Grants Awarded for County Conservation Efforts
The Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust received a grant for $852,262 for the Huntersville Rural Legacy Area, and Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development received a grant for $493,984 for the Mattapany Rural Legacy Area.
Henderson Is O’Neill Officer of the Year Award Winner
LT CMDR Chad Henderson received the Naval Air Station Patuxent River 2022 Admiral Merlin O’Neill Officer of the Year award during a ceremony last month on base.
Pax Native Stationed Aboard USS Ford
LT Shamus McNamara of Patuxent River, MD, is the USS Gerald R. Ford’s assistant operation officer. The Ford recently arrived in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, for a scheduled port visit.
Postal Service Issues New Hanukkah Forever Stamp
The US Postal Service continues its tradition of issuing stamps for the Hanukkah celebrations. Hanukkah 2022 begins at sundown December 18.
Wanted: Recipes Featuring Foods Fished, Foraged & Hunted
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is putting out a call to all wildlife and cooking enthusiasts to submit their favorite recipes for its Wild Maryland online cookbook.
Christmas Baskets, Dec. 21, Lexington Park
Christmas dinner baskets will be available December 21 from noon to 2pm at the Oasis of Victory Christian Church at 21779 Tulagi Place in Lexington Park, MD. Walk-up distribution. An adult must be present to accept the basket.
AeroPark Farmers Market Set Dec. 18
The next AeroPark Farmers Market will be December 18, 2022, from 9am – 1pm, just in time to shop for the holidays.
Contractors Get Half of DoD Budget
More than half of the Pentagon’s yearly budget goes to private contractors. In 2021, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman received over $116 billion in Pentagon contracts while paying their top two dozen executives a total of $287 million. The CEOs of the top five contractors received compensation ranging from $18 million to $23 million each.
Christmas @ St. Mary’s Square Dec. 17
Lexington Park Holly Days in St. Mary’s Square will be held from 1 to 4pm Saturday, December 17.
Health Hub to Operate Day Reporting Program
A Day Reporting Program will operate at the new St. Mary’s County Health Hub in Lexington Park.
