1. The first day of November starts ugly with early a.m. rain, but it's set to turn into a mostly sunny, comfortable 58 degree day.
2. Tomorrow is Huddle Up for Prostate Health at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital starting at 6:30. The event will feature a panel of medical experts, free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screenings and former Washington Redskin Charles Mann, who will speak about the importance of prostate health and sign autographs. The first 50 attendees will receive a free photo of Charles Mann that can be autographed. Autographed memorabilia will also be raffled off.
3. Yesterday we welcomed our new student blogger, Wootton High School junior Mia Saidel. Be sure to check out her intro and say hi!
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4. In case you missed it: Stink bugs devastated local farms, eating up to 85 percent of tomato crops at Darnestown's Good Life Farm.
5. On this day in history: Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were shown to the public for the first time in 1512.
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