Big Plant Sale this Weekend in Bedford

1. Planting a positive idea for this weekend. The Bedford Garden Club's annual plant sale takes place on Saturday, May 25, from 9-11 a.m., at Bedford's historic Town Hall at the corner of Meetinghouse and Bedford Center Roads.  Hundreds of hardy plants from members' gardens, both shade and sun-loving perennials, will be available for sale along with selected annuals, perennials, herbs, succulents, and vegetables from a local greenhouse.  This is the club's major fund-raising event of the year. For more information, please visit:  www.bedfordnhgardenclub.org.

2. On Confronting the South. New Hampshire People During the Civil War exhibit ... is on display at the Bedford Public Library through June 2. The exhibit features: letters from New Hampshire soldiers written during the Civil War about the day-to-day life of battle are on display in the deNicola Gallery. New Hampshire’s 18 regiments lost 4,882 men during the war. The letters reflect on the ordinary,such as playing cards and football and what was served for dinner. The former shopkeepers, farmers, teachers and blacksmiths also wrote of their eagerness to fight, and of experiencing injuries and deaths. The exhibition is a collabor

3. Bark for your park. Petsafe is going to award a town/city with $100,000 to build a dog park in their town. Through the end of May, please log in and vote for Bedford to win this contest so it can build a place for the dogs to run!  Winning this money would allow Bedford to build the best dog park it can design with plenty of parking for eveyone and lots of great stuff for the dogs and residents to enjoy. Log in to Petsafe.net/barkforyourpark and vote daily. You can also vote on  Facebook.

4. Show your pride. Did your child just graduate from college? Make the Dean's list? Earn a Master's degree? Announce it on Patch! An announcement is free and easy to post. Either click here or hover over the news tab above and click "Announcements" in the drop down menu. Click on the "Add an announcement" button and fill out the template with the pertinent information. Add a photo if you have one and click "Post My Announcement"  and it will go live on the site. Questions? E-mail Ryan.OConnor@Patch.com.

5. Memorial Day weekend weather outlook. Unfortunately, it's not looking great. Here's your weekend outlook according to the National Weather Service. Hopefully you're reserving your cookout for Monday.

• Today: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 1 p.m. High near 64. 
• Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Low around 47.
• Saturday: Showers. High near 55.
• Saturday Night: Showers before 10 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10 p.m. and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after 2 a.m. Low around 42. 
• Sunday: Showers likely, mainly before 11 a.m. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 54.
• Sunday Night: A chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
• Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
• Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.