North Four Corners News/Northwood News

View PDF Versions of the 2021–2022 Newsletters

Note:  With the December 2022 issue, the newsletter name changed from Northwood News to North Four Corners News.

• DECEMBER 2022 — NOW THE NORTH FOUR CORNERS NEWS!
• ?! Where’s My ‘Northwood News’?  •  NFCCA Website Redesigned, Too  •  President’s Message  •  This Year’s Halloween Parade Pix  •  Photos from the Halloween Bike Ride on 30 October  •  Answering Questions About Plastic Bag Recycling  •  New Book by a Neighbor Details the Impact of Gratitude on Life  •  Dedicated Median Bus Lane Considered for Route 29  •  Process Underway for University Boulevard Corridor Plan  •  History Corner(s):  Neighbor Lucille at the World’s Fair Home on Lorain  •  The Del Real Deal [New Column!]   [16 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2022 — THE FINAL NORTHWOOD NEWS!
• NFCCA Dues Increased to $15  •  President’s Message  •  Donate Your Used Bikes on 14 October  •  County Council Moves Toward Final Consideration of Thrive Montgomery 2050 Despite Opposition  •  Your Civic Association Needs You!  •  History Corner(s):  An Anniversary of Resistance:  Sam Hanson’s Bid for Freedom  •  All-Ages Halloween Bike Ride Sunday, 30 October  •  Paseo en Bicicleta de Halloween el Domingo 30 de Octubre  •  Third Annual Halloween Pet Costume Contest  •  Halloween Parade Sunday Afternoon on 30 October  •  Desfile de Halloween Domingo Por la Tarde  •  National Night Out Celebrated on Tuesday, 2 August  •  Your Input is Needed on the Pedestrian Master Plan  •  Join NFCCA’s Neighborhood Traffic Committee   [12 pp.]
• JUNE 2022
• June Meeting Hosts At-Large County Council Candidate Forum  •  President’s Message  •  Great Turnout on Earth Day Weekend for First Northwood Bicycle Club Neighborhood Bike Ride  |  Gran Participación en el Primer Paseo en Bicicleta Por el Vecindario del Northwood Bicycle Club  •  Celebrating Our Diversity  |  Celebrando Nuestra Diversidad  •  NFCCA Dues Are Lagging, But You Can Help  •  Community Public Services:  Did You Know? Services Available in the Community  •  26-Plus Homes at First Neighborhood Yard Sale  •  Saving Our Black Walnut ‘Witness Tree’  •  National Night Out 2022   [16 pp.]
• APRIL 2022
• County Council District 5 Candidate Forum at NFCCA Meeting  •  President’s Message  •  Neighborhood Yard Sale on 7 May  •  Neighborhood Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange on Sunday, 24 April  •  Ride Along! Join the Northwood Bicycle Club (NBC)  •  Join Our Family Bike Ride on Earth Day, 23 April  •  Paseo Familiar en Bicicleta por el Día de la Tierra  •  Nurturing Nature:  Rats and Our Unintentional War on Wildlife  •  Community Public Services  •  The Beautiful Bradford Pear, an Ornamental Tree Tied to Maryland, is Now Considered a Menace  •  Carousel to Move from Wheaton Regional Park   [16 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2022
• The Laws on Occupancy Limits, Parking in Our Neighborhood  •  President’s Message  •  Baskin-Robbins/Dunkin’ Donuts Franchise to Open in Neighborhood  •  Community Public Services (New Column!)  •  White Oak Town Center is Now Under Construction  •  For Your Awareness:  Protecting Your Identity Information from Theft  •  Northwood Garden Club Forming  •  Compost Crew Might Give Our Area a Reduced Rate  •  Have You Joined Your Civic Association Yet?  •  What the Winter Woodpecker Can Tell Us About Our Neighborhood  •  Texting to 911  •  Our Own Lockridge Drive Tributary to the Northwest Branch Hosts a County Environmental Pilot Project   [16 pp.]

• DECEMBER 2021
• Upzoning Proposal Would Increase Housing Density in Montgomery County  •  President’s Message  •  Four Corners Likely to Move to New County Council District  •  Jumping Worms:  Can We Stop Them in Their Tracks?  •  Publishing a Book with an Eight-Year-Old  •  The Tree Fairies Decorated, Too  •  History Corner(s):  Early Roads in (and Through) Four Corners  •  Nurturing Nature:  The Problem with Salt  •  Holiday Village and Model Train on Margate Road Returns  •  This Year’s Fantastic Halloween Contest Winners   [16 pp.]
• OCTOBER 2021
• Vision Zero — A Plan to Make Walking, Biking Safer in County  •  President’s Message  •  County Ranks High (#3!) in Religious Diversity  •  The Buy Nothing Project in Four Corners, Forest Knolls  •  Promoting Community Online: NFCCA’s Listserv, Next Door  •  Could There Be Fairies Here?  •  The Montgomery County Community Gardens Program  •  Would Open Primaries Be a Good Idea for Maryland?  •  History Corner(s): Yarrow Mamout in Four Corners, 1752 – ca. 1770  •  Invasive Vines on Lockridge Drive Threaten Native Trees  •  Second Annual NFCCA Halloween with a Little Distance, a Lot of Fun!  •  John and Bette Hill Receive This Year’s ‘Good Neighbor’ Award  •  Seen the Lovely Spotted Lanternfly? Kill it on Sight!  •  Neighborhood Block Parties Enliven Summer 2021 — Belton Road and Southwood Avenue  •  Autumn Keeps Honeybees Busy Preparing for Winter  •  Bridge on Dennis Avenue to be Replaced in 2022   [20 pp.]
• JUNE 2021
• Chickens in Our Neighborhood  •  President’s Message  •  Home Tree Care 101 Workshop  •  Shared Streets Program to Temporarily Close Lanes in Both Directions on University Boulevard for Bikes  •  Toyota Prius Catalytic Converters Targeted for Theft  •  Nurturing Nature:  Ways You Can Prevent Mosquitoes in Your Yard (How to Make Your Own Mosquito Trap)  •  A Bit of Community...  •  Suggestions for GameStop Half  •  2021 Earth Day is Celebrated  •  History Corner(s):  ‘Guarded by Protecting Restrictions”: The Color of Law in the Four Corners Subdivisions of Silver Spring  •  Got Too Much Junk? Just Call 311   [16 pp.]
• APRIL 2021
• President’s Message  •  The Northwood News Welcomes Photographs  •  The Problem with Unleashed Dogs in North Four Corners  •  Nurturing Nature:  The Cicadas are Coming!  •  For Your Awareness:  Beware of COVID Scams During the Pandemic  •  Little Free Pantry: It’s Like a Little Free Library, But for Food  •  Montgomery County Installs Traffic Calming, Pedestrian Safety Measures  •  Not Sure if You’re an NFCCA Member This Year? Check This List  •  How Would You Describe Your Personality? The 4 Temperaments  •  Things to Consider Before Selling to a Home ‘Flipper’   [16 pp.]
• FEBRUARY 2021
• Local Biotech Company Now Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine  •  President’s Message  •  Revitalizing Downtown Silver Spring ... Again  •  Adventures in Teaching Second Grade on Zoom  •  For Your Awareness:  Don’t Fall Victim to ‘Elder Fraud’  •  County Explicitly Bans #6 Plastic Food Containers  •  Senior Telephone Call Check  •  NFCCA Community Cares Network Offers a Range of Volunteer Help  •  The Charm of Our North Four Corners Neighborhood  •  ‘Woodmoor Eats’ on Facebook Brings Food Trucks to Area  •  Shots at Night   [16 pp.]