Morning Coffee – By Aaron Hall
Reminder:
Andrew Faas to speak at the Dresden Rotary Banquet
Tickets are now available for the annual Dresden Rotary Club banquet and auction.
The event will take place on Friday, April 7 at the Lambton-Kent Memorial Arena.
This year’s guest speaker is Andrew Faas, a noted business man, author and philanthropist who was raised in Dresden.
Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m. and dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $40 each and are available from any Dresden Rotarian. You can also pickup tickets at McKellar’s Flowers or contact Lynda Weese at 519-436-1754 or by email at lyndaweese@kent.net.
Curling Club quarter auction on Saturday
The Sydenham Community Curling Club will be holding their bi-annual Auction on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Everyone is welcome to come out for wine, cheese and beer tasting and bid on many lovely items. Bring your family and friends along… that way your group can bid on the bigger ticket items. Tickets are on sale at the club. Cost is $20 per person.
Selkirk Bridge set to open up today
After being extended for one day. the Lord Selkirk Bridge in Wallaceburg is set to re-open today by 6 p.m.
The detour route for trucks is from Base Line, to Old Glass Road, to Mason Street and to Dufferin Avenue.
All other traffic is encouraged to use McNaughton Avenue, to Gillard Street, to Queen Street, to Murray Street, to Margaret Avenue and to Wellington Street.
With the diverted traffic in the heart of the community, it is exceptionally busy around town.
Please be patient and mindful of pedestrians, especially around 3:30 p.m. when school is out.
If you have a suggestion, story idea, column idea, or if you want to say hello… drop me an e-mail at aaron@sydenhamcurrent.ca.
Photo of the day
Wallaceburg’s Gale Cook snapped this beautiful photo of a bald eagle over the weekend in the area. Nice shot, Gale!
Weekend weather forecast from Friday, March 3, 2017 to Sunday, March 5, 2017
Today – A mix of sun and cloud. 30 percent chance of flurries this afternoon. Wind becoming northwest 20 km/h this morning. High minus 2. UV index 3 or moderate.
Tonight – Partly cloudy. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 10.
Saturday, March 4 – Clearing. High plus 1.
Saturday night – Cloudy periods. Low minus 7.
Sunday, March 5 – Cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain showers or flurries. High 11.
Sunday night – Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Low plus 4.
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