Good Morning Brighton - Noreen Owens

Here are five tidbits of news and information we hope you'll find useful or entertaining.

And remember, always included in this Monday-Wednesday-Friday feature is a video from someone wishing everyone "good morning" as part of a message to our community. Today's message comes from the Noreen Owens from Noreen Owens Photography.

1. The weather

Today will be mostly cloudy, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3 p.m., and a high near 74 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m., and a low around 50 degrees.

2. Gasoline prices

Here's a quick survey of the lowest per-gallon prices for regular gasoline in the Brighton area as of Thursday night, according to DetroitGasPrices.com via GasBuddy.com:

• , 6700 Whitmore Lake Rd: $3.74

• , 1050 E Grand River: $3.74

• , 602 W Grand River Ave: $3.78

3. Brighton Area Networking Group Meets

The Brighton Area Networking Group (BANG) meets today at at 8 a.m. to discuss job opportunities, business, investments, trends and current events. The goal of the group is to enhance the financial well being of the membership.

4. Wounded Veterans Benefit

Ladies Aux. VFW Post 4357 today from 5 p.m. -12 a.m. at The American Spirit Center to help Kyle Moser, who was severely injured in an explosion while on foot patrol in Afghanistan. The benefit includes a spaghetti dinner served from 5-8 p.m. for $8 and live music featuring two bands from 8 p.m.- Midnight. There is a $5 minimum donation for music only. Monetary donations also accepted. For more information call 810-599-2153.

5. Trivia

What local business has the motto: "Coffee people who care?"

Congratulations to Melissa Lynn for correctly answering Wednesday's question: The Scranton Middle School student newspaper is called what? Answer: Paw Print Press