Tobacco-Free Action Team to Meet
MedStar St. Mary’s supports the Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership’s Tobacco-Free Living Action Team, which will meet 10 to 11:30 am Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, at the St. Mary’s County Health Department.
DoD Plans for Space Force Combatant Command
The Pentagon releases its four-prong approach for a Space Force combatant command as a sixth branch of the armed forces.
Entrepreneur Training for Vets Slated
Project Opportunity – Entrepreneur Training for Vets will hold an orientation session Monday, Aug. 27, in La Plata. The Patuxent Partnership is helping to publicize the event.
Patriot Springs Plans Inaugural Gala
Patriot Springs, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans, is planning its Inaugural Gala on Aug. 24, 2018, at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center in California.
Memorial Bricks Honor Special Friends
Eleven memorial bricks were recently installed along College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus walkways – each engraved with the name of an individual, family, and a cat, who have a special connection to the college.
Auxiliary Is at the Heart of MedStar
Without the MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary, it’s hard to know where the Leonardtown hospital would be today.
Fitness Trackers Banned for Deployed Troops
New Pentagon Policy: deployed service members will no longer be allowed to use fitness tracking apps or other wearable technology that relies on geolocation.
Who’s Who on St. George Island / Tommy Deagle: Master Wood Carver
A conversation with waterman and decoy carver Tommy Deagle, a St. George Island resident. Deagle recalls the nearly two decades he crabbed and oystered the local waters. He also has carved several thousand decoys during the past 26 years, including the Eagle on Francis Goddard’s skipjack “Connie Francis.”
Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 28
In late July, House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer addressed Congress to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the signing of the bipartisan Americans with Disabilities Act into law.
Military Families Dissatisfaction with Tricare Grows
Military families are growing more dissatisfied with their Tricare medical insurance according to a recent survey of more than 8,500 Tricare beneficiaries.
