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• DECEMBER 2020
• Listserv Transitions to Groups.io  •  President’s Message  •  Nurturing Nature:  The Rise of the Suburban Coyote  •  Halloween House Decoration Contest Winners  •  ‘Buy Nothing Four Corners’ Reuses, Recycles  •  Have You Joined Your Civic Association Yet?  •  For Your Awareness:  How to Prevent Your Home from Being Burglarized (New Column!)  •  Hoover-Fisher Florist is Moving  •  NFCCA Responds to Thrive Montgomery 2050 Plan  •  First Halloween House Decorating, Pet Costume Contests Huge Success   [12 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2020
• North Four Corners Halloween Fun in the Time of Coronavirus  •  President’s Message  •  Purple Line Development Suffers Further Delays  •  Nurturing Nature:  The Buzz on Common Bees and Wasps in Your Yard  •  Chalk Sidewalk Art Enlivens, Enchants Chiswell Lane  •  History Corner(s):  The Republican Meeting at Burnt Mills and 1960 Politics  •  Maryland Voting:  How, When, and Where to Cast Your Vote in the 3 November 2020 Presidential Election  •  Transit Changes Along US 29/Colesville Corridor   [16 pp.]
• JUNE 2020
• County Pesticide Law Aims to Protect Public Health  •  President’s Message  •  Checklist of COVID-19 Symptoms  •  District 19 Virtual Town Hall Provided Key Legislative Updates  •  Quarter of a Million Hits for NFCCA Web in 2019  •  The NFCCA Community Care Network is Available to Assist Those in Our Neighborhood Who Need Help  •  Oh, You Mean That Montgomery County  •  A Solar Co-op Gave Us Peace of Mind and Saved Us Money  •  Positive Happenings in Our Neighborhood   [12 pp.]
• APRIL 2020
• Board of Election Candidates Forum at April 15 NFCCA Meeting  •  President’s Message  •  New Stop Sign Near Forest Knolls Elementary School  •  The Rules Regarding Parking in Our Neighborhood  •  Nurseries and Garden Centers in Maryland Near Us  •  Proposed Metrobus and RideOn Route Changes  •  Are You on the List of Current NFCCA Members?  •  NFCCA Begins a Community Cares Network  •  Open to All Senior Center Events  •  Upcoming Elections for Local Judges, Board of Education   [12 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2020
• MCPS Announces New Boundaries for Forest Knolls Elementary School  •  President’s Message  •  Family Music and Arts Calendar (New Column!)  •  A Guide to Organized, Engaging Public Speaking  •  Nearby Senior Centers Offer Many Programs  •  Forced Arbitration Bad for Consumers and Employees   [12 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2019
• Radon, a Cancer-Causing Radioactive Gas, May Be in Your Home  •  President’s Message  •  Navigating Stuff on Sidewalks  •  Nurturing Nature:  Rake If You Must, But Leave the Leaves!  •  Ever Wonder What the NFCCA Does With Your Dues?  •  Montgomery County Will Plant a Curbside Tree, But You Have to Ask   [12 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2019
• We’re Part of Silver Spring Village  •  President’s Message  •  Wheaton Library and Recreation Center Now Open  •  Got Drugs?  Just Say ‘Yes!’ to Getting Rid of Them  •  County Council Passes ADU Legislation, Prepares to Take Up Rental Housing Licensing Bill  •  FKES Boundary Study Update  •  New Voter Registration Laws on 1 October  •  New Board to be Elected 16 October  •  Northwood High School Students Moving During NHS Expansion Project  •  Critical Numbers/Contacts for Montgomery County   [12 pp.]
• JUNE 2019
• Update on the Forest Knolls Elementary School Boundary Study  •  President’s Message  •  Zoning Changes Easing Requirements for Accessory Dwelling Units Under Consideration by Montgomery County  •  Speakers at the June Meeting  •  ‘Uber’ for Stuff  •  Living Between the Lions in North Four Corners  •  Nurturing Nature:  Creating a Bee-Friendly Backyard  •  Fighting for Her WASP Grandmother’s Burial at Arlington National Cemetery  •  Manna Brings Food to the Hungry  •  Forest Knolls PTA Requests Community Help to Preserve Special Press Corps Programs  •  ‘Everybody Grows’ Shares Its Flowers, Its Message  •  WHO:  Under 5?  Less than One Hour Screen Time Per Day  •  Permeable Driveways the Answer to Flooded Homes  •  National Night Out 2019   [16 pp.]
