Five Things You Need to Know This Week: Jan 2 - Jan 8

1. Lets Talk about the Weather! You can expect an exceptionally warm trend early this week for a nice change of pace. Monday will be a little cloudy. Temperatures should start in the upper 60's before cooling to the low 60's by the weekend. Overnight temperatures will still be chilly in the mid 30's so expect a little frost on the windshield in the morning.

2. Top Stories recap from last week, in case you missed them - , , , and .

3. This Week's Events

• Most non-retail businesses are closed on Monday in observance of New Year's (including the post office and library). In addition schools are closed all this week.
• There are some great Winter Workshops for kids at the Charles Schultz Museum all this week. The classes are geared for K to 6th grade.
• Pre-school storytimes start back up this Wednesday at 10:30am at the . Geared for ages 3-5 this is a great activity for the little ones over the break.

4. Upcoming Events

• The Dream Day Bridal Shower is coming up this Sunday at the .

5.  Patch Tip of the Week - After the New Year is a great time to for next year. Throwing out old lights or donating unused decorations as well as re-organizing for next year. Often times people just want to put things away but there is no better time to review what you have and even buy items on clearance for next year.

'A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other!'

            ~Unknown