Here is the 5 Things column for Thursday, Feb. 7:

1. Blizzard coming: The Winchester region is expected to receive 12 to 24 inches of snow Friday morning through Saturday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service's forecast.

2. Trivia Bee: Check out our photo gallery from the Winchester Foundation Educational Excellence Trivia Bee held Wednesday night at Town Hall.

3. Tell us: Where were you during the Blizzard of '78? Post your comments here.

4. In case you missed it: Check out the Winchester Police log.

5. Social media drive: We're looking to reach 1,000 "likers" of our Facebook page and 2,000 followers of our Twitter account. Can you help us out and join both our social media communities today?

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