A TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020 WEATHER LOCAL Jumping from Halloween to Christmas TODAY'S WORD is exodus. Example: "As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfrianrs and Billingsgate, More and more people joined the painful exodus," from "Forever Autumn" by Justin Hayward, 1978. MONDAY'S WORD was Mordor. "It is the fictional realm and base of the evil Sauron Tolkien's fictional world of Midde- earth (starting with "The Lord of the Example: "Twas in the darkest depths of Mordor met a girl so fair But Gollum, and the evil one Crept up and slipped away with her," from "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin, 1969. Christmas season? With Halloween safely out of the way, some families are moving directly to Christmas decorating and music.
The Stroller was driving around Sunday night when Christmas music was heard on the radio, so of course, the kids cheerfully insisted upon singing aloud to" "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," and all the other music that followed: However, the kids in the car had one complaint: pop sensa- tion Justin Beiber's Christmas song. He was moaning (the kids called it "too much vocal about mistletoe and his girlfriend. Looks like we had better get used to that one: It must be popular, because its YouTube video has almost 10 million views. However, with lyrics in cluding "Shawty, with you under the mistletoe," even the preteens agreed it was annoying. What do you think? Email The Stroller to tell us when your CALENDAR Calendar items may be sent to calen- have as its first-Saturday outing a 4.5- brought mile hike on the Cook's Wall Trail in Hangto the office at 204 Broad Martins- ing Rock State Park in Danbury and Westville or.
mailed to P.O. Box 3711, Mar- field, N.C. For more information about the tinsville, VA, 24112. Dates and times hike, contact will Truslow at 336-547-1903 must be included. Recurring events are or Outings and published in Sunday's edition.
To see a meetings of the Dan River Basin Associacomplete calendar, visit www.martins- tion are free and open to the public. For villebulletin.com. more information, visit www.danriver.org. TODAY Martinsville Farmers Market is General Election Day, with polls open at 8 a.m.-noon through Nov. 14 at the opening at 6 a.m.
This is also a state le- corner of Moss and West Church streets in gal holiday. uptown Martinsville. Vendors are required WEDNESDAY to wear face coverings and sanitize their hands between each transaction. Social Free community meal to go will be tancing is required. Orders remain availavailable at p.m.
at Christ Episcopal able via martinsvilleuptown.net and the Church, 311 East Church in the Parish market's Facebook page. Some portion House parking lot. of the parking lots will be closed. Drive-thru free community meal to MONDAY go is Methodist Church, on the corner of John. Martinsville City School Board regat 5-6 p.m.at Smith Memorial United Redd Boulevard and Daniels Creek Road, tinsville City Municipal Building, 55 West ular monthly meeting at 6 p.m.
in the MarCollinsville. To reserve a meal, call 276- Church Martinsville. 647-8150, if you get the answering ma- chine, number message and that the includes your. Cooking with Chef Bob is at 5-8 p.m. leave a name, phone number of at people in your household.
Call by 2 p.m. cost is $30 per person (cooking for two) Patrick Henry Community College. The Wednesday, the day of the day of the meal. or $50 per person (cooking for four). Each THURSDAY additional person is $15.
Deadline to enHenry County School Board meets roll is Monday. Call 276-656-5461 or email in regular monthly session at 9 a.m. fol- ph.augusoft.net. lowed by closed session at Summerlin WEDNESDAY Room, First Floor, County Administration Veterans Day is celebrated. All fedBuilding, Collinsville.
eral and state offices will be closed. TheatreWorks Community Players Veterans Day Service, at which the livestream show, "Room 117," an original Martinsville-Henry County "Outstanding one-act comedy, is at 7 p.m. on Theatre- Military Veteran" award for 2020 will be Works Community Players' YouTube site. presented, is at 6. p.m.
at the HJDB Event SATURDAY Center in Bassett. Brunswick Stew sale at 6 a.m. at Free community meal to go will be Ridgeway Ruritan building held by Ridge- available at p.m. at Christ Episcopal way Volunteer Fire Department. Church, 311 East Church in the Parish Dan River Basin Association will House parking lot.
ELECTION DAY CLOSINGS Election Day today has been designated a state holiday, and many local offices will be closed. This does not affect U.S. government offices such as the U.S. Postal Service and Social Security and does not af-: fect banks. Henry County and PSA offices, but the Registrar's office will operate as needed to facilitate election functions.
