Bethel Daily Briefing: Friday, March 23, 2012

Today is Friday, March 23, 2012

TODAY'S WEATHER from the National Weather Forecast

Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming northeast between 6 and 9 mph. 
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind. 

QUOTE OF THE DAY from Brainy Quotes

 Never fight an inanimate object.

P. J. O'Rourke

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bethel Youth Wrestling Club, Bethel, CT phone: 203-743-7740 bethelyouthwrestling@gmail.com

Bethel Football and Cheer Registration at the Municipal Center, March 24 9 am – 1 pm  or online at bethelbobcats.com starting March 1. Grades 2-8, questions call 203-667-3690 or 203-730-1371

Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach (CDFO) in collaboration with the Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) is providing a free dental clinic for underserved and uninsured in Connecticut - The Connecticut Mission of Mercy is affectionately referred to as CTMOM. The two day clinic provides free dental care to the underserved and uninsured in Connecticut – those that would otherwise go without dental care. Oral health is inseparable from general health and can affect a person’s self-esteem, compromise their ability to work, attend school and lead a normal life.

CTMOM 2012 March 23- 24, Clinic opens at 6 a.m.

O'Neill Center Western Connecticut State University West Side Campus 43 Lake Ave. Ext. Danbury, CT 06811

 Barnum Ball - Bethel Education Foundation  Sat, March 24, 2012

Molten Java and Byrd's Books Grand Opening, Saturday March 24

Author talk and book signing with Thomas Craughwell, March 25, 1 pm, Byrd's Books, 213 Greenwood Ave 2nd Fl, Bethel
Byrd's Books is fortunate to welcome Bethel author Thomas J. Craughwell, who will give a talk on his latest book, "The Greatest Brigade". 

Said of the book, It "is an exciting journey through the major battles of the Civil War alongside the members of the famed Irish Brigade. Well researched, compellingly written, filled with facinating illustrations, and a story that holds the reader with a 'bulldog grip'."

At the conclusion Tom will sign copies of "The Greatest Brigade" and "Stealing Lincoln's Body".

This event talkes place in the Upstairs Gallery at Molten Java- across the hall from Byrd's Books.

Storytime Saturday

Contact: Children's Services Desk 203-794-8756, ext. 5

A monthly Saturday storytime program featuring stories, songs or fingerplays, a short Video/ DVD or craft.

For Bethel children 3 – 8 years old who are able to sit alone without an adult. No registration required. Due to space limitations parents/caregivers may not sit with the children, but are required to remain in the library during the storytime.

Held in the Children's Program Room, Bethel Public Library

Early Dismissal Dates

Wed, March 28, 2012 Conference Day - Early Dismissal - K-3

Thu, March 29, 2012 Conference Day - Early Dismissal - K-3

Thu, March 29, 2012Professional Development Day - Early Dismissal BHS, BMS & JS 

Fri, March 30, 2012 Conference Day - Early Dismissal - K-3 

MUNICIPAL MEETINGS

No meetings

TODAY IN HISTORY from On This Day

1490 - The first dated edition of Maimonides "Mishna Torah" was published. 

1775 - American revolutionary Patrick Henry declared, "give me liberty, or give me death!" 

1806 - Explorers Lewis and Clark, reached the Pacific coast, and began their return journey to the east. 

1839 - The first recorded use of "OK" [oll korrect] was used in Boston's Morning Post.

1840 - The first successful photo of the Moon was taken. 

1857 - Elisha Otis installed the first modern passenger elevator in a public building. It was at the corner of Broome Street and Broadway in New York City. 

1858 - Eleazer A. Gardner patented the cable streetcar. 

1889 - U.S. President Harrison opened Oklahoma for white colonization. 

1901 - Dame Nellie Melba, revealed the secret of her now famous toast. 

1903 - The Wright brothers obtained an airplane patent. 

1909 - Theodore Roosevelt began an African safari sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society. 

1921 - Arthur G. Hamilton set a new parachute record when he safely jumped from 24,400 feet. 

1922 - The first airplane landed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. 

1925 - The state of Tennessee enacted a law that made it a crime for a teacher in any state-supported public school to teach any theory that was in contradiction to the Bible's account of man's creation. 

1967 - Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. called the Vietnam War the biggest obstacle to the civil rights movement. 

1970 - Mafia "Boss" Carlo Gambino was arrested for plotting to steal $3 million. 

1972 - The U.S. called a halt to the peace talks on Vietnam being held in Paris. 

1972 - Evel Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars. 

1990 - Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood was ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound and pay $50,000 in restitution for the 1989 oil spill. 


1998 - The movie "Titanic" won 11 Oscars at the Academy Awards. 

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