Oconee Today -- June 26

Weather: A sunny, windy day is ahead.  The National Weather Service predicts a high temperature of 90 degrees with wind gusts of up to 20 mph.

Observances:

Happy National Chocolate Pudding Day! Celebrate the chocolate-flavored custard by making it at home. JoyofBaking.com offers a recipe accompanied by a video demonstration.  

Did you know that in Britain, chocolate pudding is more of a dense cake, and the word "pudding" itself can be a generic term for "dessert"?

Top things to know:

• Every Tuesday the of Oconee County meets at 7 a.m. in the Watkinsville Community Center for a continental breakfast and presentation. Today's guest speaker is Cindy Hadden who will be giving a website tutorial.  Guests are welcome to attend at a cost of $5 per person.
• Athens construction advisory from UGA's master calendar: Constuction begins today at the vacated Chi Phi fraternity house at 290 South Lumpkin Street. It is being demolished and the site prepared as a parking lot.
• The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce hosts a networking lunch at from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a fee of $15 cash or check at the door.
• The State Botanical Garden will host one of three free "Gardening at Night" programs tonight at 6 p.m. .
• The Oconee County Board of Commissioners will hear an update on the Hard Labor Creek Reservoir project during a 7 p.m. work session at the courthouse.  To see the complete draft of tonight's, .