Washington Nationals World Series Champs. … First time ever. Nationals 6 – Houston Astros 2.
Average high temp for November in Bladen … 65 degrees compared with 76 for October … average low for November is 40, compared to 48 for October … average first frost of the year … last few days of October and early days of November.
High today around 70 with the possibility of thunderstorms tonight. Friday, sunny with high in the low 60s and low Friday night in the low 40s
Trick or Treat this evening…
Bladen County Firefighters Association is sponsoring a fundraiser. … BBQ plates on sale at Elizabethtown Farmers Market, beginning at 11 a.m., Friday (tomorrow). $7 per plate … donations accepted.
Adopt a pet today from the Bladen County Animal Shelter from 12 noon until 7 p.m. Treat your family with a loving shelter pet. It’s located at 506 Smith Circle Drive, Elizabethtown … near the Ag Center. Call 910-862-6918 for more info.
Early voting in municipal elections ends this weekend. Elections set for Tuesday, November 5.
This is a busy time of the year for many … church choirs practicing for Christmas cantatas … high school football season ends soon, basketball begins … early holiday shoppers searching for bargains … Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and elections for various offices from city hall (next few days) to county courthouse, statehouse and White House, in coming days.
As a youngster, it was time to clean up the fields, pay the bills and see if there was any money left … and plan for next year. … My dad would farm a few years, log for a few years and work at the cotton mill in Bladenboro for a while … attempting to provide for mom and 6 children. … Mom also worked outside the home from time to time. … Those were the days.
Time changes Saturday night … lest you forget.
Trick or treat, bags of sweets, ghosts are walking down the street.
Sticky fingers, tired feet; one last house, trick or treat.
What do mummies listen to on Halloween? Wrap music.
robert g hester
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