For the record … Yesterday’s (Sunday) high temp was a cool 56 degrees … and total rainfall from Friday thru Sunday was 1.25 inches … Took a while, began near 6 a.m. Saturday and last drop fell near 9 a.m. Sunday … Need more, but it was slow, very slow, thus no runoff … not a drop wasted … Stats from the NWS at the Curt Brown airport, Elizabethtown, NC.
Forecast for today (Monday) … Sunny, with a high near 64 … breezy this afternoon. Mostly clear tonight, low near 39 … Tuesday, mostly sunny, with a high near 65 and windy, gusts as high as 15 mph. NO rain forecast over the next week or so.
East Bladen football team continues play in 1A division Friday night … Next game … at Rosewood, near Goldsboro. More later … High school basketball play begins over the next few days, locally … other sports as well … if not playing … preparing for spring sports…
Remember the Jail-A-Thon tomorrow (Tuesday) … Very successful fundraising event for many years, sidelined during COVID-19 … Returning … All proceeds benefit Bladen County schools … Call 910-862-1488 for details … and to volunteer.
Thinking about long ago … Remember when many local retail outlets closed on Thursday afternoon, some on Wednesday … Half day off to do as they wanted to do … Great for golfers … fish, hunt or whatever anyone cared to do…
Crops are just about ‘all in’, a few peanuts and beans left … and a field of cotton occasionally … Many fields are cleaned up, ready for a new crop year…
Camilo Villegas was the winner yesterday of the PGA event played in Bermuda. Runner-up was Alex Noren … William McGirt, Fairmont, NC grad, continues his efforts to regain championship status after battling numerous health issues over past years … finished … tied for 59th place…
Sunday night NFL action … If you bet on Las Vegas … you are a winner … Raiders 16, NY Jets 9. Monday night game … Broncos at Bills … Kick-off 8:15 p.m.
Yesterday’s winners were … Lions, Seahawks, Texans, Steelers, Browns, Vikings, Colts Cowboys, Bucs, Cardinals and 49ers.
“Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from negativity.”
“In 20 years … The only people who will remember you working late will be YOUR KIDS.”
“Success is simply getting up and moving forward every time we fall down.” David L. Hill
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