Happy Wednesday!
Joyce Carlson submitted today’s featured photo, which she took last month while walking through the old campsite at Haslam Lake.
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On this day:
In 1868, the Meiji Restoration reestablished the authority of Japan’s emperor and heralded the fall of the military rulers known as shoguns.
In 1920, Boston Red Sox baseball club owner Harry Frazee announces agreement to sell slugger Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees for $125,000 in cash and a $350,000 loan, which started the 84-years-long "Curse of the Bambino."
In 1959, per a proclamation signed by president Dwight D. Eisenhower, Alaska became the 49th US state.
In 1977, Apple Computer was incorporated in California, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Mike Markkula Jr.
Today’s weather:
Clouds and rain are in the forecast for Wednesday, January 3, 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…
Property values in 2024 in City of Powell River and qathet Regional District have dropped, on average, according to 2023 BC Assessment median assessment figures.
Meanwhile…
Four Tides Hospice Society received a significant donation from Faith Lutheran Church.
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