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🌱 Gingerbread House Paper Bag Gift Wrap and 11 more events
Coming up: Santa is coming to the Woodbridge Xfinity - Saturday, 12/20 on the Occoquan Patch calendar

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Coming up on the calendar:
- Santa is coming to the Woodbridge Xfinity - Saturday, 12/20 at Xfinity Store by Comcast
- Gingerbread House Paper Bag Gift Wrap at Dumfries Library
- Santa Visits Dale City Library! at Dale City Library
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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: 52, low: 26.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower, with a high of 50 and low of 42 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Occoquan
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★ Featured events ★
- Santa is coming to the Woodbridge Xfinity - Saturday, 12/20
Xfinity Store by Comcast, 15101 Potomac Town Pl, Woodbridge
12:00 pm
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
- Gingerbread House Paper Bag Gift Wrap
Dumfries Library - - Santa Visits Dale City Library!
Dale City Library -
10:30 am
Wednesday December 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Play and Learn
Potomac Community Room Potomac Library -
10:00 am - Ready for a Yeti Story Time
Montclair Library - Montclair Community Room
10:30 am - Cup of Cozy Mysteries @Vita Nova Creatives & Coffee
Nokesville Library -
11:00 am - Writing Fan Fiction
Chinn Park Library -
6:00 pm - Gingerbread House Paper Bag Gift Wrap
Dumfries Library - - PWC Tech Help
Potomac Library -
10:30 am - Music and Motion
Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
10:30 am - Santa Visits Dale City Library!
Dale City Library -
10:30 am - Baby Story Time
Potomac Library - Potomac Community Room
10:30 am - English Conversation-Conversación en Inglés
Central Library - Studio 8601 Makerspace
11:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
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💬 Chatter
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- Drinking alcohol increases the risk of several types of cancer.
The less you drink, the lower your risk. Learn more: www.cdc.gov/alcohol/about-alcohol-use/index.html (Nextdoor )
- Sam's Club posted a job opening for Freezer, Cooler and Deli Stocker Associate in Woodbridge. Apply here.
- Hendrick Automotive Group posted a job opening for Porter - Part time in Woodbridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Occoquan here.
🗞 Nearby News
Woodbridge
- Caucus To Determine Democratic Nominee For VA House Special Election (patch.com)
Dale City
- New traffic signal rises along Minnieville Road as Quartz District project moves forward (potomaclocal.com)
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