March 9, 2020

March 9th is the 69th day of the year. There are 297 days remaining until the end of the year.

That’s all she wrote for the Chatham Maroons.

After leading the series 3 games to 1, they lost 3 straight and have been eliminated by the Lasalle Vipers.

The Maroons lost game 7 Sunday, 5-1 to the Vipers.

There’s a Blood Donor Clinic tomorrow at the Portuguese Canadian Club in Chatham from 1-7.

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 Hortons has put an end to the Roll Up The Rim cups, due to the coronavirus. The contest will be moved to its app.

Health concerns around staff handling items recently gripped and sipped by customers returning them for prizes led the decision. They will redistribute all $30 million worth of prizes to restaurant giveaways and a digital contest.

Last week Tim Hortons and McDonald’s Canada became the latest to stop accepting reusable mugs brought in by customers amid concerns about the epidemic. Starbucks and The Second Cup are also following suit.

Costco has suspended its free samples indefinitely over coronavirus.

The number of confirmed cases in Canada rose to 57 over the weekend.

A Super Moon will occur tonight. The full moon will be at its closest point to Earth and will appear 14% bigger than when it’s at its farthest point.

This is the first Super Moon of the year. In North America, the March full moon is sometimes called the Worm Moon. The worm moon origin comes from the ground thawing and worms reappearing in the soil.

The moon will reach its peak “fullness” around 1:45am.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are a Double-A minor league baseball affiliate of the Miami Marlins, and they have some interesting theme nights on the calendar this year.

They will be saluting plumbers and chiropractors with a “Say Yes to Crack” night on April 30th.

“They make sure our posture is great and keep things flowing behind the scenes and this night is for them. Join us for a cracking good time including a whip cracking, egg cracking, and a cracker eating contest.”

For Father’s Day, there’s a “Dropping Our Drawers” Day where hundreds of blue boxer shorts will be dropped out of a helicopter before the game to raise awareness for prostate cancer.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp will begin their season April 9th.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod