Darien Morning Briefing, June 22

Today is Wednesday, June 22nd, the 173rd day of 2011.

EVENTS

• High Tea: The Darien Senior Activities Center hosts a Father's Day high tea at 1:30 p.m. today.
• Summer Reading: The 's Adult Summer Reading Program, “You’re Connected!," kicks off today at 11 a.m with “Staff Recommends Goes LIVE!” Come hear about the books that library staff members are most excited to read this summer and begin creating your own list of must-reads. For more information on the program, .
• Family Concert Series: The continues tonight from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with Jeffrey Friedberg & the Bossy Frog Band. Admission is $4 per person and $10 per vehicle for parking. Pack a blanket and bring a picnic dinner (no glass bottles), or purchase food from Uncle's by the Shore.

TIDBITS:

• Dog Licenses: Darien's annual dog licensing period continues today and runs through the end of the month. To avoid a penalty, new licenses must be procured on or before June 30 when the current ones expire. Owners can stop by the 's office (Town Hall room 101) weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information on fees and required paperwork, check here.
• 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:

• Zoning Board of Appeals: 7:45 p.m., room 206 [agenda]

FORECAST:

• The National Weather Service says showers and thunderstorms are likely after 2 p.m., with some of the storms producting heavy rainfall. Showers and thunderstorms are likely in the evening, with a 70 percent chance of rainfall.

TIDES & TIMES:

• 4:28 a.m.: High tide (6.80')
• 5:21 a.m.: Sunrise
• 10:51 a.m.: Low tide (0.76')
• 4:57 p.m.: High tide (7.24')
• 8:29 p.m.: Sunset
• 11:29 p.m.: Low tide (1.05)

TODAY IN HISTORY:

• 1944: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs into law the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill.
• 1969: The Cuyahoga River catches fire, which triggers a crack-down on pollution in the river.
• 1990: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin.

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