Good Morning Cedar Valley! It's Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

This is a national holiday and therefore there will be no mail delivery today and banks will be closed. City offices, including the Waterloo library, also will be closed. There is no school in Waterloo and Cedar Falls.

About a quarter-inch to a half-inch of new snow has fallen over night, so be careful driving.

The winter weather continues in the area. Today's forecast calls for periods of snow. High near 12. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a east wind between 13 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. Tonight ,snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind between 13 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Quote of the day: "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

Things to do today:

- There are several workshops celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Payne Memorial AME Church, 1044 Mobile St., beginning at 10 a.m. The workshops are free and open to the public. No registration is required.

-- The Wartburg men's and women's basketball teams will play home games against Luther College beginning at 6 p.m. at the Buzz Levick Arena on the Wartburg College campus in Waverly.

-- KUNI's Live from Studio One will feature the singing of Johnsmith. He is a native Iowan now living in Wisconsin. Over two decades of performing festivals, concert halls, coffeehouses, colleges and house concerts, Johnsmith has built a solid fan base in the U.S. and abroad. Admission is $3 and free from children under 12.

-- An inaugural celebration service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be 7 p.m. at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church, 805 Adams St., Waterloo.