Five Things to Know Today: November 22

1. Weather: The National Weather Service forecast for our area says we have a 90 percent chance of rain today with a high near 49 degrees.

2. In Case You Missed It: The Lower Macungie Library raised $5,000 at its recent book sale.

3. Don't Forget: Today's the day to , filling and bacon dressing from the Trexlertown Grange.

4. Coming Up: Macungie is facing severe budge cuts for 2012. discussed raising taxes, lay-offs and severe curtailments in services at its meeting last night. Check back at 11 a.m. to read the story.

5. Today in History: On this day in 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while traveling through Dallas, Texas, in an open-top convertible.