5 Things to Know Today: October 17

1. Weather: Another lovely day to play hookey! According to the National Weather Service, today will be sunny with a high of 67 degrees.

2. In Case You Missed It: This weekend, the let Lehigh Valley residents take an inside look at our local farms. Three Southern Lehigh farms were on the tour, including Flint Hill, Pappy’s Orchard and Marwell Dairy Farm. It was a lovely day for a farm tour; did you go?

3. Coming Up: It’s a big week for sentencing, including the man accused of looking at and a manager at Old Navy . We’ll have the details from the courthouse.

4. Did You Know? That we’ve posted an entire gallery of photos from the Farm Tour on Facebook? There’s a lot on our Facebook page that don’t make the front page. Enhance your Patch experience with a little extra fun today by Liking us!

5. Today in History: Guilty as charged! On Oct. 17, 1931 reputed gangster Al Capone was found guilty -- not on charges related to alcohol, gambling or prostitution…but tax evasion. Capone was sentenced to 11 years and an $80,000 fine.