5 Things: Drive Safe Today, Roads Expected to be Slick

Happy Wednesday, Merrimack. Are you ready for a bit of snow?

1. Weather watch. A winter weather advisory is in effect until 8 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Snow is expected fall through the day leaving behind up to 3-5 inches when all is said and done. The high is expected at 32 degrees. Tonight, cloudy skies will clear and a low of 27 expected.

2. Budget hearing. The Merrimack School board will meet tonight at 7 p.m. in the Merrimack High School Cafeteria. The meeting will be held to discuss the board's recommended modifications to the proposed 2013-14 school budget.

3. Book Voyages. First and second-graders are invited to join the Merrimack Public Library on Thursday from 4-4:45 to discuss mystery books during the monthly Book Voyages session. Book Voyages is held the third Thursday of the month to explore a variety of age-appropriate books within a theme. Participants get to select their favorites to borrow. This event is open to Merrimack children enrolled in 1st and 2nd grade. Register using an adult Merrimack Library card.

4. Happy Birthday. Today would be the 112th birthday of Frank Zamboni, the creator of the Zamboni Ice Resurfacer, a machine, as most people know, used to smooth over ice skating rinks both indoors and out. In honor of Zamboni's birthday, and 1949 invention, Google's logo has been turned into an 8-bit Zamboni game. Go ahead and try not wasting some time testing out your Zamboni skills today! Frank Zamboni was born Jan. 16, 1901 and died of lung cancer in 1988.

5. Do you enjoy taking photos? We want your submissions to showcase on Merrimack Patch! Photos can be of whatever you would like to submit, as long as the photo was taken by you. Email your photos – a favorite snapshot, a picture of your family out enjoying time together, or whatever it is you see when you look through the lens – to carolyn.dube@patch.com with "Photo of the Week" in the subject line. You can also upload them to our Neighborhood Gallery where we'll select photos to feature on a regular basis.