5 Things You Need To Know Today, Friday, March 8

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your weekend off to an early start and to help make you the smartest person at the party.

1. Your 3-Day Local Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, today there will be snow, mainly before 1pm. High near 36. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Friday Night Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 26. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
• Saturday Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 8 to 10 mph.
• Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
• Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
• Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

2. Congratulations!!: To the Wilmington High girls basketball team for a tremendous season. The Wildcats gave undefeated and No. 1 ranked Reading High everything it could handle before falling in the Division 2 North Semifinals, 63-51 on Thursday.

3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Honestly the hypersensitivity is getting to be too much. No wonder our kids can't take a joke sometimes. The kids were enjoying some good natured ribbing at the opposing team. As long as it wasn't nasty or mean spirited what's wrong with it? It sounds like the other team was into it as well." Reader Melissa, commenting on the story, "Redemption for WHS Student Section at Monday Game."

4. It's Happening This Weekend: Snow? What snow? Stop by the Wilmington United Methodist Church, 87 Church St, for the Girl Scout Indoor Yard Sale. An indoor yard sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring small furniture, small appliances, toys, games, a little bit of everything. Funds raised will be used to send the girls on a trip they are planning.

5. It's Happening This Weekend, Part 2: Saturday, March 9, is Drop-in Story Time at the Wilmington Memorial Library, starting at 10 a.m.