October 19, 2022

October 19th is the 292nd day of the year. There are 73 days remaining until the end of the year.

It’s Movie Night at the Capitol Theatre.

Tonight at 7pm stop by to see Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris on the big screen.

Check here for more info.

Admission is $5 or flash your movie pass for entry.

If you missed the blood donor clinic in Wallaceburg yesterday, Tilbury is playing host to a clinic this afternoon.

Book your appointment today to donate at Ryder Hall between 1-7pm.

No walk-in appointments are available. Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.

Donors are desperately needed. There’s another local clinic next Wednesday at the Portuguese Club in Chatham.

Ontario gas prices are expected to drop 3 cents today to 160.9 cents per litre.

Peterborough is the cheapest spot in the province at 155.9 cents per litre. The priciest is in Thunder Bay at 182.9 cents per litre.

Locally it’s at 158 cents per litre in Chatham, 159 in Wallaceburg, 162 in Blenheim and 155 in Tilbury.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that, for the first time ever, it would be canceling the upcoming Bering Sea snow crab season, due to a drastic decline in the crab population.

The actual numbers behind that decision are shocking: The snow crab population shrank from around 8 billion in 2018 to 1 billion in 2021

Sixty fishing boats from Alaska, Oregon, and Washington harvested crab from the Bering Sea every year and fishermen rely on the income generated by the annual snow crab harvests.

An artist in Detroit is planning a Halloween photo shoot at the end of the month.

The artist, named Malissa, is painting people’s butts to resemble Halloween pumpkins. She charges $25 per booty. Each cheek is painted orange and has a black eye. A scary black mouth is then painted across both cheeks. Some people are having their backs painted with black cats.

Interested butts can email Malissa to get info, it’s only going to cost $25 for the butt-o-lantern painting.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod