5 Things You Need to Know Today: Interfaith Thanksgiving Service in Dexter

The daily 5 has the weather forecast, gas prices, and some suggestions on how to spend your day.

1. The weather

The National Weather Service predicts mostly cloudy skies today, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57 degrees. Wednesday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 39 degrees.

2. Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

An Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service will take place at 7 p.m. tonight at Webster United Church of Christ. The public is invited to attend.

3. Movie & Popcorn for Kids

The Dexter District Library will screen the movie Brave today at 1 p.m. The movie is rated PG.

4. Gas prices

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

• $3.48 a gallon (regular) BP, 200 Baker Rd.
• $3.49 a gallon (regular), Sunoco, 2940 Baker Rd.
• $3.49 a gallon (regular), Pilot Service Station, 195 Baker Rd.
• $3.49 a gallon (regular), Pilot Service Station, 750 Baker Rd.
• $3.55 a gallon (regular), BP, 8135 Main St.
• $3.55 a gallon (regular), Mobil, 7177 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.

5. This day in history

Nov. 21, 1877: Thomas Edison announced his invention of the phonograph, a way to record and play back sound. Edison stumbled on one of his great inventions while working on a way to record telephone communication at his laboratory. For more historic dates, visit www.history.com.