Happy Saturday!
Paul den Ouden supplied today’s featured image, which captured the new footpath and bench in Townsite’s triangle garden.
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On this day:
In 1974, baseball player Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hit his 715th career home run in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth’s major league record.
In 1977, one of the most influential early punk rock bands, The Clash, released their first album.
In 1994, Kurt Cobain, singer and guitarist for the grunge band Nirvana, was found dead at the age of 27 from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in forecast for Saturday, April 8, as is a high of nine degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to seven 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 Kings have been eliminated from BC Hockey League (BCHL) playoffs by the Surrey Eagles.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Salmon Society is launching an action-packed summer camp program for six- to 10-year-olds.
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