Happy Friday!
Lucas Laroche submitted today’s featured image, which he took from Westview as the sun set earlier this week.
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On this day:
In 1821, French military commander and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte died at age 51 while in exile on St. Helena, an island in the South Atlantic Ocean.
In 1904, the first perfect game in modern Major League Baseball was completed by legendary pitcher Cy Young in a 3-0 win for Boston Americans over Philadelphia Athletics.
In 1955, ten years after the end of World War II, West Germany regained full sovereignty.
In 1988, English singer-songwriter and musician Adele was born in London.
Today’s weather:
Rain is in the forecast for Friday, May 5, as is a high of 11 degrees Celsius during the day, dropping to seven 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…
Nearly eight years after Myles Gray died, his family is relieved that the circumstances surrounding the 33-year-old’s death have finally come to light.
Meanwhile…
Internationally recognized artist and storyteller Naomi Eliana Pommier Steinberg will read from her memoir and travelogue, Goosefeather: Once Upon a Cartographic Adventure, May 23, at Powell River Public Library.
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