February 21, 2020

February 21st is the 52nd day of the year. There are 314 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Coldest Night of the Year is tomorrow.

Coldest Night of the Year is a family-friendly fundraising nation-wide walk-a-thon that raises funds for charities that serve hungry, homeless and hurting people in Chatham-Kent and beyond.

Registration begins at The Hub (the former Pines Chapel on Grand Ave West) on Saturday at about 4. Opening ceremonies at 5, walk begins at 5:15.

Go here for more info.

A province-wide teacher’s strike will keep more than 2 million students out of class today.

It’s the first time in more than 20 years that four education unions have moved into a strike position. Teachers and education workers will be picketing at various schools and politicians’ offices across the province but, in Toronto, the legislature is the only picket location, as many as 30,000 people will attend.

Unless there is a break in the negotiations, Chatham-Kent students that attend a St. Clair Catholic District School will also be off on Monday as part of another round of rotating strikes.

Island of Bryan returns for a second season Sunday.

Bryan and Sarah Baeumler are putting the finishing touches on their Bahamian beachfront resort.

Season one of the series broke HGTV Canada ratings records last Spring and become the network’s most-watched series of the past 10 years. HGTV Canada will air a season one marathon in the lead up to the premiere.

Ever dreamed of looking like a Disney princess on your wedding day?

Disney has partnered with the bridal boutique Allure Bridals for a Fairy Tale Weddings Collection, which is inspired by the “style and spirit” of popular princesses such as Ariel, Aurora, Belle, Jasmine, Cinderella, Pocahontas, Rapunzel, Tiana, and Snow White.

The 16-piece collection will be available at selected bridal shops in the United States, with more details to be announced soon.

Sy Sperling, the founder and client, of Hair Club for Men, died Wednesday after a “long illness.” He was 78 years old.

Sperling founded Hair Club for Men in 1976 because he was losing his own hair, and got sick of wearing toupees. He started it with just $10,000 in credit card debt and a hair weaving technique he learned from a stylist.

He went national in the early ’80s, with his now-legendary TV commercials where he admitted, “I’m not only the Hair Club president, but I’m also a client.”

He also started Hair Club for Kids, “providing hair free of charge to children under 18 who lost their hair from chemotherapy.”

Sy retired in 2000, after selling the company for $45 million.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod