February 15, 2024

February 15th is the 46th day of the year. There are 320 days remaining until the end of the year.

Almost the long Family Day weekend and if you’re looking for something to do, grab some skates and get the family out for some FREE Public Skating.

Friday, February 16
Chatham Erickson Arena, 4:00 – 5:30pm – Chatham-Kent Dental

Saturday, February 17
Bothwell Arena, 12:00 – 1:30pm – Sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living
Blenheim Arena, 7:30 – 9:00pm – Sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living

Sunday, February 18
Memorial Arena, 10:00 – 11:30am – Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent
Thames Campus Arena, 1:00 – 2:30pm – Sponsored by St. Clair College Alumni
Dresden Arena, 1:00 – 2:30pm – Sponsored by TD Canada Trust Dresden Branch
Tilbury Arena, 1:00 – 2:30pm – Sponsored by Autoliv Canada
Wallaceburg Arena, 2:00 – 3:30pm – Sponsored by Anonymous Donor in Support of Children’s Activities
Ridgetown Arena, 2:30 – 4:00pm – Sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living

Monday, February 19
Tilbury Arena, 10:30am-12:00pm – Sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living
Thames Campus Arena, 11:am-12:30pm – Sponsored by Exit Realty CK Elite

Click here for more information on the ice skating programs.

Or just check out some hockey with a chance to skate after the game.

Check out the Blenheim Blades game on Sunday against the Wheatley Sharks at the Blenheim Memorial Arena at 7p.m. Bring your skates and skate with the Blades after the game.

The Chatham Maroons play the Strathroy Rockets Sunday at 7. Fans can bring their skates and hit the ice after the game.

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Detroit Tigers have begun Spring Training. The Jays in Dunedin, Florida, the Tigers in Lakeland, FL.

Pitchers and catchers always arrive first. The position players don’t have to show up until a few days later.

Both teams will play their first exhibition games next weekend. The regular season begins March 26th.

Toronto opens the season March 28th against the Tampa Rays, Detroit’s in Chicago to play the White Sox. Jays first game at home is April 8th against Seattle and the Tigers will open at Comerica April 5 vs Oakland.

Today is National Flag of Canada Day.

At the stroke of noon on February 15, 1965, Canada’s red and white maple leaf flag was raised for the very first time on Parliament Hill. On the same day in 1996, National Flag of Canada Day was declared.

Our national flag is a symbol that unites Canadians and reflects the common values we take pride in — equality, freedom and inclusion.

Flags are changed daily at the Parliament buildings and the Peace Tower in Ottawa. The flags that are taken down are offered to Canadians across the country. If you would like a free flag, you can submit your name here. The waiting period for both Peace Tower and other Parliament Hill flags exceeds 100 years.

Bill Post has passed away at the age of 96. He’s the guy who invented Pop-Tarts.

It happened back in the early-’60s, when Bill was working with Kellogg’s. He initially called them Fruit Scones, but that was soon changed to Pop-Tarts as a play on the then-popular Pop Art movement.

Bill was always quick to downplay his role. He’d say, “I assembled an amazing team that developed Kellogg’s concept of a shelf-stable toaster pastry into a fine product that we could bring to market in the span of just four months.”

His modesty might also be because he kind of copied and improved upon a competing product. Just before Pop-Tarts, the company Post (no relation to Bill) announced “Country Squares,” which would become “Toast’em Pop Ups.” Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts were similar, but far more successful in their branding and marketing.

Jerry Seinfeld has an upcoming movie about the creation of Pop-Tarts. It’s called “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story”, and it’ll hit Netflix in May.

It’s not clear if Bill had any involvement.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod