Roll Tigers! If you went to bed early and missed the final seconds of the 2017 NCACC Football Championship game, you missed a thriller. 35-31, Clemson Tigers over the Crimson Tide of Alabama. Game over after midnight, Bladen County time.
I listened to seasoned farmers over the years as they explained why some really cold weather was good for the next ‘crop year’, killed all the bad insects I guess. What I do know is if that is true, the 2017 season should be very good, ’cause it has been really cold. 22 degrees was our low as of 7 a.m. this morning. I am looking forward to warmer weather. 70 degrees in January, bring it on.
NC Muscadine Grape Association meeting is set for January 28th at Lu Mil Vineyards. More to come.
NC Wildlife Commission is conducting Public Hearings across the state in January on proposed changes to 39 agency regulations related to wildlife management, fisheries and game lands for the 2017-2018 seasons. The very first meeting will be held Tuesday, January 10th at Bladen Community College.
A friend shared the following:
Top Ten N.C. Gubernatorial Inaugural Facts
Here are the top ten facts about N.C.’s gubernatorial inaugural:
1. First large-scale ceremony that was also snowed out: Zebulon Vance, 1877
2. Last inauguration to wear top hats: James E. Holshouser, Jr. 1973
3. Inauguration with only a $600 budget: J.C.B. Ehringhaus, 1933
4. First chief executive inaugurated in the 21st century and the first born after World War II: Mike Easley, 2001
5. Governor who spent much of his 22-month term in office confined to bed. William B. Umstead, 1953
6. First governor to reach the office by way of a statewide party primary: Thomas W. Bickett, 1917
7. First governor elected by popular vote. Edward Dudley, 1836
8. First N.C. governor: Richard Caswell, 1776
9. First governor elected to four-year consecutive terms: Jim Hunt, 1976 and 1980
10. First governor who slept in the Executive Mansion and died there one night in his sleep: Daniel G. Fowle, 1899
The N.C. Museum of History currently offers a free exhibit called Discover Your Governors through August 6 that introduces children (and other museum visitors) to the office of North Carolina’s top elected official, past and present. Kid-friendly graphics, hands-on interactives, artifacts and photographs will help young people learn about the role of governor and explore more than 200 years of gubernatorial history.
Men are like bank accounts. Without money a lot of money, they don’t generate much interest.
Money takes the sting out of being poor.
In just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday.
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