🌱 Patch AM: College rowers head to Fairfax Station’s Occoquan course this October.

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In today's newsletter:

• College rowers head to Fairfax Station's Occoquan course this October.

Also on today's calendar: It's A Good Day Market at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Very hot; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Hot; a p.m. t-storm or two, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
• Saturday: Not as hot with some sun, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• HPU Rowing Announces 2026 Fall Schedule (highpointpanthers.com) — A collegiate rowing regatta is coming to Fairfax Station this fall, as High Point University's women's team races in the Head of the Occoquan on Saturday, October 31. The event, hosted by the Occoquan Boat Club, is one of four fall competitions on HPU's schedule and brings additional rowing activity and visitors to the Occoquan area.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairfax Station

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Thursday September 3
• Girls JV Field Hockey vs Langley High School
  Robinson Secondary School Robinson Secondary
  6:15 pm
• Boys Varsity Football vs Robinson Secondary School
  Robinson Secondary School South Lakes High > Stadium Field/Track
  7:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Football @ Fairfax High School
  Fairfax HIgh School Blue Days Stadium Field
  7:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs Langley High School
  Robinson Secondary School Robinson Secondary
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• It's A Good Day Market at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, VA →
  Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Wy, Lorton
  11:00 am
Sunday September 6
• Labor Day Weekend Model Train Show at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum →
  Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax Station
  12:00 pm
Monday September 7
• NVRC Closed
  Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Persons 3951 Pender Dr STE 130, Fairfax, VA 22030
• Labor Day Weekend Model Train Show at the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum →
  Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, 11200 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax Station
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Coed Varsity Golf vs Alexandria City High School
  Fairfax HIgh School Blue Days Fairfax High
  4:00 pm
• Coed Varsity Golf @ Robinson Secondary School
  Robinson Secondary School Twin Lakes Golf Course
  4:50 pm
• Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Fairfax High School
  Fairfax HIgh School Blue Days West Potomac High
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Marian Homes, Inc. -- Free Shredding Events -- Multiple Dates & Locations →
  St. Veronica Catholic Church, 3460 Centreville Rd, Chantilly
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Heaven New Earth Church Hosts Summer Blood Drive with Inova During Blood Supply Crisis —Abigail Sanchez Read on Patch

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Information Services Assistant (Library Information Assistant) in Burke. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Team Member in Burke. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairfax Station here.

🗞 Nearby News

George Mason

• George Mason partners with Oxford-based TreQ to bring the first open-architecture quantum computing system to Virginia (gmu.edu)
• Building Our Future Home (gmu.edu)
• George Mason Softball Announces 2026 Fall Schedule (gomason.com)

Burke

• George Mason Regional Library to close in October for two-year renovation (ffxnow.com)

Manassas

• Washington Manassas Airport Receives Final FAA Certification, Clearing Way For Commercial Flights (patch.com)
• Manassas Man Arrested After Exposing Himself To Teen In Prince William County Target: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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