June 14, 2022

June 14th is the 165th day of the year. There are 200 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Chatham branch of the Chatham-Kent Public Library hosts Movies @ Your Library every Tuesday.

Book your spot today to see Birdman. Movies start at 2pm.

Space for this program is limited and registration is required.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent and Waste Connections of Canada Ridge Landfill are hosting another household hazardous waste day.

The drop off is at one central location, Veolia Environmental, at 141 Prosperity Way near Chatham.

There will be one event per month until November. Today’s drop off will be from 8-3pm.

Household hazardous waste days:

• Tuesday, July 12, 8am – 1pm
• Tuesday, August 9, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Saturday, September 10, 8am – 3pm
• Tuesday, October 11, 8am – 1pm
• Tuesday, November 8, 8am – 1pm

Residents can safely dispose of household hazardous material at no charge. A list of acceptable material can found here.

The Windsor Spitfires have forced a Game 7 in the OHL Championship Finals.

The Spits beat the Hamilton Bulldogs 5-2 Monday night in front of a sell out crowd.

Game 7 will be on Wednesday in Hamilton with puck drop set for 7pm on TSN.

Another supply chain shortage issue.

This time, Sriracha hot sauce.

The company that makes it is Huy Fong Foods, and they probably won’t be able to meet demand this year because the supply of chili peppers has been tightening due to supply chain issues and poor weather conditions in Mexico.

The company said they’ve been struggling with chili pepper supply since July of 2020, but they hope they can “resume production as normal” with their fall harvest.

Merle Liivand broke a Guinness World Record by completing a 26.22-mile (42KM) swim using a silicone monofin.

She is also known as Eco Mermaid and a champion ice swimmer and marine conservationist.

She accomplished the feat off the coast of Miami, Florida, in just 11 hours and 54 seconds. She broke her previous record of 18.6 miles for the farthest swim with a monofin.

To set the record, Liivand could not use her arms. Instead, she only used her legs and feet, which were bound in the mermaid-like tail fin.

During her swim, Liivand collected any garbage she saw and placed it in the kayak rowing alongside her to be properly disposed of later.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod