Powerball Jackpot, Ice Cream and Storms

1. Weather Report: Today will be partly cloudy. High near 80F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight will have mostly cloudy skies early. Scattered thunderstorms developing late. Low 62F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.

2. ICYMI: The Powerball Jackpot is HUGE! The Powerball jackpot is now over $425,000,000, and it's getting bigger. This is now the third-largest Powerball jackpot in history and the fourth-largest overall in history.

3. Ice Cream! Join the Amherst Town Library for an End-of-the-Summer-Reading-Program Ice Cream Social! on Thursday, August 8 from 2-4 p.m. on the Town Green. Decorate your serving with 'dirt' (crushed Oreo's) and a 'worm' (gummy worm). There will be face-painting, bean-bag toss, bubbles, tug-of-war, and more. If the kids manage to read a total of 5500 hours or more, Miss Sarah and Miss Sue will be eating some CHOCOLATE-COVERED BUGS!!! Don't miss it!

4. Looking for a career? Check out the JOBS section on Amherst Patch! There are plenty of local jobs to be found from our partners at CareerBuilder.

5. Fact of the Day: An arthropod is any animal that belongs to the major division, or phylum, of the animal kingdom called the Arthropoda. This term is formed from two Greek words and means "jointed feet."