04/19/2024
Robert Hester, Founder of BladenOnline.com
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Thoughts While ShavingToday is the last day to participate in the Pot of Gold Dance-A-Thon in Mrs. Sabrina Sasser’s Dublin school fundraiser … Google Pot of Gold-A-Thon, Dublin Primary, Dublin, NC.

White Oak Fire Department Pancake Breakfast will be held Saturday (tomorrow) … All You Can Eat Pancake and Sausage Breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. The breakfast party will be held at the White Oak Fire Department, 10838 NC 53, White Oak, NC. Donations welcomed…

Local government officials are busy, busy working on budgets for fiscal 2023-24. Bladen County workshops are planned for Tuesday, May 16 and the following Tuesday (May 23). Both meetings begin at 6 p.m. on the lower level of the courthouse and are open to the public. The deadline for approving new budgets for the coming year is July 1.

I’m not sure if crimes are rising faster, or if reporting on crimes is better … Without more input, it appears there is more criminal activity…

We are just a couple of weeks away from the 2023 White Lake Water Festival … Fun in the Sun … Friday May 19 and Saturday, May 20, 2023.

Every now and then, I will hear someone ask about the depth of White Lake … I stumbled across the info, quoting now … “White Lake is a shallow, 1,068 acre Carolina Bay lake in the Cape Fear River basin. Maximum depth (according to this info) is approximately nine (9) feet.” And, I might add, it is a great vacation spot … and has been for years…

Weather forecast for White Lake and surrounding area … Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Tonight mostly cloudy, with a low around 56 … Little to no wind today and tonight … Saturday … A 40% chance of showers, mainly after 2 p.m. High temp 76 degrees.

Enjoy…

“Make each day your masterpiece.” John Wooden

“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.” Muhammad Ali

“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

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