Five Things to Know Today, December 9

Good morning! Here are some things to keep in mind today.

1. Enter our Deck the House Contest! Don’t miss out on an opportunity to win a $100,000 gift to public schools in Stone Mountain. That can buy A LOT of pencils and flash drives!

2. Stories now on Patch:

• Where to find Santa around Stone Mountain and south DeKalb (and if we've left any places out, please let us know in the comments section at the end of the article - thanks!)
• Ten things to do this weekend, from Stone Mountain Park to Piedmont Park
• Movie Review: 'New Year's Eve' Is One Party to Miss
• Meet the Owner: Taking Men's Fashion to the 'Next Level'

3. Football Auction: Want a chance to get a Georgia Bulldog football, autographed by coaches Vince Dooley, Ray Goff, Jim Donnan and Mark Richt, or a Florida Gator football, autographed by coaches Steve Spurrier, Ron Zook, Urban Meyer and Will Muschamp -- and help out a cause at the same time? These will be auctioned to support leukemia patients from hospitals such as Emory, Shands in Gainesville, Fla., and others around the country.

Visit www.shannonmosherfoundation.org and click on the Football Auction links for the details. Bidding ends at midnight on Monday, Dec. 12. Questions may be directed to: stuartmosher@aol.com.

4. The weather: Lovin' this weather! High of 57 today, low of 35 tonight.

5. "Broadcast News": Watch Hollywood's take on television journalism in the movie "Broadcast News" at Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library, 1282 McConnell Drive in Decatur.