🌱 Back2School Social & Blessing of the Backpacks and 11 more events

Good day Groveton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Oronoco Bay Park
• Aldersgate UMC Homecoming: Celebrating 70 Years at Aldersgate UMC
• Boys JV Football @ West Potomac High School at West Potomac High School

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

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 68.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Groveton

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29

• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am

Sunday August 30

• Aldersgate UMC Homecoming: Celebrating 70 Years →
  Aldersgate UMC,
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 27

• Boys JV Football @ West Potomac High School
  West Potomac High School Stadium Field/Track
  7:00 pm

Friday August 28

• Boys Varsity Football vs West Potomac High School
  West Potomac High School Carter G. Woodson High
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 30

• Back2School Social & Blessing of the Backpacks →
  Bethany Lutheran Church and Preschool, 2501 Beacon Hill Rd, Alexandria
  10:00 am

Monday August 31

• Girls JV Field Hockey @ West Potomac High School
  West Potomac High School West Potomac High
  6:15 pm
• Girls Varsity Field Hockey @ West Potomac High School
  West Potomac High School West Potomac High
  7:30 pm

Tuesday September 1

• Boys Varsity Cross Country vs West Potomac High School
  West Potomac High School South Run Recreation Center
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 3

• Back to School Night
  Cameron Elementary School Cameron Elementary
  6:00 pm

Saturday September 12

• Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary →
  Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum, 201 S Washington St, Alexandria
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 27

• Inova Blood Drive
  Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Outdoors
  10:00 am
• Line Dancing 101
  Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Line Dancing 201
  Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• American Style Mahjong
  Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Kingstowne

• Fairfax County Juries Convict 2 Men Of Murder In 2025 Parking Lot Shooting (patch.com)

Mount Vernon

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• These 10 Places In Colonial Virginia Shaped The Story Of Early America (myfamilytravels.com)

Fort Belvoir

• Before Hegseth fired him, top general was advised to drop Kid Rock probe (inquirer.com)
• National Museum to Commemorate the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 (militaryspot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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