County Digest

Environmental program for kids

The Annapolis Recreation and Parks Department is offering an environmental educational program at Back Creek Nature Park at 1314 Edgewood Road.

Stormwater Education Experience will be held at 3 p.m. May 17 and 3:45 p.m. May 18.

The program is geared toward ages 3 to 10 and cost $5 per class. Registration is required by phone at 410-263-7958 or online at annapolis.gov/recreation.

New galley

The Naval Academy has received $51 million in federal economic recovery money to build a galley.

The current kitchen galley, where meals are prepared for more than 4,400 midshipmen at the same time, is antiquated. Some equipment dates to the 1950s and Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler, the academy's superintendent, says the academy can't find parts for repairs.

The renovation is expected to last up to two years. It's unclear when the renovations will begin.

The midshipmen moved last year back into a renovated dining hall, which was built in 1909.

Rec programs

The Annapolis Recreation and Parks Department offers activities for children and families at the rec center, 9 St. Mary's St.

The center will sponsor a Swing for the Kids golf tournament Wednesday at the Walden Golf Club. Golf, food, beverages and a raffle will be offered. The cost is $115 per person. Proceeds benefit the Annapolis Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund.

Maryland Boating Safety Course for ages 10 and older at 6 p.m. May 19 and 21. Cost is $25.

Summer camp registration is now being accepted. Day camps, kids' camps and an Xtreme Teen Camp are available.

For details on programs and registration, go to annapolis.gov/recreation, or call 410-263-7958.

Mother's Day tea

Historic London Town will hold a Mother's Day tea on Sunday at the circa-1760 William Brown House at 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater.

The event begins at 1 p.m. with a tour of the house, followed by an English-style tea at 2 p.m. in the glass pavilion overlooking London Town's gardens.

The cost is $30, or $27 for members. Reservations are required.

Information: 410-222-1919.

Lead-safe training

The City of Annapolis will hold lead safe-practice training sessions for residents and contractors to help reduce the risk of lead contamination, especially to children.

Lead Safe Annapolis will provide outreach from the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning and implemented by the city's Office of Youth and Community Affairs.

Lead is one of the most generalized environmental hazards for children in Maryland. Children are at greatest risk from birth to age 6, when their neurological systems are evolving. Sustained exposure to lead can cause long-lasting neurological damage or death. More than 3,000 Annapolis children younger than 6 have been exposed to the effects of lead poisoning.

To help with the outreach and awareness campaign, the city will receive a $100,000 grant. The program will include educational presentations and events; replacement of 100 leaded windows in the city; hands-on lead-safe work practices kits to homeowners participating in the seminars; free lead worker contractor training and accreditation for five local contractors; a toll-free hot line; and a Web site with lead prevention, testing and other information.

The workshops will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and June 6 at the Annapolis Fire Department Eastport Station, 914 Bay Ridge Ave.

Information: 410-534-6447.

Vendors needed

The Kiwanis Club of Severna Park is seeking vendors for its flea market and craft show, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Pasadena United Methodist Church, 61 Ritchie Highway.

Spaces are $14, or $16 with a table. To make a reservation, send a check to Kiwanis, P.O. Box 72, Severna Park 21146.

Information: 410-987-0253.