🌱 How a failed merge near Stephens City led to a deadly inferno
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In today's newsletter:
- How a failed merge near Stephens City led to a deadly inferno
Also on today's calendar: Senior Care Fair & Education and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny and nice, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• State Police Identify Two Truck Drivers Killed in Fiery I-81 Crash in Virginia (panhandlenewsnetwork.com) — A deadly multi-vehicle crash on I-81 near the Stephens City exit in Frederick County has claimed the lives of two tractor-trailer drivers, according to Virginia State Police. Investigators say a car entering the southbound lanes failed to yield, triggering a chain-reaction collision and fire that caused oxygen tanks to explode and damaged a sheriff’s vehicle, though no local law enforcement officers were hurt. 
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Senior Care Fair & Education →
Southside Church Of Christ Winchester, 3136 Papermill Rd, Winchester
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Thursday September 17
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Isaac Hadden →
Bright Box Theater, 15 N Loudoun St, Winchester
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Inner Peace Summit: A Day to Recharge. Reconnect. →
Brahma Kumaris Meditation Museum - VA, 14020 Thunderbolt Rd., Chantilly, VA
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K-Pop Demon Hunters Family Friendly Dj show! →
Bright Box Theater, 15 N Loudoun St, Winchester
12:30 pm
Friday September 18
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Strasburg food distribution →
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Gallery Explorers: Paper Quilts →
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National Voter Registration Day →
Smith Library, 718 Wade Miller Dr., Winchester
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Functional Fitness Class! →
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Flag Football Interest Meetings →
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Bible Study with Spiritual Life →
Goodson Chapel / Recital Hall, 1400 L. P. Hill Dr., Winchester
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Dinner before meeting
Cork Street Tavern, 8 W Cork St, Winchester
5:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
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I have a good news story to share. I live very close to the woods. It's right outside my back fence so I get a lot of birds. Yesterday it sounded… (Nextdoor Lakeside - Stephens City) - I would like to donate some bratwurst as well as stuffed sausage and bulk sausage.
Would someone be so kind as to tell me the location of the refrigerator/freezer in Stephens City for donations (Nextdoor Greenbriar)
- Virginia Department of Transportation posted a job opening for E8083 - Operator Emergency Non CDL Wage in Stephens City. Apply here.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. posted a job opening for Formulation Tech II in Middletown. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stephens City here.
🗞 Nearby News
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Strasburg
- Gus Bus bringing mobile classroom to children's neighborhoods (nvdaily.com)
- High school schedule: Sept. 15 (nvdaily.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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