5 Things: Eat Out for a Good Cause

1. Eat out for a good cause. The Homestead Restaurant is helping with a benefit for N8's Cause raising money for Nathan Fogg, a local man battling Hodgkins Lymphoma. The benefit night is this Wednesday, and printing off the flyer above and bringing it to the Homestead while you dine will put 50 percent of your food proceeds toward N8's Cause. Additonally, on Thursday, March 7, Shorty's in Bedford and Thursday, March 14, Shorty's in Manchester will both donate 15 percent of their food sales with the flyer to N8's Cause.

2. Closed for the season. The Department of Public Works announced Monday that due to the mild weather forecast for the next several days, the ice skating rinks on O'Gara Drive are officially being closed for the season. The DPW would like to thank the tireless volunteers for their hard work this winter to keep the rinks open as long as possible. See you next year!

3. Baseball registration. In-house baseball registrations are this weekend at the MYA Building, 487 Daniel Webster Highway. Signups will be on Friday, March 8, 6-8:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 9, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information, visit www.myabaseball.com.

4. Mark your calendar. Join the Merrimack Public Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday for a presentation from C. Peter Waegemann, author of Knowledge Capital in the Digital Society, who will discuss how the Information Age has changed the way we work and think, as well as the nature of our customs, habits, social interaction, the economy, and our educational systems. Have our lives improved, or are we just overwhelmed with information that we don’t know how to manage? Consider the changes we’ve seen in the past 20-30 years. What can we expect in the next 20-30? This event is for adults and teens. Registration is suggested for planning purposes. For more, Visit Peter Waegemann's website.

5. Weather watch. Today's forecast calls for mild temperatures and a slight chance of showers after 2 p.m.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Tonight, a slight chance of rain showers before 9 p.m., then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.