Darien Morning Briefing: 2.27.12, Monday

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Today is Monday, Feb. 27, 2012.

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Temperatures are supposed to reach 52 degrees today.

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Tomorrow is the deadline for ordering fruit through the Kiwanis Citrus Sale, a fundraiser for scholarships for Darien High School graduates.

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HEADLINES:

EVENTS & REMINDERS

Adults:

• The Kiwanis Club of Darien Citrus Sale ENDS TUESDAY:  The sale is "used to raise funds for scholarships awarded to DHS graduates. Sugar Sweet Indian River Pink Seedless Grapefruit! Valencia oranges bursting with flavor! Tree ripened fruit delivered within days after it is harvested!" The sale also helps fund Darien Summer School, The Depot, Little League, & scouts. Prices: 20-pound carton: $27; 40-pound carton: $37; Mixed 20-pound carton: $27."Orders will be delivered to DHS on March 12, 2012. Please indicate DHS as address on order form." Order online.—from the announcement on the Darien High School website.
• Art on View at Darien Library:
• Growing Good Kids: Sibling Rivalry: 11 a.m. to noon in the Toddler Room, Darien Library. "Parents and caregivers are invited to join us for an informal dialogue on parenting topics with Andrea Johnstone from the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut."—from the Darien Library announcement
• : A support group for divorced men and women meets at 7:15 p.m. on Mondays at Noroton Presbyterian Church. "It is a safe environment for learning valuable information about healing from the hurt of divorce."—from the event listing on Darien Patch.
• One Book, One Community 2012: "Visit us now to check out your copy of 97 Orchard [for adults] or The Inquisitor's Apprentice [for young readers]. Then, join us in March and April as we host a slew of discussions, workshops, lectures, film screenings, and events that support the books’ themes. There will be programs for adults, teens, and children. Help build a better community!"
• START READING IT NOW: March 6: Spring Book Discussion on "Steve Jobs," a biography by Walter Isaacson. "We have copies of the books available for patrons to borrow, but prior reading of the books is not necessary to attend the discussions. [...] Our Spring Book Discussion Series will continue with The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides on Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m., and The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach on Tuesday, May 1 at 7 p.m."—from the Darien Library announcement.

Kids:

• 4:15 p.m., Darien Library. "Drop-in at the library Storytime Room and enjoy books, crafts, activities, and games."—from the events listing on Darien Patch.

Teens:

• Darien High School Schedule: "D day": 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7
• Movie Mondays: "Stop by the Teen Lounge at 3 p.m. to watch a movie and enjoy snacks!"—from the Darien Library announcement.
• Vote in the DMV Teen Safe Driving Video Contest for 2012: See the video attached to this article. The Connecticut DMV and Travelers Insurance are "sponsoring a challenge to communities – in Connecticut and outside the state — to view these videos and rally behind one,  as shown by the number of views it gets,  that best supports a community safety message.  Please help us promote this challenge. [...] Schools ranking in the Top 10 [...] can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/teensafedriving12 "—from The Depot website
• What's happening at The Depot (calendar)
• WRITING COMPETITION: For this third annual event sponsored by library, there is "$100 for the winner in each age group and category, You will also have the opportunity to meet with published authors and have your work printed and read by a large audience. And can you imagine putting this on your college applications?" Poetry, fiction and nonfiction are all accepted. If you have any questions, call Erica at 669-5225. [...] To enter email your entry along with the application form to teenstaff@darienlibrary.org beginning on Jan. 1.  Participants have until Feb. 28 to enter for a chance to win cash prizes.  An awards ceremony will conclude the competition on Saturday, March 31."—from the Darien Library website.

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• The Artist: 7 p.m., P.G. 13 (1 hr., 40 min.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes
  
• The Vow: 7 p.m., PG-13, 1 hr., 44 min.)—IMDb—trailer—Rotten Tomatoes

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

All meetings take place in , 2 Renshaw Rd., unless otherwise noted. Since Darien town government provides no reliable, centralized list of town government meetings, and there is not enough time in the day to go searching for them, this list may well be incomplete:

• Board of Selectmen, 7:45 p.m., Room 206 (agenda), covered live on TV79
• Rules Committee of the Representative Town Meeting, 8 p.m., Room 119 (agenda), taped for later broadcast on TV79

FORECAST as of 12:27 a.m., Monday (update)

• Monday: "Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind between 7 and 17 mph."
• Monday Night: "Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind between 10 and 17 mph."

INTERSTATE 95 TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Darien Patch's "Traffic & Gas Prices" page.

• Stamford: southbound, Exit 8 - Elm St.

• Stamford: northbound, south of Exit 9 - Lockwood Ave.

• Darien southbound, north of Exit 9 - Darien Service Plaza

• Darien northbound Exit 12 - Tokeneke Rd.

• Darien northbound, south of Exit 13 - Darien Service Plaza

• Darien southbound, Exit 13 - Rt. 1 (Boston Post Rd.)

• Norwalk southbound, Exit 15 - Stuart Ave.

• Norwalk Rt 7 south of Exit 1 - Connecticut Ave.

• Norwalk northbound, Exit 15 - Rt. 7

TIDES & TIMES

• Sunrise: 6:32 a.m.
• Sunset: 5:42 p.m.

• High tide: 2:29 a.m. (7.0') 
• Low tide: 8:59 a.m. (0.4')
• High tide: 3:00 p.m. (6.3')
• Low tide: 9:07 p.m. (0.7')

HOW TO USE PATCH:

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Long Neck Point).