NFL Thursday night action…Minnesota Vikings 36 – Pittsburgh Steelers 28.
College Bowl action begins a week from today,
Friday, December 17
Bahamas Bowl – Middle Tennessee vs Toledo … Kick off at noon…
Tailgreeter Cure Bowl – Northern Illinois vs Coastal Carolinas, 9 p.m.
Saturday, December 18
RoofClaim.com Bowl … 11 a.m.
Western Kentucky vs Appalachian State … and several others…
A total of about 45 bowl games are scheduled with the grand finale on Monday January 10 … Tickets for all are available. Google games for details.
For parents of youngsters, wonder about Santa’s supply? Good, not so good, see no change from past years?
We all need to shop local, if possible…
Today’s weather forecast as good as could be expected this time of year … Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64, calm wind. A 20% chance of rain tonight … Partly sunny Saturday, with a high near 70 and windy, gusts as high as 23 mph.
Congrats to Four County EMC for placing one of the first auto charging facilities in the area at their Elizabethtown location on NC 242, just off US 701. Wonder how many electric vehicles operating locally?…
Interesting reading … ‘The Vote Collectors’ by Micheal Graff & Nick Ochsner … My book was purchased online after efforts to purchase locally … “The True Story of the Scamsters, Politicians, and Preachers behind the Nation’s Greatest Electoral Fraud”. Mostly about the efforts of some locals and their supporters in the race for the 9th US Congressional seat. Not the best publicity for Bladen County … Price is in the low to mid $20 range…
And, a setback for North Carolina elections … All to do with accusations of gerry-mandering by the legislature … Primary elections pushed back from March to May…
“So many people have touched my heart and made an impact on my world. I’m thankful for every lesson and learning experience.” Bindi Irwin
“This s a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before.” Maya Angelou
“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.” Abraham Lincoln
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