April Fool’s Day!
Recorded about an inch of rain yesterday, give or take a tenth. Expect farmers will be in the field, putting seed in the soil over the next couple of weeks.
Checking all time high and low temps for April, in Bladen County.
Highest temp 94 degrees, April 28,1981
Lowest temp 24 degrees, April 9, 2007
Greatest one day precipitation, 3.05 inches, April 1, 2002.
1790 Bladen County population 5,206. Today, about 35,000.
NCAA March Madness schedule for today:
6:09 PM South Carolina vs Gonzaga
8:49 PM Oregon vs North Carolina
Winners play Monday night for championship.
In Women’s action, Mississippi State 66 – UConn 64 in overtime. And, South Carolina defeated Stanford 62-53. Championship game–Mississippi State vs South Carolina, Sunday night.
UConn’s win streak ends at 111. WOW!
South Carolina mens and ladies teams still playing for championship. Credit goes to players and coaches. And, some credit must go to AD Ray Tanner of Benson, NC, former NC State baseball coach and even further back, former 3rd baseman for the Wolfpack.
Major league baseball season begins over the next few days.
A reminder of the fund raiser in Bladenboro this PM for JT Higgs, a youngster suffering from leukemia. Bake sale, silent auction and children’s activities begin at 2 and BBQ plates will be on sale from 4 – 7 PM at the Bladenboro Historical Building.
What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.
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