Season Continues for Local Gymnasts
St. Mary’s Gymnastics Academy can boast another successful meet performance by its USAG team.
Hoyer Marks Black History Month
February is Black History Month, and Congressman Steny H. Hoyer joins the rest of the country in celebrating African-American history and culture.
Museum Seeking Historic Photos, Items
St. Clement’s Island Museum is seeking historic documents, photos, and other significant objects related to St. Clement’s Island and the Colton’s Point area from the 20th century and earlier.
Health Care Open Enrollment Extended
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer reminds Marylanders that open enrollment for health care plans has been extended until February 28, 2022.
First Friday Is Lovin’ Leonardtown
First Fridays open up Leonardtown, MD, for a one-of-a-kind shopping and entertaining evening. This Friday the town’s business community will be open February 4 from 5 to 8 pm. Check with individual businesses regarding closures in the case of inclement weather and for COVID-19 policies.
Ship’s Trespass Investigated
A Coast Guard investigation is underway after the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Harmony of the Seas forced Sunday evening’s scrub of a SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The ship veered into the exclusion zone along a Falcon 9 rocket’s flight path just before the scheduled launch.
This Apprenticeship Program Rules!
Platform Aerospace recognized The Patuxent Partnership and Tech Jobs Rule for their youth apprenticeship training program.
NAACP to Hold Virtual College, Career Fair
The HBCU College & Career Fair will be presented virtually by St. Mary’s County Branch NAACP#7025, from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday, February 19, 2022.
N.Korean Missile Snaps Earth Pix
Amid a busy month of missile test launches, on Jan. 30 North Korea released a photo taken of Earth, reporting the image was captured from a Hwasong 12 intermediate-range ballistic missile “by a camera installed at the missile warhead.”
Great Blue Herons at Home in the Bay
Great Blue Herons are also called Johnnie cranes locally, sneaking along the shoreline in the summertime, pierce a soft crab, flip it, send it down the hatch. But you can catch glimpse of their fishing skills all year-round.
