Show Notes by Scotty: December 2023

What a Weird Week Top Stories of of 2023: What a Weird Year!

Year in Review 2023: Some 'What's Trending' Headlines from the year that was

Here are some of the news headlines from 2023 that you would've heard during our What's Trending segment. To visit the news archives see THIS LINK.

What a Weird Week Show for Friday, Dec 22, 2023: Please enjoy this re-broadcast featuring my kids and a few surprises. Merry Christmas!

What a Weird Week is a show about the weird stuff from this week's news. Shownotes https://www.shownotes.page ...

The #BeccaToldMeTo Blood Drive 2023 is happening now. Please consider making an appointment this holiday season.

Canadian Blood Services hopes that you can donate blood this Christmas season. The need for blood is constant. The #BeccaToldMeTo Holiday Blood Drive 2023 is happening now and you can donate in Becca's honor. (To learn more about Becca see this Facebook.) Please consider donating blood this holiday season.

UPDATE! THANKS FOR YOUR DONATIONS!* Fill the Bus is a Food Drive Involving Every School in Anglo East! On Now until Dec 21st!!

Scroll down for an exciting update... !!!

Ways to Help this Holiday Season 2023: A List of Charities and Programs that You Can Support TODAY!

If you are able to help a charity this holiday season here are some that would appreciate your support!

Fake Hallmark Holiday Movies 2023: Even More Christmas Movies that Almost Were...

Here's our annual countdown to Christmas consisting of Fake Hallmark Holiday Movies that definitely should be made... check back for a new title every day until Christmas!

*Update with Sky Watching Map! Geminid Meteor Shower 2023: Still pretty good til Xmas Eve. And #SpaceTools info

*Update: Here's a link that shows the month for star gazers https://nightsonearth.com/?location=usa%2Fsouth-lake-tahoe&month=11&year=2023&day=0#settings

Here's a link to more details on the Gemenid Meteor Shower https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-geminid-meteor-shower/

One of our Favorites - A Christmas Story - a live reading by Riverview High School Students! Thurs. Dec 21 at 7p

Thanks to Mrs. Fitch-Perrin for letting us know about Riverview High School's staged reading of "A Christmas Story" on Thursday, Dec. 21, 7pm at Riverview Arts Centre.

Some Schools Closed Today Because: Power Outages (Dec 19th 2023)

School Notes: update 7am
- Anglo East: Bessborough School Closed, Hillcrest School Closed, Maplehurst Middle School closed, also Caledonia Regional High School, Hillsborough Elementary, Petitcodiac Regional School, Riverside Consolidated School, Shediac Cape School Closed (power outages.)
- Franc South: Abbey-Landry School, Grande-Digue School, École Blanche-Bourgeois, École des Bâtisseurs, and École Sainte-Anne closed

But I'll Have a Weird, Weird Christmas! The What a Weird Week Show Fri Dec 15, 2023

What a Weird Week is a show about the weird stuff that happened in the news this week. For Full Shownotes see https://www.shownotes.page ... Subscribe to the Audio Podcast at https://kite.link/weird ... and see the Video Podcast at https://www.youtube.com/@weirdweekpod
* Note: it is Christmas Time, baby! So this week is less Weird Headlines and more Weird Christmas stuff. "You'll be doin' alright with your Christmas of White, but I'll have a weird, weird Christmas!"

And now a photo of a cowboy and his singing horse...

What Do You Think about the Possum-in-a-Christmas-Tree story?

Attention Kids: Chocolate Bar Bingo is Back! Dec 17 at Riverview Lions Club

BGC Riverview's Christmas Tree Lot 2023 is from Dec 1 to the 10th (or while quantities las!)

If you buy a Christmas tree from the BGC Riverview's tree lot you'll be helping the kids at the club ... so we say BUY A TREE FOR EVERY ROOM OF YOUR HOME ... your bathroom will have a lovely pine scent ... *citation needed, we've never been in your bathroom*

Birchmount School Gift Mart 2023: Donations being accepted now! Volunteer gift-wrapping Dec 13th! Event on Dec 18th!

The Birchmount School Gift Mart 2023 happens on Dec.18th. Donations being accepted now! Volunteer gift-wrapping Dec 13th!

UPDATE Salvation Army Kettles Help Families, Kids, and other folks in Our Own Neighborhood! Please consider donating and Thanks!

First things first: The Salvation Army is kicking off their Kettle Campaign for 2023 with a ~~fun family event on Wednesday (Nov 22) at their location on Centennial Drive off St. George Blvd.~~

- Starts at 6:30p
- at 20 Centennial Drive in Moncton.
- Tree Lighting!
- Sounds of the Season!
- Treats!

~~- Fun!!~~

Hop Pop Cop and Flying Cats! What a Weird Week for Fri Dec 8th 2023 #WeirdNews #Catchup #Podcast

UPDATE with list of winners! Royale Greater Moncton Santa Claus Parade 2023: on Saturday (Nov 25) at 5:00p #Santa #GoodInfo

*UPDATE* The winners for 2023 have been announced!
Congratulations to everyone who made this event so special for so many! From the Parade Facebook, here is the list...

Winter Clothes Needed! Donate at St George's Anglican Church #DonateBoots #DonateGloves #DonateHats #DonateCoats

Our friends at St. George's Church sent us a note about a clothes drive they're having...

Wildlife Wednesday! Featuring that escaped Kangaroo and CoCo the Cat's Leap of Faith!!

CoCo's giant leap for Catkind...

Flu Shots 2023: where and how to book one

One way to predict what our flu season will be like is to look at Australia where winter is over, and according to an article in the Times and Transcript https://tj.news/times-and-transcript/102187044 , in Australia a big majority of flu season hospitalizations this year were kids...

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