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Good Morning Brighton - Brighton Chamber of Commerce

Check out the weather, fuel prices and more for Aug. 1, 2012.

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

And remember, always included in this Monday-Wednesday-Friday feature is a video from someone wishing everyone "good morning" as part of a message to our community. Today's message comes from Michelle and Sophia with the Greater Brighton Area Chamber of Commerce.

1. The weather

Today will be mostly cloudy, with patchy fog before 9 a.m., and a high near 84 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 62 degrees.

Find out what's happening in Brightonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

2. Gasoline prices

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

  • , 6700 Whitmore Lake Rd: $3.65
  • , 1050 E Grand River: $3.79
  • , 9925 Spencer Rd: $3.85

3.

will host Vacation Bible School today from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Climb aboard and meet your Tour Guide, a member of the Swiss Guard! Cost is $10.

Find out what's happening in Brightonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

4.

Tryouts for the Michigan Lazers 12U Travel Baseball team will be held today at 6 p.m. at . It will be a SWAT affiliated team for 2012-2013 and will conduct all of their indoor training at SWAT Elite Sports. The Lazers provide the advantage of competitive travel baseball with professional instruction and positive reinforcement. The Lazers also intend on playing in a Fall Baseball League for those players that are available. Contact Team Manager Joey Thorington at (734) 649-9098 or at thoring2@gmail.com.

5. Trivia

When was the first Fine Arts & Acoustic Music Festival held in Brighton?

Friday's question: What local organization hands out gold-plated dictionaries engraved with sixth grade spelling bee winners' names? Answer: Brighton Kiwanis Club


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