November 12, 2019

November 12th is the 316th day of the year. There are 49 days remaining until the end of the year.

Chatham Goodfellows office opens today at 9am.

For years the Goodfellows have worked to make sure there is No Child Without a Christmas.

To submit your name for a food or toy hamper call 519-354-1146. No referrals please.

If you are interested in volunteering with the Chatham Goodfellows, all 519-354-1146.

For more info and important campaign dates, check ChathamGoodfellows.ca.

There’s a Blood Donor Clinic today in Wallaceburg at the UAW Local 251 hall from 2:30-7:30.

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

First time donors are welcome!

Change up in how the Tuesday Movies @ Your Library are going down this month.

Through November the Chatham branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library will show a surprise classic movie every Tuesday at 2:00 pm. It might be a musical, maybe a comedy. You’ll have to join them to find out!

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

A car paint company called Axalta puts out a report each year on the most popular car colours. And white is #1 in North America for the 13th year in a row.

The last time the top choice wasn’t white or silver was 22 years ago in 1997, when the most popular color was green. But now only 1% of people say that’s their favourite.

The most popular colour in North America this year is white with 29% of the vote. Followed by black, 19%, gray, 17%, silver, 11%, blue, 10%, red, 9%, brown or beige, 2%, green, 1% and yellow or gold, 1%.

White was also #1 worldwide for the ninth year in a row. And it was the top choice in every region except Europe, where gray took the top spot.

The National Toy Hall of Fame has announced the three toys they’ll be inducting this year.

The three toys that got enough votes from the experts are: Matchbox cars, Magic: The Gathering cards and colouring books.

Magic: The Gathering cards debuted in 1993, which makes them the newest toy ever to make the Hall of Fame. Until now, the Nintendo Game Boy was the newest, it debuted in 1989.

There were nine other toys that were nominated this year but didn’t get enough votes to be inducted: Care Bears, the Fisher-Price Corn Popper, Jenga, He-Man, My Little Pony, Nerf guns, Risk, the top and the smartphone.

The three toys that were inducted last year were the Magic 8 Ball, the pinball machine, and Uno.

That’s a wrap! The inductees to #toyhall2019 are Magic: The Gathering, Matchbox Cars, and coloring book! pic.twitter.com/WIZyOmrvzX

— The Strong Museum (@museumofplay) November 7, 2019

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This post was written by Chris McLeod