Thursday. September 16th. Day 259 of 2021
Happy Guacamole Day ! It’s Green and I like it
It’s Pla Doh Day ! Play-Doh was originally developed in the 1930’s for cleaning wallpaper! It was not until the 1950’s that it was marketed as a toy !
1620: The Mayflower departed from Plymouth, England. The ship arrived at Provincetown, MA, on November 21st and then at Plymouth, MA, on December 26th. There were 102 passengers onboard
1630: The village of Shawmut changed its name to Boston. Probably a good move, the Shawmut Red Sox just don’t sound right
1908: The General Motors Corporation is founded
1953: The St. Louis Browns of the American League were given permission to move to Baltimore where they became the Baltimore Orioles
1968: The Andy Griffith Show was seen for the final time on CBS. Some around here are convinced it’s still being produced
1994: Exxon Corporation was ordered by federal jury to pay $5 billion in punitive damages to the people harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill
2013: A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard
In the News: COVID cases continue to soar in Alexander County..Catawba County reports 13 COVID-19 deaths in 7 days…Alexander County School Board waiting on state to pass budget…remains of infant found in Iredell County, teen facing charges…Taylorsville man being held without bond…Hickory man nabbed by office of Probation and Parole…
Weather: Some Cloud cover today, maybe a shower
Sports: ACHS Women’s Tennis wins again…AC JV Football finally gets to play and suffers loss…Coach Carter talks about a “Hustler”…Again some area football games will be postponed due to COVID on Friday…Panthers get a starter back from COVID Protocol…Braves lose to Rockies again…Sox, Yankees, and Jays remain knotted in AL Wild Card race
Happy Birthday: Ed Begley Jr, Mickey Rourke, Robin Yount, David Copperfield, Orel Hershiser, Jennifer Tilly, Richard Marx, Molly Shannon, Amy Poehler, Nick Jonas
The secret to living to be 100 is … https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-oddities-maine-61b5c7bd559a5636e840c206cb990a32
Reba is rescued https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/reba-mcentire-rescued-historic-building-staircase-collapse/story?id=80043519
Be sure to turn on the Radio or click online this afternoon at 5pm for “Around the Legal World in 30 minutes with Harbinson and Brzykcy” brought to you by Harbinson and Brzykcy Attorneys at Law. Joel and Caryn have have lined up a special guest, Alexander County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jennifer Hefner. Don’t miss it !
Quote of the Day: “Imagination is the highest kite one can fly”…Lauren Bacall (Born this day in 1924)