Local Woman Rising + Softball For Girls + Free Ice Cream

Welcome to the Laurel Daily! Here you will find newsworthy events going on this week, including a Laurel resident who is a woman on the rise with her self-made designs and books, softball season for girls, and free ice cream for Forest Ridge Elementary School students.

Weather Report:

Today, the weather will be mostly cloudy and cooler with showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will reach a high of 73 degrees.

Here are the top three stories in Laurel today:

1. Laurel resident Chelsea Adinuba is a woman on the rise! She started her entrepreneurial journey by making bonnets, which are a cap traditionally worn by women to protect hairstyles. Adinuba had so many requests that she launched her first business, Chels Designs, in 2019. Along with bonnets, she now creates scrunchies, face masks, bags and do-rags. She has had orders from Texas, the United Kingdom and Canada. Her success motivated her to write two books before graduating from Charles Herbert Flowers High School in 2021. In her book, Adinuba shares the skills and tricks she learned while running her own business. It can be purchased on Amazon for $25. (Baltimore Sun)

2. The Savage Boys and Girls Club, near North Laurel, is offering fun events for children this summer. The 10U girls travel softball team is planning a full summer season under Coach Hollie Lindberg. Information: hollie.lindberg@gmail.com. (Baltimore Sun)

3. Laurel residents are making the Spring 2021 Dean’s List in colleges across the United States! McDaniel College announced the following residents were named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List: Glenn Harrison, Tatiana Hamilton, Rianna Nunes and Kevin Munford. Zaria Byrd and Nachelle Thomas, students at Georgia State University, made the 2021 Spring Dean’s list. Nayab Khan made the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Baldwin Wallace University in Ohio. Jacqueline Ebel made the Spring 2021 Dean’s list at DePauw University in Indiana. Natalie Holmes made the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania. (Baltimore Sun)

Today in Laurel:

• Laurel Dutch Country Farmers Market – 9701 Fort Meade Road (9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
• Beginner's Yoga with Kay (In-Studio & Online) – No prior experience required. (6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.)
• Rain Garden Maintenance – Join the Howard EcoWorks crew as they perform rain garden maintenance in the Elkhorn Landing Community including: primary weeding, mulch cultivation, spot mulching, and cleaning of rock features. The meeting location is 7190 Lasting Light Way, Columbia, MD 21045. Landscape Foreman at 443-936-8809. (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)
• FREE Ice Cream and Italian Ice – Forest Ridge Elementary School’s PTA will be passing out a cup of ice cream or Italian Ice to FRES students along with a little surprise to get your summer started. This giveaway of frozen treats was partly made possible because of a donation from Weis Markets. (6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)

Laurel Patch Notebook:

• Laurel TV is looking for a part-time reporter (Details here)
• Read all the latest job openings in Laurel (Details here)
• The local Wawa will serve FREE coffee will until June 13! (Details here)

Now you’re all caught up with the local news and events for today!

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Stay safe and enjoy the day!