August 19, 2024

August 19th is the 232nd day of the year. There are 134 days remaining until the end of the year.

After an unsettled weekend, the sunshine is back in the forecast this week according to Environment Canada.

Sunshine and a high of 21C today, with more this week. Temperatures climbing to a high of 28 by Saturday.

Time is running out to visit the Chatham Courthouse and Jail. Tours of the historic building have been held all Summer.

Tours are being held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until the end of August at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.

Ticket prices are $20 for all ages, plus HST fees.

Tickets are available here.

The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers first Intercounty Baseball League regular season is done.

The Barnstormers finished their first season with, three straight wins, including a 6-5 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. They end their first regular season with a 20-22 record; 10-11 at home and 10-11 on the road. The Barnstormers finish 5th in the nine team league.

Their first round opponent is still to be decided, but it looks like they’ll play the Guelph Royals beginning this weekend, with the Royals having home field advantage. Playoff tickets will be available online or at the office on Wednesday, August 21st.

Get your tickets online at CKBarnstormers.com.

No winner for the Friday Lotto Max draw, the jackpot is still at $70 million for Tuesday’s draw.

There will be 44 $1 million MAXMILLIONS prizes.

Although there was no big winner, there were 11 MAXMILLIONS won across Canada, including a Chatham-Kent winner.

Tickets are available online or in store until 10:30pm on draw nights.

A rare sky spectacle will occur tonight that (probably) won’t happen again for years: A full moon that can be called both a supermoon and blue moon.

When the full moon’s orbit brings it closer to Earth than usual, the combo is called a supermoon.

Called a “super blue moon,” the rare combination occurs when the different cycles of blue and supermoons happen to align on the calendar. Despite the name, the moon won’t actually appear to be blue tonight. It’ll look like most other full moons we’re accustomed to seeing. There are two types of blue moons: seasonal and monthly. Tonight, will be a seasonal blue moon.

A seasonal blue moon occurs when there are four full moons in a single season. When this happens, the third of the four is considered a blue moon. The second is the monthly blue moon, referring to the second full moon in a single calendar month.

In either case, blue moons earn their reputation for being rare.

The next monthly Blue Moon is on May 31, 2026. The next super blue moon is expected in January of 2037, according to NASA.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod