Lorton Post-lite

08/13/2022

Family-owned Nalls Produce Inc. offering plants, fresh local veggies, and growing advice at their Alexandria store since 1961, is donating lots of the freshest vegetables to LCAC!

Mason Neck Lions Club donated $1,000 to our BackToSchool drive

08/03/2022

Occoquan Celebrates Discover Occoquan, August 13-21



(Occoquan, VA) Celebrate our town businesses with more than a week of activities including a Scavenger Hunt, Taste of Occoquan, a Sip & Stroll, plus, Trivia Night, our famous Duck Splash, a corn hole tournament, a concert, and more! Visitors are invited to browse the town’s unique shops, boutiques, galleries, and eateries and participate in their special activities, including demonstrations, workshops, and sales to discover all that Occoquan has to offer.



Scavenger Hunt

August 13-21, historic district

​Visit businesses throughout Occoquan and answer questions about town history on your scavenger hunt passport form. When you finish, enter your passport in our Town Hall dropbox, for your chance to win the Grand Prize!



Taste of Occoquan

August 18-21, historic district

​Treat your tastebuds with flights of food as you experience international dishes from award winning restaurants in Occoquan. Over a dozen businesses are participating in this first-time foodie component of Discover Occoquan.


​Sip & Stroll and Shop Late

August 20, 4:00pm-8:00pm, historic district

​One-day only from 4:00-8:00pm: order adult beverages at participating restaurants and Sip & Stroll through the historic district while browsing the shops and galleries or attend the free concert in River Mill Park! Enjoy a summer evening out as several Occoquan businesses stay open late!



Duck Splash

August 14, at 12:00pm, Town Dock

Adopt a numbered rubber duck then watch it race along the Occoquan River with hundreds of other ducks! Winners receive $20-500 depending on their place in the race. All proceeds benefit Patriots for Disabled Divers. Get your tickets HERE.



Trivia Night

August 19, 6:30pm-8:30pm, River Mill Park

Test your knowledge during our Beach Party themed Trivia Night in River Mill Park! Six rounds of beachy brain busters and winner takes all! More info can be found at occoquanva.gov/trivia.



Corn Hole Tournament

August 20, 1:00pm-4:00pm, River Mill Park

Cost: $30 or $25 if you bring your own boards. Pick up a beverage and snacks before you play.



Concert in the Park

August 20, 7:00pm-9:00pm, River Mill Park

Join us in the park for a FREE concert, featuring local band Collective! Voted one of the best bands of Arlington, we’re pleased to bring them to back to OCQ.



Agnes Artwork Unveiling

August 20, 11:00am, River Mill Park

This ceremony includes the unveiling of an original piece of artwork commemorating the 50th anniversary of Hurricane Agnes' effects on the Town of Occoquan.

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Even if you’ve been to this quaint little town a number of times, we bet there are some nooks you haven’t yet uncovered. Now is your chance, while business owners and artists celebrate Discover Occoquan Week with you. Go with that new dish, pop into a gallery for an art demo, attend a ghost tour, or try SCUBA! Check with individual businesses for possible event supplies or fees for their individual activities. Free on-street and public lot parking is available in town. See the overall schedule at visitoccoquanva.com/discover or see visitoccoquanva.com/events for specific business events. See you soon for Discover Occoquan!

See what events are coming up in Occoquan, Virginia!

07/06/2021

How does someone go about eliminating potential hazards and what changes need to be made to help keep a person with Alzheimer’s safe? A Home Safety Checklist for Living with a Loved One with Alzheimer’s A wide range of safety concerns may arise if you have a loved one that is living with you tha...

03/05/2021

Is this landmark going away? Sad, I think so.

02/20/2021

• This is a worthwhile read, not a cheery title but very enlightening: Dark Winter, How the Sun is causing a 30 year cold spell. By John L. Casey. In 2008 I finally couldn’t ignore the ridiculous warnings about shifts in our oceans and atmosphere. I just didn’t observe what was being claimed. Finally, I thought about the possibilities and I had an Ah-ha moment when my physics lessons came roaring back. The popular theory was impossible. I looked for independent experts who could explain what I observed. Prominent among them, John L. Casey, ex NASA, had undertaken to publish his study of solar cycles. Pears Corbyn in the UK agreed looking at Solar and Lunar cycles to predict major events weeks ahead of traditional meteorology. These people explained and vindicated what I believed. So, I have been publishing my understanding for over a decade and have only learned more to reinforce that since. Browse SpaceWeatherWoman.com to find out what the Sun is doing. Sunspots are few to none. The Sun has shown the beginning of a new cycle by the polarity of spots but it has not really begun a climb out of it’s hibernation when it should be at an 11 year sunspot cycle maximum. Meanwhile seismic activity has increased as predicted by Casey. I watch Quakes.GlobalIncidentMap.com which carries a list of the last 100 quakes. When I first started watching that, the list of 100 was over 20 hours long, now it’s less than about 8 hours and occasionally only 4 or 5 house so the rate of quakes of all sizes has almost tripled. Also, because of low Solar activity, the Jet streams are taking more wild gyrations which brings unusual weather. But, if you were to observe and analyze the energy thrown off in hurricanes over the past few years, as I have, the news of damage not withstanding, the energy has gone down each year in a unit I call Category Days. So, I out predicted the NWS and even beat AccuWeather. This indicates reduced rate of cooling following reduced Solar output. This cold spell that we are in, identified as the Eddy minimum, will not be as severe ad the Dalton Minimum of the early 1800’s which was less severe than the Maunder Minimum, of the early 1600’s known as “The Little Ice Age” which ended Viking occupation of Greenland. They all died. Google these things, I don’t make-up this stuff. I say that it will not be as severe because we are currently out of phase with the Melankovitch cycles so that instead of the Eddy Solar Minimum being severe, it will be more protracted taking decades to climb out of before the chicken littles can start crying again.
• So, I can highly recommend Dark Winter. I have done my own study, research and practice. John Casey was right and he’s probably the best source for you to understand what is really happening so that you won’t be a sucker for the flawed popular theory. Notice that I have avoided using the keywords to set social media off against me so I can get this word out to you.

02/10/2021

Valerie at Nalls Produce did the Post-lite Weekly broadcast for years. They are still doing well during the pandemic. Find them on Beulah Road.

New ceramic pots! These would be perfect for the African violets we have in store.

01/31/2021

Ashleigh Green makes Dean’s List

Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the Fall Semester Dean’s List. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average for that semester. Those recognized from your area include: Ashleigh Green, Pre-Nursing, Lorton

01/31/2021

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12/24/2020

After consulting with James Fussel who runs the Lions Zoom meetings and some clarification from Vimeo, I've decided to begin using Zoom with 4 to 9 participants per week including Lorton Valley Star sponsors and representative merchants from the greater Lorton Community.

12/23/2020

This site is for the greater Lorton Community and it's standards are different and higher than those of Facebook. It is not about politics outside of this community and is without any regard or allegiance to Facebook, so I expect for Facebook to stay out. Fact check THAT!

12/12/2020

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