August 22, 2024

August 22nd is the 235th day of the year. There are 131 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 Mummies beginning at 3 p.m. Kung Fu Panda 4 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.

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.

After this week, there’s only two more weeks of Summer Concerts! Come by tonight to see BiggWiggle.

The London Majors beat the Guelph Royals in the 12 inning last night and we now know who the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers will play in round one of the Intercounty League Playoffs: the Royals.

Guelph finished 4th, Barnstormers 5th. The best of 5 series begins Friday in Guelph. C-K finished the season 3-2 against the Royals.

Full schedule:
Friday, August 23rd @ Guelph 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 24th @ Fergie Jenkins Field 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, August 25th @ Guelph 7:00 p.m.
*Tuesday, August 27th @ Fergie Jenkins Field 7:35 p.m.
*Wednesday, August 28th @ Guelph 7:30 p.m.

*if necessary

A very limited number of tickets are available for Barnstormer home games online at CKBarnstormers.com. For those looking to grab tickets for road games, those can be ordered here.

One last Chatham-Kent SummerFest stop with the CKRec Team tonight in Chatham.

Bring the family by Ross Babcock Park for the Party in the Park on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. Followed by a Rec swim at the Walter Hawkins Pool.

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

On Saturday, the PlayRangers will be at Kingston Park 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Today is the 16th annual Burgers to Beat MS Day at A&W.

A&W will donate $2 from every Teen Burger sold across Canada to support Canadians living with multiple sclerosis (MS).

You can also donate online at BurgersToBeatMS.ca or round up your purchase to the nearest dollar.

Since 2008 more than $20 million has been raised to support Canadians living with MS. Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world, with over 90,000 Canadians living with this disease. It affects 1 in 400 Canadians, and 12 people get diagnosed with it every single day.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod