July 20: Board of Education, National Lollipop Day

1. It will be sunny today, with a high temperature of 92 °F. The wind will come from the south at speeds between 3 mph and 10 mph. It will stay clear tonight and the overnight low will be 70 °F. The wind will come from the south at speeds between 6 mph and 11 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

2. Look for a story from last night's Board of Education meeting today on Suffield Patch.

3. According to the National Confectioners Association Web site today is National Lollipop Day. Honey on a stick is said to have been around since cavemen roamed the earth, so if you consider that a “lollipop,” that may be your closest answer as to who invented it, because no one really knows. However, it is generally believed that George Smith, the owner of a small, American candy store, first called the sweet a “lollipop” in the early 1900s, which he named after his favorite race horse, Lolly Pop.

In any case, celebrate the day by grabbing a lollipop at your local candy shop or convenience store, and enjoy. Want a cool new purse or other eco-friendly clutch in which to carry your new lollipop purchase? Check out these neat candy-wrapper handbags at Ecoist.com.

4. If you’d like other ways to celebrate National Lollipop Day, try these recipes:

• Yummy Lollipop Cookies
• Sesame Street Birthday Party Cake Lollipops
• Lollipop Cake
• Easy Homemade Lollipops

5. Here are some other candy-related links that you may find enjoyable:

If Zagnut, Necco Wafers, candy cigarettes and Wax Lips bring back memories, check out this "Old Time Candy – Candy You At As a Kid" Web site, featuring favorites from the 1950s through 80s.

Here’s another great trip down memory lane. Do you remember these vintage candy commercials?

• Tootsie Pop
• Hershey Bar
• Ring Pop
• Almond Joy
• Mentos 
• Juicy Fruit 
• Tootsie Roll 
• Kit Kat 
• Lifesavers
• Rolos
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups