Where Am I – January 21
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January 20, 2021
Count your blessings
Is Blue Monday really a thing? Generally reported as fall-ing on the third Monday in January, for 2021 it was two days ago – January 18. Concocted as a marketing ploy, Blue Monday was said “to be the most depressing day of the year.” A UK travel company, Sky Travel, published the concept in a 2005 press release claiming they calculated the date using an ‘equation’. Curious? The formula used to determine the most depress-ing day of the year: [W+(D-d)]TQ /MxNa
With: W = Weather forcast; (Dd) = debt (difference in debts contracted during the holiday season with the effective re-placement capacity before the next payday), T = time elapsed since Christmas; Q = time elapsed since our resolutions New Year’s Day; M = Lack of motivation; Na = need to act.
January 20, 2021
January 21, 2021
In Silent Auction style, Stutt’s Pharmacy is auctioning off another original shipping crate from United Drug Company in Toronto – circa 1950. Proceeds are going to the Canadian Centre for Mental Heath (CAMH). Action ends January 28. Marianna says don’t worry if you don’t win this one, they have a few more they will be auctioning off.
January 20, 2021
RV storage issue
Storing recreational vehicles (RVs) on agricultural or environmentally protected zoned land is not allowed in Clarington. According to information provided by a delegate at the January 11 Planning and Development Committee Meet-ing there is a collective of 50 property owners who currently store a total of 1700 RVs within the municipality.
January 20, 2021
Colder temperatures needed to get Pearce Farm Park outdoor rink skate ready
This is the third year Alycia and Alex Hemphill have taken the lead on making the Pearce Farm Park outdoor skating rink in the Port of Newcastle a reality.
January 20, 2021
The Locals: The Peel Family Farm 150 years and still going strong
Rachel Peel declares herself “a country girl from Tyrone.” She married into an old established farming family and after spending some years in a century home in town, she and hubby Mike wanted to get back to the farm environment. The property on the 6th Con-cession became available and they took over what is now the Peel Family Farm in 2014.
January 20, 2021
Orono ‘Scene’ from above
The moment that singer-song-writer Leo Troy viewed the colourful aerial footage of the 2019 Orono Fair, he knew he had to incorporate it into one of his music videos.
January 20, 2021
Need bacon and eggs?
Wendy Hollingsworth greets Ed Leader at the Egg Shack. Eggs are not the only thing available and Leader regularly shops locally at the Egg Shack located on the 4th Conc.
January 20, 2021
Municipal business, by appointment only
Starting on Monday, January 18, 2021, Clarington’s Municipal Administrative Centre in Bowmanville (Town Hall) will be open to the public by appointment only.
January 20, 2021