Community Corner
Mason Neck State Park, Winnie the Pooh and the Number of the Day
Also, Lorton's 'Amazing Gospel Souls', stolen cell phones and a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms.

It’s Thursday, Aug. 8. Here are five things you need to know. Tell us what we need to know on the Patch message board!
1. Today: The Friends of Mason Neck State Park are meeting tonight to discuss the calendar for the rest of the year. The meeting is at 7:00 p.m. at the park activity center.
2. You Said It: “There stands the stage with nothing but three stumps and fake trees with one tree riddled with cute purposely-misspelled old-school wooden signs giving confusing directions and… a tail on it.” — Patch blogger Camela Speer with a behind the scenes look at Winnie the Pooh, a stage production at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton. Start your own blog at Patch!
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3. ICYMI: Did you catch the Amazing Gospel Souls sing at National Night Out at Lorton Park? The group of gospel singers are all former inmates of Lorton Prison.
4. Number of the Day: $30,000. That’s the estimated value of cell phones stolen from an AT&T store in the Manassas area. Police responded to an alarm and found that the front door had been forced open.
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5. There is a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms after 2:00 p.m. today. Learn more by using the search bar here.
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