28th Annual Spring Fling Car Show 4/28/13

SPRING FLING XXVIII CAR SHOW

   ON THE SQUARE IN LEONARDTOWN

Presented by Saint Mary’s Rod & Classic Car Club

SUNDAY April 28th, 2013

SHOW HOURS 8 A.M. – 4 P.M.

REGISTRATION UNTIL NOON

[Rain Date: May 5th]      22735 Washington Street 

SPECTATOR FEE: $2.00 DONATION TO HOSPICE OF ST. MARY’S

DASH PLAQUES TO FIRST 250 CARS , TRUCKS, or MOTORCYCLES REGISTERED, T-SHIRTS TO FIRST 25 CARS through the Gate. Tool Set Raffle, Door Prizes, and 50/50 Raffle

Music,  Blessing of the Cars, Vendors, Shops, Trivia Contest,

Restaurants, Kid’s Tractor Pull, Model Car Contest and Games

TROPHIES FOR THE TOP 50 AND 10 SPECIALTY AWARDS

                                    

Proceeds benefit HOSPICE OF ST. MARY’S and other non-profits

For more information contact Bill Higgs (301.994.9666)

   John Vannatta [301-502-7694]  or Burt Collier (410.326.3411) 

Resurfacing of Park Avenue - April 23 and 24

You will soon have a smoother ride along Park Avenue.

Resurfacing of Park Avenue will take place on Tuesday, April 23^rd and Wednesday, April 24^th.   

Please plan to use an alternate route.

Thank you.

So. Md. Vacations for Vets Poker Run - Saturday, April 20, 2013

“Buy Local”

So.  Md. Vacations for Vets Poker Run

Sponsored by: ALR Post 293, Waldorf MD
Saturday, April 20, 2013

20.00 Registration fee per driver, $10.00 fee for each additional rider/player.  Cost includes t-shirt, lunch and door prizes

Registration  9:00 am, ride starts at 10:00 am, lunch at 1:00

Contact : Connie 301-904-0707/cdpennington@icloud.com

                  or Hawk 301-247-5353 for information

Greenbrier Tower is getting a Makover.

The Greenbrier Tower is getting a makeover.  It has been twenty-six years since the last painting.  The Town of Leonardtown has contracted with K&K Painting to re-paint the Greenbrier Tower.  

The Town’s facility management team has begun to drain down the water tower and they will monitor the water pressure around Town.  They do expect pressure to go up while the tower is offline and then return to normal pressure once it is back online.  We expect this to take approximately 60 to 90 days.

Any residents with questions or concerns please contact the Town office at 301-475-9791 or email to Leonardtown.commissioners@verizon.net.

We appreciate your patience during the makeover and sincerely hope you enjoy the before and after results.

Earth Day Celebration This Sunday 4/21/13

Celebrate Earth Day on the Square 

in historic downtown Leonardtown, 

on Sunday, April 21, from 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM.   

Free admission  

Highlights dancing by the Daughters of Veda Mid-East Dance Troupe, a live birds of prey show by Clearwater Nature Center, demos by Chesapeake Spinners and Weavers, arts and crafts, face painting, seated massages, classic cars, live music and more.  At 2:45 p.m. kids can enjoy Lights out on the Bunny Brothers, a puppet show with an environmental theme presented by Blue Sky Puppets. 

Several environmental organizations will be on site to provide information on energy and water conservation, recycling, composting and organic gardening.  See various exhibits including Biodiesel Enthusiast, Southern Maryland Audubon Society, St. Mary’s Master Gardeners, St. Mary’s Animal Welfare League (SMAWL), Greyt Expectations Greyhound Rescue, Association of Southern Maryland Bee Keepers, and St. Mary’s River Watershed Association.  Herbs, flowers, native plants, jewelry, natural cosmetics and crafts will also be available for purchase. 

Visit the galleries in Town for recycled artwork displays, and visit the many local restaurants and merchants offering “Earth Day” menu and merchandise specials all weekend long – find details at www.visitstmarysmd.com\steppinout!   

Take a walk to Leonardtown Wharf Park where you will find a moonbounce, music and free kayak and canoe rides on Breton Bay provided by Dave Lane of the Patuxent Adventure Center and Kurt Reitz and Elms Environmental Education Center.  Nature walks will be guided by Bobby Wentworth at 1:00, 1:45 and 2:30, and Evolve Yoga and Wellness will offer a sample class from 2 - 3:00 - please bring your own mat if you have one and a canned good to support local area charities.

Traffic into the historic downtown area will be detoured to free parking areas around the Town.  Earth Day on the Square in Leonardtown is sponsored by the Leonardtown Business Association and the Commissioners of Leonardtown, and is funded in part by a grant from the St. Mary’s County Arts Council’s Community Arts Development Grant Program and the Maryland State Arts Council.  For more information or performance schedule, contact the Commissioners of Leonardtown at 301-475-9791.

Plan Ahead - It’s Going to Be a Busy Spring!

Plan Ahead - It’s Going to Be a Busy Spring!

Sunday, April 21 - Earth Day on the Square – 12:30 – 4:30 PM

Town Square will be Closed to traffic

Sunday, April 28 – Spring Fling Classic Car Show – 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Town Square will be Closed to Traffic

Friday, May 3 – Fiesta First Friday - 5 - 8:00 PM

Live Music in the Square

Sunday, May 5 – SMVFA Parade – 1:00 – 3:00 PM

Fenwick Street will be Closed, and Lawrence Avenue will be Detoured

Expect Delays on Washington Street

Games and Food to follow the parade at the Carnival Lot on Lawrence Avenue

Saturday 4/13/13 – 18th Annual 5K/10K Walk and Fun Run for Hospice

Saturday 4/13/13  – 18th Annual 5K/10K Walk and Fun Run for Hospice

Streets around Town will be Intermittently Closed Off to through traffic from 8:30 – until about 11:00 AM

Kick-off time for both runners and walkers is 8:30 AM at the Governmental Center.   

From Leonard Hall Drive, 10K runners will turn right onto the shoulder of Rt. 245,  right on St. John’s Road, right on Cedar Lane Road, right on Point Lookout Road/MD 5, right into the CSM parking lot, right on Rt. 245 and right on Baldridge Street to return to the Governmental Center. 

From Leonard Hall Drive, 5K runners and walkers will make a left onto the shoulder of Rt. 245, cross the Route 5/245 intersection and follow Business Route 5 into Leonardtown.  Participants will proceed down Washington Street, left on Courthouse Drive, right on Camalier, left around Tudor Place, right onto Camalier, right on Courthouse Drive, left on Fenwick Street, right on Washington Street through the intersection to Rt. 245 and right on Baldridge Street to return to the Governmental Center.  

Police personnel as well as Hospice volunteers will be placed along both courses.  Orange traffic cones will designate the course and also be used to temporarily control traffic patterns as needed.  Streets are not closed, but police will be placed at the main intersections, stopping traffic as necessary, directing participants through, and allowing vehicular traffic to proceed.  Side streets in Leonardtown will also be monitored and traffic stopped as necessary for the safety of the participants.  Therefore, expect traffic delays in and around Leonardtown and plan accordingly.

Leonardtown local traffic may divert around Town Square using Lawrence Ave. 

To avoid the Rt. 245/Rt. 5 intersection:

Southbound Rt. 5 traffic may choose to take the alternate route using Moakley Street.

Northbound Rt. 5 traffic may choose to take Rt. 4/St. Andrews Church Road to Brown Road as an alternate route.

Town Council Meeting Monday, April 8, 2013 @ 4:00 p.m.