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🌱 Patch AM: See how Lake Ridge students benefit from expanded school food pantries

Coming up: 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K on the Lake Ridge Patch calendar

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Greetings Lake Ridge! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Lake Ridge students benefit from expanded school food pantries

Also on today's calendar: 9th Annual Gene Montague Memorial 5K and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• News Links: ICE Detainer Filed in Great Falls Killing; Data Center Taxes and Rural Land Under Review (potomaclocal.com) — Lake Ridge Middle School is now part of a greatly expanded PWCS food pantry network, bringing confidential food support to more local students and families this school year. The broader roundup also covers data center tax debates, efforts to preserve Prince William's rural land, new scrutiny of William & Mary scholarships, and a high-risk frozen berry recall affecting multiple states.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday August 24
  • Boohoo/Woohoo Parent Breakfast
    Oak View Elementary School Oak View Elementary
    8:45 am
  • 24-Hour Comic Day Practice
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    5:00 pm
  • Books Alive
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library -
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday August 25
  • Community Conversations: Promoting Sexual Health & Wellness
    Potomac Community Library Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
    11:00 am
  • School Board Regular Business Meeting
    Manassas 9027 Center St, , VA 20110, USA
    6:00 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Women's Equality Day Celebration at Turning Point Suffragist Memorial →
    The River View at Occoquan, 9751 Ox Rd, Lorton
    10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Woodbridge

  • New School, New Traditions, One Community (princewilliamliving.com)
  • Virginia man charged with impersonating a police officer at a police station (wtop.com)
  • Woodbridge Food Lion Worker Groped, Grabbed By Wanted Virginia Man During Shift, Police Say (dailyvoice.com)

Lorton

  • In time for school year, food bank's new bus starts serving hot meals to Fairfax children (ffxnow.com)

Ok Lake Ridge! 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!

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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