Darien Morning Briefing, Aug. 22

Today is Monday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2011. 

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Plastic Bag Ordinance: Tonight at its 7:45 p.m. meeting, the Darien Board of Selectmen will discuss a possible ordinance on banning plastic retail checkout bags. (For background on the measure, see ".")
• Senior Center Closed: The  will be closed today through Friday, Aug. 26 for repairs and renovations.
  
• Fall Registration: Registration is now open for the 's fall children's programs. Visit here for details.
• Story Time: Bring your family to the library tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for "Sleepytime Stories," a pajama story time.
• Get Puzzled: Help the library solve the world's largest jigsaw puzzle in record time for a chance to be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records.

DARIEN PLAYHOUSE SHOWTIMES

• The Help: 5:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. (2 hr. 17 min.)
• Crazy, Stupid, Love: 7:30 p.m. (1 hr. 47 min.)
• Winne the Pooh: 5:30 p.m. (1 hr. 9 min.)

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• BOE/Mather Center Building Committee: 1:00 p.m., room 206 [agenda]
• Board of Selectmen: 7:45 p.m., room 206 [agenda]
• RTM Planning, Zoning & Housing Committee: 8:00 p.m., room 119

FORECAST

• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind between 8 and 15 mph. 
• Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North wind around 9 mph. 

TIDES & TIMES

• Low tide: 12:01 a.m. (1.2')
• High tide: 6:01 a.m. (6.2')
• Sunrise: 6:10 a.m.
• Low tide: 12:08 p.m. (1.5')
• High tide: 6:17 p.m. (6.9')
  
• Sunset: 7:43 p.m.

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1642: The English Civil War begins.
• 1864: 12 nations sign the First Geneva Convention. The Red Cross is formed.
• 1932: The BBC first experiments with television broadcasting.
• 1996: President Bill Clinton signs welfare reform into law, representing major shift in U.S. welfare policy.
• 2007: The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, the most runs scored by a team in modern MLB history.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Long Neck Point); 'Today in History' items compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.