Chantilly’s top football prospect just drew a big-time Big Ten offer
See what WWII secrets Flak-Bait’s restoration in Chantilly is revealing
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Today's riddle: What gets wetter & wetter as it dries? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
Thursday: Breezy with sunny intervals, with a high of 67 and low of 44 degrees.
Friday: Turning cloudy, temps: high: 66, low: 48.
Saturday: Cloudy and cool, with a high of 57 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• MSU football offers elite, 4-star WR from Virginia (usatoday.com) — A highly ranked football recruit from Chantilly, wide receiver Malachi Lee, has picked up a scholarship offer from Michigan State, adding to a growing list of major programs pursuing him. Rated a top-100 national prospect and Virginia’s top player in the 2028 class, Lee’s profile continues to rise on the college recruiting scene.
• The restoration of B-26 Marauder ‘Flak-Bait', the Only US warplane to Survive 200 Bombing Missions during WWII (theaviationgeekclub.com) — Right here in Chantilly, conservators at the Udvar-Hazy Center are painstakingly restoring “Flak-Bait,” a B-26 bomber that survived more than 200 World War II missions. The team is preserving original materials wherever possible, uncovering artifacts like flak fragments, shell casings, and crew mementos as they prepare the aircraft for long-term display.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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