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🌱 Patch AM: What Lake Ridge patients should know before heading to the ER now
Also, don't miss GIVE Tutoring on the Lake Ridge Patch calendar

Hello Lake Ridge! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Lake Ridge patients should know before heading to the ER now
Today's riddle: What did one pirate say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Lake Ridge-Occoquanfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Saturday: Rain, becoming heavy at times, with a high of 50 and low of 39 degrees.
- Sunday: Some sun; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 47, low: 28.
- Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 45 and low of 25 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two regional hospitals mandate masks in high-risk areas amid flu spike (insidenova.com) — If you visit Sentara’s emergency department in Lake Ridge, you’re strongly urged to wear a mask as local hospitals respond to a surge in flu and other respiratory illnesses. Inova and UVA Health are already requiring masks in emergency and urgent care areas, and all three systems are asking people with milder symptoms to use primary care, urgent care, or virtual visits instead.
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Find out what's happening in Lake Ridge-Occoquanfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Around Lake Ridge
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lake Ridge
- GIVE Tutoring
Bull Run Library - Learning Lab
1:30 pm - PWC Tech Help
Potomac Library -
10:30 am - Family Story Time
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
10:30 am - Little Makers
Central Library - Community Room
10:30 am - Preschool Skill Builders
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
2:00 pm - Reading to Dogs
Independent Hill Library -
4:30 pm - Chess Club - Elementary Edition
Montclair Library - Montclair Community Room
5:00 pm
Sunday January 11
Monday January 12
📣 Lake Ridge Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Prince William Model Railroad Traveling Train Show
Montclair Library - Montclair Community Room
10:00 am - SkeinWreck: Crochet Class with Cecily: Winter Mug Cozy Workshop: Dale City
Dale City Library , 4249 Dale Blvd , Dale City
10:30 am - Spanish Circle Time/El Circulo de Cuentos en Español
Nokesville Library -
10:30 am - Knightly Knits and Crafty Crochets
Independent Hill Library -
10:30 am
Saturday January 10
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🗞 Nearby News
Woodbridge
- You Hold the Key to Your Success Youth Expo Empowers Local Youth and Families (princewilliamliving.com)
- Shida P Drops Highly Anticipated Single 'C4' (indiepulsemusic.com)
- Proposed school redistricting plan would close Potomac View, reassign 2,600 students (princewilliamtimes.com)
Dumfries
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!
-- The Patch AM Team
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