Wallops Rocket Launch Re-Set for June 24
Wallops rescheduled its launch of a Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket, designed to release colorful clouds in space, to June 24, between 9:07 and 9:22 pm. Southern Maryland skies are in viewing range.
Mud Day at Annmarie Set June 25
On June 25, 2017, Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Art Center will celebrate International Mud Day with a special muddy program from noon to 4 pm. Members can attend the event for free; cost is $5 for non-members; free for kids 4 and younger.
New CSM Tuition Rate Set
College of Southern Maryland students will see an increase in tuition for the fall 2017 semester. Tuition for residents of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary’s counties will increase by $2 per credit to $125 per credit, a 1.6 percent increase.
Defense Experts Continue to Call for BRAC
In an open letter to House and Senate Armed Services committees defense experts write, “Congress should grant our military the authority to eliminate waste and ensure that vital defense resources flow to where they are most needed.”
Meeting’s Focus Transportation for Health Care
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership, supported by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, is planning a Healthcare Transportation Stakeholder meeting for June 27, 2017. The meeting is being held in place of the regularly scheduled meeting of the Access to Care Action Team meeting that was canceled earlier in June.
St. Mary’s CDC Completes Lexington Park Live! Mural
At the corner of Great Mills Road and Shangri-La Drive/Willows Road, St. Mary’s Community Development Corp. sponsors Lexington Park’s first community-produced mural.
Navy ID’s Sailors Killed in Destroyer Collision
The Navy has identified the seven sailors who died when the destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided Saturday with a Filipino cargo ship off the coast of Japan. One of the sailors was from Maryland.
EAA Introduces “Young Eagles” to Flying
Every June, through its Young Eagles program, the local Experimental Aircraft Association takes youngsters flying, for free, out of St. Mary’s Airport.
Learn About SMHEC Degree Programs
Southern Maryland Higher Education Center open house will be held June 28. Visitors will be able to meet with representatives from nine universities, who will be able to answer questions and share information about more than 90 degree programs, bachelor completion degrees, doctorates, and more than 50 master’s degree programs that are available at the center.
Competition Grows for Attack Aircraft
There has been interest in the past few years in fleet replacements for the Joint Strike Fighter. The number of ongoing or potential competitions for fighters, bombers, and attack aircraft is 54 worldwide.
