5 Things: Go Green by Learning About Composting

1. FORECAST:

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with morning showers & thunderstorms. Some sun late afternoon. More humid with temps near 74.

Thursday: Summer heat with hazy sunshine & humid. Highs 86-91.

Friday: Hot and muggy with hazy sun and highs in the lower 90s.

2. MICROSOFT WORD CLASS: Participants will learn the basics of Microsoft Word 2007 as they create a simple document together at Acton Memorial Library at 3 p.m. Registration required; call the Reference Department at 978-929-6543.

3. GIRLS LACROSSE PLAYOFFS: The Lincoln-Sudbury girls lacrosse game plays host against Reading at 5 p.m. Fees will apply - $5 for kids, $7 for adults.

4. ODD HOLIDAYS HELD TODAY: Today is Learn About Composting Day. Learn About Composting Day is a great opportunity to "Go Green" and help the environment. Composting is easy. It makes you feel good, knowing you are doing your part to keep our environment a little bit cleaner. You may be surprised at how easy it is to compost. And, everyone can compost.

5. THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

• 1765 — Patrick Henry bitterly denounced the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
• 1790 — Rhode Island became the 13th state in the United States, the last of the original colonies to ratify the Constitution.
• 1848 — Wisconsin became the 30th state in the United States.
• 1917 — John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass.
• 1942 — Bing Crosby recorded his version of “White Christmas.” It would go on to sell over 30 million copies.
• 1953 — Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
• 1990 — Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic by the parliament.