The following information was sent to us by Donna Bigler:

The Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) invites residents to attend a planning meeting on Friday, March 2 to review and update the Montgomery County Hazard Mitigation Plan, which must be updated and approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency every five years.  The purpose of the update is to ensure that the mitigation plan reflects relevant information, enhanced analysis and revised community priorities. The current plan was approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in 2007. 

SILVER SPRING, Md. (WUSA) -- A Silver Spring homeowner is coming under fire for trying to turn a fallen tree into massive statue in his front yard. The 400-year old tree came crashing down during a strong storm two summers ago.

"I've lived here my entire life, for 43-years," said the homeowner, Jason Orenstein. "This is the tree that I used to sit under when I young."

So Jason Orenstein hired a different Jason - Jason Swain - to turn it into a work of art.

"I'm sculpting a majestic eagle coming coming into land on a branch," said Jason Swain of Billabong Art Studios.

"I'm trying to do something that's patriotic," said Orenstein. "I want to make this a commemorative that honors our country and our soldiers."