Darien Morning Briefing, July 12

Today is Tuesday, July 12, the 193rd day of 2011. With a heat index of up to 105° possible, there's from noon to 9 p.m. today. Stay cool!

HEADLINES

EVENTS

• Health Starts Here Book Club: Whole Foods' healthy eating specialist, Ronna, hosts the  book club at the at 7 p.m. Discussion will focus on Michael Zennbe's Self Health Revolution and "discovering how to step into the energized and age-defying body that comes from ‘whole’ living."
• Short Stories for Long Days: Carroll Stenson leads a weekly discussion on short stories at the library from 3 to 4 p.m. Copies of the stories are available for pickup at the Welcome Desk during the week prior to each meeting.

TIDBITS

• 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.

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• None scheduled

FORECAST

• Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind between 8 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Northwest wind between 5 and 7 mph.

TIDES & TIMES

• Low tide: 3:42 a.m. (0.0')
• Sunrise: 5:32 a.m.
• High tide: 9:37 a.m. (6.9')
• Low tide: 3:50 p.m. (0.4')
• Sunset: 8:27 p.m.
• High tide: 9:57 p.m. (8.2')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1543: King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
• 1804: Former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton dies a day after being shot in a duel.
• 1862: The Medal of Honor is authorized by Congress.
• 1962: The Rolling Stones perform their first ever concert at the Marquee Club in London.

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.