Please consider volunteering for one of these important roles. CJCA SECRETARY After seven years of dedicated service, Amy Elsbree is stepping down as CJCA secretary. The primary responsibility of the secretary is to take the minutes at CJCA meetings and provide occasional stories for the newsletter. Amy also took on special projects, such as helping …
Dog waste. Sure, it stinks, but you’ve got to pick up after your dog. It’s either dealing with the smell or not getting clean drinking water. Let me show you what I mean… I counted nearly twentyfive piles of dog waste on a small section of MacArthur Boulevard in Cabin John. That’s a lot of dog …
Due to term limits, there will be an open seat on the Montgomery County Council representing District 1, which covers Bethesda, Cabin John, Potomac, and Poolesville. Come out to a candidate forum at the Clara Barton community center Sunday, April 29 at 2 pm to hear from the democratic primary candidates running in District 1. …
County Council Candidates Coming to CJ, April 29 Read More »
New to Cabin John? We’d love to meet you! All residents new to Cabin John in 2017 or 2018 are invited to a dinner to be held at the Clara Barton Community Center on Sunday, April 22 from 5-7 pm. More established residents are urged to come welcome our new neighbors and bring along a …
Mark Your Calendars: New Neighbors Potluck April 22 Read More »
Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N), a roster of residents ready to assist elderly Cabin Johners when needed, is due for some self-improvement. Originally formed nine years ago to “help our older neighbors live comfortably in their own homes as long as possible,” the group consists of about 30 volunteers, including three coordinators (currently Judith Bell, Bob …
Neighbor To Neighbor To Be Re-Vamped With Your Help Read More »
It was a standing room only crowd at the Jan. 31 CJCA meeting as more than fifty Cabin Johners showed up to learn about the current plans for repairs and improvements to the C&O Canal. Park Superintendent Kevin Brandt reviewed an extensive plan for $10 million in canal improvements stretching from Violettes Lock to the …
On Jan. 30 the builder and engineer of a proposed subdivision of 7555 MacArthur Blvd. met with the parcel’s neighbors to present a preliminary plan. The schematic showed the .6-acre lot divided into two properties – the existing home keeping 82-feet of MacArthur Blvd. frontage and a second lot behind it with a 25-foot “pipestem” …
The Dec. 3, 2017 holiday craft fair at the Clara Barton community center featured the beautiful wares of close to 50 artists, including six from Cabin John. John Walter Kingscott of Riverside Dr. and his inlay serving boards escaped the lens of this photographer. Here are the other Cabin Johners shown with their unique works of art. EVA STOLWEIN of 78th Street makes …
Six Cabin John Artists on Display at 2017 Craft Fair Read More »
Some 200 Cabin Johners, family and friends came out for the first annual Cabin John Turkey Trot held on Thanksgiving Day. The weather was perfect for the roughly 2.5 mile run/walk that started at the park by the one-lane bridge, looped participants down MacArthur Blvd., along the canal and back up to the park. There was also a shorter tot …