More Sunshine, Fireman's Carnival, Woodstock Anniversary

1. The Weather: Thursday is expected to be mostly sunny again, with a high around 80 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low of about 62.

2. From history.com's This Day in History: "On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New York town of Bethel.

"Promoters John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang originally envisioned the festival as a way to raise funds to build a recording studio and rock-and-roll retreat near the town of Woodstock, New York. The longtime artists' colony was already a home base for Bob Dylan and other musicians. Despite their relative inexperience, the young promoters managed to sign a roster of top acts, including the Jefferson Airplane, the Who, the Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many more. Plans for the festival were on the verge of foundering, however, after both Woodstock and the nearby town of Wallkill denied permission to hold the event. Dairy farmer Max Yasgur came to the rescue at the last minute, giving the promoters access to his 600 acres of land in Bethel, some 50 miles from Woodstock."

Also on this day, Henry Ford left Edison to start his own automobile company (1899) and Hurricane Alicia pounded the Texas coast (1983).

3. Finding stuff like this just makes my day!

4. Here's the success story of a woman who made the switch from corporate America to the creation of her own cottage industry.

5. The North Point-Edgemere Volunteer Fire Company's annual carnival is in full swing … stop in, have some fun and support the local volunteer first responders!