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🌱 Patch AM: How Fairfax leaders plan to honor Jan. 6 police responders
Make time for Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 on the Mount Vernon Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- How Fairfax leaders plan to honor Jan. 6 police responders
Also on today's calendar: Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4 and 3 more events.
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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 26 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 53, low: 29.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 52 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fairfax leaders to honor police for response to 2021 attack on U.S. Capitol (ffxnow.com) — Fairfax County supervisors, including Mount Vernon District’s Dan Storck, have backed a proclamation honoring local police who helped restore order at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The measure, supported 9-0, will recognize Fairfax officers’ sacrifices and any county first responders who later died from related trauma, amid ongoing national debate over Jan. 6 and recent presidential pardons.
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📸 Around Mount Vernon
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mount Vernon
★ Featured events ★
- Heirloom- Silver & Brass Restoration Services: THURSDAYS 10-4
6830 Elm St, Suite 9, McLean, VA, 22101 ,
10:00 am
Thursday December 18
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Other local events
- Mid-week Advent Service
2501 Beacon Hill Rd , Alexandria
7:30 pm - Christ mas Toy Giveaway
7929 Richmond Hwy , Alexandria
10:00 am - Christmas Illuminations
George Washington's Mount Vernon , 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy , Mt Vernon
5:30 pm - Christmas Hymns and Carols History
2501 Beacon Hill Rd , Alexandria
9:00 am - Fourth Sunday in Advent
2501 Beacon Hill Rd , Alexandria
10:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
📣 Mount Vernon Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Play and Learn
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
10:00 am - English Conversation (Online)
Shirlington Library , 4200 Campbell Boulevard , Arlington
2:00 pm - Gingerbread House Paper Bag Gift Wrap
Dumfries Library - - Baby Story Time
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
10:30 am - PWC Tech Help
Potomac Library -
10:30 am - U.S. Citizenship Class (Online)
Shirlington Library , 4200 Campbell Boulevard , Arlington
10:30 am - Santa Visits Dale City Library!
Dale City Library -
10:30 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Mount Vernon PatchAM possible:
- The Hurricane Foundation, Inc — (913) 680-7968
Homeless Female Veterans and their Children Services
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sunrise Senior Living posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in Fort Belvoir. Apply here.
- J&J Maintenance, Inc. posted a job opening for Material Coordinator in Fort Belvoir. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mount Vernon here.
🗞 Nearby News
Fort Belvoir
- Ruth Weaver Halpern (nps.gov)
Lorton
- Monday Morning Update 12/15/25 (histalk2.com)
Springfield
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-- The Patch AM Team
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