5 Things You Need To Know Today: Feb. 23

1. Making Bedford a Safer Place. Officer Danielle Nightengale of the Bedford Police Department will address personal safety issues at a meeting of the Bedford Women's Club at 11:30 a.m. at the Bedford Presbyterian Church. For further information, contact Bobbe Fairman at 472-5658.

2. New Hampshire State Parks Introduces New Adventure Travel Blog. Did you know that it only takes one inch of snow to make a 12-inch snow drift when the wind blows at Mount Washington State Park? Or that Wadleigh State Park in Sutton provides opportunities for art in nature, whether it’s photographing Kezar Lake or oil painting the birch trees? Have you considered scuba diving off of Fort Constitution or Fort Stark Historic Sites on New Hampshire’s Seacoast? Well you just might if you start reading the new travel blog by New Hampshire State Parks featuring the adventures of two University of New Hampshire interns, Theresa Conn and Robert Eaton, and the Mount Washington State Park Manager Mike Pelchat.

“We are excited to share this new travel blog about the wonders and beauty of our New Hampshire state parks this winter,” said Phil Bryce, Director of the Division of Parks and Recreation. “Mike, Theresa, and Robert are sharing their experiences of a variety of New Hampshire adventures available through vibrant pictures, videos, and stories. 

3. More 50 degree weather, but ...  Weather.com says the forecasted high temperature today is 50 degrees, but the morning will see wind and rain showers before becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

4. Academic Achievements of the Day. Bedford residents Sean Donnellan, Ada Furciniti and Christine O'Brien are among those to be named to the Roger Williams University Dean's List for the Fall 2011 semester. Full-time students who complete 12 or more credits per semester and earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher are placed on the Dean's List that semester, provided that they have not received any of the following grades: F, I, NP or NS.

5. Bulldog Bites. The following is a schedule (provided by HighSchoolSports.net) of all BHS athletics events for the day:

• 3:30PM B FR Basketball vs. Con Val High School
• 5:00PM B JV Basketball vs. Con Val High School
• 5:00PM G JV Basketball @ Con Val High School
• 6:30PM B V Basketball vs. Con Val High School
• 6:30PM G V Basketball @ Con Val High School