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• How is an Oakton resident tied to an alleged cartel scheme?

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Pajama Party and 12 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 38 and low of 29 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 38, low: 29.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 43 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ex-DEA agent offered to launder money for Mexican cartel, charged (statenews.net) — A former high-ranking DEA official who lives in Oakton is charged with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and help obtain weapons for an alleged Mexican cartel, following a federal sting operation. Prosecutors say he and an associate converted funds to cryptocurrency and discussed military-grade arms, while both men have pleaded not guilty and remain detained without bail.
   

📸 Around Oakton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oakton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Holiday Pajama Party
  701 Bennett St, Herndon
  9:00 am
• Christmas Holiday Pajama Party
  701 Bennett St, Herndon
  9:00 am
• Christmas Holiday Pajama Party
  701 Bennett St, Herndon
  9:00 am
• Winter Wonderland
  13007 Worldgate Drive,
  5:00 pm
• Paper Quilling Workshop - Create Your Own Holiday Ornaments
  11750 Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax
  6:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Holidays in Purcellville
  Town of Purcellville,
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Walk To Bethlehem - A Live Nativity
  Fairfax Baptist Church, 10830 Main St, Fairfax
  2:00 pm
• Handel's Messiah
  Saint Luke Catholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Chantilly, VA (December 2025)
  Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly
  10:00 am
• Dec 20-21 (3 shows)--Alchemy Ballet presents The Andalusian Nutcracker
  Herndon High School, 700 Bennett St, Herndon
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Annual Civil War Peace Service
  Dranesville Church of the Brethren, 11500 Leesburg Pike, Herndon
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Holiday Mixology Class @ Taco Rock Lorton!
  Taco Rock - Oakton , 2930 Chain Bridge Rd Ste 102 , Oakton
  1:00 pm
• Taco Rock Comedy Tour @ Taco Rock Oakton!
  Taco Rock - Oakton , 2930 Chain Bridge Rd Ste 102 , Oakton
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Country Dance in Alexandria. Lessons: Line dances Ah Si! & Mamma Maria and Couples Two Step moves
  Lincolnia Senior Center , 4710 North Chambliss St , Alexandria
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Holiday Mixology Class @ Taco Rock Arlington!
  Taco Rock - Oakton , 2930 Chain Bridge Rd Ste 102 , Oakton
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Stop By Lazy Dog Restaurant and Support Children In Need —Jerilyn Woelfel Read on Patch

• Hi neighbors, my 97 year old mom just moved in with me.
  She likes to have her hair permed. Does anyone have a recommendation for a hairstylist in the Vienna, reston, oakton area? (Nextdoor Fox Lake)

• Giant Food posted a job opening for PT Courtesy Clerk-Bundler - Front End - 0231 in Oakton. Apply here.
• Wend American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Crew Member in Vienna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oakton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fairfax

• This Wish kid from Fairfax County is officially cancer free (wtop.com)
• Democrat Rachna Sizemore Heizer wins Fairfax's Braddock District Supervisor seat (wjla.com)

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