Happy Monday!
Paul den Ouden submitted today’s featured photo of blooming yellow croci, which he took last week near Willingdon Beach. Blooming in February? Well, it was 13 degrees Celsius that day.
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On this day:
In 1918, more than 200 were killed when SS Tuscania, which was transporting about 2,000 American troops to Europe during World War I, was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Irish Sea.
In 1989, Kareem Abdul-Jabar reached the 38,000 points plateau, becoming the first National Basketball Association player to do so. He finished his career with 38,387, which was recently surpassed by Lebron James, who now has 39,771 and is still active.
In 2006, Pittsburgh Steelers beat Seattle Seahawks 21-10 to win the National Football League's Super Bowl in Detroit, Michigan.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and rain are in the forecast for Monday, February 5, as is a high of nine degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to four 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…
On Groundhog Day last Friday, Violet the marmot, who lives at the Vancouver Island Marmot Recovery Centre on Mount Washington, predicted more winter is to come.
Meanwhile…
qathet film society is preparing for its 23rd annual film festival, which is set to open on March 1.
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