August 1, 2024

August 1st is the 214th day of the year. There are 152 days remaining until the end of the year.

It’s a Summer Movie Doubleheader at the Chatham Capitol Theatre today.

Bring the family out this afternoon to see Trolls Band Together beginning at 3 p.m. Bad Boys: Ride or Die will be on the big screen tonight beginning at 7

p.m.

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

Summer Thursday evenings are for live music in Dresden and Blenheim.

The Dresden Rotary Club Summer Concert Series continues tonight. Jeremy Smith takes the stage at 7.

Come out for some free music at Dresden Rotary Park all summer, and it’s free! In case of weather concerns, following the Facebook Page for more info.

The Talbot Trail Place Summer Concert Series takes the stage tonight in Blenheim.

Stop by the park on Thursday nights during the Summer for live entertainment between 7-8:30 p.m. The Rotary Club of Blenheim will be on hand serving up hot dogs, pop, water and ice cream treats.

Come by tonight to see The Journeymen of Soul.

Donors are needed!

There’s are three blood donor clinics in August in Chatham-Kent.

• Tuesday, August 6 at the St. Clair College Healthplex 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Saturday, August 17 at the St. Clair College Healthplex 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, August 27 at the UAW Local 251 Hall Wallaceburg 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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

Another day, another medal for Canada at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics on Day 5.

Ilya Kharun became the first Canadian man to win an Olympic medal in swimming since London 2012. The 19-year-old is bringing home bronze in the men’s 200m butterfly.

Canada’s appeal to FIFA was dismissed. The Canadian women’s soccer team six-point penalty stands after the team was caught using a drone to spy on New Zealand team practices before the start of competition at the Games. With all that done, if they wanted to move to the quarterfinals they would need to beat Columbia – and they did, holding on for a 1-0 victory. Canada is the defending women’s soccer gold medallist. They’ll play Germany on Saturday.

Chatham’s Bridget Carleton and the Canadian Women’s Basketball team will play their second game this morning at 7:30 a.m. You can watch on CBC.

Canada now has 2 Golds, 2 Silvers and 3 Bronze.

As of this morning, China now has 9 Gold, 2 Silver, and 4 Bronze, but the U.S.A. has the most total medals with 30.

Who needs the Olympics when you have the 2024 Snail Racing World Championships in England.

They just happened last month, but snail news travels slow (rimshot).

They put them all in the middle of a table with a ring at the outer edge, and the snail that makes it to that ring first wins. This year’s champion was a snail named Jeff. He clocked in with an impressive time of 4 minutes and 5 seconds.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod