August 15, 2024

August 15th is the 228th day of the year. There are 138 days remaining until the end of the year.

Live music in Blenheim and Dresden tonight.

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 Carson Janik.

The weekly Dresden Rotary Club Summer Concert Series concert is tonight..

Leave Those Kids Alone 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.

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

Bring the family out this afternoon to see Migration beginning at 3 p.m.

Birdcage 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.

Auston Matthews has been named Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He succeeds teammate John Tavares, who held the role for six seasons. The Leafs made the NHL playoffs each year under Tavares’ leadership but advanced beyond the first round just once.

Matthews has spent his entire career with Toronto since the club drafted him first overall in 2016. The 27-year-old Matthews scored 69 goals last season and won his third Rocket Richard trophy as the NHL’s top goal scorer.

Matthews is the 26th captain in franchise history, and the first U.S. born captain for the Leafs.

Introducing the 26th captain of your Toronto Maple Leafs, Auston Matthews pic.twitter.com/ebD5kYK6vG

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) August 14, 2024

Chatham-Kent SummerFest heads to Thamesville tonight.

Bring the family by for the Party in the Park at Ferguson Park on Thursday from 5-7 p.m.

The CKRec Team has some crafts, activities, and games, followed by a free rec swim!

The Farmers Almanac has released their extended Winter forecast.

About two-thirds of Canada are projected to have below-normal temperatures as the La Nina system is forecast to develop throughout the season.

La Nina is a naturally occurring phenomenon that usually happens every three to five years. With La Nina, the interactions between the ocean surface and atmosphere make the tropical Pacific Ocean colder than normal.

Temps are expected to be coldest in a range from the Prairies into the Great Lakes region, with the worst temperatures expected to be late January and early February.

The first day of winter, and shortest day, longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, is December 21st.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod