🌱 Children's Music Program and 5 more events

Good morning Groveton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Community Meal
• Island Creek community yard sale
• Alexandria Civil War Roundtable at Martha Washington Library

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

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny; low humidity, with a high of 79 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
• Thursday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 88 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📸 Around Groveton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Groveton

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Community Meal →
  5952 Franconia Rd, Franconia
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Island Creek community yard sale →
  7550 Thomas Grant Dr, Alexandria
  9:00 am
• Alexandria Civil War Roundtable →
  Martha Washington Library, 6614 Fort Hunt Rd, Alexandria
  10:30 am
• Gustave Oktoberfest →
  Gustave Boulangerie & Brasserie, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
  12:00 pm
Friday October 2
• 82nd Waterford Fair →
  Waterford Foundation, 40222 Fairfax St, Waterford
  10:00 am
Saturday October 10
• Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
  The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 15
• Children's Music Program →
  Bethany Lutheran Church, 2501 Beacon Hill Rd, Alexandria
  6:15 pm
• Girls JV Field Hockey vs Robinson Secondary School
  Stadium Field\/Track Stadium Field/Track
  6:15 pm
• Boys Varsity Volleyball @ West Potomac High School
  West Potomac High
  6:30 pm
Tuesday September 22
• Children's Music Program →
  Bethany Lutheran Church and Preschool, 2501 Beacon Hill Rd, Alexandria
  6:15 pm
Saturday September 26
• Saint Ann Fall Festival →
  Saint Ann Catholic Church School And Grounds, 980 N Frederick St, Arlington
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Fancy cats and dogs animal rescue Annual wine and cheese fundraiser →
  Paradise Springs Winery, 13219 Yates Ford Rd, Clifton
  1:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mount Vernon

• Children Can Train as Revolutionary Spies at Mount Vernon Next Week (thezebra.org)
• Fairfax school board considers naming rights sales, but warns against getting too corporate (ffxnow.com)

Franconia

• NEW: Fairfax County proposes high school crossing guard funding, safety improvements (ffxnow.com)

Fort Belvoir

• U.S. Army finished dismantling Cold War nuclear plant (defence-blog.com)
• Army's Newest App Called AFT Go Coming This Fall, Streamlines Soldiers' Fitness Test Results (military.com)
• October 2026 SOF Events (sof.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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