Middle School Robotics Team Explains Upcoming Competition and Says 'Good Morning, Hartland!'

It's Thursday and here are some tidbits of news and information that we hope you'll find useful or entertaining.

Please also don't miss our video greeting (at right) from members of the robotics team at , who have a competition Saturday in Holland. Best of luck to the Steel Eagles.

1. The weather

Winter should finally be back with rain turning to snow after 4 p.m. as temps reach 41 degrees by later fall as cold air rushes in behind a low pressure system that will move across the state, according to the National Weather Service. There will be little accumulation while winds will be between 3 and 8 miles per hour. Tonight, expect 1-3 inches of snow with a low around 27 and a south southwest wind between 7 and 11 mph.

2. Fuel prices

Here's a quick daily survey of the regular per-gallon price, according to gasbuddy.com —

• Shell: $3.65
• : $3.69
• Mobil: $3.79
• Lowest price at Hickory Ridge and M-59 in Highland: $3.45 at Citgo.
• Lowest price in the Fenton area: $3.49 at the Marathon station at Silver Lake and Lincoln.
• Lowest price in the Brighton area: $3.43 at Costco at 6700 Whitmore Lake Rd.

We also offer searchable and real-time traffic and fuel prices via Mapquest on our homepage.

3. Hartland Township Planning Commission meets

The Hartland Township Planning Commission holds a 7 p.m. meeting Thursday at the , 2655 Clark Rd.

The draft agenda includes approving a permit for the township for athletic fields and a gravel road and entrance for a planned township park along M-59 west of Pleasant Valley Road.

4. Chess, anyone?

Drop-in chess is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the main branch of the .

5. Hartland trivia

Congrats to rose clark for correctly answering — The quote "as is the teacher so is the school" was the motto of the Hartland Teacher Service program. During what decade did that effort begin? Answer: The 1930s. The program started as part of the Hartland Area Project.

Thursday's question: What former Hartland business featured car service, a barber shop and Bill's Restaurant? Please answer in comments.