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Hello Mount Vernon! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Journey Through Mount Vernon with AARP Virginia at George Washington's Mount Vernon
• Back to School Night at Centre Ridge Elementary School
• Fun Acting Classes for the Kids! at Burgundy Farm Country Day School

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the chicken go to the gym? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 93 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny and not as hot, temps: high: 83, low: 65.
• Sunday: A blend of sun and clouds, with a high of 82 and low of 61 degrees.

📸 Around Mount Vernon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 17
• Journey Through Mount Vernon with AARP Virginia →
  George Washington's Mount Vernon, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 9
• Back to School Night
  Centre Ridge Elementary School Centre Ridge Elementary
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fun Acting Classes for the Kids! →
  Burgundy Farm Country Day School, 3700 Burgundy Rd, Alexandria
  9:00 am
• Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary →
  Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum, 201 S Washington St, Alexandria
  8:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Community Meal →
  5952 Franconia Rd, Franconia
  5:30 pm
Saturday September 19
• Colonial Market & Fair →
  Mount Vernon, Mt Vernon
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday September 4
• Girls Varsity Cross Country @ Patriot High School
  West Potomac High School Patriot High School
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Boys Varsity Golf vs Thomas A Edison High School
  Hayfield Secondary School Pohick Bay Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Girls Varsity Golf vs Thomas A Edison High School
  Edison High School Pohick Bay Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Coed Varsity Golf vs Yorktown High School
  Hayfield Secondary School Pohick Bay Golf Course
  4:00 pm
• Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Hayfield High School
  Hayfield Secondary School Hayfield Secondary
  4:30 pm
• Girls Varsity Golf vs Yorktown High School
  Hayfield Secondary School Pohick Bay Golf Course
  4:30 pm
• Girls JV Volleyball vs Fairfax High School
  West Potomac High School West Potomac High
  5:00 pm

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• Medi-Weightloss Alexandria — (571) 200-6222
• The Hurricane Foundation, Inc — (913) 680-7968

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Fort Belvoir. Apply here.
• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Produce Team Member (Clerk, Floor Service) - Part Time in Springfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fort Belvoir

• Hilda G. Rasmussen, 90, of West Bend, WI (washingtoncountyinsider.com)
• Fairfax County board considers tightening rules for contributions to local nonprofits (ffxnow.com)

Lorton

• Virginia Lt. Gov. commemorates Women's Equality Day at suffragist memorial in Lorton (ffxnow.com)
• Virginia Craft Beer Cup 2016 Winners Announced (yoursforgoodfermentables.com)
• Women's Soccer Drops Season Opener to NYU, 1-0 (babsonathletics.com)

Arlington

• Arlington Board Intervenes In $67B Dominion-NextEra Merger Over Rates, Climate Concerns (patch.com)
• VA Lawmaker Says Trump, GOP Policies Have Cost Families More Than $3,800 (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He was working on his pecks (pecs). (Thank you W F C. for sending it in!)
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