Have Some Fun on the Farm This Weekend

1. TODAY'S FORECAST: Today will be sunny with a high of 70, followed by partly cloudy skies and a low of 48 tonight.

2. FUN ON THE FARM: Jaunt off to Mont Vernon on Saturday for a free day of family fun at Lamson Farm. Enjoy hayrides, farm animals, children's games, tractors and antique vehicles, farm-related exhibits, blacksmithing demonstrations and music by Fred Sprague. Take a tethered hot air balloon ride ($10 for adults, $5 for kids) and enjoy a chicken barbecue ($10 for adults, $6 for kids) And bid on silent auction items and win a prize. Lamson Farm Day is held rain or shine from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Balloon rides are from 2-4 p.m.

3. WEEKLY DRAMA PROGRAM AT MILFORD TOWN HALL: A youth drama workshop will take place every Thursday until Dec. 12 at Milford Town Hall. For more information, visit here.

4 THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress elects Benjamin Franklin, Silas Deane and Arthur Lee as agents of the diplomatic commission that will be sent to secure a formal alliance and negotiate a treaty between the United States and France.

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