5 Things: Black Ice Warning

1. Don't slip! The National Weather Service, this morning, has issued a special advisory, which warns residents of Bedford and other local communities to be aware of possible black ice and other hazards as temperatures once again approached freezing status overnight and into the morning.

2. Aside from that ... Today's Weather.com forecast calls for partly cloudy skies throughout the day with a high temperature projected at 41 degrees and a 20-percent chance of precipitation.

3. On the agenda. The Bedford Cemetery Trustees gather at 9 a.m. at the Bedford Town Office Building, and then the Bedford Town Council convenes at 7 p.m. at the BCTV Bedford Town Meeting Room.

4. Win a brand new color Nook! Bedford PTG's 2013 Barnes & Noble Day Book Fair, originally scheduled for Feb. 8-9 at Barnes & Noble at 1741 South Willow Street, Manchester, has been rescheduled for Feb. 15-16. Be sure to mention BEDFORD PTG at the time of your purchase to help earn money for our schools! Shop online through the 19th by using Bookfair ID #11006897, the Bedford PTG will receive a percentage of the sales to be used to help support our schools! Don't forget to put your name in the hat and enter our raffle for a Color Nook!  Visit www.bedfordptg.org and download our flyer with an attached raffle ticket. Raffle tickets are $5.

5. Cardboard sled derby. The Bedford Recreation Department, this February vacation, encourages local children to collect giant cardboard boxes to make a sled. It must be completely homemade and able to travel down the sledding hill by the Town Playground. Prizes will be awarded for fastest sled, longest traveling distance and best looking sled. Advanced registration is required by Feb. 18, and the derby will take place at the sledding hill on the town playground on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 10 a.m. Cost is $5 per sled.

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