🌱 How Bull Run’s quarry is helping shape the future of trucking

What's up Bull Run! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Bull Run's quarry is helping shape the future of trucking

Also on today's calendar: Oktoberfest & Crafts and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hot; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with periods of sun, temps: high: 85, low: 64.
• Saturday: Clouds and sun; less humid, with a high of 79 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Caterpillar to deploy AHS on 775 trucks for first time as part of expansion with Luck Stone to two more sites (im-mining.com) — Autonomous haul trucks have already moved more than 3.5 million tons at Luck Stone's Bull Run Quarry, and that success is prompting Caterpillar to roll out the same technology to two more Virginia sites. The project aims to boost safety, production consistency, and tech-focused jobs, with local dealer Carter Machinery supporting the expansion on Cat 775 trucks.
   

📸 Around Bull Run

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bull Run

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Oktoberfest & Crafts →
  14640 Soucy Pl, Centreville
  2:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• Preschool Story Time at Bull Run Library
  Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
  10:30 am
• Bull Run Ukulele Players
  Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
  1:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• The Enneagram: A Map for Self-Discovery
  Bull Run Library - Learning Lab
  10:30 am
Sunday September 20
• GIVE Tutoring
  Bull Run Library - Teen Area
  1:30 pm
• Pokemon Club
  Bull Run Library - Tween Area
  2:00 pm
Monday September 21
• Indian Circle Time (Kahani ka samay)
  Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
  10:30 am
• Random Reads Book Club
  Bull Run Library - Group Study Room B
  1:00 pm
• Homeschool Speech and Game Club
  Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
  1:00 pm
• 8-Bit Art with Perler Beads
  Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
  3:30 pm
Sunday October 4
• Get Ready for an Extraordinary Afternoon of Music with the U.S. Army Chorus! →
  St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, 6720 Union Mill Rd, Clifton
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Manassas

• Musty-Smelling Tap Water Only Temporary, Manassas City Officials Say (patch.com)
• Helping People With Dementia Reconnect Through Music (aarp.org)

Gainesville

• NOBRO Turn the Dial Up with New Single, "Girls Like Us" (mhf-mag.com)

Ok Bull Run! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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