{"id":32566,"date":"2023-12-08T05:55:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T10:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/?p=32566"},"modified":"2023-12-08T04:47:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T09:47:57","slug":"december-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2023\/12\/december-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"December 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 8th is the 342nd day of the year. There are 23 days remaining until the end of the year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"\"A double header for Santa this weekend.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Santa will be in Ridgetown for the parade at 1, then head to Dresden for their parade at 6.<\/p>\n

For a full list of local parades, check out our list online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Grab some skates and get the family out for some FREE Public Skating this weekend.<\/p>\n

Saturday, December 9th<\/u>
\nBothwell Arena – 12:00 – 1:30pm \u2013 Sponsored by Royal Canadian Legion Br 252 Bothwell
\nBlenheim Arena – 7:30 – 9:00pm \u2013 Sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living<\/p>\n

Sunday, December 10th<\/u>
\nMemorial Arena, 10:00 \u2013 11:30am \u2013 Session has been cancelled this week.
\nThames Campus Arena, 1:00 \u2013 2:30pm \u2013 Session has been cancelled this week.
\nDresden Arena, 1:00 -2:30pm \u2013 Sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living
\nTilbury Arena, 1:00 \u2013 2:30pm \u2013 Sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living
\nWallaceburg Arena, 2:00 \u2013 3:30pm \u2013 Sponsored by Anonymous Donor in Support of
\nChildren\u2019s Activities
\nWheatley Arena, 2:00 \u2013 3:30pm \u2013 Sponsored by CK Promoting Healthy Living
\nRidgetown Arena, 2:30 \u2013 4:00pm \u2013 Sponsored by Professional Engineer Ontario (Chatham- Kent Chapter)<\/p>\n

Click here for more information on the ice skating programs.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"\"\"Speaking of the ice, it’ll be a busy weekend at local arenas…and restaurants and hotels.<\/p>\n

The Kent Minor Hockey Association<\/a> is hosting seven divisions this weekend in the annual Chatham Regional Silver Stick qualifying tournament.<\/p>\n

Forty-six teams are scheduled to play Friday to Sunday at Chatham Memorial, Thames Campus, Erickson and Tilbury arenas. The Kent Cobras will have a team entered in each division.<\/p>\n

All seven championship games will be played Sunday. Winners advance to the International Silver Stick boys\u2019 finals.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Hanukkah began at sundown last night.<\/p>\n

\"\"The eight-day Jewish holiday or the festival of lights, is celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods.<\/p>\n

Hanukkah lasts through nightfall on Friday, December 15th.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Pantone<\/a> has crowned PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz as its 2024 Color of the Year.<\/p>\n

The colour brand described the shade of choice as a “velvety gentle peach whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body and soul.”<\/p>\n

“Subtly sensual, PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz is a heartfelt peach hue bringing a feeling of tenderness and communicating a message of caring and sharing, community and collaboration.”<\/i><\/p>\n

This is the 25th anniversary of the Pantone Color of the Year program.<\/p>\n

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Pantone Color of the Year 2024: PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz.<\/p>\n

A velvety gentle peach whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and heart.<\/p>\n

Learn more about PANTONE 13-1023 Peach Fuzz:https:\/\/t.co\/323jbOLiTA<\/a>#pantone<\/a> #pantonecoloroftheyear<\/a> #pantone2024<\/a> #peachfuzz<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9cjGBY9bsY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PANTONE (@pantone) December 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"December 8th is the 342nd day of the year. There are 23 days remaining until the end of the year. A double header for Santa this weekend. On Saturday, Santa will be in Ridgetown for the parade at 1, then head to Dresden for their parade at 6. For a full list of local parades,","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":32568,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_img_display":"Yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[30,26,1432,4005,3903,4439,123,1631,310,333,4438],"class_list":["post-32566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-5-things-you-need-to-know","tag-5thingsyouneedtoknow","tag-ckmornings","tag-dresden","tag-free-public-skating","tag-hanukkah","tag-kent-minor-hockey-association","tag-municipality-of-chatham-kent","tag-pantone","tag-ridgetown","tag-santa-claus-parade","tag-silver-stick"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 20:39:07","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"react_link":"https:\/\/943cksy.com\/blogs\/5-things-you-need-to-know\/2023\/12\/december-8-2023\/","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32569,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32566\/revisions\/32569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cksyfm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}