Five Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 10

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

1. The weather

The National Weather Service predicts a 50 percent chance of rain and snow showers, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 44 degrees. Tonight it will be cloudy, with a low around 31 degrees.

2. Dexter Chorus performs Veterans Day concert

Veterans will be honored on Thursday, as the sixth- through 12th-grade choirs at Dexter Community Schools present their Veterans Day concert at 7 p.m. at the Dexter High School Center for the Performing Arts. The students will sing an assortment of patriotic and inspirational songs in tribute to the veterans in the community. The concert is free and open to the public.

3. Piece-makers quilt group meets

The St. Andrew's Piece-makers meet from 9-11 a.m. every Thursday at St. Andrew's United Church of Christ in Dexter. The group is always looking for new members who have an interest in quilting. For more information about the Piece-makers, e-mail Owsley at efowsley@earthlink.net.

4. Gas prices

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

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

5. This day in history

Nov. 10, 1975: On this day in 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sunk in Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew members on board. It was the worst single accident in Lake Superior's history.