June Gloom, Adopt Trixie and Summer Tips for Parents

Today is June 11. It is the 162nd day of the year. We are under a waxing gibbous moon. Sunset will occur about 8:06 p.m. Here are five things to know:

1. The National Weather Service forecast for this afternoon calls for partly sunny skies with a high near 65 degrees with mostly cloudy skies tonight and an overnight low around 58 degrees. It should be mostly cloudy Sunday with a high near 64 degrees.

2. Trixie is our Pet of the Week from Forte Animal Rescue. She's about 3 years old and weighs about 40 pounds and gets along with children and other dogs. Learn more about Trixie right here.

3. Our Local Voices bloggers Phyllis Goldberg and Rosemary Lichtman offer some tips for working parents to help keep summer vacation stress free. Check it out right here.

4. Patch is looking for bloggers. We recently rolled out a new blogging platform and are looking for local bloggers to write about whatever they want, whenever they want. If you're interested or want to learn more, send me an email: Paul.Chavez@patch.com

5. Did you know that you can follow Marina del Rey Patch, which also covers Del Rey and Playa del Rey, on Facebook and Twitter?