5 Things You Need to Know Today: March 1

We've included a weather update, gas prices and some suggestions on how to spend your day.

1. The weather

The National Weather Service predicts a slight chance of snow showers before 8 a.m. today. Temperatures will remain in the low 40s throughout the day. Thursday night it will be cloudy with a low around 31 degrees.

2. Paddling Michigan’s Hidden Beauties

Doc Fletcher will return to the at 7 p.m. with a slideshow on canoeing the rivers of Michigan. Fletcher is author of several books on canoeing and has been featured on Michigan Outdoors. The program is free and open to the public.

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The monthly dinner at will include corned beef and cabbage with all the trimmings. Dessert and beverages are included.

Dine in or carry-out from 5-7 p.m. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 5-12; and children 4 and under are free. Tickets are available at the door.

4. Gas prices

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

• $3.68 a gallon (regular), $3.95 (diesel), BP, 200 Baker Rd.
• $3.79 a gallon (regular), $3.99 (diesel), , 2940 Baker Rd.
• $3.69 a gallon (regular), $3.95 (diesel), , 195 Baker Rd.
• $3.69 a gallon (regular), $3.95 (diesel), , 750 Baker Rd.
• $3.79 a gallon (regular), $3.78 (diesel) , 8135 Main St.
• $3.79 a gallon (regular), $3.89 (diesel) Mobil, 7177 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.

5. This day in history

March 1, 1932: On this day in 1932, in a crime that captured the attention of the entire nation, Charles Lindbergh III, the 20-month-old son of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh, was kidnapped from the family's new mansion in New Jersey. The subsequent investigation and arrest of Bruno Hauptmann led the government to rule kidnapping as a federal offense. For more information, visit www.history.com.