Daily Five: The Covering Around WHS

1. Today should be sunny, with a high near 35, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight, there is a chance of snow showers, with a low around 23, according to the service.

2. Two happenings today at : first, there is a where all are encouraged to attend. And second, the CLMS PTO is now running a Valentine’s Day fundraiser. For people purchasing items from Avon online,

3. For those who are wondering, at Waterford High School has been covered up with tarps and paper because it allows contractors to heat that area. This allows bricklayers to lay brick (otherwise it is too cold for the mortar), while likely making workers more efficient, School Building Committee member Tom Dembek said.  

4. , who serves on the Board of Finance and is a regular contributer to this site, was awarded this year’s Francis “Sam” Crowley Public Service Award by the . Sheehan was given the award for his work on the Community Emergency Response Team, the Red Cross and the Ledge Light Medical Reserve Corps, according to a Ledge Light release.

“He has always been very involved with the Medical Reserve Corps,” said Kris Magnussen, Ledge Light’s supervisor of communicable disease prevention and head of the MRC, in the release. “I know I can always count on him.”

5. On this date in 1977, snow is recorded in Miami for the first and only time in the history of the city. And on this date in 2007, Scott “Bam Bam” Bigelow dies at the age of 45. Bigelow is one of dozens of professional wrestlers who died before the age of 50 from either drug overdoses or massive heart attacks.

Quote of the Day

“A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.”

-Niccolo Machiavelli

Trivia of the Day

What book is Machiavelli most well known for?

Yesterday’s Answer: Spanish conquistador Franciso Pizarro landed and conquered what is now Peru from the Incas.