5 Things You Need to Know Today: May 15

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

1. The weather

The National Weather Service is predicting sunny skies, with a high near 80 degrees on Tuesday. Tonight there is a chance of showers, with a low around 53 degrees.

2. First Steps - Parent Education Meeting

The topic will focus on dealing with traumatic and stressful situations. The group meets from 6:30-8 p.m. today at Cornerstone Elementary. Child care will be provided free in the playroom during this time. Please sign up in the First Steps room. Call Julie Swanson for more information at 734-424-4120, Ext. 2224.

3. Tuscan Countryside Supper

Zingerman’s Roadhouse Chef Alex Young will be joined by Peggy Markel, a renowned culinary adventurer who specializes in the cultures of the Mediterranean and North Africa, to host a meal featuring traditional Tuscan specialties. The cost is $60 per person. Reservations are required. The dinner will take place from 6-8 p.m.

4. Gas prices

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

• $3.74 a gallon (regular), $3.79 (diesel), BP, 200 Baker Rd.
• $3.89 a gallon (regular), $3.83 (diesel), , 2940 Baker Rd.
• $3.75 a gallon (regular), $3.87 (diesel), , 195 Baker Rd.
• $3.75 a gallon (regular), $3.87 (diesel), , 750 Baker Rd.
• $3.89 a gallon (regular), $3.87 (diesel) BP, 8135 Main St.
• $3.89 a gallon (regular), $3.87 (diesel) Mobil, 7177 Dexter-Ann Arbor Rd.

5. This day in history

May 15, 1972: On this day during an outdoor rally in Laurel, MD., George Wallace, the governor of Alabama and a presidential candidate, was shot by Arthur Bremer. Wallace was permanently paralyzed from the waist down. For more historic dates, visit www.history.com.