Knights of the Round Table
By the 1960s, the military had come to define Lexington Park. The new boom town became the center of new consumerism in St. Mary’s County.
GMHS STEM Students Present Projects
As 34 of the seniors at Great Mills High School get closer to graduation, they are also completing STEM Capstone Presentations, and on April 14 from 5 to 7 pm, the community can come to the school and get a glimpse of what these students have been doing.
Navy P-8A Aircrew Rescues Stranded Mariners
A Navy P-8A crew rescued three marooned mariners from a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean. The castaways used palm fronds to spell the word “help” in the sand.
Hoyer at “United not Divided” in Baltimore
Baltimore forum: Economic Inequality & Opportunity Gap organized by the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Land for Future School Acquired
St. Mary’s County Public Schools has a new location for its next elementary school.
Air Force Leads UAS Purchasing
While the Air Force leads for now, the Navy’s UAS purchasing is growing the fastest in the forces.
Homelessness @ Functional Zero
Three Oaks Center, a leader in battling homelessness, recently reached the landmark of “functional zero” homelessness in Southern Maryland, a success attributable to support from the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
Survey Can Improve Annual Meeting
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership, supported by MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, has begun to plan its second annual meeting and is hoping that potential participants will find a few minutes to fill out a survey before the meeting.
RADM Dyer’s Sound Bites of Life
Joseph W. Dyer, a retired US Navy rear admiral and former commander of NAWCAD, shares life lessons learned in his Sound Bites of Life.
Watercolor Workshop Set at Annmarie
The next Watercolor Workshop is scheduled from 10 am to 3:30 pm April 19 and 20, 2016, at Annmarie. The cost is $130 for members, $140 for nonmembers, with a $10 materials fee due to the instructor at the class. Be sure to pre-register.
