{"id":25214,"date":"2022-03-15T05:55:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T09:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=25214"},"modified":"2022-03-15T05:50:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T09:50:06","slug":"march-15-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2022\/03\/march-15-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"March 15, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>March 15th is the 74th day of the year. There are 291 days remaining until the end of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54690 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/ef794108-cksy_5_things_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"46\" height=\"90\" \/>Does your student need to catch up on their vaccinations?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ckphu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chatham-Kent Public Health<\/a> will be holding special clinics twice a week for the next two months to catch up school-age children on regular vaccinations they may have missed out on during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The clinics, targeting students in grades 7, 8 and 9, will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays at the new mass-vaccination clinic in the old YA Canada building at 730 Richmond St. in Chatham. Bookings must be made in advance at GetYourShotCK.ca or by calling 519-351-1010.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Uh-oh! Is your student overdue for their routine school shots? Don&#8217;t worry &#8211; we&#8217;ve got appointments available this week! Book now at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NdAvwVwClv\">https:\/\/t.co\/NdAvwVwClv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ckont?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ckont<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreCKPublicHealth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WeAreCKPublicHealth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9wnM90LAiC\">pic.twitter.com\/9wnM90LAiC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CK Public Health (@CKPublicHealth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CKPublicHealth\/status\/1503428619993067522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-406 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/fd341b29-cksy_5_things_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"59\" height=\"74\" \/>Tuesday Movies @ Your Library have returned to the Chatham branch.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chatham-kent.ca\/community-services\/public-libraries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Chatham-Kent Public Library<\/a> will host a showing Tuesdays at 2pm.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/search.ckpl.ca\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rg1001765?lang=eng&amp;ivts=VJZQnwMqQeBkucYYLx3c2A%3D%3D&amp;casts=zartwiHXsNDhww4EXi6ngg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book your spot<\/a> now to see Clifford the Big Red Dog.<br \/>\nEveryone is welcome for a suggested donation of $2 at the door.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3acb2f67-cksy_5_things_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"90\" \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/basketball-men\/article\/2022-march-madness-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Men&#8217;s Basketball Tournament<\/a> begins today.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament runs up until the championship game on April 4th.<\/p>\n<p>March Madness is <i>big<\/i> money:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An estimated $10 billion will be wagered on March Madness games this year, which is about 30% more than the Super Bowl.\u00a0 $4 billion of that will be bet illegally.<\/li>\n<li>The annual revenue for the NCAA last year was nearly $1.2 billion, and the NCAA distributes around $170 million of that to Division 1 schools.<\/li>\n<li>The NCAA pays the players . . . $0.\u00a0 For what it&#8217;s worth, the average Division 1 men&#8217;s basketball scholarship is worth $71,400 . . . or about $17,850 per year.<\/li>\n<li>The odds of finishing with a PERFECT bracket . . . guessing all the games correctly . . . is 1-in-120 BILLION.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s a 19% increase in beer sales during March Madness.<\/li>\n<li>The four #1 seeds are Gonzaga, Baylor, Arizona, and Kansas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The play-in games take place today and tomorrow. #16 seeds Texas Southern vs. Texas A&amp;M-Corpus Christi, Wright State vs. Bryant. And #11 seeds Rutgers vs. Notre Dame, and #12 seeds Wyoming vs. No. 12 Indiana.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54688 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/63a1a3cf-cksy_5_things_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"65\" height=\"90\" \/>St. Patrick&#8217;s Day is Thursday and Chicago got the jump on festivities with the tradition of dying the Chicago River green over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1962, Chicago has dyed the river green in honor of the Irish in the city.<\/p>\n<p>The tradition started with a dye plumbers used to test for leaks in pipes. Now, the city uses a more environmentally friendly powder made from vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>Forty pounds of powdered dye are used. They have a &#8220;secret recipe&#8221; for the dye and use three boats to spread it \u2014 the first two dump the dye in the river &amp; the third boat mixes it up. It stays green for 24 to 48 hours.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GREEN DAY: The 60-year tradition of dyeing the Chicago River green for St. Patrick\u2019s Day continues. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EAhrTX6S2u\">https:\/\/t.co\/EAhrTX6S2u<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IMlNLRxs4V\">pic.twitter.com\/IMlNLRxs4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1503327831819915266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-54689 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/bri-web-app-wordpress\/2018\/09\/3a9171bb-cksy_5_things_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"56\" height=\"89\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.lululemon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lululemon<\/a>, known for its leggings and yoga pants, is getting into the shoe game.<\/p>\n<p>Last week Lulu unveiled a running shoe for women called Blissfeel. The shoe marks Lululemon first-ever foray into footwear.<\/p>\n<p>Blissfeel shoes will be available for purchase beginning March 22 in select stores across North America, China, the United Kingdom and online. The sneaker comes in 10 colours and is priced at $148.<\/p>\n<p>A footwear line for men will debut next year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Footwear. Made for women first. Made by lululemon. That\u2019s a lot to celebrate. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/77NL6NoArC\">pic.twitter.com\/77NL6NoArC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lululemon (@lululemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lululemon\/status\/1501307496127860741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"March 15th is the 74th day of the year. There are 291 days remaining until the end of the year. Does your student need to catch up on their vaccinations? 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