🌱 How a Charlotte Hall man turned $1 into $50,000 overnight

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• How a Charlotte Hall man turned $1 into $50,000 overnight

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• Tuesday: Nice with variable clouds, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 61.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• St. Mary's County Electrician Turns $1 Bet Into $50,000 Pick 5 Win (thebaynet.com) — A Charlotte Hall resident just turned a $1 Pick 5 ticket into a $50,000 Maryland Lottery win, claiming the prize on September 23. He bought the lucky ticket at a Bowie 7-Eleven, shared the news with his family, and now plans to invest the unexpected windfall.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Monthly Lunch Ride →
  All American Harley-Davidson, 8126 Old Leonardtown Road, Hughesville
  11:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Grown Folkss Fall Finale →
  40610 Kavanagh Road, Mechanicsville
• Southern Trail Distillery Fall Market in St. Mary's County →
  Southern Trail Distillery, 27227 Morganza Turner Rd, Mechanicsville
  10:00 am
• Southern Trail Distillery Fall Market in St... →
  Southern Trail Distillery, 27227 Morganza Turner Rd, Mechanicsville
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Halloween Designer Purse Bingo →
  Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. Station 2, 28165 Hills Club Road, Mechanicsville
  12:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• CVO's & EVOS →
  All American Harley-Davidson, 8126 Old Leonardtown Road, Hughesville
  12:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Method Monday →
  29020 Three Notch Rd., Mechanicsville
Thursday October 15
• October All American HOG Chapter Meeting #3887 →
  All American Harley-Davidson, 8126 Old Leonardtown Road, Hughesville
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Patch Sewing with Cindy SeWhat →
  All American Harley-Davidson, 8126 Old Leonardtown Road, Hughesville
  11:00 am
• TEST RIDE DAY at All American Harley →
  All American Harley-Davidson, 8126 Old Leonardtown Road, Hughesville
  11:00 am
• HOG'S ON THE GRILL →
  All American Harley-Davidson, 8126 Old Leonardtown Road, Hughesville
  11:00 am
• Joe Cox LIVE at Corteau Vineyards →
  Corteau Vineyards, Mechanicsville
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Constellation Energy posted a job opening for Senior Reactor Operator in Charlotte Hall. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Charlotte Hall. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Charlotte Hall here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mechanicsville

• SMO Energy Celebrates 100 Years of Serving Southern Maryland (smnewsnet.com)

La Plata

• SMECO Street Light Replacement Project in Town of La Plata (smnewsnet.com)
• Indian Head Man Charged With Entering La Plata School Property While on Sex Offender Registry (smnewsnet.com)
• Charles County Flags Lowered To Remember Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department Lifetime Member Thomas L. Flint (thebaynet.com)

Leonardtown

• Commissioners Approve Wellness Center Lease With CSM (southernmarylandchronicle.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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