🌱 Patch AM: Tree Rescue at Laurel Hill Park Central Green and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo
• Haunt: Dark Encounters
• Uncle Ping's Street Foods @ Fair Winds Brewing at Fair Winds Brewing Company

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

Today's riddle: What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Tropical Rainstorm Isaias, with a high of 68 and low of 62 degrees.
• Monday: A morning shower in spots, temps: high: 75, low: 52.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 15
• Registration is Open - JSSA Northern Virginia, MD Virtual 50+ Employment Expo →
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday October 11
• Haunt: Dark Encounters →
  Lorton VA
  7:00 pm
Monday October 12
• Uncle Ping's Street Foods @ Fair Winds Brewing →
  Fair Winds Brewing Company, 7000 Newington Rd, Lorton
  12:00 pm
• Uncle Ping's Street Foods at Fair Winds Brewing Company →
  Fair Winds Brewing Company, 7000 Newington Rd, Lorton
  12:00 pm
• Uncle Ping's Street Foods at Fair Winds Brewing →
  Fair Winds Brewing Company, 7000 Newington Rd, Lorton
  12:00 pm
• Girls JV Field Hockey vs South County Secondary
  Stadium Field/Track
  6:15 pm
• Girls Varsity Field Hockey vs South County Secondary
  Stadium Field/Track
  7:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Girls JV Volleyball vs South County Secondary
  West Springfield High
  5:00 pm
• Girls Freshman Volleyball vs South County Secondary
  West Springfield High
  5:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Volleyball @ South County Secondary
  South County High > Gym (Main)
  6:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Volleyball vs South County Secondary
  West Springfield High
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Tree Rescue at Laurel Hill Park Central Green →
  Laurel Hill Park Central Green, 8780 Lorton Rd, Lorton
  9:00 am

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• LOST ALBINO COCKATIEL
  OCTOBER 4, 2026 LORTON, Fairfax County, VA LOST ALBINO COCKATIEL – PLEASE HELP Our beloved albino cockatiel is missing. He is approximately 1.5… (Nextdoor Newington Heights)
• Looking for a female caregiver to help after hip surgery.
  Need assistance with serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as help with bathing and some mobility support. Must have transportation. Any… (Nextdoor Hallowing Point)

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (4311) - 14402 Richmond Hwy in Woodbridge. Apply here.
• The Arbor Company posted a job opening for Dining Room Server in Woodbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lorton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fort Belvoir

• Soldier sentenced to two years in prison for indecent recording of 2024 group sexual assault of ROTC student at JBLM (stripes.com)
• Obituary: Ronald 'Ron-Ronnie' E. Pelletier (pressherald.com)

Springfield

• Managed IT Services in Springfield, VA: A Complete Guide for Small Businesses (wordpress.com)
• Poll: The best coffee shops in Fairfax County (ffxnow.com)
• As the county grows, so do transit projects (fairfaxtimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call somebody who crosses the ocean twice and doesn't take a bath?" — A dirty double crosser ! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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