Five Things to Know Today: July 15

1. Weather: Another perfect summer day. The National Weather Service forecast for our area is a sunny 85 degrees.

2. In Case You Missed It: Another Emmaus bank was the victim of an Thursday and police from every corner of the county spent the afternoon combing the edge of Lower Macungie Township looking for the man who did it.

3. A Very Worthy Cause: The Ben Event, honoring the life of Emmaus grad Ben Yorgey, with family events, awards and a concert by 60s songsters "Large Flowerheads" which begins at 8 p.m. Events including a 5K run, a kids' run, a walk and a motorcycle run, a Special Olympics swim meet and more continue all day saturday.

4. Coming Up: The Lower Macungie Zoning Hearing Board hears its first testimony regarding the Jaindl development issue.

5. Today in History: On this day in 1951, J.D. Salinger's only novel, The Catcher in the Rye, was published by Little, Brown. The book, about a confused teenager disillusioned by the adult world, was an instant hit and was taught in high schools for half a century. At least.