Happy Saturday!
Vanessa Bjerreskov snapped today’s featured image at a recent Jackson Cup soccer match between Powell River Villa and Cowichan FC. Niko Cristante jumped to get the header, with teammates Ori Fisher behind him and Russell Pielle and Richard “Chico” Murphy looking on.
The two clubs meet again today (Saturday, March 4) for the final Villa game of the Vancouver Island Soccer League season. Villa leads Cowichan by one point in the standings and needs a win (three points) to ensure avoiding relegation from Division 1 to Division 2 (Cowichan has one more game to play after this weekend).
It is also fan appreciation day at Timberlane Park, with free hot chocolate and coffee at the concession, door prizes and a presentation at halftime. Tickets are $5 each; kickoff is at 1:30 pm.
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On this day:
In 1918, the first cases of the Spanish flu were documented. The disease caused more than 25 million deaths around the world.
In 2005, businesswoman and television personality Martha Stewart left a federal prison after serving five months for her role in a stock scandal and faced another five months of home confinement.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and a 30 per cent chance of wet snow or rain is in the forecast for Saturday, March 4, as is a high of five degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to one degree in the evening, when more rain is expected. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
Local community theatre company Theatre Now! is back after a three-year hiatus.
Meanwhile…
City of Powell River councillors were recently presented a 279-signature petition from residents who do not support the proposed safe streets project on Maple Avenue and Sycamore Street.
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