Events of the Day
Farmers Market Make a list today of the produce you'll need, then get out to the Fairport Farmers Market from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday. The market is behind the Bank of America at 58 S. Main St.
Center Stage While you’re making plans for the weekend today, block out a couple of hours for Sunday night. Ghost Riders will perform at 6 p.m. as part of the Center Stage Concert Series at the Perinton Center Park amphitheater, 1100 Ayrault Road.
Daily Quotes
“He was so big he had to go through the door sideways.” — Dennis Verni, one of the owners of The Northside Inn in East Rochester, recalling former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Pat Williams coming by for a meal after a hard day of work at training camp at St. John Fisher College.
“Love is like the wild rose-briar; Friendship like the holly-tree. The holly is dark when the rose-briar blooms, but which will bloom most constantly?” — Emily Bronte, who was born on this date in 1818.
Word of the Day
Struthious STROO-thee-us (adj.) Of or relating to the ostriches and related birds — www.merriam-webster.com
Website of the Day
The Henry Ford
www.thehenryford.org/collections/online.aspx
More than just a museum, The Henry Ford has exhibits, a factory tour, a research center and an IMAX theater. The online exhibits focus on subjects beyond the automotive pioneer and his Model T, including costumes, toys and more.
Number to Know
1965: Year when Medicare and Medicaid were created. It happened on this date when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965 into law.
This Day in History
July 30, 1975: Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again.
Today’s Featured Birthday
Governor/actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (63)
