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Montgomery County will celebrate its agricultural heritage, promote local farms and indulge in seasonally fresh food during the 21st annual farm tour and harvest sale. Fourteen farms across the county, including the longstanding Heyser farms in Colesville, will open their gates to hungry residents the weekend of July 24 and 25. The farm tour provides residents with an opportunity to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, plants and other local products. Several farms offer hayrides, pony rides, music, demonstrations and other fun and educational activities for people of all ages. Last year more than 7,000 people tilled their way through the tour. For maps of participating farms and more information, visit www.mont

gomerycountymd.gov/farmour or call 301-590-2828.

Health careers job fair and wellness expo changes time

Get your body and professional life in shape at the Healthy Careers Job Fair and Wellness Expo, which has changed its time to 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 15 at the Westfield Wheaton Shopping Center. Have access to hospital, clinical, pharmacy and homecare positions in all levels of the healthcare field while learning about how to live a healthier lifestyle. There will be free health screenings and information from vendors promoting healthy lifestyles. The Wheaton mall is teaming up with MontgomeryWorks, a work force center located in the nearby Westfield South office building, to bring the joint expo to shoppers. MontgomeryWorks will provide résumé review and preparation before meeting employers in a 10-minute career clinic. The expo will be held on the first and second levels of the mall near DSW Shoes, at 11160 Veirs Mill Road. For more information, call 301.942.3200.

Local Boy Scouts attend

pre-Jamboree shakedown

East County-area Boy Scout troops are gearing up for the 100th anniversary of the national nonprofit. The celebration, National Scout Jamboree, will take place in August at Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, where President Barack Obama will speak. Last week, Wheaton Boy Scouts representing the National Capital Area Council attended a pre-Jamboree, where they participated in leadership and team-building exercises. Although that event was open to a select contingent of 12 area troops, anyone interested in attending the National Scout Jamboree should visit http://www.bsajamboree.org/visitor.aspx for dates and more information.

Silver Spring resident

earns his wings

Silver Spring resident Eric Klein has earned his wings at the rigorous Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Ky. Klein, a 2008 graduate of Albert Einstein High School, traveled to Fort Campbell as a U.S. Army ROTC cadet in mid-June for ten-and-a-half days of training in helicopter combat operations. The Sabalauski Air Assault School requires demonstration and mastery of physical strength and endurance challenges, knowledge of helicopter equipment and operations and rappelling. Klein was one of 20 ROTC cadets from around the country to successfully complete the training. Klein is a rising junior at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., where he has earned distinction on the Chancellor's List with a cumulative GPA of 3.9.

MontgomeryWorks offering subsidies for jobseekers

MontgomeryWorks wants to help jobseekers pay for job-search related transportation. Low-income county residents searching for a job could receive up to $100 in gas or Metro cards to pay for their job search. The initiative is funded by a grant from the Community Development Block Grant, a federal initiative run by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

For a list of required documents to apply for the credit, including a copy of your most recent income tax return and notarized affidavit of income, call Sara Knowlton at 301-929-6880. A MontgomeryWorks representative will be available to answer questions, notarize and collect forms each Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. at MontgomeryWorks's One Stop location, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 510, in Wheaton. A representative will also be available 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays at the Germantown One Stop, 12900 Middlebrook Road in Germantown. This initiative is scheduled to end July 30, or whenever funds are depleted.

Glenmont residents holding Saturday road clean up

The Greater Glenmont Civic Association will be holding an Adopt-a-Road clean up event 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the intersection of Randolph and Judson roads. All are welcome to help clean. To join or for more information, call 301-641-2243.

County group holds regular English classes, legal clinics

There's a free class almost every day of the week at The Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity, a community-service organization run by the county to cater to the area's diverse community. The center holds free English conversation classes for beginner and intermediate levels of English proficiency at 3 p.m. Mondays; 1 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 7 p.m. Tuesday evenings; and Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. Advanced speakers can attend a conversation class at 3:30 p.m. Thursdays. The center also holds an ongoing Saturday morning English class at 9:15 a.m.; a Wednesday evening English grammar class at 5 p.m.; a pro-bono legal clinic the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.; and an ongoing Spanish conversation club at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays. All are welcome. The center is located at 11319 Elkin St. in downtown Wheaton.

Senior volunteer

drivers needed

The Senior Connection urgently needs Montgomery County residents to volunteer to help their neighbors 62 and older live as independently as possible by providing escorted transportation to scheduled medical appointments, helping with grocery shopping and running errands and paying a friendly visit or making a phone call to share companionship.

The time commitment and schedule are flexible and volunteers are provided with life-skills training and recognition events. The Senior Connection also provides volunteer liability insurance coverage.

Call The Senior Connection at 301-962-0820, or e-mail

seniorconnectionmc@gmail.com

Catholic Charities to hold weekly immigration ‘charlas'

Come "chat" about immigration at 11 a.m. every Tuesday at Catholic Charities Montgomery County Center, at 12247 Georgia Ave. in Wheaton. For $30 a person, learn about law, your rights and the potential benefits of your immigration situation before hiring an immigration attorney.

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