Shownotes for Fri Sept 1st. Info for you every day on the Scotty and Tony blog. Listen to the radio online here: bit.ly/listentoscottyandtony
Local News
see What's Trending at https://www.newcountry969.ca/whats-trending/
Weekend Forecast looks great
🌞 Today Sunny. High 21. UV index 7 or high. BTW, Low tonight is 9!
🌞 Tomorrow Sunny. High 25.
🌞 Sunday Sunny. High 25.
Gas Prices
⛽ What happened with Gas? up almost a cent to 187.4 (had been 186.3)What happened with Diesel? up a lil less than 3 cents to 205.9 (was 203.2)
What happened with Heating oil? down 5 cents to 193.7 (was 198.6)
💸 Low price link: https://www.gasbuddy.com/gasprices/new-brunswick.
🎩 EUB https://nbeub.ca/petroleum
Weird News Friday! (If you like Weird News, you might like the podcast)
Some of the stories that slipped through the cracks this week ...
Very Long Stick of Meat makes headlines... From MeatandPoultry.com, Wenzel’s Farm (meat snack makers) celebrated their 75th anniversary in late August by setting the Guinness World Record for longest meat stick... 314 feet long! Other things that are 314 feet long... American football field not including end zones, Statue of Liberty with pedestal, Eight School Buses. https://www.meatpoultry.com/articles/28957-wenzels-farm-sets-new-record-for-worlds-longest-meat-snack and video https://www.facebook.com/wenzels.farm/videos/621030289882896/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
Very Long Sandwich also makes headlines... a diner in Idaho has broken the Philly cheesesteak world record. How has this happened, Philly? Congratulations to Main Street Diner in Lewiston, Idaho who made a cheesesteak that was 722 feet long! Important note... they used Monterey Jack instead of Swiss cheese. They chopped it up into 6 inch portions which they sold for charity. Nice. https://www.inquirer.com/food/worlds-longest-philly-cheesesteak-guinness-record-main-street-grill-idaho-20230829.html
We just came through the worst time for people taking a sick day... did you notice? A company called Flamingo (their specialty is helping other companies manage absenteeism) crunched the numbers and Flamingo says August 24th is the most common sick day in the USA... yes, Aug 24th even beat out the day after the Superbowl... the number one reason given for staying home is 'stomach bug'... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/more-us-office-workers-call-sick-august-24-any-other-day
Loch Ness Monster mystery solved! JK! Around 200 volunteers on the shore took part in an organized search for clues as to the whereabouts of the Loch Ness Monster. No luck... some searchers on a boat heard what they call some sort of unidentified "gloops"... 4 gloops! But, their recorder wasn't plugged in. Darn it! To be continued... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-66633215
River of Pride Parade Details...
- delays or
detours via City of Moncton as part of River of Pride parade
and festivities happening on Saturday (Sept 2, 2023)...
- Sat Sept 2 from 9a to approx 2p: full closure of Foundry St between Record and Main for parade staging.
- Sat Sept 2 from 12:30p to approx 2p: full closure of Main St between Bonaccord and Lewis.
- Sat Sept 2 from 12:30p to 11:59p: Downing Street closed.
* Traffic on Assomption Blvd will be held briefly to allow parade participants to safely enter Riverfront Park.
Did you see that it snowed in Labrador already?
Donate Blood this Long Weekend!
We hear that there are over 100 appointments that need to be filled
between now and Labor Day at Canadian Blood Services in Moncton.
🩸Moncton Blood Donation Centre Hours are:
- Monday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Tuesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Wednesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Thursday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
🩸 The Moncton donor centre is at at 500 Mapleton Road.
🩸 Get an appointment through the GiveBlood app (iphone) (android), call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or book at Blood.ca.
🩸 Check the CBS Moncton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LifelineMoncton/
Walk of Hope
The 2023 Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope is Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Mapleton Park (Gorge Road entrance).
This event is about coming together to improve outcomes for people living with Ovarian Cancer.
Timeline:
- 9:30a Welcome
- 10:30a Walk Begins
- 12:00p Event Ends
You can help by:
- pledging (HERE to support a participant)
- participating (HERE for individual sign up) (HERE to start a team)
- volunteering (HERE to volunteer)
email info@ovariancancerwalkofhope.ca for more info
and see the Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OvarianCancerCanada
Al's Pals is a cool idea!
We Talked about Al's Pals today... Alex is offering Wildcats tickets to new Canadians and folks who've never been to a game. It's a terrific endeavor! WTG Alex!!
School Next Week. School News Page is Back!
Victoria Park Arts & Crafts Fair
Event happens September 15, 16, 17. Here's more info: https://victoriaparkcrafts.com/