Happy Wednesday!
Yolanda Gravnic submitted today’s featured photo, which she took recently from the viewpoint in Westview as the sun set in smokey skies over Texada and Vancouver islands.
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On this day:
In 1522, a Spanish ship on an expedition led and captained by Ferdinand Magellan completed a circumnavigation of the world that began in 1519. Magellan died during the voyage, in the Philippines in 1521.
In 1995, baseball player Cal Ripken set the Major League Baseball record for playing in consecutives games, at 2,131, breaking the mark set by Lou Gehrig in 1939. Ripken played his entire career with the Baltimore Orioles.
In 1997, six days after she died in a Paris car accident, a funeral was held for Britain's Princess Diana in London.
Today’s weather:
Wednesday, September 6, is expected to be mainly sunny with a high of 20 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…
Genealogy information is readily available at Powell River Public Library.
Meanwhile…
Powell River Kings are looking to billet four more players during the upcoming BCHL season.
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Here are the latest prices at local stations.
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