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Happening soon: Crafternoon on the Dumfries Patch calendar

Tuesday May 26th Patch AM

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Coming up on the calendar:

  • Crafternoon at Dumfries Library
  • Zipper Bracelet at Dumfries Library
  • PWC Tech Help at Dumfries Library

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: I went into the woods and found it. Once I'd found it, I searched for it. The harder I searched, the less I wanted it. When at last I couldn't find it, I carried it home in my hand. What is it? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 65.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dumfries

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Featured events

    Thursday May 28
  • Crafternoon
    Dumfries Library, 18115 Triangle Shopping Plaza, Dumfries
    11:00 am

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Other local events
    Wednesday May 27
  • Zipper Bracelet
    Dumfries Library -
  • PWC Tech Help
    Dumfries Library, Dumfries Study Room B, Dumfries
    2:00 pm
  • Thursday May 28
  • Zipper Bracelet
    Dumfries Library -
  • Family Story Time
    Dumfries Library -
    10:30 am
  • Friday May 29
  • Zipper Bracelet
    Dumfries Library -
  • Monday June 1
  • Summer Scavenger Hunt
    Dumfries Library -
  • Wednesday June 3
  • PWC Tech Help
    Dumfries Library - Dumfries Study Room B
    2:00 pm
  • Sunday June 7
  • Wild Things and Wonder
    Colgan High School, 13833 Dumfries Rd, Manassas
    3:30 pm
  • Saturday June 13
  • Brain Health in Action in Woodbridge!
    2201 Opitz Blvd, Woodbridge
    1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday May 26
  • Baby Boot Camp
    Little Hall, 2034 Barnett Ave, Quantico
    9:00 am
  • Spanish Circle Time/El Circulo de Cuentos en Español
    Dumfries Library -
    10:30 am
  • Wednesday May 27
  • Zipper Bracelet
    Dumfries Library -
  • PWC Tech Help
    Potomac Library -
    10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • US Government Jobs posted a job opening for Custodial Worker in Quantico. Apply here.
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Woodbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dumfries here.

🗞 Nearby News

Quantico

  • Jill Duggar Is Facing 10 Weeks Alone With Three Kids and No Contact With Derick & Fans Are Divided (cafemom.com)
  • Kash Patel rolls out nationwide contest to crown FBI's fittest male and female agents (meaww.com)
  • 5 people escape, multiple pets killed in Stafford County house fire (wjla.com)

Woodbridge

  • Two charged in deadly Woodbridge shooting (fox5dc.com)
  • UPDATE: Slick City, 'the world's first indoor slide park,' to open in Woodbridge next month (insidenova.com)
  • Police Blotter: Held Knife to Throat, Abduction Reported (potomaclocal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A splinter. (Thank you Jake M. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!


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