5 Things You Need to Know Today, 3/8

1) Today we'll have areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 59. It will also be windy, with a southwest wind between 23 and 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Tonight showers are likely, mainly between midnight and 5am. The low will be around 43. 

2) The Business Education Committee of the Falmouth Chamber of Commerce will present “How to Setup a Fortune 500-Style Marketing System on a Small Business Budget” today at 12pm at the . New rules for marketing give you the potential to grow your business no matter how big or small. Learn the time-tested principles for building competitive advantage with simple marketing strategies over lunch as Chamber member David Steinberg of Marketing Turnkey Systems presents a practical 4-step guide to setting up a marketing system and plan that actually makes money. The cost is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Register and pay online at falmouthchamber.com, email falmouth@falmouthchamber.com or call 508-548-8500.

3) The Senior Center is starting a new class, “Having Fun Writing Poetry,” on the second and fourth Thursday of the month from 1-2:30pm at the . The class will help you write poetry, and writers of any level are welcome. Group members will give encouragement and gentle help. Call the Senior Center to register at 508-540-0196.

4) Today at 1:30pm, the will host NAMI Connection, a peer support group for those living with a mental illness. Come find support, understanding and friends. The meeting is offered by NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) of Cape Cod & the Islands.

5) This day in history: the February Revolution begins in Russia (1917); the VW bus goes into production (1950); and Egypt opens the Suez Canal (1957).