April 16, 2019

The monthly Chatham Blood Donor Clinic is happening today from 1-7 at the Portuguese Canadian Club (346 Grand Ave, E. Chatham)

Book your appointment now at Blood.ca, 1-888-2-DONATE, use the apps or just walk in.

Note the change of date and location!

The 850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris caught on fire around 7pm Paris time last night, and it took 400 firefighters hours to get it under control.

Much of the church was made of wood, dating back to the 1100s and 1200s.

Both of the church’s famous towers appear to be safe, and so is the main structure. The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, said the, “worst has been avoided” and pledged to rebuild the cathedral.

Firefighters were able to save quite a few of the priceless antiques in the church, including the crown of thorns Jesus wore before the crucifixion.

There were no deaths in the fire, and French officials are launching an investigation to figure out how it started. As of now, there’s no sign of arson or terrorism involved, it’s believed to be an accident.

Over 13 million people visit the cathedral each year. The church was expecting 1,000 people for Easter Sunday mass.

Cette cathédrale Notre-Dame, nous la rebâtirons. Tous ensemble. C’est une part de notre destin français. Je m’y engage : dès demain une souscription nationale sera lancée, et bien au-delà de nos frontières.

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 15, 2019

The Tuesday Movie @ Your Library is Free Solo at 2.

Stop by the Chatham Branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library every week for the Tuesday Movie @ Your Library.

Everyone is welcome for a suggested donation of $2 at the door.

The ending of the Boston Marathon yesterday was a photo finish.

A guy from Kenya was in second place behind a guy from Ethiopia, but sprinted the last block to win by two-tenths of a second.

Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono was the winner.

Five Chatham-Kent runners participated.

What a finish! Congratulations Lawrence Cherono! 2019 Boston Marathon Men’s Elite Champ🥇 pic.twitter.com/evoFSvr9Mj

— Boston Marathon (@bostonmarathon) April 15, 2019

An Australian pizza chef has set a new world record after he put 154 different types of cheese on one pizza.

One pizza. 154 different types of cheese! 👨‍🍳🍕 https://t.co/H4qbu3sNLM

— GuinnessWorldRecords (@GWR) April 14, 2019

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This post was written by Chris McLeod