Happy Friday!
Rick McGrath snapped today’s featured image of Texada and Vancouver islands from his vantage point on Cariboo Avenue.
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On this day:
In 1897, author Mark Twain responded to a story in the New York Herald that he was possibly dying and said from London that the report of his death was an exaggeration.
In 1941, baseball legend Lou Gehrig died at the age of 37 of a degenerative disease: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
In 1953, 16 months after the death of King George VI, the coronation of his eldest daughter, the late Queen Elizabeth II, took place in London.
In 1983, 23 of 46 people on an Air Canada DC-9 were killed after fire broke out on board, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
Today’s weather:
A mix of sun and cloud is in the forecast for Friday, June 2, as is a high of 21 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to 10 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…
Laszlo Tamasik Dance Academy members took an audience on a journey through the land of childhood stories recently. Check out the photos!
Meanwhile…
Powell River Rod and Gun Club is hosting an open house on Saturday, June 3.
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