Happy Wednesday!
Regular contributor Mike Massullo submitted today’s featured image, which shows the snow melt is on at Eldred Falls.
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On this day:
In 1937, the Pulitzer Prize was awarded to author Margaret Mitchell for her novel Gone with the Wind.
In 1979, Margaret Thatcher was elected prime minister of Britain, becoming the country’s first female leader and European head of state.
In 2007, nine days before her fourth birthday, British girl Madeleine McCann, whose disappearance remains unsolved, vanished in Portugal during a family vacation.
Today’s weather:
Sunny skies are in the forecast for Wednesday, May 3, as is a high of 19 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…
qathet Regional District's (qRD) board has made the decision to cancel the request for proposal process for an organics processing facility in the region.
Meanwhile…
Local residents will have a chance to learn how to be prepared for emergencies during the qathet Community Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, May 6, from 11 am to 2 pm.
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