Cap’n Jack Gets Fishing Tips from Cap’n Orem
Here are some tidbits for fishermen in the Chesapeake. We all can all use some help. And this comes from experience, from 100-year-old Cap’n Orem Hammett. Orem, a softspoken man of few words, has a unique outlook from fishing over his years.
Handful of D-Day Vets Attend 80-Year Anniversary
The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and vehicles to punch a hole in Adolf Hitler’s defenses in western Europe and change the course of World War II. Don’t forget what we did, say the handful of living veterans of D-Day, now mostly centenarians. “They probably wouldn’t be here if we hadn’t be successful,” says WWII bomber Bill Wall, 101.
Pax Sets Noise Advisory June 5 – 14
Communities surrounding Naval Air Station Patuxent River and Webster Outlying Field are advised that noise-generating, low-altitude testing events are scheduled to take place June 5 to June 14, 2024, from 11am to 3pm.
Old Jail Museum Extends 1st Friday Hours
The Old Jail Museum will continue to be open to the public for extended hours on Leonardtown First Fridays in addition to regular daily visitation hours.
Support Sought for Park’s Community Garden
Interested in supporting the development of the Lexington Manor Passive Park community garden? Consider making a donation or volunteering.
Pax Extends Hours, Lanes to Aid Traffic Flow Beginning June 5
Effective June 5, 2024, Naval Air Station Patuxent River will open Gate 2 to traffic starting at 5:30am.
MD Striped Bass Season Underway
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces regulations for the summer-fall recreational striped bass fishing season which began May 16.
Save the Date: FAA Drone Symposium
The FAA Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Symposium will focus on how the FAA continues to safely integrate these aircraft while creating a framework to accelerate advanced operations. The Patuxent Partnership is helping to publicize the event.
LSM Welcomes New Board Members
Leadership Southern Maryland has appointed James Bolin, Yonelle Moore Lee, and Patricia Stine as new board members.
Art Competition Winners Announced
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer announced the winner of the 2024 Fifth District Congressional Art Competition. Lusenie Turay, a junior at Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Prince George’s County, won the contest with his piece titled “Regal Musing.”
