5 Things You Need to Know Today, Friday, April 5

Here are 5 pieces of information designed to get your weekend started a little early and to help make you the smartest person in your class.

1. Your Local 3-Day Weekend Weather Forecast:

• According to the NWS, today will be partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
• Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
• Saturday Sunny, with a high near 47. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.
• Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
• Sunday A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Sunday Night A chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

2. It's Happening Today: The Tewksbury Patriotic Committee Casino Night at 7:30 p.m. at the Tewksbury VFW on Vernon St. Stop by for a chance to win some fabulous prizes. $40 admission buys you the chips you will need to play poker, blackjack and roulette. Great fun for a great cause.

3. Reader Comment of the Day: "Diesel is fuel efficient so it would appeal to both NRA and tree huggers alike. Some tree huggers are farmers also and need a good pickup to get around. They wouldn't want to alienate a market by painting on the campaign slogans on those." Reader Rob C, commenting on the story, "Do You Own a Hybrid? Would You Buy a Hybrid?"

4. By The Numbers: 16. That's the number of the goals scored by the WHS boys LAX team in a season-opneing 16-10 win over Tewksbury High.

5. It's Also Happening Today: The Wilmington Middle School Drama Club is proud to present its 2013 Spring Musical Production, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND. Tickets are just $5 and the show starts at 7 p.m. at the WMS. Performances are also scheduled or 7 p.m. Saturday night at 2 p.m. on Sunday.