🌱 How La Plata young adults can earn while serving full time
Good day La Plata! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How La Plata young adults can earn while serving full time
- Have you documented your end-of-life wishes before a La Plata crisis?
Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 84 and low of 58 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 57.
- Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 64 and low of 41 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Maryland Corps Program Seeks Applicants Ages 18-24 (thebaynet.com) — Young adults in La Plata and across Charles County can now apply for the Maryland Corps and Service Year Option programs, which offer full-time paid service, job training, and weekly professional development. Recent CCPS graduates are especially encouraged to apply, with placements in high‑priority school support roles and clear nondiscrimination protections outlined by the La Plata‑based school system. 
• National Healthcare Decisions Day Urges End-of-Life Talks in Southern Maryland (southernmarylandchronicle.com) — Families in and around La Plata are being urged to use National Healthcare Decisions Day as a prompt to talk through end-of-life wishes and complete advance directive forms. With many residents traveling to La Plata, Waldorf, or D.C. for care and legal help, planning ahead can ease stress, reduce family disputes, and ensure medical and financial decisions match personal values.
📸 Around La Plata
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Parent & Me Paint Date
Joyful Studio, 115A La Grange Ave # 103, La Plata
5:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Customsbydonyelle Presents: Wine Design Create Your Own Custom Cap Exp.
Joyful Studio , 115A La Grange Ave # 103 , La Plata
2:00 pm -
Customsbydonyelle Presents: Wine & Design – Create Your Own Custom Cap Exp.
Joyful Studio , 115A La Grange Ave # 103 , La Plata
2:00 pm -
Paint and Sip
Port Tobacco Restaurant , 7536 Shirley Blvd , Port Tobacco
2:00 pm -
Special Education: Building Continuity Series @ FB Gwynn Educational Center
FB Gwynn Educational Center La Plata, MD 20646
6:00 pm -
La Plata Warriors vs Chopticon Braves
La Plata High School , 6035 Radio Station Rd , La Plata
4:30 pm -
Parent & Me Paint Date
Joyful Studio , 115A La Grange Ave # 103 , La Plata
5:00 pm -
La Plata High School vs. Westlake High School
La Plata High School , 6035 Radio Station Rd , La Plata
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Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
12:00 pm
Sunday April 19
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Origami Animals with Hwanhee
Spring Dell Center , 6040 Radio Station Rd , La Plata
5:30 pm -
Tennis Varsity Conference Game vs. Lackey @ Lackey H.S.
Lackey H.S. Pomfret, MD 20675
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Baseball Boys JV Non-Conference Game vs. La Plata @ La Plata H.S.
La Plata H.S. Pomfret, MD 20675
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Softball Girls Varsity Conference Game vs. Lackey @ Lackey H.S.
Lackey H.S. Pomfret, MD 20675
8:30 pm
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Charles County Public Schools posted a job opening for Learning Resource Teacher in La Plata. Apply here.
- Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Cook (P1-1385142-0) in La Plata. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Plata here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waldorf
- From Huntingtown to Waldorf, Missing Cat Reunited With His Family Nearly 8 Months Later (smnewsnet.com)
- Dirt Bike Rider Hits Pedestrian In Waldorf, 20-Year-Old Airlifted To Trauma Center (thebaynet.com)
- UPDATE: Shooting at Waldorf 7-Eleven Leads to Major Weapons Seizure in Charles County (smnewsnet.com)
Hughesville
- 36-Year-Old Man Airlifted After Roller Overturns At Hughesville Job Site (thebaynet.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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