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Five (and More!) Things to Know Today in Hybla Valley

Good Morning! Today is Wednesday, July 20th.

  1. The National Weather Service's forecast for today is mostly sunny skies with a high near 95 degrees. The NWS has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for today, an Excessive Heat Watch for tomorrow, and a Hazardous Weather Outlook through Monday.
  2. The Mount Vernon Farmers Market is open from 8am – 12pm today in the parking lot of the Sherwood Regional Library. If you missed the recent article on one of the vendors, check out .
  3. There is a free information session today at 2pm on  that will provide an overview of available services offered through Mt. Vernon at Home as well as volunteer opportunities.
  4. Today in 1968, the first Special Olympics Summer Games were held in Chicago.
  5. Today in 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked on the moon for the first time.
  6. Today is National Lollipop Day.
  7. 'AAPL' has been a popular search term according to Google Trends because Apple reported strong financial results yesterday and the company's stock price has been at an all-time high.
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