June 5, 2024

June 5th is the 157th day of the year. There are 209 days remaining until the end of the year.

It’s Movie Night at the Capitol Theatre.

Tonight at 7pm stop by to see The Iron Claw.

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

Friday is a PA Day for most students in Chatham-Kent.

There are some free swim times available in Wallaceburg and Blenheim.

The Wallaceburg Sydenham Pool is open for a free swim Friday 1:30 – 4 p.m. The Blenheim Gable Rees Rotary Pool has a free swim 1:30 – 3 p.m.

Major League Baseball has announced that five players have been banned from baseball.

Tucupita Marcano of the San Diego Padres has been banned for life for betting on MLB games. He bet on 25 Pittsburgh Pirates games while he was on the team, but he was injured during all of them and lost all those bets.

He gambled more than $150K on baseball and won just 4.3% of his MLB bets.

The other four players have been ruled ineligible for one year for violating MLB’s sports betting rules and policies.

Speaking of baseball, the Detroit Tigers are retiring the number 10 this summer.

On August 3rd, the Tigers will retire the jersey of former manager Jim Leyland recognizing his contributions to the club and the game of baseball.

It will be the 10th number retired by the team. The 79 year-old Leyland will be inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame next month, the 23rd manager in the hall.

He won 1,769 regular-season games over 22 seasons, leading the Tigers to a 700-597 record from 2006-13 and a pair of American League pennants in 2006 and 2012. His wins are third among Detroit managers, trailing Sparky Anderson (1,331) and Hughie Jennings (1,131). Leyland also managed Pittsburgh, Florida and Colorado, leading the Marlins to the 1997 World Series title.

The World Naked Bike Ride is returning to Toronto this weekend.

The bike ride is a global protest in cities all around the world where bikers gather and protest against the over usage of oil, urban pollution, cycle safety on roads, and encourage body freedom for everyone.

The ride will take place Saturday starting at 1pm. There is no registration required so ditch your clothes and grab your bike and helmet. Organizers suggest wearing sunscreen…everywhere!

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This post was written by Chris McLeod