05/02/2024
Robert Hester, Founder of BladenOnline.com
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Thoughts While ShavingHigh School football scores…

East Bladen 28 – Heidi Trask 8
Midway 51 – West Bladen 24
West Columbus 54 – South Columbus 6
St. Pauls 35 – Fairmont 6
Clinton 56 – Red Springs 6

Selected College Football games today..

Marshall vs NC State  11 AM SW
Syracuse vs UNC 12;30 PM ESPN
Wake Forest vs Clemson 12:30 PM ACCN
Notre Dame vs Louisville  4:30 PM
Georgia Tech vs Miami (Fla) 5 PM  ACCN

Duke, App State and ECU – open dates today (according to my schedules)

Yesterday’s high temp at the local airport… 77 degrees.. Rainfall just short of .40 inches…

Today’s forecast… A chance of showers, mainly before noon… Patchy fog early. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny with a high near 77… wind gusts as high as 15 mph and the chance of rain is 30%.

Tonight, clear skies, low around 47.

Sunday (Church Day). Sunny, with a high near 68. Monday (Columbus Day) Sunny, with a high around 74…

Tuesday thru Friday, highs generally in the lower to mid 80s and lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Nice weather…

Stock market had one of its better days yesterday…

Farmers gathering their remaining crops, hunters and fishermen soon back to their favorite past-time..Local school activities going well… Just a good time of the year…

Bladen Lakes, beach, mountains… all tempting, this time of the year.

The Internet has no doubt changed the world… and for senior citizens a great way to keep up with family… especially grandbabies and great-grands… We are spoiled… in a nice way.

Church homecomings under way throughout the area… Fall activities plentiful… Among upcoming events is Beast Feast in Bladenboro, mark your calendar… 2023 dates… Friday and Saturday, October 27-28… Fun time for all the family…

“Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.” Hermann Hesse

“Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

“When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” William Arthur Ward

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