March 20, 2023

March 20th is the 79th day of the year. There are 286 days remaining until the end of the year.

March Break is over and Chatham-Kent students return to the classroom today.

The next day off will be April 7 and 11th for Easter, the last day of school is June 29th.

Local playoff hockey…

The Blenheim Blades season has come to an end, losing to Mooretown in the first round of the PJHL playoffs.

The Wheatley Omstead Sharks are the last local team in the PJHL playoffs, they face the Lakeshore Canadiens in round 2, up 1 game to none after a win Sunday.

The Tilbury Bluebirds are playing the Tillsonburg Thunder in the second round of the WOSHL playoffs. Bluebirds won game 1 on Saturday in overtime and game 2 Sunday 5-1. They now have a 2 games to none lead.

Game 3 in the series is Saturday at Tilbury Arena at 7:30.

NASA has revealed a new spacesuit design.

The new suit allows for more range of motion and flexibility and its design can accommodate at least 90% of the US male and female population, according to NASA.

Features of the suit include an HD video camera and a light band mounted to the visor of the helmet. A hatch with two hinges located on the back of the suit allows astronauts to enter the spacesuit feet first, then shimmy into it, and a backpack provides the portable life support system.

The boots have been reinforced with extra insulation to keep the astronauts’ feet warm as they work in icy regions of the moon that never see sunlight.

The new design is black, blue and orange a much different look than the puffy white ones we have known for years.

.@Axiom_Space revealed a spacesuit prototype that our @NASA_Astronauts plan to wear near the Moon’s South Pole on @NASA’s #Artemis III mission.

The spacesuit will give lunar explorers extra mobility, protection, & the latest technology. Discover more: https://t.co/uxH21hkSjd pic.twitter.com/bqxcrwR6Y6

— NASA Artemis (@NASAArtemis) March 15, 2023

Coors Light is releasing limited edition, beer-flavoured popsicles.

They’re meant to coincide with March Madness, which just started and they’re non-alcoholic, so the whole family can enjoy them together.

The popsicles are being called Coors-icles. You can order a six-pack through their online shop for $20. For the time being, they’re only available in the U.S.

Introducing Coors Light Coors-icles 🥶 They’re Coors Light flavored, non-alcoholic freezer icies that help you stay chill when the games get heated🔥 Want proof? We’re even helping Dickie V chill 🤯 …it’s “unbelievable.” Find them at https://t.co/9zCwKq82pa pic.twitter.com/3NYvQYAAfw

— Coors Light (@CoorsLight) March 14, 2023

Spring officially arrives at 5:24 this afternoon.

For the next three months here in the Northern Hemisphere the days will grow longer, that will lead us to June’s Summer Solstice of June 21, the longest day of the year.

Today is one of two days out of the year – the other being the day of the autumnal equinox in September – when the Earth’s axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in roughly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness almost everywhere on Earth.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod