Good Morning Cedar Valley! It's Thursday, May 8, 2008

Today's forecast is cooler than the past few days: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 11 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. East northeast wind between 6 and 9 mph.

Today's quote: "Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile." -- Gary Ryan Blair

Here are some things going on today in the Cedar Valley:

-- The Cedar Valley Hospice fundraising style show will be 11 a.m. at Park Place Event Centre in Cedar Falls. Dee Vandeventer of ME&V is the featured speaker.

-- The Cedar Valley Tourism Awards Luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. at the University of Nothern Iowa's Commons Ballroom. Tickets are $25. Call 268-4266 for more information. For more information, go to http://events.waterloocvb.org/

-- The Cedar Valley Farmers' Market at Crossroads will be 3:30-6 p.m. The market is located the lower level parking lot between Penney's and Regents Bank.

-- It's Girls Night Out on the Cedar Falls Parkade from 5-8 p.m.

-- "Riders in the Sky" -- a Grammy awarding-winning quartet - will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the East High School Auditorium as part of the Waterloo Community Concert Association.