🌱 Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show and 6 more events

Good morning Franconia! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
• Indivisible of Franconia "No Kings: Vote Early" Rally Oct. 17 at South Van Dorn Street & Kingstowne Village Parkway
• Capital Force Youth Chorus Kickoff at To Be Provided

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What happens when two monkeys get a divorce? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm late in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Cooler; a little p.m. rain, temps: high: 67, low: 58.
• Friday: Warmer; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franconia

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 15

• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo →
  10:00 am

Saturday October 17

• Indivisible of Franconia "No Kings: Vote Early" Rally Oct. 17 →
  South Van Dorn Street & Kingstowne Village Parkway, Kingstowne
  12:00 pm

Sunday October 18

• Capital Force Youth Chorus Kickoff →
  To Be Provided,
  2:30 pm

Monday October 19

• George Mason Friends New Location and Ribbon Cutting Event →
  United Baptist Church, 7100 Columbia Pike, Annandale
  11:00 am

Saturday November 7

• 15th Annual Jack T. Farrar, Jr. "Fill the Shoes" 5K →
  Hayfield Community Park, 7611 Hayfield Rd, Alexandria
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 14

• Girls Varsity Football vs South County Secondary
  Edison High
  8:00 pm

Thursday October 15

• Girls Freshman Volleyball vs Thomas A Edison High School
  Justice High
  4:30 pm
• Boys JV Volleyball @ Thomas A Edison High School
  Edison High
  5:00 pm
• Boys Freshman Football @ Thomas A Edison High School
  Edison High
  5:30 pm
• Girls JV Volleyball vs Thomas A Edison High School
  Justice High
  5:45 pm
• Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Thomas A Edison High School
  Edison High
  6:30 pm

Sunday November 1

• Shoff Promotions Comic Book, Sports Card and Pokemon Show →
  Annandale Virginia Fire House Expo Hall 7128 Columbia Pike 22003
  9:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

• Fairfax County plan to tackle homelessness calls for more nuanced response (ffxnow.com)
• High school football rankings: New No. 1 tops USA TODAY Sports Super 25 in Week 9 (galvnews.com)
• "The Last Voyage of the South Vietnamese Navy" (blogspot.com)

Mount Vernon

• Did George Washington Really Create the American Foxhound? We Asked Mount Vernon. (thezebra.org)
• Inova Mount Vernon Hospital celebrates 50 years of caring for the community (inovanewsroom.org)

Arlington

• Man Arrested After Entering Vacant Arlington Apartment: Police (patch.com)
• Ballston House Fire Displaces Arlington Residents, Closes Road (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What happens when two monkeys get a divorce?" — They are banana split. (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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