Friday, March 25th. Day 84 of 2022
It’s Waffle Day !
1669: Mt Etna erupts in Sicily killing 20,000
1934: Horton Smtih wins the first Masters Golf Championship
1954: RCA markets their first Color TV. It sells for $1,000
1965: Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
1974: NC State beat Marquette to win the NCAA Basketball title
1976: “My Fair Lady” opens on Broadway
2001: “Gladiator” wins Best Picture at the Acadamy Awards. Russe Crowe wins Best Actor. Julia Roberts is named Best Actress in Erin Brokovich
In the News: Citizens in Northern Alexander County spend Thursday cleaning up storm damage…Statesville man listed as missing…Stony Point man jailed in Catawba County…Taylorsville man facing felony drug charge…Woman charged with assault and and common law robbery in Catawba County
Weather: Increasing clouds today, High around 60
Sports: Cougar Baseball romps over Mooresville…AC Men’s Golf win match…Duke wins in sweet 16…Tar Heels play UCLA tonight…UNC women battle South Carolina this evening is Sweet 16…Canes fall in OT…NASCAR runs road course in Texas
Happy Birthday: Jim Lovell,Tom Monaghan, Paul Michael Glaser, Elton John, Marcia Cross, Sarah Jessica Parker, Tom Glavine, Danica Patrick, Katharine McPhee
Joe’s crutch, the war in Ukraine https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biden-says-expect-real-food-175308088.html
Are kids becoming internet zombies ? https://www.studyfinds.org/screen-time-parents-kids-internet-zombies/
True story. An Emu was seen running on Highway 16 near the Alexander-Wilkes county line on Thursday around 11am. A NC Highway Patrol Trooper saw it along with others ! No reports the big bird tried to sell anyone an insurance policy
The annual Caitlyn Price Memorial Golf Tournament is next Friday at Brushy Mountain Golf Club. I’ll talk with Gene Price about the event this morning at 7:45
Quote of the Day: “Sports is the toy department of human life”…Howard Cosell (Born in Winston Salem this day in 1918)