Monday, October 11th. Day 284 of 2021
It’s Columbus Day
1767: Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed
1890: The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington
1950: CBS gets the first approval from the Federal Communications to broadcast television in color
1975: “Saturday Night Live” aired for the first time on NBC, George Carlin was the guest host
1984: Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk
2001: The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection
In the News: 33 new cases of COVID-19 reported Friday in Alexander County…Boil Water Advisory lifted in Caldwell County…Body Found near Blue Ridge Parkway in Watauga County…Woman jailed for possession of stolen vehicle in Alexander County…Man arrested for larceny and second-degree trespass in Alexander County
Weather: The Sun Will Shine !
Sports: Cougar Football suffers brutal loss at Watauga…Panthers lay an offensive egg…New #1 in College Football…Wake still undefeated…Red Sox win…White Sox too…4 MLB Playoff Games today…Larson wins again
Happy Birthday: Daryl Hall, Steve Young, Joan Cusack, Sean Patrick Flanery, Artie Lange, Michelle Trachtenberg, Michelle Wie West, T. J. Watt
More lunacy from the Land of Fruits and Nuts https://www.axios.com/california-gender-neutral-toy-aisles-large-retailers-372e29cc-b530-4a6d-9406-40cf183e6179.html
Even more lunacy https://nypost.com/2021/10/09/seattle-could-fire-40-of-police-force-over-vaccine-mandate/
After a brutal loss Friday night, our Cougars need us. Let’s give them some motivation to turn it around, they’re hurting and they’re family
Quote of the Day: “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there”…Lewis Carroll