Annual Yard and Homemade Bake Sale

Annual Yard and Homemade Bake Sale - Saturday, July 7 - 7:00 a.m. to Noon

Saint Francis Xavier Parish Hall

Route 5 to Route 243 - 5.6 miles - Hall is on the left

Downtown Tunes Goes Country

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 (RAIN DATE: JUNE 24)

6 – 9:00 PM
LEONARDTOWN SQUARE

Country Memories band brings their old-time country music show to Leonardtown’s Square for the second concert in the Downtown Tunes Series. Though Country Memories plays mostly older country tunes, they also do a few newer songs and some pop classics. Opening the show at 6:00 p.m. will be one of St. Mary’s County’s newest bands, Shuckin’ Country. While they are new to the music scene, being together less than a year, Shuckin’ Country is already booking dates throughout the County.

The concert will last about three hours. Rain date is same time Sunday. Admission is free, but attendees should bring chairs or blankets to sit on. For information contact Robin Guyther at 301 904-4452.

Town Council Meeting, 4:00 pm

Town Council meeting today at 4:00 p.m. at the Town office.  Public Hearing at 4:15 pm - Ordinance No 154 Adopting the Budget and Setting the Tax Rate for FY 2013

OUTDOOR First Friday activities CANCELLED for this evening

Unfortunately, due to the impending storms, the live music and Info Share on the Square have both been cancelled for this evening.


However, stores and restaurants will still be open and having First Friday specials, the raffle tickets are still available for sale and you can still drop off used cell phones for the Hope Phones charity drive. For more details go to www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com .

PUBLIC HEARING - RECOMMENDED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2013

A Public Hearing  on the Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2013 will be held on Monday, June 11, 2012 at 4:15 pm at the Town office .  Copies of the budget are available at the Town office.  You can access this link to review
 http://leonardtown.somd.com/pdf/RecommendedBudget2013.pdf

Leonardtown Criterium

Leonardtown Criterium 2012

MABRA Crit Championship
Sunday, June 3rd, 2012

A Portion of the proceeds to benefit:

Special Olympics of St. Mary’s County,

Leonardtown Fire Department

and Leonardtown Rescue Squad

What is a Criterium? A Criterium, or “crit” for short, is a race held on a short closed-circuit course. A crit emphasizes acceleration and bike handling as racers ride laps around the course. It is ideal for spectators and can be very exciting to watch. This year, the Leonardtown Crit will again be the Criterium championship for the Mid-Atlantic Bicycle Racing Association. MABRA is the regional group responsible for bike racing in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware.

The Leonardtown Crit course is ideal in length and configuration. The racers get a great 3-turn course - a .7 mile, flat, triangle in the downtown part of Leonardtown. The start/finish line is right in the middle of the square. Racers proceed down Washington Street towards the water and down a slight hill into what is affectionately termed “The Turn” - a 120-degree turn that abruptly transitions from down to a slight uphill right onto Lawrence Avenue in the apex of the turn. The big ring climb then opens into a broad straight away past the Leonardtown Fire Department. Two 90-degree turns onto Shadrick Street and back onto Washington Street then bring the course towards the start/finish line.

Residents and business owners should note that the race course itself will be closed to traffic between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM, but people will be able to get around Town. Spectators can park in the public lots behind The Hair Company and Corner Critters. Restaurants will be open, and the Pax Velo team will be providing music and race announcing throughout the day. The race will be held rain or shine. Children’s bike and trike races will be held at 11:45 AM.

The official start times, categories and prize money are now out. Go to http://www.paxvelo.com/ to download event flyer with schedule.

Registration opens at 7:20 AM and closes 15 minutes prior to each event. All riders must have a USAC racing license. One day License applications will be available at registration desk on race day for Cat 5 Men or Cat 4 Women only (One Day licensees are not eligible to win the championship). Pre-registration is encouraged (online registration closes 5/31/2012 @ 9 PM) and must be postmarked no later than May 15, 2012. Please use 2012 USAC Standard Release. Add $5 for race day registration. Add $5 unattached rider fee (excluding Men Cat 5 and Women Cat 4). Entry fee for a 2nd race is $10. Online registration is available for an additional fee at Bike Reg. There are no refunds.

Go to http://www.paxvelo.com/ to register for event.

Send pre-registration checks to Patuxent Velo, ATTN: LTC, PO Box 678 Patuxent River, MD 20670 (301-904-1715). Direct questions to Steve Whetstone, 301-904-1715 or email LTC@paxvelo.com.

Down Town Tunes

Down Town Tunes starts its 2012 season on Saturday, May 26th with Jennifer Cooper and Groove Span.  Have dinner at a local restaurant then settle on the Square on your lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the free music.    Raindate: Sunday, May 27th.