Happy Thursday!
Mike Massullo sent in today’s featured image, which he took earlier this month on a chilly day at Lewis Lake.
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On this day:
In 1836, the siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.
In 1917, demonstrations and armed clashes began in Russia, which was later dubbed the February Revolution, eventually resulted in the demise of the Russian Empire.
In 1954, the first mass inoculation against polio was conducted at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Virologist Jonas Salk's vaccine is still one of the two versions used today, along with Hilary Koprowski's live polio vaccine.
In 1968, basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain became the first player in NBA history to score 25,000 points.
Today’s weather:
Clear skies are in the forecast for Thursday, February 23, as is a high of two degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to minus eight 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 Community Foundation has released its 2022/2023 Vital Signs report, looking at 45 indicators of community well-being.
Meanwhile…
Laura Balducci’s project, called Fibre and Lines, has her spinning, painting and creating wearable works of art out of polymer clay, which will be on display from February 24 to 27 at Tidal Art Centre in Lund.
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