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And on the Centreville Patch calendar - Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

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Cheers Centreville! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Centreville family pleads for help after father vanishes in Nepal flood
  • Why Centreville High lost its crossing guards—and what happens next

Also on today's calendar: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Saturday: Intervals of bright sunshine, temps: high: 85, low: 66.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Northern Virginia man and his travel group missing after massive flash flood in Nepal (wjla.com) — A Centreville man is among a group of hikers missing after a devastating landslide and flash flood near the China-Nepal border, and his family is urgently seeking more U.S. help in the search. His son describes the trip as a long-planned pilgrimage and says relatives are clinging to hope while coordinating with other families and foreign officials.
   

• 'My nerves were shot': Fairfax County school board member outraged over no crossing guards (wjla.com) — Families with students at Centreville High School should know that Fairfax County has eliminated crossing guards at several high schools, prompting safety concerns from at least one school board member. She says chaotic traffic on the first day of school shows the impact of budget-driven cuts and is urging county supervisors to restore guards immediately.
   

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  • Please be on the look out and call/ text if found 🙏 she is staying with my parents in Centreville, VA on Braddock Rd Drive, diagonal from Giant.
    She is staying with my parents while I'm on vacation so she is unfamiliar with the area. (Nextdoor Sully Station II)
  • Looking for a licensed and insured painter for my church in Fairfax Station.
    Please provide proof of license and insurance if you have recommendations. (Nextdoor Country Club Manor & Chalet Woods)
  • Parsons Corporation posted a job opening for 3D ORD Modeler in Centreville. Apply here.
  • Jetro / Restaurant Depot posted a job opening for Porter in Chantilly. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Centreville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chantilly

  • 11 Places Where You Can Play Mahjong in Northern Virginia (northernvirginiamag.com)
  • Modeling-Based Systems Engineer - Redwire Space - Chantilly, VA, US (dice.com)
  • Sheeba, now open in Vienna, offers authentic introduction to Yemeni cuisine, owner says (ffxnow.com)

George Mason

  • New brand of delivery robots takes over George Mason University's Fairfax campus (insidenova.com)

Manassas

  • Police Arrest Man Wanted In Rape, Abduction Of Woman In Manassas (patch.com)

Ok Centreville! 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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