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Coming up on the calendar:

• 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K at Occoquan Regional Park
• Live Your Dream: Education & Training Awards For Women at Soroptimist International of Woodbridge, VA
• Fridays at 5 Free Concert Series

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

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 84, low: 66.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Ridge

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K →
  Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
  8:30 am
• Live Your Dream: Education & Training Awards For Women →
  Soroptimist International of Woodbridge, VA, Woodbridge
  12:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Fridays at 5 Free Concert Series →
  1 County Complex Ct, Woodbridge
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Tween/Teen Takeover
  Nokesville Library -
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• PreK Skill Builders
  Haymarket Gainesville Library - Haymarket Gainesville Communi
  10:30 am
• Music and Motion
  Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  10:30 am
• Spanish Circle Time/El Circulo de Cuentos en Español
  Manassas City Library -
  11:00 am
• English Conversation
  Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  12:30 pm
Sunday September 20
• Squishy & Fidget Speed Trading Event →
  Tall Oaks, 12298 Cotton Mill Dr, Woodbridge
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Occoquan's Autumn Extravaganza →
  Mill Street Draft Garden, 200 Mill St, Occoquan Historic District
  10:00 am
• Knights of Columbus Contact Free Shredding →
  12809 Valleywood Dr, Lake Ridge
  10:00 am
• Oktoberfest 2026! →
  G34.3 Brewing Company, Lorton
  12:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• VFW Remembers Those Killed 25 Years Ago (vfw.org)
• FDNY Squad 252 fire truck, recovered from 9/11, arrives at Prince William County government complex (insidenova.com)
• Bright Green Fireball Lights Up Sky Over Southern Maryland, Reports Stretch Across Mid-Atlantic (thebaynet.com)

Woodbridge

• Police Blotter: Brandishing Arrests, Burglaries Hit Dumfries and Woodbridge (potomaclocal.com)

Manassas

• 2 More Men Arrested In Connection With Fatal Shooting At Manassas First Friday Event: Police (patch.com)
• Gov. Spanberger Tours Manassas High School, Touts State Education Investments (patch.com)
• Prince William County Fire and Rescue System Seeks Community Input (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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