June 3, 2025
June 3rd is the 154th day of the year. There are 211 days remaining until the end of the year.
The Chatham-Kent Public Library hosts Movies @ Your Library every Tuesday at the Chatham branch.
Stop by today to see The Soloist starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.
Movies start at 2 p.m.
The Chatham-Kent Barnstormers have 4 games this week.
The Barnstormers on on the road tonight to play the Guelph Royals at 7:35 p.m. Watch the game here.
Anther road game on Friday to Brantford, before heading back to Fergie Jenkins Field Saturday at 7:05 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. On Saturday Fergie Jenkins will be at the game and the Barnstomers will retire his number 31.
For a full schedule, go here. For tickets, click here.
The Chatham Sports Hall of Fame is hosting its third annual Drive, Chip and Putt Skills Challenge at Maple City Country Club June 21st.
The free event is open to boys and girls between the ages and 7 and 13, and no experience is required. All golfers get a t-shirt and lunch, and will be entered for a chance to win a lesson with John Dengel, former head golf pro at Maple City.
Register here. Deadline to register is June 14th.
Today is the 100th anniversary of the first flight of the Goodyear blimp.
On June 3, 1925, an airship built by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company named “Pilgrim” took to the skies over Akron, Ohio. The military used Goodyear blimps for observation and reconnaissance during World Wars I and II. Goodyear built approximately 25 blimps for the U.S. military between 1917 and 1925, Pilgrim became the company’s first airship to be used for marketing and public relations. Only four Goodyear Blimps still exist.
Each blimp can carry nine passengers along with the crew. The seats have no seat belts.
If punctured, the worst that will happen is that the blimp will slowly lose altitude. Good thing, too, since the company reports that a blimp is shot at about 20 times a year.
IKEA recently opened its first hotel.
It is located in the Canary Islands and is named The Las Dunas de Santa Catalina Boutique House. The hotel offers adult-only rooms, parquet floors, a sun terrace, a garden and a pool. Rooms are available around $200 per night.
And no, it is not decked out in IKEA’s classic yellow and blue colours, it is is decorated with more subdued colours. There are no meatballs, only breakfast is served on site.
