Daily Five: Budget Hearing Tonight in Middlefield

1. What's the Weather? A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Tonight: A slight chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

2. Public Hearing on Budget Middlefield's Board of Finance will present its 2013-2014 town budget proposal tonight at 7 p.m at the Community Center, 405 Main Street. Copies of the budget are available in advance at Town Hall, Building Office or Levi E. Coe Library.

3. Town Clerk Earns Distinction Durham Town Clerk Kim Garvis was recently presented with the Master Connecticut Town Clerk (MCTC) certification from the State of Connecticut and Connecticut Town Clerks Association. The designation required several years of professional development in the areas of continuing education, participation in association committees as well as community service contributions. Garvis is one of only a handful of town clerks throughout the state to achieve the honor.

4. Powder Ridge Tour The public is invited to a tour of the progress at Powder Ridge ski area in Middlefield today at 3 p.m., according to the Powder Ridge Facebook page. Owner Sean Hayes will hold regular office hours at the Blackbird Tavern from 4-6 p.m.

5. Local Organization Awarded Rockfall Foundation Grant Everyone Outside was recently awarded a $1,610 grant to promote environmental stewardship through walks and activates that will connect people with the natural world including the use of educational letterboxes. The program will also enhance information about the Wadsworth Legacy Properties on the Everyone Outside website and will create audio recordings of social and natural history.

Everyone Outside was founded by Durham resident Lucy Meigs.