🌱 Summer Scavenger Hunt and 11 more events

Hi there, Potomac Mills! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Yard Sale
• 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K at Occoquan Regional Park
• Summer Scavenger Hunt at Prince William Public Library System

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

Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy and humid, temps: high: 84, low: 67.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Potomac Mills

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29

• Yard Sale →
  13824 Rosewood Dr, Woodbridge
  8:00 am

Saturday September 12

• 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K →
  Occoquan Regional Park, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 29

• Summer Scavenger Hunt
  Prince William Public Library System Dumfries Library -
• Make Your Own Dinosaur Trading Cards
  Prince William Public Library System Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
  2:00 pm
• Saturday Movie Party at the Library
  Prince William Public Library System Haymarket Gainesville Library - Haymarket Gainesville Communi
  2:00 pm

Sunday August 30

• PW Holiday Closures - 2026
  Prince William Public Library System Chinn Park Library -

Monday August 31

• Brit Lit Book Club
  Prince William Public Library System Potomac Library -
  1:00 pm
• The Lake Ridge Readers Book Club
  Lake Ridge Neighborhood Library Lake Ridge Library -
  6:30 pm
• Read by Dawn
  Prince William Public Library System Haymarket Gainesville Library -
  7:00 pm

Tuesday September 1

• Hooked on Craft Kits
  Prince William Public Library System Manassas City Library -

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 28

• Senior Portrait Session
  Osbourn High School Manassas, VA 20108
  8:20 am
• Stroller Strides
  Prince William Public Library System Montclair Library - Montclair Community Room
  10:00 am
• Bull Run Ukulele Players
  Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
  1:00 pm
• Super Splashers →
  Goldfish Swim School - Lake Ridge, 12479 Dillingham Square, Lake Ridge
  6:30 pm

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• Man In ‘Scream’ Mask Arrested With Bricks Near Lorton Community Center: Police (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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