03/29/2024
Thoughts While Shaving
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Thoughts While ShavingThis ‘n that!

North Carolina is rated 6th best state in the US to retire to:
#1 South Dakota
2 Utah
3 Idaho
4 New Hampshire
5 Florida
6 (tie) North Carolina and Montana.

Thought the snow birds headed south when they retired.

The latest unemployment stats were released yesterday.  North Carolina’s rate is 4.2%.  Buncombe (Asheville) had the lowest rate at 3.2% and Scotland the highest at 8.0. Bladen County was 5.6%. Others in the area:
Robeson 6.3%
Columbus 5.2%
Cumberland 5.4%
Sampson 4.3% and Pender 4.2%.

Little reason for any healthy individual to be unemployed at this time in this area.  And, in Bladen another 200 to 300 jobs coming soon.

Interesting article recently about a Bladen-Columbus Ag related business.  GOOGLE Southern Belle, a local business growing, harvesting and selling organically grown ‘berries and veggies. The Rooks’ family has businesses in Bladenboro and Whiteville.

Another community is planning a fundraiser Saturday for one of their own who is having health issues.  Volunteers are sponsoring an all day event at Merritt Bros. home site, NC 41, East of White Lake for David “Punk” Johnson, a stroke victim and who is left partially paralyzed.  He has worked his entire life in the log woods and was actually driving a log truck when he had the stroke.  BBQ chicken plates will be on sale for $8, donations will be accepted.  Everyone is invited to the day long event.

Appeared to be a very successful event last evening at E-town Presbyterian Church for Joey Taylor, who is dealing with serious health issues.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.  Albert Schweitzer

Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.  Les Brown

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don’t know.  W.H. Auden

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