Andrew Konof, the Saskatchewanderer joined us on air today

 

 

You had to win a pretty big competition to get this gig .... 

So you eat the food, see the sights and hear the sounds, have you thought about hitting any ghost houses? 

 

 

Tuesday May 31st

World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. It is meant to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe


Tody in History


1868
In the little settlement of Portage La Prairie (today located in Manitoba, but then an independent community outside the borders of Assiniboia), Thomas Spence declared The Republic of Manitoba with himself as President.
When Spence attempted to collect the taxes he had assessed, he met with resistance from subjects who claimed that the taxes were actually being used to purchase beer and whisky for the President and his friends. When Spence attempted to arrest and try these individuals for treason to the Republic, a brawl ensued, shots were fired, and Spence was physically ejected from the makeshift courthouse. Shortly thereafter, both President Spence and the short-lived Republic of Manitoba faded away.

1985
1985 United States-Canadian tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.

1991
Tracy Lawrence is shot in Shoney's parking lot on Music Row just after completing vocals for his debut album. Lawrence and a female friend were robbed by three gunmen prior to the shooting.

2010
Gaza flotilla raid.
In international waters, armed Israeli Navy commandos, searching for possible smuggled weapons, boarded ships trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip, resulting in 9 civilian deaths when the crew of the MV Mavi Marmara attacked them with baseball bats and metal rods.




Birthdays

Colin Farrell -35- an Irish actor, who has appeared in films including Tigerland, Daredevil, Miami Vice, Minority Report, Phone Booth, The Recruit, Alexander, S.W.A.T., and In Bruges.

Brooke Shields -46- American actress, author and model. Some of her better-known movies include Pretty Baby and The Blue Lagoon, as well as TV shows such as Suddenly Susan, That '70s Show and Lipstick Jungle.