🌱 How West Springfield hoops legend Kara Lawson rose to Olympic coach

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• How West Springfield hoops legend Kara Lawson rose to Olympic coach

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Occasional afternoon rain, with a high of 49 and low of 43 degrees.
• Friday: Increasingly windy, temps: high: 58, low: 24.
• Saturday: Cooler with periods of sun, with a high of 44 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• NoVA Native Kara Lawson Is Head Coach of Team USA's Women's Basketball Program (northernvirginiamag.com) — West Springfield residents can take pride that Kara Lawson, who led West Springfield High School to two state basketball titles, has been chosen to coach Team USA women’s basketball at the 2028 Olympics. She reflects on how local coaches, competition, and community shaped her career and offers perspective for young NoVA athletes chasing big dreams.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Line dancing 101
  Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Line dancing 201
  Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
  12:00 pm
• Baby Bounce - for babies 0-14 months and their caretaker(s)
  Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library -
  1:15 pm
• Handcraft Crafternoon
  Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Small Conference Room
  3:00 pm
• Marshall Pond Lights & Bunnyman Brewery (Rating: D FUN)
  Burke Centre , 10399 Premier Ct , Burke
  5:00 pm
• Alexandria Oddball Cinema
  Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room
  5:30 pm
• Coding Game Night - ages 6-12
  Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Story Room
  6:00 pm
• 🎄✨ A Merry & Bright Christmas Cookie Class! ✨🎄
  6 Bears & A Goat Brewing Company , 1140 International Pkwy , Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm
• Concert in Lights at Spotsylvania Towne Centre
  Rubins Walk Holiday Lights , 23 Rubins Walk , Fredericksburg
  6:00 pm
• NVHS Boys Varsity Basketball @ Immanuel Christian
  Immanuel Christian School , 6915 Braddock Rd , Springfield
  6:45 pm

Friday December 19

• Classic Movie Matinee: The Thin Man (1934)
  Burke Centre Library , 5935 Freds Oak Rd , Burke Centre
  11:00 am
• Sister's Social - MakeBonds
  MakeSpace , 6142 Franconia Rd , Alexandria
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Springfield

• Teen Arrested for Stabbing at Woodbridge Apartment (potomaclocal.com)
• Fairfax board backs DMV Moves proposals for sustainable Metro funding (ffxnow.com)
• Holidays Start with the Fairfax Chorus at The Fairfax at Belvoir Woods (mountvernongazette.com)

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