Memorial Day Parades, Wounded Warrior Bake Sale, and Simsbury Patch

Good morning Simsbury! Today is Monday, May 28, 2012 and there are 217 days left in the year.

Today's Weather: There's a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms and patchy fog before 9 a.m., according to the National Weather Service daily forecast. Otherwise partly sunny with a high near 86 degrees.

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms this evening. Otherwise, mostly cloudy with a low near 66 degrees.

It's Memorial Day and we've got our choice of parades to attend to pay tribute to the nation's service men and women. The Memorial Day Community Celebration in Tariffville will begin at 9 a.m. with a ceremony following the parade. The Simsbury parade will be held on Hopmeadow Street beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Students from Squadron Line Elementary and Henry James schools have partnered up for a second Memorial Day Bake Sale to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The bake sale will be held at and starts at 11 a.m. and will continue until the parade ends.

Need an entertaining activity for the afternoon? Check out the Hopmeadow Street Cell Phone Tour at any time. Take a one hour walking tour of some historic and scenic spots in downtown Simsbury.

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