Dear Editor: April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Founded and sponsored by Facing Addiction with the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), this year’s theme is: “Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow.” No other substance is more widely used by American’s youth than alcohol, making alcoholism and alcohol-related problems the number one health problem […]
Organ Donors Give the Ultimate Gift – Life
April is National Donate Life Month Joy McCarthy, of Huntingtown, knew her husband, Kris, was an organ donor. They had discussed it. In 2012, at age 45, the father of three young children died suddenly of a massive heart attack. Joy McCarthy honored her husband’s wishes. “It is hard at that moment when you’ve just […]
April Events Coming to College of Southern Maryland
CSM Closed for Spring Break. March 28-April 1. All College of Southern Maryland (CSM) campuses will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 27 and remain closed through Sunday, April 1 for spring break. The college will resume normal operations when it re-opens at 8 a.m. on Monday, April 2. https://www.csmd.edu/calendar/index.html. CSM Book Discussion. 6:30-8 p.m., […]
April in Calvert is to be Known as “Archaeology Month”
Kirsti Uunila, Historic Preservation Planner for Calvert County, received a proclamation on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 from the Calvert Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for the month of April to be known as “Archaeology Month” in Calvert County. Calvert County has a rich, diverse archaeological heritage spanning 12,000 years of human habitation. Archaeological sites and […]
BOCC Proclaims April as Month of the Young Child
On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, the Calvert Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) proclaimed the month of April as Month of the Young Child. The Interagency Council for Families and Children, the Success by 6 initiative of the United Way of Calvert County and other local organizations, in conjunction with the National Association for the Education […]
April 2016 is “Autism Awareness Month” in Calvert
Autism Speaks is the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. On Tuesday, April 5, 2016, the Calvert Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) hosted a number of parents of children diagnosed as Autistic. The organization is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism. It is also about increasing […]
“Out of the Ordinary”
April in Calvert to be Known as Archaeology Month During the Calvert Board of County Commissioners meeting, they proclaimed the month of April as Archaeology Month. The county has a rich, diverse archaeological heritage spanning 12,000 years of human habitation. The archaeological sites and artifacts are non-renewable cultural resources that are worthy of conservation and […]
April is Month Of Young Child
The Interagency for Families and Children, United Way of Calvert County’s Success By 6, the Calvert County Early Childhood Advisory Council, as well as other local organizations, are celebrating the Month of the Young Child, in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), during April. NAEYC is a large nonprofit […]
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Distracted driving is a factor in 1 out of 4 crashes nationwide and cell phone use and texting are leading causes of distracted driving. According to the MVA’s Maryland Highway Safety Office (MHSO), more than 28,000 people are injured annually on Maryland’s roads as a result of distracted driving. Maryland’s statewide program supports the national […]
April is Autism Awareness Month
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the fastest growing, serious developmental disability that comes from a neurological disorder. It inhibits a person’s ability to communicate, respond to surroundings, problem solve effectively, and form relationships with others. It can be associated with intellectual disability, difficulties in motor coordination and attention, as well as physical health issues. Some […]