Happy Tuesday!
Regular photo of the day contributor Rick McGrath captured today’s featured image, a cool shot of an “Elephant Stump” along Mermaid Cove Trail at Saltery Bay Provincial Park.
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On this day:
In 1973, a tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King billed as the “Battle of the Sexes” took place in Houston, Texas, with King winning the match and prize money totalling $100,000. Approximately 90 million people watched the match worldwide.
In 1990, reunification was ratified by East Germany and West Germany.
In 2012, a National Football League game at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas set a regular-season attendance record (105,121).
Today’s weather:
Tuesday, September 20, is expected to be sunny with a high of 22 degrees Celsius, dropping to a low of nine degrees in the evening. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Yesterday we published stories from the Powell River Town Crier in 1971, which covered Queen Elizabeth’s visit here.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Kings have completed the preseason portion of their BC Hockey League schedule. The regular season begins this weekend.
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