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Five Things: Free Public Skating This Week

No city council meeting this week.

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Good morning, Medford! Here are five things you need to know today, Tuesday, Feb. 19:

1. NO CITY COUNCIL: The Medford City Council will not be holding a meeting tonight. They canceled their regularly-scheduled Tuesday meeting for this week at last week's meeting. They're scheduled to meet again next Tuesday.

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2. FREE PUBLIC SKATING: Looking for something to do this week? Take a look at the free public skating schedule at LoConte Rink for this week.

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4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1847, the first rescuers reach surviving members of the Donner Party, a group of California-bound emigrants stranded by snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Information courtesy of History.com.

5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain or snow and high of 45. Cloudy again tonight with a low of 30.

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