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Happy Thursday!

Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured photo of a trumpeter swan, which he took at Lindsay Park in Cranberry. He says a small group swans is wintering again on Cranberry Lake.

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On this day:
In 1533, King Henry VIII of England secretly married Anne Boleyn, his second wife; she later gave birth to Queen Elizabeth I.

In 1924, the first Winter Olympic Games opened in Chamonix, France.

In 1971, Charles Manson and three of his female followers were convicted in Los Angeles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate.

Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Thursday, January 25, as is a high of seven degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to six 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 Pride held its annual general meeting on January 13 at Cranberry Seniors Centre and elected new board members.

Meanwhile…
Meditator and former Global TV journalist Michael Newman wants to change how the community and society consume and engage with traditional and nontraditional media forms. 

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Here are the latest prices at local stations.

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