Here are three things to know for Saturday, Jan. 7:
1. Black Bear: Today, 10 a.m., Jones Lake State Park, 4117 NC 242 North, Elizabethtown. Join a park ranger for a discussion about Jones Lake’s largest mammal. Information: 910-588-4550. (READ MORE)
2. Teen YA Book Club: Monday, 4-5 p.m., Bladen County Public Library, 111 N. Cypress St., Elizabethtown. Information: 910-862-6990.
3. Bladen County Board of Education Meeting: Monday, 6 p.m., Bladen County Schools Administrative Offices, 1489 U.S. 701 South, Elizabethtown, across from Elizabethtown Middle School.
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