Community Corner
🌱 How a tragic Bull Run house fire upended three families overnight
Happening soon: Sip And Paint on the Bull Run Patch calendar
Good morning to you Bull Run! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a tragic Bull Run house fire upended three families overnight
- Planning a night at Bull Run’s massive holiday light spectacular?
Also on today's calendar: Sip And Paint and 5 more events.
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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Bull Runfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Thursday: A touch of afternoon rain, with a high of 51 and low of 43 degrees.
- Friday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 59, low: 25.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 46 and low of 36 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• House fire in Bull Run claims lives of 92-year-old and her 74-year-old daughter (dcnewsnow.com) — A devastating house fire in Bull Run, Va., claimed the lives of a 92‑year‑old woman and her 74‑year‑old daughter and left nearby homes with smoke damage. Surviving family members, who lost nearly everything, are staying with friends as investigators work to confirm the fire’s accidental, possibly electrical cause and neighbors rally around them with support. 
• This Festival Of Lights Only 45 Minutes Away From The District Features Miles Of Festive Displays – Plus A Christmas Village Complete With A Petting Zoo, Camel Rides, & Carnival (secretdc.com) — Bull Run Regional Park is again transforming into a 2.5‑mile drive‑through Festival of Lights, complete with a Holiday Village, carnival rides, and even camel rides. Running nightly through early January, the event offers carload pricing, extra ride ticket options, and plenty of chances for Bull Run–area families to shop, play, and enjoy the holiday displays close to home.
📸 Around Bull Run
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bull Run
★ Featured events ★
- Sip And Paint
Great Mane Brewery, 6620 James Madison Hwy, Haymarket
12:00 pm
Tuesday December 23
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Other local events
- Adult Skate
Skate N' Fun Zone , 7878 Sudley Rd , Manassas
7:30 pm - Bull Run Ukulele Players
Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
1:00 pm - Family Story Time
Bull Run Library - Tween Area
10:30 am - Workplace English
Bull Run Library - Group Study Room B
6:30 pm - Dungeons and Dragons for Tweens
Bull Run Library - Group Study Room B
2:00 pm - Cantando-Ando con Gabo y Mate!
Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
2:00 pm - Workplace English
Bull Run Library - Group Study Room B
6:30 pm
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Monday December 22
Saturday December 27
Monday December 29
📣 Bull Run Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- F25-1218A, Holiday Flower Arranging Class
The Flower Gallery , 10816 Sudley Manor Dr , Manassas
10:00 am - Baby Story Time
Bull Run Library - Bull Run Community Room A and B
10:30 am - PWC Tech Help
Central Library , Group Study Room B , Loch Lomond
2:00 pm - Bull Run Festival of Lights
Bull Run Regional Park , 7700 Bull Run Dr , Centreville
5:30 pm - 3D Printing Workshop
Manassas Park City Library , 100 Park Central Plz Suite 100 , Manassas Park
5:30 pm
Thursday December 18
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🗞 Nearby News
Manassas
- Prince William Family Medicine Location Return To Independent Ownership (patch.com)
- Manassas Native Serves with U.S. Navy Amphibious Command (princewilliamliving.com)
- Now Open – Columbia Mental Health Offers Services in Manassas and Falls Church (princewilliamliving.com)
Gainesville
- Amid lawmaker concerns, Va. transportation board to consider rail and trail plan in January • Virginia Mercury (virginiamercury.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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