September 19, 2025

September 19th is the 262nd day of the year. There are 103 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Ridge Runners East Kent car group will host the third Hot Rods for Hospice benefit on Saturday at the University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus.

All vehicles will be displayed from 8-4 p.m.

There will also feature food, entertainment, vendors, and activities for kids and families. Participants of the car and tractor shows will receive dash plaques and be eligible to win a selection of door prizes.

The event is free admission for guests, but cash donations for the Hospice will be appreciated.

There is a fee for vehicles, vendors, and swap meet participants. All proceeds will go to the Chatham-Kent Hospice.

The 2025 Field of Honour: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars Charity Baseball Game is tomorrow at Fergie Jenkins Field. First pitch is at 11 a.m.

What began in 2021 as an idea to help further the recognition of the Chatham Coloured All-Stars and early Black baseball in Canada, has now grown into an annual event to celebrate and honour the legacies players left behind.

Admission is by donation with proceeds going to support the Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society and Black Mecca Museum.

The National Toy Hall of Fame revealed the 12 finalists for its 2025 class.

The finalists this year are: The board games Battleship, Catan, and Trivial Pursuit, Connect Four, Cornhole, Furbies, the scooter, slime, snow, the Spirograph, a “Star Wars” lightsaber and Tickle Me Elmo.

Battleship, slime, and Connect Four were all nominated two years ago, but they didn’t make the cut.

The winners will be voted on by toy industry experts and public voting at MuseumOfPlay.org throughout the next week. The inductees will be announced in November.

The three toys that got inducted last year were: My Little Pony, Transformers and the card game Phase 10.

The world’s largest beer festival kicks off on tomorrow in Munich Germany.

The 190th Oktoberfest, attracts around 6 million visitors from around the world. Drinkers sit at long communal tables to swig beer, eat sausages, pretzel or pork knuckle, and listen to oompah bands. The German Oktoberfest runs until October 6th.

A little closer to home, the Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest begins next Friday. Since 1969, the German tradition has taken over K-W and continues to support over 70 charities. It’s being held until October 18th.

For full details check out Oktoberfest.ca

Today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

The idea for the day was born in 1995 on a racquetball court in Oregon. Two buddies began throwing around insults, just like pirates and the rest is history.

They selected September 19, simply because one of the guys had recently divorced, it was his ex-wife’s birthday, and he figured “the date was stuck in my head, and I wasn’t going to do anything with it anymore.”

What’s your pirate name? Find out here.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod