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🌱 Patch AM: How a Dale City lodge is boosting teen career opportunities locally
Also check out Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala on the Dale City Patch calendar
Good day Dale City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Dale City lodge is boosting teen career opportunities locally
Also on today's calendar: Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Hot with clouds and sun, with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Cooler, temps: high: 64, low: 58.
- Sunday: Rain, with a high of 65 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Prince William County Parks Employees Recognized with Community Builders Award from Local Masonic Lodge (princewilliamliving.com) — Dale City's Masonic Lodge No. 319 recently honored two Prince William County Parks employees for creating a youth Park Ranger Apprenticeship pilot program that helps local teens build job skills and explore public service. Three teens have already completed the program, and county partners are now considering future cohorts to expand these opportunities for area youth. 
📸 Around Dale City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dale City
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★ Featured events ★
- Marian Homes, Inc. 2026 Casino Night Gala →
The Tower Club Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr, Vienna
7:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Spanish Circle Time/El Circulo de Cuentos en Español
Dale City Library -
10:00 am - Fall Fest →
Learning Paths Academy Cardinal, 14910 Feeder Ln, Dale City
10:00 am - "ARE WE SISTERS OR NAH"? CONFERENCE →
14055 Central Loop, Dale City
11:00 am
Wednesday October 7
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 24
📣 Dale City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- English Conversation
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
12:30 pm - Swim & Sing Kids Karaoke Splash →
Goldfish Swim School - Lake Ridge, 12479 Dillingham Square, Lake Ridge
6:30 pm - Barktoberfest 2026 →
Tacketts Mill Drive, Lake Ridge - Pepe and the Piñata
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
10:30 am - Wonder Wanders
Independent Hill Library -
10:30 am - Knightly Knits and Crafty Crochets
Independent Hill Library -
10:30 am - ASL Conversation Group
Independent Hill Library -
12:00 pm - Make a Cell Phone Pouch
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
2:00 pm - HSR Dumpster Day →
Montclair Country Club Parking Lot, Montclair
12:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Dale City PatchAM possible:
- $115 Off Any Plumbing Service - AllTech Services — (703) 495-3466
- AARP Virginia — (866) 542-8164
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🗞 Nearby News
Dumfries
- Finding Local History this Halloween (princewilliamliving.com)
- State, NAACP work to notify an estimated 235K felons now eligible to vote (princewilliamtimes.com)
- News Links: Staff Flags Four Seasons Data Centers; Wolfe Released After 25 Years (potomaclocal.com)
Woodbridge
- News Links: Woodbridge Housing Golf Tournament Friday; Caroline Judge Speaks at Local Heroes (potomaclocal.com)
Manassas
- Manassas City Council Approves Sidewalk Project, Takes HEF Development Proposal, Ups School Funding (patch.com)
Ok Dale City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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