July 11, 2025

July 11th is the 192nd day of the year. There are 175 days remaining until the end of the year.

Busy weekend for your Chatham-Kent Barnstormers.

They’ll face the Cardinals in Hamilton tonight. Hamilton then rolls into Fergie Jenkins field for a Saturday night game at 7:05. The top team in the league, the Welland Jackfish will be at Fergie on Sunday at 2:05 p.m.

The IBL All Stars will be announced at 9 a.m. this morning.

RM’s Cars & Coffee is back this Saturday.

Come out 8–11 a.m., rain or shine, with free coffee & pastries will be provided on a first come first basis.

This will be the second event of the season, it’s a chance for enthusiasts to get to know the RM Auto Restoration team and get a glimpse inside the shop that helped dub Chatham-Kent ‘Canada’s Classic Car Capital’.

Cruise on in to RM Classic Cars (One Classic Car Drive, Blenheim, Ontario) for a morning of all things automotive. There is one more Cars & Coffee event this summer on Saturday, September 13th.

Follow the Facebook Page for more info.

Local breweries Sons of Kent, Bayside Brewing, Red Barn Brewing, and Glasstown Brewing Co. have teamed up for BrewFest 2025; Outdoor summer parties hosted at the breweries sponsored by Teksavvy.

Tomorrow, Sons of Kent kicks it off with will host SummerFest in the backyard. EauFest is August 9th in Erieau, FarmFest at Red Barn on August 30th and RiverFest September 13th.

The Canadian Tire Mitchell’s Bay Open is this weekend.

The 11th annual bass tournament takes place Friday and Saturday and is a live release bass tournament held on Lake St. Clair. Teams of two anglers compete for the highest weights and biggest fish over a two-day tournament. Organizers are planning for more than 80 boats on the water.

The weigh-in begin at 3 p.m. at Mitchell’s Bay Marine Park and spectators are welcome to come watch for free.

Today is 7-Eleven Day…get it, the 11th day of the 7th month.

7-Eleven Canada will be doing their annual 7-Eleven Day promo, which means you can go and get yourself a small free Slurpee before midnight!

It’s the 59th birthday of the Slurpee. In 2021, Winnipeg was named the Slurpee Capital of the World. In fact, Winnipeggers drink the most Slurpees each year of any city—not just in Canada, but in the entire world. And not just this year either; Winnipeg has been crowned the Slurpee capital of the world by 7-Eleven.

Random Fact: 7-Eleven got its name from its original hours in 1946. It was open from 7am to 11pm. They didn’t start staying open 24 hours until the 1960’s.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod