Happy Friday!
Lisa Hansen submitted today’s featured photo, which she took recently from behind the Rotary Club of Powell River pavilion looking out over Willingdon Beach.
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On this day:
In 1963, on live television, Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of United States president John F. Kennedy, was shot and killed by Jack Ruby.
In 1974, the most complete early human skeleton (Lucy, Australopithecus) was discovered in Ethiopia. Lucy was estimated to be 3.2-million years old.
In 1991, Freddie Mercury, legendary lead singer of the rock band Queen, died in London at age 45.
Today’s weather:
Friday, November 24, is expected to be sunny and clear with a high of six degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to one degree 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…
On November 22, Powell River United Church members noticed black paint had been splattered on the church stairs, which have a rainbow design.
Meanwhile…
Real estate sales in October 2023 were down substantially from the figures recorded in October 2022.
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