Bethel Daily Briefing: Monday, February 6

TODAY IS MONDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2012

WEATHER from National Weather Service

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind between 5 and 11 mph.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 29. West wind around 6 mph.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Megan C. Sandberg of Bethel has been named to the Dean's List for the fall semester at Samford University.

Join D.A.W.S. at Two Steps Downtown Grille in Danbury on Wendesday, Feb 8, 6pm-8pm for a night out.  Two Steps will donate five prcent of all dining and bar proceeds to support D.A.W.S. medical fund.  

 Free Cooking Demonstration and Tasting at the Bethel Public Library on Tuesday February 7 at 6:30 p.m..  Chef Mary Lawrence will show how to prepare a heart-healthy treat for Valentine's Day.  Registered guests will enjoy a taste of the special dish prepared by the Chef during the program.

 Registration is required. Register online at www.bethellibrary.org, call 203-794-8756 ext. 4, or sign up at the Library. The program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, CT.

John Sarver, Bethel Tax Benefit Coordinator. Elderly and disabled homeowners who require tax relief can set up an appointment between Feb 1 and May 15, 2012. Call John Sarver at 203-794-8594. Leave name and number and your call will be returned. If you file Federal Income Tax, please schedule your appointment after completing your 2011 Federal Income Tax.

MUNICIPAL MEETINGS:

 Public Utilities Commission, 4 pm, Meeting Room A, Municipal Center

 Stony Hill Fire Department, 8 pm, Route 6, Bethel

GARDENING HINTS from Old Farmer's Almanac

Test buds of peaches and other sensitive fruits for freeze damage. Bring in a few twigs cut from the trees and place them in a vase of water. If the twigs bloom in a week or two, expect blossoms in the spring and a crop next fall.

TODAY IN HISTORY from On This Day

 1587 - Mary, the Queen of Scots, was executed.

 1861 - The Confederate States of America was formed.

 1861 - A Cheyenne delegation and some Arapaho leaders accepted a new settlement (Treaty of Fort Wise) with the U.S. Federal government. The deal ceded most of their land but secured a 600-square mile reservation and annuity payments.

 1896 - The Western Conference was formed by representatives of Midwestern universities. The group changed its name to the Big 10 Conference.

 1910 - William D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America.

 1922 - The White House began using radio after U.S. President Harding had it installed.

 1924 - The first U.S. execution to make use of gas took place in Nevada State Prison.

 1936 - The first National Football League draft was held. Jay Berwanger was the first to be selected. He went to the Philadelphia Eagles. (NFL)

 1963 - The Kennedy administration prohibited travel to Cuba and made financial and commercial transactions with Cuba illegal for U.S. citizens.

 1963 - Lamar Hunt, owner of the American Football League franchise in Dallas, TX, moved the operation to Kansas City. The new team was named the Chiefs. (NFL)

 1968 - In Orangeburg, SC, three college students died during a civil rights protest against a whites-only bowling alley after a confrontation with highway patrolmen.

 1969 - The last issue of the "Saturday Evening Post" was published. It was revived in 1971 as a quarterly publication and later at 6 times a year.

 1971 - The Nasdaq stock-market index debuted.

 1973 - U.S. Senate leaders named seven members of a select committee to investigate the Watergate scandal.

 1974 - The three-man crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth after 84 days.

 1978 - The U.S. Senate deliberations were broadcast on radio for the first time. The subject was the Panama Canal treaties.

 1993 - General Motors sued NBC, alleging that "Dateline NBC" had rigged two car-truck crashes to show that some GM pickups were prone to fires after certain types of crashes. The suit was settled the following day by NBC.

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