Happy Saturday!
Regular contributor Yolanda Gravnic submitted today’s featured image, which she took recently at the Beach Gardens Marina in Grief Point.
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On this day:
In 1531, the Church of England accepted King Henry VIII as its supreme head.
In 1979, followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini seized power in Iran.
In 1990, South African activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.
In 2012, singer Whitney Houston was found dead in a hotel room bathtub in Beverly Hills. She was 48.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 30 per cent chance of rain is expected on Saturday, February 11, as is a high of five degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to four 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…
Powell River U11C Kings hosted a minor hockey tournament from February 3 to 5 at Hap Parker Arena, and won a bronze medal.
Meanwhile…
Last summer, Kristy, Dan, Peyton and Paxton Roux, and a wedding officiant, climbed to the top of Valentine Mountain for an intimate wedding ceremony.
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