Hot weather appears to have settled in for a while in our area…
Sunny, today (Monday), with a high near 92 … Tonight, mostly cloudy with a low around 65. Tomorrow, sunny, with a high near 91, low Tuesday night … 66 degrees.
Wednesday’s high temp … 91.
Thursday … high near 90…
Friday … 30% chance of rain … high temp 94…
Saturday … High near 97, 30% chance of rain…
Sunday … Mostly sunny with a high near 97 … 30% chance of precipitation…
It’s Official … 2023 was the world’s warmest year on record … (1850-2023)
Anyone else watch the US Open played at Pinehurst?
Winner by a stroke was Bryson DeChambeau … -6 strokes … top prize … $4,300,000
2nd place … Rory Mcllory – 5
3rd place tie … Tony Finau & Patrick Cantlay -4…
Huge crowd and hot weather…
NASCAR drivers were in Iowa … Winner was Ryan Blaney … followed by William Byron … Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
I failed to report on MacKenzie Gore’s last outing … One of his best…
Nationals 8, Miami 1. Gore pitched 7 innings, allowed one run on 5 hits … and struck out 10 … and was involved in a shoving match in the dugout with third baseman Nick Senzel … Gore’s record for the season is 5-5 … His ERA is 3.57. Solid outing…
Locally … Towns and county governments expected to approve 2024-25 budgets before June 30.
Bladen We Care Annual Golf Tournament fundraiser scheduled for Thursday at River Run Golf Course near Wallace … Line-up complete with several late entries on hold…
60 minutes reported on AI (Artificial Intelligence) … Not sure if good or not so good … but coming soon.
It appears local lakes are attracting record crowds … All are welcome … Local restaurants and other retail outlets benefit greatly … Hope your visit is fun, and refreshing.
And, from all fathers … Thanks for remembering…
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.” John Maxwell
“Courage is resistance to fear – mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” Mark Twain
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin
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