🌱 Question of the Month and 11 more events

What's up Independent Hill! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Bev Johnson 18th Annual Scholarship Concert at Mount Olive Baptist Church
• Question of the Month at Dale City Neighborhood Library
• Wonder Wanders at Independent Hill Neighborhood Library

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: A man rode into Fenton on Friday. He stayed three days and left on Friday. How did he do that? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 90 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Humid with sun and clouds, temps: high: 92, low: 74.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 72 degrees.

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📸 Around Independent Hill

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Independent Hill

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 1

• Bev Johnson 18th Annual Scholarship Concert →
  Mount Olive Baptist Church, 13111 Minnieville Rd, Woodbridge
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 1

• Question of the Month
  Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library -
• Wonder Wanders
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  10:00 am
• Knightly Knits and Crafty Crochets
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  10:30 am
• ASL Conversation Group
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  12:00 pm

Tuesday August 4

• Story Time
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  10:30 am
• Casual Crafters
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  11:15 am

Wednesday August 5

• Spanish Circle Time/El Circulo de Cuentos en Español
  Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library -
  10:00 am

Saturday August 8

• Knightly Knits and Crafty Crochets
  Independent Hill Neighborhood Library Independent Hill Library -
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 1

• Question of the Month
  Dale City Neighborhood Library Dale City Library -
• Summer Scavenger Hunt
  Dumfries Neighborhood Library Dumfries Library -

Monday August 3

• Dino Academy
  Dumfries Neighborhood Library Dumfries Library -
  10:30 am

Wednesday August 5

• Spanish Circle Time/El Circulo de Cuentos en Español →
  Dale City Library, 4249 Dale Blvd, Dale City
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Dale City

• After nearly 50 years, Dale City Music is closing (wtop.com)
• 'Accessibility should start before you apply': TJ student launches Raaha to make job hunting more humane (potomaclocal.com)

Dumfries

• Dumfries Native Serves Aboard USS Chosin in RIMPAC 2026 (potomaclocal.com)
• Northern Virginia's biggest carnival returns tomorrow with monster trucks, rodeos, fireworks, and more — Over a week of family-friendly fun (secretdc.com)
• Police Blotter: Armed Robbery, Shots Fired in Stafford (potomaclocal.com)

Manassas

• Motorcycle Driver Killed In Collision With Dump Truck On Prince William Parkway: Police (patch.com)
• Two Thirds Of Contributions To PWC Supervisors Come From Real Estate, Data Center Interests: Report (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His horse's name was Friday (Thank you Coco S. for sending it in!)
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