February 20, 2020

February 20, 2020 5:55 am Published by

February 20th is the 51st day of the year. There are 315 days remaining until the end of the year.

The 7th Annual Maple City Feis is this weekend at the John D. Bradley Centre.

A Feis (pronounced fesh) is a traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival, involving an Irish Dance Competition. It is a lot of fun with amazing dances and costumes.

The event is open to the public from 8-5. Nearly 2000 visitors will be in the area as Irish dancers, ages 3 and up, from across North America come to compete.

There’s a Blood Donor Clinic Saturday at the St. Clair College Healthplex from 9-1.

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

First time donors are welcome! Stop by and give the gift of life!

Tim Horton’s is bringing back Roll Up The Rim next month, but it’s going to look a little different.

It’s going digital. Roll Up the Rim returns March 11th to April 7th. That’s just 4 weeks, last years campaign was 10 weeks long. Last year’s odds were one in six. This year’s odds are one in nine.

For at least the first two weeks, you can still get a Roll Up The Rim cup but after that you’ll need to use the app. Tims is trying to push more people toward reusable cups. Buy a coffee in one of those, and you’ll get three rolls on the app.

On March 11th, Tim Hortons will be giving away almost 2 million reusable cups.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will formally step down as senior royals on March 31st. After that, they’ll no longer hold a royal office at Buckingham Palace.

Their rep says, “The Duke and Duchess will be spending their time in both the United Kingdom and North America . . .In general, the themes of their cause related work will remain unchanged, which includes the Commonwealth, community, youth empowerment and mental health, collectively.”

There are still “ongoing discussions” on whether Harry and Meghan can use the word “royal”. They will retain their “His / Her Royal Highness” titles, but won’t actively use them. But they will continue to be known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Harry also remains sixth in line for the throne. Also, there will be a 12-month review to, “ensure the arrangement works for all parties.

  NASCAR driver Ryan Newman left the hospital with his two daughters yesterday. Not only that, but he walked out under his own power.

Less than 48 hours before, he was involved in that scary last lap crash at the Daytona 500. If you watched the video, it’s incredible that he survived, let alone walked out of a hospital less than two days later.

Newman was credited with a fourth-place finish.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod