5 Things You Need To Know Today: Jan. 9

"Five Things You Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance.

1. Bulldog Bites. Today's BHS sports schedule includes the following games:

• 6:30PM B JV Ice Hockey @ Oyster River High School

2. Your'e April, uh, um, January Weather ... Mostly cloudy this morning tranistioning to a sunny afternoon with a high of 39 degrees and a zero percent chance of rain or snow.

3. Meeting Schedule. The Bedford Planning Board is scheduled to meet at 7 tonight at the BCTV Bedford Town Meeting Room.

4. Local Achievement of the Day. Bedford's Mary Kitsis was named to the Dean's List at the University of New Haven for the fall 2011 semester. Full-time undergraduate students must have a 3.50 or better cumulative GPA for the semester to be eligible for the Dean's List.

5. Candidates on the trail. The following, courtesy of NH Patch Regional Editor Marc Fortier, is a complete list of candidate visits throughout the Granite State today, the last big day for the candidate visits prior to tomorrow's first-in0the-nation primary vote:

Mitt Romney

• 11:30 a.m.: Town Hall meeting, Gilchrist Metal Fabricating Co., 18 Park Avenue, Hudson.
• 6 p.m.: Grassroots rally, McKelvie Intermediate School, 108 Liberty Hill Road, Bedford.

Jon Huntsman

• 8 a.m.: Visits Fort Harry's Restaurant, 151 Heater Road, Lebanon.
• 8:45 a.m.: Visits Daddy Pop's Tumble Inn Diner, 1 Main St., Claremont.
• 10:15 a.m.: Visits Mary's Bakery and Cafe, 63 Rush Road, Henniker.
• 11:15 a.m.: Visits Eagle Square, 5 Eagle Square, Concord.
• 1 p.m.: Visits Harvey's Bakery, 376 Central Avenue, Dover.
• 3:45 p.m.: Visits Crosby's Bakery, 51 East Pearl Street #A, Nashua.
• 7 p.m.: Holds Restoring Trust rally, Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front St., Exeter.
  

Rick Santorum

• 9 a.m.: Nashua Town Hall, Rivier College football field, 420 S. Main St., Nashua.
• 10:30 a.m.: Salem Town Hall, Derry-Salem Elks Lodge, 39 Shadow Lake Road, Salem.
• 12:30 p.m.: Visits with patrons at Mary Ann's Diner, 29 East Broadway, Derry.
• 3:30 p.m.: Somersworth Town Hall, American Legion, 9 Constitutional Way, Somersworth.
• 7 p.m.: Campaign rally, Jillian's, 50 Phillipee Cote St., Manchester.

Ron Paul

• 8:45 a.m.: Breakfast at Moe Joes, 2175 Candia Road, Manchester.
• 10:30 a.m.: Meet and greet in Hollis.
• 2 p.m.: Speech and Q&A with employees at Timberland, 200 Domain Drive, Stratham.

Buddy Roemer

• 9 a.m.: Business Town Hall, Timberland, 200 Domain Drive, Stratham.
• 10:30 a.m.: Business stroll in Manchester.
• 12:30 p.m.: "Made in America" Yankee Swap, Buddy Roemer for President Campaign Headquarters, 66 Hanover St., Suite 200, Manchester.
• 8 p.m.: Tailgate with Buddy (LSU game), Scorpions Bar & Grill, 45 Main St., Durham.

Newt Gingrich

• 1 p.m.: Speaks to Nashua Rotary, Nashua Country Club.
• 4 p.m.: Town Hall, American Legion Hall, 2 Fulton St., Hudson.
• 6 p.m.: Visits NewtHampshire Headquarters, 968 Elm St., Manchester.

Jackie Gingrich Cushman and Kathy Gingrich Lubbers

• 5 p.m.: Home of Diane Bitter, 875 Central Road, Rye.