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5 Things To Know Today: Dec. 27

Mohr Library hosts vacation fun; weather forecast; keep track of gas prices and traffic; today's top 5 video; and a year ago on JohnstonPatch: time to sled.

Get 'Em Out Of The House: The kids have already played 500 hours of their new X-Box games — why not give them a taste of creative fun? Mohr Library hosts Legos and board games today from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It's a great chance to get the littlies away from the TV.

Calm Weather: Today's JohnstonPatch Weatherbug forecast is for mostly cloudy skies with highs in the 40s during the day and continued cloudiness overnight with lows in the 30s.

Save $ And Time: Have you checked out our new Traffic & Gas page on JohnstonPatch? Before you leave the house on your next excursion, make sure you stop by to see where the cheap gas is — and the traffic trouble spots.

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On The Schedule: All week, we're taking a look back at the top stories of 2011 on JohnstonPatch — like this one on the Top 5 Most Popular Articles. Today at 10 a.m., we'll be posting a video of the Top 5 Sports stories. Stay tuned!

Winter Wonderland: On this date in 2010, JohnstonPatch went out after the post-Christmas snowstorm and found local folks breaking out the sleds to have some fun at Memorial Park.

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