January 23, 2025

January 23rd is the 23rd day of the year. There are 342 days remaining until the end of the year.

Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation‘s second annual Cornhole for Hospice tournament is Saturday, February 8th.

If you’re a pro or have never tried it, come out and test your luck. Fun for all levels, prizes and a chance to support hospice.

There’s just a few spots left to register. Teams of two can register online now at CornholeForHospiceCK.com.

Ontario Parks is now hiring secondary and post-secondary students for summer 2025.

Rangers, maintenance, gate attendant positions and more are now open. Apply here to work at an Ontario Park this summer.

Another member of the Detroit Lions coaching staff has left for a head coaching job. Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn has been named the head coach of the New York Jets.

Glenn was originally drafted as a Jet and played 8 seasons playing in New York before getting into coaching. He’s spent the last 4 years on the sidelines with the Lions. The defense was a disaster when he took over, but it has gradually improved. This season was his most impressive coaching job, as he kept the Lions afloat despite a rash of defensive injuries.

Let’s gooooooo!

OFFICIAL: We’ve agreed to terms with Aaron Glenn to become the Head Coach of the New York Jets.

— New York Jets (@nyjets) January 22, 2025

After being delayed due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the nominations for the 97th Academy Awards will be announced this morning.

The nominations will be announced at 8:30 this morning, and will be streamed live on the Academy’s YouTube channel:

The Oscars this year will be hosted by Conan O’Brien on Sunday, March 2nd.

Champagne are dropping because people don’t want to celebrate.

The number of Champagne shipments from France sank by almost 10% last year to 271 million bottles, marking the second consecutive year of declines.

The producer of Dom Pérignon says, “Champagne is quite linked with celebration, happiness, et cetera. Maybe the current global situation, be it geopolitical or macroeconomic, does not lead people to cheer up and to open bottles of Champagne.”

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This post was written by Chris McLeod