Stokes Meeting, Weekend, Love & Intrigue

Happy Thursday, friends and fans!

The week is winding down and we're gearing up for another busy weekend that looks like it's going to be graced with good weather.

Check out our local weekend round-up.

In the meantime, the tide table for the day is yours for the fun of it, or just plain informational purposes:

2013-10-24  6:51 AM EDT   0.54 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-24  7:16 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-24  1:23 PM EDT   3.25 feet  High Tide
2013-10-24  6:02 PM EDT   Sunset
2013-10-24  7:42 PM EDT   0.53 feet  Low Tide
2013-10-25  2:07 AM EDT   2.78 feet  High Tide
2013-10-25  7:17 AM EDT   Sunrise
2013-10-25  7:34 AM EDT   0.71 feet  Low Tide

And, as usual, here's your sun and moon information for the day, courtesy of www.tides4fishing.com:

"Today we begin the day with the moon already visible in the sky, so first we will see the moonset, which will take place at 12:17 pm at 295º northwest. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the northeast (66º) at 10:24 p.m. … The lunar phase is a Waning Gibbous. Today we will have 10 hours and 44 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 12:40 pm and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 13 hours and 53 minutes."

Around the towns …

• Be sure to check out our Throwback Thursday tidbit. A look at a Halloween in 1908 reveals some pretty wild stuff.

• There's a sixth grade meeting in Fair Haven about that longstanding traditional trek to Stokes State Forrest. It's slated for 7 p.m. at Knollwood School.

• Author Kimberly Kolb will be talking about love and intrigue and, yes, her adult thriller book Lindsey: Love and Intrigue, a unique look at the high school experience, at 7 p.m. at River Road Books.

Let us know if we've missed anything.

In the meantime, keep the Halloween decoration tips coming and I'll see you around the towns ...