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Cat Adoptions and Pick-Up Soccer

Here are five newsworthy items to know today in Mount Vernon.

  1. The Mount Vernon Farmers Market is open from 8am – 12pm today in the parking lot of the .
  2. The weekly  game starts at 6pm tonight at Mount Vernon High School for boys and girls age 12 and older.
  3. The Fairfax County Animal Shelter is hosting ExtravaCATza! 2011. There will be no charge to spay or neuter the first 100 cats adopted and adoption fees will be waived for cats who are seven years old or older.
  4. Today in 1940, Bugs Bunny made his official debut in the animated short A Wild Hare.
  5. 'Redskins' has been a popular search term according to Google Trends because fans have been trying to find out how the team's roster is looking.
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