Here are five tidbits of news and information we hope you'll find useful or entertaining.

And remember, always included in this Monday-Friday feature is a video from someone wishing everyone "good morning" as part of a message to our community. Today's message comes from Mary Daughterty at the Brighton District Library.

1. The weather

Today will have a 50 percent chance of scattered snow showers with a high near 28 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. There's a 40 percent chance of snow showers tonight with a low around 17 degrees.

2. Gasoline prices

Here's a quick survey of the lowest per-gallon prices for regular gasoline in the Brighton area as of Thursday night, according to DetroitGasPrices.com via GasBuddy.com:

• Costco, 6700 Whitmore Lake Rd.: $3.17

• BP, 9400 Lee Rd.: $3.17

• CITGO (Dandy Oil), 5756 Whitmore Lake Rd: $3.35

3. Red Cross Blood Drive

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church will host a Red Cross Blood Drive from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. today. Visit the American Red Cross online to schedule and appointment. Walk-ins are welcome if there are openings.

4. Handbell Concert Supports Epilepsy

The Hartland Educational Support Service Center, located at 9525 E Highland Rd in Howell, will host a concert to benefit The Epilepsy Council of Livingston County tonight from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Classical Bells is a professional handbell group. Doors open at 6 p.m.; come early and get your picture taken with Santa by local Boxfire photographer, Tim Arrick. Tickets for open seating are $10 each and $5 for children 10 and younger. All proceeds of this charitable event go toward funding the Joel A. Bieren's 2012 College Scholarship program.

5. Trivia

What city employee donated $500 towards printing costs for walking maps of downtown Brighton's outdoor art pieces?

Know the answer? Tell us in the comments. 

Thursday's question: The Brighton area, with its fifty surrounding lakes, became an important source for providing what commodity to suppliers in Detroit and Toledo in the 1930s and 1940s? Answer: Ice.