Good morning, Suffield! Today is Friday, March 15, 2013; there are 291 days left in the year.
Here's your Daily 5:
1. The Suffield Chamber of Commerce logo design contest, open to both Chamber and community members, is running until March 22. Submissions with a scanned-in attached concept sketch or a completed logo design file may be emailed to info@suffieldchamber.com.
2. Just two days remain for you to upload a picture of your lucky charm for our latest photo contest. A random drawing will determine the winner of a bunch of cool Patch gear. Deadline is March 17. Coming soon: the Patch PEEPS photo contest; check out the details here.
3. March 15 is the Ides of March, notorious as the date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. (also the name of a Chicago-area band that had a big hit with "Vehicle" in 1970, as well as a 2011 film starring Ryan Gosling and directed by George Clooney).
4. March 15 is also National Pears Helene Day, Absolutely Incredible Kids Day and Buzzard's Day.
5. The National Weather Service forecast for Suffield calls for increasing clouds with a chance of an afternoon sprinkle Friday, and a high temperature of 42. Friday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
