🌱 Which local heroes just earned top honors from Sheriff Berry?
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In today's newsletter:
- Which local heroes just earned top honors from Sheriff Berry?
- La Plata family mourns devoted couple who died just 19 days apart
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around La Plata? Post it to La Plata photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 51 and low of 30 degrees.
- Thursday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 53, low: 45.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 57 and low of 24 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Retirees, Award Winners Honored by Sheriff Berry (southernmarylandchronicle.com) — La Plata residents are served by a sheriff’s office that just honored 23 retirees and 27 award recipients for lifesaving work, bravery, and innovative policing across Charles County. At a recent banquet, Sheriff Troy Berry highlighted decades of service, heroic child and adult rescues, and new investigative tools, all supporting the three district stations that include La Plata. 
• They Couldn't Live Without Each Other: Maryland Couple Dies Just 19 Days Apart (dailyvoice.com) — A Maryland family is raising funds to cover funeral and burial costs in La Plata for Arleen “Kissie” and George Bowie, a devoted couple who died just 19 days apart. Loved ones say the pair spent their lives caring for others, including raising three grandchildren, and are now struggling with the emotional and financial strain of honoring them this holiday season.
📸 Around La Plata
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★ Featured events ★
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Holidays on the Half Shell: Ornament Pop-up at PTR!
Port Tobacco Restaurant, 7536 Shirley Blvd, Port Tobacco
6:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
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Cuddle Time
La Plata Branch Library La Plata Branch -
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Morning Story Time
La Plata Branch Library La Plata Branch -
10:00 am -
Holiday Closure
La Plata, MD Calendar , 305 Queen Anne St. , La Plata
7:00 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Advanced STEM Club @ La Plata Branch!
La Plata Branch -
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McDonough High School vs. Patuxent High School
Maurice J. McDonough High School , 7165 Marshall Corner Rd , Pomfret
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Thomas Stone Cougars vs North Point/St. Charles
H39Q+9H St. Charles High School , 5305 Piney Church Rd , Waldorf
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Lackey Chargers vs Calvert Cavaliers
North Point High School , 2500 Davis Rd , Waldorf
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Pins and Needles
Accokeek Branch Library , PGCMLS , Accokeek
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Teen Afternoons
P.D. Brown Memorial Branch -
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St Charles Spartans vs Thomas Stone Cougars
H39Q+9H St. Charles High School , 5305 Piney Church Rd , Waldorf
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Thomas Stone Cougars vs St Charles Spartans
Thomas Stone High School , 3785 Leonardtown Rd , Waldorf
4:30 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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- Outstanding service, reasonable price and professional.
I definitely recommend and will use them again. (Nextdoor Charles St / Maple St) - The first one is an Oak burl (which is one of my favorites)
The second is a Hickory bowl The third one is a black walnut Bowl These are all handmade and from wood that is from Southern Maryland (Nextdoor Glen Albin Rd)
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in La Plata. Apply here.
- College of Southern Maryland posted a job opening for Adjunct Faculty - Information Technology in La Plata. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Plata here.
🗞 Nearby News
Waldorf
- Jan. 3 Hearing Planned To Select Charles County's Next District 27A Delegate (thebaynet.com)
- Makeup Mystery: Legend Beauty Bar Burglary Leads To Charges Against Hughesville Man (thebaynet.com)
- St. Charles Senior Tyler Owens Earns Chick-fil-A Scholarship As Team SMAC Wins 2025 All-Star Game (thebaynet.com)
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