June 12, 2024

June 12th is the 164th day of the year. There are 202 days remaining until the end of the year.

It’s Movie Night at the Capitol Theatre.

Tonight at 7pm stop by to see Problemista.

Admission is $7 or flash your movie pass for entry. Check here for more info.

Sheila Gibbs, Jim Gilbert, and Lisa Gilbert are hosting another Ghost Walk on Friday.

There are three tours beginning at 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The tours will start at the parking lot of Riverview Gardens on King Street West and your tour guides will share some strange things that have happened on the surrounding streets.

Tickets for all of our tours are available on Eventbrite.ca. Summer ghost walks are $15 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger.

To stay up to date on upcoming tours, follow on Facebook at If you are interested in our other summer tours go to our Facebook page, Ghost Walks of Chatham Kent.

Tonight is the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Special Olympics Ontario School Championships.

Athletes with diverse abilities have been competing across the municipality in a variety of sports the last fiew days. Still more compete today, check the schedule here.

All are welcome at the John D. Bradley Convention Centre tonight at 7 for the closing ceremonies and dance. Chatham last hosted the games 26 years ago, in 1997.

Saturday is Induction Day at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys.

Baseball fans are invited out to see the 2024 inductees Russell Martin, Ashley Stephenson, Rod Heisler, Paul Godfrey, Howard Birnie and Jimmy Key enshrined in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The Induction Ceremony under the ceremonial tent is free to attend.

The museum opens for tours at 11 a.m. and the ceremony is at 1 p.m.

Induction is right around the corner. Tents are up! June 13-15. @townofstmarys https://t.co/VJdu969FB6 for details. pic.twitter.com/aX59N0idQx

— Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 🇨🇦⚾️ (@CDNBaseballHOF) June 10, 2024

Today is Grimace’s birthday! He’s turning 52.

We all know and love the big purple Grimace, but what is he exactly? He is from Grimace Island and comes from a spectacularly huge family, which includes his Grandma Winky, aunts Millie and Tillie and, of course, Uncle O’Grimacey, who was once the Shamrock Shake’s mascot. Through Grimace lore it is believed that he is a taste bud, but McDonald’s has never confirmed that, only saying, “He is an enormous taste bud, but a taste bud nonetheless.”

The Grimace Shake was first introduced to McDonald’s menus across the U.S. last summer in celebration of his birthday and is now available to us in Canada as of May.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod