May 25, 2021

May 25th is the 145th day of 2021. There are 220 days remaining until the end of the year.

As of Sunday, youth 12 and up can now book for their vaccine.

This age group will receive the Pfizer vaccine and youth must be 12 at the time of the booking.

The Pfizer shot is currently the only treatment that has been authorized by Health Canada for use in individuals aged 12 and over.

You can book through the provincial booking system, at GetYourShotCK.ca or by calling 519-351-1010.

C-K Public Health has also added extra appointments this week with a large number now available for Saturday using Pfizer at the Bradley Centre. Book at GetYourShotCK.ca.

There’s a blood donor clinic tomorrow at the Retro Suites in Chatham from 1-7.

Book yours now at Blood.ca, use the Give Blood app or call 1-888-2-DONATE. Donations are by appointment only, no walk-in appointments are available.

Clinics remain open throughout the pandemic. If you’ve been vaccinated, there is no need to reschedule your donation.

Your donation matters, book now and save a life.

On Sunday, Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship and became the oldest, at 50, winner in major championship history.

Mickelson broke the previous mark for oldest player that was held by 48-year-old Julius Boros, who won the 1968 PGA Championship.

“Lefty” raised his arms and hugged his brother Tim who was his caddy. It’s his his sixth career major and second PGA win. His previous PGA Championship coming 16 years ago in 2005.

Phil Mickelson makes history!

At 50, he becomes the oldest to win a major championship. pic.twitter.com/RvzUu3BLEE

— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) May 23, 2021

Fans of astronomy have something to look forward to over the next few weeks.

Early tomorrow morning (May 26) there will be a chance to catch a lunar eclipse when the full moon passes over the Earth’s shadow. The partial lunar eclipse will begin around 5:44am, when the moon is already below the horizon for most locations.

It will be best viewed in western Canada however, people in Southwestern Ontario might still get a chance to see it.

The lunar eclipse will coincide with the Full Flower Moon, which will appear to be the closest and brightest full moon of the year and one of 2021’s two supermoons. It’s called the “flower” moon because it’s when flowers blossom across North America.

Early on June 10th, there will be a partial solar eclipse at sunrise thanks to the alignment of the Earth, moon and sun and southwestern Ontario will have one of the best seats in the house. For this one, anyone attempting to look at the sun must take special precautions to avoid eye injury or blindness.

You’ll have to wake up early to catch this eclipse, the sun will rise at 5:35am and will reach its maximum extent at 5:40am before ending at 6:38am.

A rare 1933 Babe Ruth trading card could soon break the trading card’s record of $5.2 million.

Experts have referred to it as ‘the finest known of its kind’

The card is just one part of a collection valued at over $20 million previously owned by a Florida neurologist who recently passed away. Most of the items were kept at the doctor’s offices in Tampa. Many of the cards were unopened and still hermetically sealed inboxes. Wrap your mind around this. There was a medical office in Tampa housing tens of millions worth of rare baseball cards.

A game-worn Ruth jersey previously set the record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold at $5.64 million. But this card could smash every record.

The auction will begin in June and close on July 10th, info here.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod