Community Corner

Good Morning Brighton — Livingston County Drain Commissioner

Check out the weather, fuel prices and more for Dec. 29, 2011.

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 Livingston County Drain Commissioner Brian Jonckheere.

1. The weather

Today rain and snow is likely and the high will be near 37 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 34 degrees with a slight chance of rain or snow.

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 Wednesday night, according to DetroitGasPrices.com via GasBuddy.com:

  • , 6700 Whitmore Lake Road:$3.24
  • Marathon, 6550 Whitmore Lake Road:$3.25

3. Red Cross Blood Drive

The will host a Red Cross Blood Drive today from 12:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

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

4. Chris Nance Memorial Show

The Howell Opera House, located at 123 W Grand River Ave in Howell, will host the second Annual Chris Nance Memorial Show today at 5:30 p.m. Performance groups include Endeavors, Deadlight, Siren The Escape, The Yellow Sign, The Right Stuff, From Rise To Ruin, Shivers and Traitor. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. All proceeds will be donated to the Pinckney Community High School culinary arts program, as cooking was Nance’s other passion, outside of music. Visit www.fusionshows.com for more information.

5. Trivia

What is the highest elevation at Mt. Brighton?

Know the answer? Tell us in the comments. 

Wednesday's question: Who is the executive chef of Mt. Brighton's Bauery restaurant? Answer: Tim Ortbring.


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