5 Things to Know Today: Nov. 30, 2011

1. The weather

The National Weather Service says we can expect cloudy skies through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 36. Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 23 degrees.

2. Gas prices

According to DetroitGasPrices.com, the lowest reported gasoline price in the White Lake area as of Tuesday night was $3.31 per gallon at the gas station located off M-59.

3. On this day in history

According to History.com, in in 1989, Richard Mallory, a storeowner in Palm Harbor, Florida, was last seen taking a ride with Aileen Wuornos. The following day, his car—containing his wallet, some condoms, and an empty vodka bottle—was found abandoned in a remote area of Ormond Beach. Nearly two weeks later, his body turned up in a Daytona Beach junkyard with three bullets in his chest. Mallory's murder was the first of seven committed by Aileen Wuornos over the next year. Perhaps because she was one of the few women killers to gain widespread fame and notoriety, she was inaccurately dubbed "America's first female serial killer." Her case was heavily publicized through television talk show appearances and a documentary, The Selling of a Serial Killer.

4. In the news

Do you have a favorite Christmas tree farm in White Lake? Tell us where you get your tree in today's "Talk About Town."

5. Book Bunch

Children in grade 3-5 can join the Book Bunch book club! Read and discuss GREAT books while enjoying snacks and an activity. Pick up a copy of the book at the children’s desk. Registration required; call 248-698-4942.
Dates and books include: Nov. 30: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart