Sunshine! Antiques Appraisal! Get Fit 5K Discount! Sunshine!

Information to get your day in Dundalk started:

1. The Weather: I hope you're all sitting down, because it's supposed to be "mostly sunny" today, with a high of about 80 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. It will be clear tonight, with a low of about 62.

2. From history.com's This Day in History: "On this day in 2003, a major outage knocked out power across the eastern United States and parts of Canada. Beginning at 4:10 p.m. ET, 21 power plants shut down in just three minutes. Fifty million people were affected, including residents of New York, Cleveland and Detroit, as well as Toronto and Ottawa, Canada. Although power companies were able to resume some service in as little as two hours, power remained off in other places for more than a day. The outage stopped trains and elevators, and disrupted everything from cellular telephone service to operations at hospitals to traffic at airports. In New York City, it took more than two hours for passengers to be evacuated from stalled subway trains. Small business owners were affected when they lost expensive refrigerated stock. The loss of use of electric water pumps interrupted water service in many areas. There were even some reports of people being stranded mid-ride on amusement park roller coasters. At the New York Stock Exchange and bond market, though, trading was able to continue thanks to backup generators."

Also on this day, comedian Steve Martin was born (1945), and the U.S stopped bombing Cambodia (1973).

3. Make sure you check out this story about the third annual Dundalk Antiques Appraisal Day, being held by the St. Helena Community Association this Saturday.

4. Register for the "Get Ready! Get Set! Get Fit!" 5K run at CCBC Essex before Aug. 16 and save $5 on the registration fee, which includes a T-shirt and door prize opportunities.

5. Are you prepared for the brunt of hurricane season?