Friday, April 16th. Day 106 of 2021
It’s Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day. I Often do, film at 11
1818: The Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot amendment to form an unarmed U.S.-Canada border
1905: Andrew Carnegie donated $10,000,000 to establish the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
1940: Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians pitches a Perfect Game against the Chicago White Sox on opening day of the Major League Baseball Season
1961: Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism
1962: Walter Cronkite began anchoring “The CBS Evening News”
1999: Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement from the National Hockey League
2007: A student killed 33 people at Virginia Tech University before killing himself
In the News: Five new cases of COVID-19 in Alexander County…Keever to retire as Taylorsville Savings Bank President…Bridge closed in Wilkesboro after it’s deemed unsafe…Grandfather shoots his grandson during Burke County break in…Hickory man nabbed after three-county chase…Newton Police thwart attempt to break in at a convenience store
Weather: Sunshine, high in the 60’s today
Sports: Cougars confident they’re about to pull a shocker in Winston Salem…Hick steps down at St Stephens…AC Softball pounds Freedom…Canes get win…Braves too…NASCAR runs in Richmond
Happy Birthday: Pope Benedict XVI, Bobby Vinton, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Belichick, Ellen Barkin, Jon Cryer, Martin Lawrence
Why women are better at fight COVID-19 https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/duke-study-why-are-women-better-at-fighting-covid/19628810/
Wow, what a Zoom meeting ! https://apnews.com/article/canada-lawmaker-caught-naked-zoom-video-conference-3877863d6745d32b81bd008272dd38b0
Thanks to Taylorsville Savings Bank for serving the community for 100 years !
Let’s play Cougar Football Trivia ! Listen at 7:45 and win a Gift Certificate from PJ’s Bethlehem Seafood and Steak https://www.facebook.com/PJSBETHLEHEM
Quote of the Day: We’re a good football team peaking at the right time”…Alexander Central football coach Butch Carter on tonight’s playoff battle in Winston Salem