October 3, 2018

    The Chatham Branch of Chatham-Kent Public Library is holding their annual Fantastic Fall Used Book Sale beginning today until Saturday.

Tonight is the special $5 preview night from 6-8. Shoppers will have the opportunity to be the first to browse and purchase some gently used books.

Fill a bag for $5! For more information go to CKPL.ca.

The CK Cyber Pack Robotics Team is holding an open house tonight at St. Clair College.

The open house begins at 7, all are welcome. Free pizza and refreshments will be served.

The team is open to high school aged students from all schools across Chatham-Kent. Contact info@ckcyberpack.com for more information.

It’s Movie Night at the Capitol.

Come by the Chatham Capitol Theatre tonight at 7 to see Ocean’s 8 on the big screen.

$5 cash at the door, concessions are available.

Every American with a cell phone will receive a “presidential alert” text message today at 2:18 PM.

It’s a test of a system that would issue a warning about a crisis, such as a missile launch, or a tsunami.

The message will read: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”

The test was originally scheduled for September 20th, but was pushed back two weeks because of ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Florence, according to FEMA.

And no, Trump won’t be able to use the system to broadcast his tweets. The law states, “The public alert and warning system shall not be used to transmit a message that does not relate to a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster or threat to public safety.” President Trump will have sole responsibility for when the emergency system will be used.

On October 3 at 2:18 pm, FEMA will send its first nationwide test of its presidential alert system, which lets the president send a message to every phone in the US in the event of a national emergency https://t.co/FB3zxb0utn

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 2, 2018

Hockey is back!

The 102nd NHL season kicks off tonight. Four games on the schedule, including the Canadiens in Toronto.

TJ Brodie and the Calgary Flames are in Vancouver at 10pm.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod