Daily Five: Maxwell the Dog, Give Blood, Save Lives and Babe Ruth

1. Windy. Snow during the morning will mix with rain at times during the afternoon. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. Winds N at 20 to 30 mph. 2 to 4 inches of snow expected.

2. Read with Maxwell the Dog! What a wonderful idea! Kids will love this! They will read to Carol Majewski's therapy dog, Maxwell on Sat. March 9 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Raymond Library, 832 Raymond Hill Rd, Oakdale. Please call to secure a time 860-848-9943.  

Robert W. Smith of Uncasville passed away this week. He was 89. Smith served a term on the Montville Board of Education but, according to his obituary, he was most proud of being a charter member of the Montville Rotary Club and receiving the Paul Harris Fellow Service Award.

4. Blood Drive Saturday at Our Lady of the Lakes Church from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Give blood, save lives.

5. There’s one more scheduled sign-up for Montville Babe Ruth League at the American Legion Tuesday March 12 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Montville American Legion Post 112, Pink Row in Uncasville. A parent schooled me on the Babe Ruth League: “Any interested baseball player who is finished with Little League and does not want to go on a travel team with AAU or Junior Legion, please sign up.”  Here’s their Facebook page.