• APRIL 2019
• Local Pre-Kindergarten Options  •  President’s Message  •  Nurturing Nature:  Spring Wildlife 101:  Encounters  •  Singletary:  Five Places to Look for Unclaimed $$  •  Montgomery County Public Schools Kicks Off Public Outreach Sessions About School Boundary Study   [12 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2019
• Alert:  Bus Rapid Transit Coming in 2020, Further Changes Studied  •  President’s Message  •  Local Childcare Options for Babies, Young Children  •  Weathering the Storm  •  District 19 Legislators Hold Community Meeting  •  The Imminent Threat of 5G Cell Towers in Our Front Yards and What You Can Do Now to Prevent Them   [12 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2018
• Ready or Not, Airbnb Has Arrived  •  President’s Message  •  Starting on the Right Paw:  My 4-H Project Training Dogs and Their People  •  Nurturing Nature:  How to Help Wildlife This Winter in Your Own Yard  •  Fighting Climate Change at Home  •  2017–2018 NFCCA Budget Report   [12 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2018
• Interested in Food Composting?  •  President’s Message  •  State Senior Call Check Pilot Program Begun  •  A ‘Village’ Can Let You Age in Place  •  NFCCA Elections on October 10th  •  A Hobbit in Our House:  Tales of a Pet Hedgehog  •  The Decline and Fall of Western Customer Service   [12 pp.]
• JUNE 2018
• Early Voting in the Primary Election Starts June 14th  •  President’s Message  •  Our City Rated the Fourth Most Ethnically Diverse in the Country  •  Montgomery County’s Unmaintained Vacant Property Law  •  Little Free Libraries Restored After Vandalism, All Books Removed  •  Volunteers are Needed to Deliver This Newsletter Five Times a Year  •  Two FKES, NHS Educators Win County, State Teaching Awards  •  Packed April Delegate Forum Introduces Candidates  •  More Than 100 Free Events Each Year in Silver Spring  •  10th Annual Silver Spring Blues Festival   [12 pp.]
• APRIL 2018
• NFCCA Hosting District 19 Delegate Forum on April 11th  •  President’s Message  •  County Executive Candidates Forum on Equity, Immigration  •  Kevin Harris Testifies at Bus Rapid Transit Hearing  •  Have You Spotted Our Neighborhood Whistlepig Yet?  •  Easy-Peasy Shrubs for Native Pollinators   [12 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2018
• How Can We Help Our Neighbors?  •  President’s Message  •  FOIA:  Seeing Myself Through My Neighbors’ Eyes  •  Bilingual Volunteers Needed  •  Discovery Communications Leaving DTSS in 2019  •  Blair High School Tough Artificial Turf Endangers Students  •  Weathering the Winter Storm   [12 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2017
• Jim Zepp First Recipient of ‘Good Neighbor’ Award  •  President’s Message  •  Keep Your Car Keys in the Freezer  •  GLASS Provides a Venue for LGBT in Area to Meet  •  Take a Hike — Through Our Neighborhood  •  Fred Peters, of Southwood Avenue, Tursn 100  •  Leaf Collection Update and Tips  •  Snow Angels Program for the Coming Winter  •  See NFCCA Meeting Minutes  •  Avoid the ‘Second Shovel’  •  Postmaster Gives Us the News  •  The Real Scoop on Pet Poop  •  Leash Your Dog for Its Own Safety as Well as Others’  •  If You Are Bitten by a Dog  •  This Year’s Season at Our Local Silver Spring Stage   [16 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2017
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Update  •  President’s Message  •  NFCCA Extols Good Neighbors  •  NFCCA Elections on October 11th  •  Safety Study for Intersection of Lorain Avenue, Colesville Road  •  Changes Proposed to NFCCA Bylaws  •  NFCCA Celebrates National Night Out in August  •  History Corner(s):  The South Four Corners Concrete Bunker  •  Rats!  Yes, It Can Happen Here!  •  NFCCA’s New Social Media, Virtual Photo Contest  •  Holistic Health:  Boost Your Children’s Immunity Using Acupressure, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) at Home   [16 pp.]
