🌱 We the Tots Storytime - October Indigenous History and 11 more events

Morning Mason Neck! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• ARCS Foundation® Metropolitan Washington Chapter 2026 Scholar Awards Reception at National Academy of Sciences
• We the Tots Storytime - October Indigenous History at Gunston Hall
• Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Lake Braddock Secondary School at Lake Braddock Secondary

... and check out 7 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 43.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mason Neck

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 5

• ARCS Foundation® Metropolitan Washington Chapter 2026 Scholar Awards Reception →
  National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday October 20

• We the Tots Storytime - October Indigenous History →
  Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Mason Neck
  10:30 am

Thursday October 22

• Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary
  5:00 pm
• Girls JV Volleyball @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary
  5:00 pm
• Boys Freshman Football @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary > Stadium Field/Track
  5:30 pm
• Masquerade Concert
  South County Middle
  6:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary
  6:30 pm
• Boys Varsity Volleyball vs Lake Braddock Secondary School
  South County High > Gym (Main)
  6:30 pm
• Boys JV Football @ Lake Braddock Secondary School
  Lake Braddock Secondary > Stadium Field/Track
  7:00 pm

Saturday October 24

• Volunteering Info Session →
  Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Mason Neck
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday October 20

• Scarecrow Preschool Craft
  Dumfries Library -
• Tots to Teens Therapy
  Lake Ridge Library -
  10:30 am
• Dale City: Longevity Lab →
  Dale City, 4176 Dale Blvd. #2225, Woodbridge
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Every crew in an Army air defense battery finished fully certified after running Stryker-based SGT STOUT vehicles through gunnery tables III to VI at Grafenwoehr, Germany (newsbreak.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant?" — Swimming trunks! (Thank you Kristina F. for sending it in!)
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