Friday, January 14
It’s Dress Up Your Pet Day. Most people think it’s silly ( Me included) and other dogs talk about Fifi when you dress her up
1784: The United States ratified a peace treaty with England ending the Revolutionary War
1882: The Myopia Hunt Club, in Winchester, Mass, became the first country club in the United States
1907: An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.[9
1952: NBC’s “Today” show premiered
1954: The Hudson Motor Car Company merged with Nash-Kelvinator. The new company was called the American Motors Corporation
1973: The Miami Dolphins defeated the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII and became the first NFL team to go undefeated in a season
2013: After a decade of denials, Lance Armstrong admits he used P.E.D.’s in his cycling career
In the News: Alexander Central High School moves to remote learning today…Alexander County adds another 38 COVID cases Thursday…Taylorsville man arrested with stolen property…Alexander County woman in jail again…
Weather: Some Winter Precipitation is coming, how much on Sunday ?
Sports: Alexander Central Wrestling hosts Watauga tonight…Cougar Hoops takes a trip to Boone this evening…NFL Playoffs begin this weekend, do you smell any upsets ?…Canes have a bad night…Hornets go for 5 in a row tonight
Happy Birthday: Clarence Carter, Jack Jones, Faye Dunaway, Holland Taylor, Carl Weathers, Maureen Dowd, Steven Soderbergh, Shepard Smith, LL Cool J, Dave Grohl
RFK’s assassin will remain in prison https://apnews.com/article/sirhan-sirhan-parole-denied-5fc641a6dfc4bb7636075857a132fb7c
If you want to live here, you have to have appendix removed https://nypost.com/2022/01/13/town-requires-residents-to-remove-appendix-before-moving/
The Ice Bowl in Buffalo https://www.accuweather.com/en/sports/bills-patriots-playoff-game-will-be-among-coldest-in-nfl-history/1125138
If it snows, it snows. I’ve seen it before
Quote of the Day: “If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one”…Andy Rooney (Born this day in 1919)