Five Things to Know Today: June 18

1. Weather: The National Weather Service forecast for our area predicts great swimming pool weather for today: 85 degrees and sunny.

2. In Case You Missed It: Tempers flared at the Thursday night over the traffic situation at Willow and Sauerkraut lanes.

3. Finally!: Don't miss Paloozival! the kidslit bookfest 1-4 p.m. today at the

4. Coming Up: Bites Nearby ventures over to Buca di Beppo.

5. Toda in History: On this day in 1983, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. From Cape Canaveral, Florida, the space shuttle Challenger was launched into space on its second mission. During the six-day mission, Ride, an astrophysicist from Stanford University, operated the shuttle's robot arm, which she had helped design.