chicago. She is the designated family historian. The group of photographs included a couple of pictures of me that were taken when I was very young. The photograph in this blog had a note on the back “four and a half years old”. You are too young to relate to this time frame but that age would indicate that the photograph was taken early in 1942. It was wartime and we lived in a community that has a strong military orientation. The white house in the...
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Book Recommendation:  Pacific Glory by P.T. Deutermann   Just days ago, I recommended Darkside (2002) by P.T. Deutermann. This is a suspense novel in the setting of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. The author is a 1963 graduate of the Naval Academy and a retired Navy Captain. I just finished reading another book by P.T. Deutermann, Pacific Glory (2011), a novel that follows naval officer friends during their World War II experience in the Pacific. This, too, is an excellent book that I suggest for your reading list. Dolores and I both plan to read more of Deutermann's books. Please share your favorite book discoveries. I try to read at least one novel each week for personal pleasure. Books by P.T. Deutermann The Ops Officers Manual (1980) Scorpion in the Sea (1992) Edge of Hono...
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Toll violators facing stiff penalties in Maryland   The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) now has approval for additional collection methods when dealing with overdue highway tolls. The new law is to be fully implemented in October. Previous violators are being allowed an opportunity to pay their toll balances without penalty before the start of the new enforcement procedures. Electronic tolling is replacing the traditional toll collection booths as video camera record the license plates of toll road users. Many area residents take advantage of the automatic billing provided by the E-ZPass system which is used in several states. Vehicles that are not equipped for E-ZPass are billed based on their vehicle registration. Under the new law, vehicle owners that do not pay their bill w...
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Book Recommendation:  Darkside by P.T. Deutermann   I just finished Darkside (2002) by P.T, Deutermann and recommend it for your reading list. This is a suspense novel and the story takes place at the Naval Academy. The author is a 1963 graduate of the Naval Academy and a retired Navy Captain. I think you will enjoy Deutermann’s books. One of my personal goals is to read at least one novel each week and this is a practice that I recommend to you. Now is a good time to work on your fall and winter reading list. Please share information on the great authors that you discover. Books by P.T. Deutermann The Ops Officers Manual (1980) Scorpion in the Sea (1992) Edge of Honor (1994) Official Privilege (1995) Sweepers (1997) Zero Option (1999) Train Man (1999) Hunting Season (2001) Darkside (20...
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New computers and wireless internet for Montgomery County, MD students   The tech staff had a very busy summer in Montgomery County, Maryland schools. Over 9,300 new computers were installed and wireless networks were installed in over 100 schools. By the end of September, all of the Montgomery County schools will have wireless networks. Over 2,000 classrooms have received new interactive whiteboards. The enhanced learning environment required additional training for the teachers that will be using more advanced tools. The definite trend will be to more online teaching. Upgrading the wireless network in Montgomery County schools cost about $5.6 million according to a report by Lynh Bui in The Washington Post. Schools are open and it is a good time to be extra careful while driving in th...
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Dog owners need to be alert for canine influenza   Montgomery County, Maryland, officials are warning dog owners to be alert for flu symptoms which include cough, runny nose and fever. Canine influenza is blamed for the death of at least two dogs in the County and the sickness of several more pets. This influenza virus is highly contagious and can cause an acute respiratory infection. Dog flu can be spread by direct contact with infected animals, contaminated objects and through people moving between infected and uninfected dogs. Dog owners need to be careful to avoid conditions that may spread dog flu. Pet lovers need to be cautious about petting dogs of others when there may be a chance that the direct contact may spread dog flu to their own pets. Contact your veterinarian if your dog...
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Dolphins dying along the Mid-Atlantic coast Avoid direct contact with dead and dying dolphins   Hundreds of dead and dying bottle-nose dolphins have been found along the Mid-Atlantic coast from New York to North Carolina, according to a news report by Lenny Bernstein at The Washington Post. Marine organizations are trying to identify the cause of the death which some think is being caused by a virus called cetacean morbillivirus. This virus causes the deaths of dolphins by suppressing the immune system and making them more vulnerable to pneumonia and other infections. The virus does not threaten humans but is related to the virus that causes measles. Authorities are advising people to stay away from the sick and dead dolphins because of the risk of secondary infections. If your family p...
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Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Run/Walk Online Registration Ends Noon, August 29th   The 20th Annual Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Run/Walk & Kids Fun Runs takes place on Saturday, August 31st at 8 a.m. Register at www.kentlands.org  Online registration ends at noon, Thursday, August 29th. Register right away if you have not already done so. This is an outstanding event for participants and spectators. The proceeds from this event help several great causes including the Kentlands Community Foundation's on-going programs, The Delores Swoyer Summer Camp Scholarship Fund, The Dwelling Place and McPaw. For out of the area readers, Kentlands is a neo-traditional planned community in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in the heart of Montgomery County. Kentlands is one of the highly preferred communities for families ...
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