5 Things You Should Know Today: Sept. 21

1. The National Weather Service is predicting a pretty miserable day today. Showers are likely before 1 p.m. and the high is supposed to be just 52 degrees. A cloudy evening leads to a low of 41 degrees.

2. Looking for local veggies and some laughs with neighbors? Head to Oakdale's from 3-7 p.m.

3. Cards, coffee and conversation are what's in store for you if you show up for . Decks are dealt between 1-3 p.m.

4. Woodbury's offers intellectual stimulation through toys, rhymes, books and music for children 0-24 mos. runs from 10:30-11 a.m. 

5. On this day in 1805, Lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike, reaching the mouth of the Minnesota River, stopped at what is now known as Pike Island and raises the Stars and Stripes for the first time inside present-day Minnesota.