5 Things You Need to Know Today: April 18

Take advantage of the warmer weather and head outdoors this week to explore Dexter's parks. Your daily 5 includes a weather update, gas prices, and some suggestions on how to spend your day.

1. The weather

The National Weather Service forecasts widespread frost before 8 a.m. The afternoon calls for mostly sunny skies, with a high near 65 degrees. Wednesday night it will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 48 degrees.

2. Social networking class

A social networking class will take place at the tonight at 6 p.m. In this class, you’ll learn about new Internet trends including social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), social bookmarking, and more. Registration is required. For more information, call 734-426-4477.

3. Gluten-Free Gourmet

Are you living with a gluten allergy or intolerance? Are you trying to navigate the gluten-free world and are a little overwhelmed in the kitchen? Ann Arbor Cooks is offering a class today from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at 5060 Jackson Road, designed to help you out with education and plenty of new ideas.

The menu includes sweet potato biscuits with blackberry jam and orange butter; Quinoa salad with lemon yogurt dressing; salmon cakes with remoulade; and chocolate flourless cake. The cost is $65 per person.

4. Gas prices

MichiganGasPrices.com reports the following gasoline prices in the Dexter area as of Tuesday night:

• $3.78 a gallon (regular), $4.09 (diesel), BP, 200 Baker Rd.
• $3.99 a gallon (regular), $4.29 (diesel), , 2940 Baker Rd.
• $3.79 a gallon (regular), $4.09 (diesel), , 195 Baker Rd.
• $3.79 a gallon (regular), $4.09 (diesel), , 750 Baker Rd.
• $3.99 a gallon (regular), BP, 8135 Main St.
• $3.98 a gallon (regular), $4.19 (diesel) Mobil, 7177 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.

5. This day in history

April 18, 1942: On this day in 1942, 16 American B-25 bombers, launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet 650 miles east of Japan and commanded by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, attacked the Japanese mainland. The attack was a retaliation effort for the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. For more historic dates, visit www.history.com.