• JUNE 2017
• Howard Ross to Speak at June Meeting  •  President’s Message  •  Local Services Guide  •  Resurfacing of Neighborhood Streets Nearly Done  •  Holistic Health:  Could Your Symptoms Be Untreated Lyme Disease?  •  National Night Out on Tuesday, August 1   [12 pp.]
• APRIL 2017
• Update on Our Road Repairs  •  Need to Clean Out Your Old Stuff?  •  Input Needed for Planned NFCCA Bylaws Update  •  History Corner(s):  Indian Spring:  What’s in a Name?  •  Open House for BRT on Route 29  •  Montgomery County Pet Leash and Scooping Laws  •  Reminder:  Submit NFCCA ‘Good Neighbor’ Award Nominations  •  Neighborhood Carrier Changes Cause Delivery Woes  •  Making the Switch:  The Journey to Becoming Vegan  •  Marathon Hockey Game Raises Funds for Kids on Ice  •  Northwood High School Wins Fall Sportsmanship Awards  •  Neighborhood Teenagers Offering Services   [16 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2017
• Nominations Sought for New NFCCA ‘Good Neighbor’ Award  •  History Corner(s):  The Silver Spring War and Rebirth:  The Fall and Rise of an American Downtown (Location is Destiny)  •  Students Offering Skills, Services to be Listed in Next Newsletter  •  Maryland Keeps Track of All of Its ‘Big Trees’   [12 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2016
• Park Committee is Now Forming  •  Our Roads  •  Preparing for the Upcoming Winter Storm Season  •  ‘Snow Angel’ Volunteers Needed  •  History Corner(s):  The Untold History of Gittings’ Cross Roads, Part 2  •  Who Doesn’t Love a Good Block Party?   [12 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2016
• Important NFCCA Meeting Thursday, October 13th  •  Metro Safetrack Red Line Shutdown  •  Silver Spring Black History Tour  •  ‘Sorriest Bus Stop in America’ in Our Neighborhood  •  A Dragon Moves in on Woodridge Avenue  •  It’s Almost Time to Rake Leaves  •  History Corner(s):  The Untold History of Gittings’ Cross Roads, Part 1  •  My Experiences Driving for Uber in Washington, D.C.  •  Letter to Isiah Leggett   [16 pp.]
• JUNE 2016
• Better Transit Now for Route 29 or a BRT Much Later for a Lot More Money and Less Service?  •  Here are the County Rules for Accessory Apartments  •  Safety, Snow Removal, and ‘All Things Road Repair’  •  More Bees, Please!  Your Garden Choices Matter  •  How Many Members on Your Street?  •  Toastmasters:  A Way for Your Voice to Be Heard!  •  Commuter (Dis)Connections  •  History Corner(s):  Three Schools, Camps, and a Meadow:  A History of the New Soccer Field Site in North Four Corners Park   [20 pp.]
• APRIL 2016
• State Updates Smoke Alarm Law  •  President’s Message  •  Don’t Forget to Vote This Month!!  •  Montgomery County’s Changing Information Landscape  •  History Corner(s):  Fairway:  The South Four Corners Ghost Town  •  Making Your Own Fermented Foods:  Dill Pickles and Kimchi [Fourth in a Series]   [16 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2016
• Installing a Geothermal Heat Pump in Our Back Yard  •  The Scoop on Dog Poop  •  Local Dance Company Trains Professional Ballerinas  •  ‘Black History Month’ Event  •  History Corner(s):  Modernism in the Hood:  The Four Corners Safeway  •  Making Your Own Fermented Foods:  Sourdough Bread Basics [Third in a Series]   [16 pp.]