Five Things: Smooth Orator

Good morning, Hampton and North Hampton. Here are five things you need to know for Wednesday, Feb. 13:

1. Creative Imagery Comes to Life Tonight: The sixth annual Poetry Out Loud competition returns to Winnacunnet High School at 7 p.m. in the school's auditorium.

Students will put their oration skills to the test for scholarship money and a chance to move on to the state semifinals. Coverage of last year's Poetry Out Loud competition can be found here, and a video of Megan Knapp's 2012-winning oration is attached to this story.

2. Today’s Winnacunnet High School Sports Matchups (information via Winnacunnet.org):

Girls Basketball @Timberlane – JV at 5:00/Varsity at 6:30
Ice Hockey vs. Goffstown at 8:00

3. What Else Is Happening Today? A local politician won't be arraigned for OUI as originally planned.

Also, the Hampton Beach Village District Precinct will meet at 7 p.m. at Hampton Fire Department Station 1.

4. This Day in History: On this day in 1991, Sotheby's announced the discovery of a long-lost manuscript of "Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.

The manuscript was the first half of Twain's original version, heavily corrected in his own handwriting, which had been missing for more than a century. The manuscript surfaced when a 62-year-old Los Angeles librarian finally got around to sorting through some old papers in six trunks sent to her when an aunt from upstate New York died.

5. Today's Forecast:

Day
Sunny, with a high near 38. West wind 7 to 14 mph.

Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 26. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming northeast after midnight.