Convenience centers for garbage disposal and recycling also will be open. The Henry Martinsville Health Department will be closed. The Martinsville Municipal Building and administrative offices along with constitutional offices will be closed. Employees in essential operational positions (police, fire, EMS, plant.operations) will continue on their normal schedules. There will be no bulk, brush or garbage pick-up.
Henry County Public Schools and Martinsville City Public Schools are closed. Patrick County Public Schools are not. Have you changed your schedule for the holidays? The Bulletin has been keeping track practices have differed. of events, agencies, offices and This is especially important for ancanceled organizations or that rescheduled have closed, and now nual holiday events. reopening because of the corona- Because the public looks to the Bulvirus pandemic.
letin as the complete and accurate On some days, a portion of that list. resource for such information, we this and the com- ask that you apprise us of any firm appears is published space, daily changes. in plete list at www. martinsvillebulletin.com. Please send updates to ask each individual, group or tinsvillebulletin.com.
We will alter office to review that list and update that calendar upon receipt. Any questions can be sent to that adus on your plans. Some of your dress as well. plans are said to be fluid. Some have not told us if your hours or The Bulletin Staff family likes to start decorating and playing Christmas music.
Don't forget checking out a Christmas library book the Blue Ridge Regional Library has a new one (see below): New books Here are the new books coming out this week and ready for checkout on Thursday, at Blue: Ridge Regional Library: "A Christmas Resolution" by Anne Perry "Hidden in Plain Sight: a Detective William Warwick Novel" by Jeffrey Archer "Fortune and Glory: a Stephanie Plum Novel" by Janet Evanovich "A Picture of Love" by Beth Wiseman Thanksgiving Although some people are jumping the gun for Christmas, WEATHER FIVE-DAY TODAY HIGH: Plenty of sunshine THURSDAY Mostly sunny ALMANAC Martinsville ending 4 p.m. Monday. TEMPERATURE Normal Last year Record high in 2016 Record low. in 1976 PRECIPITATION (in inches) 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. Mon.
0.00 to date 0.29 Normal month to date 0.23 Year to date 67.56 Normal year to date 38.63 VIRGINIA EXTREMES. High Williamsburg Low Hot Springs LAKE LEVELS In feet as of 7 a.m. Monday Lakes Level Chng Smith Mt. Lake. .793.61 Philpott Dam 974.72 Claytor Lake 1846.24 Carvins Cove 1170.00 none.
THE REGION Shown is today's weather. Temperatures Indian Valley Floyd Hillsville Mount Airy King Today Wed. City Asheville. Bristol Chapel Hill Charlotte: Charlottesville Chase City Culpeper: Durham Emporia Farmville Fayetteville, NC Fredericksburg Front Royal THE NATION Today Wed. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver FORECAST FOR MARTINSVILLE TONIGHT WEDNESDAY LOW: Clear Plenty of sunshine FRIDAY SATURDAY Partly sunny and Beautiful with some pleasant sun BEACH FORECAST REGIONAL TEMPERATURES VIRGINIA BEACH: Wind Altavista 8-16 knots today.
Seas-2-4 feet. Blacksburg Visibility unrestricted. Wind Greensboro, NC. 3-6 knots tonight. Seas 1-3.
feet. Clear. Hillsville. OUTER BANKS: Wind WNW Lynchburg 4-8 knots today. Seas 2-4 feet.
Roxboro, Roanoke Visibility generally clear. Wind NC Stuart NNE 3-6 knots tonight. Seas Winston-Salem, NC 1-3 feet. NATIONAL EXTREMES MYRTLE BEACH: Wind WNW for the 48 contiguous states 4-8 knots today. Seas 2 feet or High Palm Springs, CA less.
Visibility clear. Wind 4-8 Low Bodie State Park, CA: knots tonight. Seas 2 feet or THE SUN less. Clear. Rise Today 6:46 a.m.
5.210 p.m. HILTON HEAD: Wind WNW Wed. 6:47 a.m.: 5:20 p.m. 4-8 knots today. Seas 2 feet or Thu.
6:48 a.m. 5:19 p.m. less. Visibility clear. Wind 3-6 Fri.
.6:49 a.m. 5:18 p.m. knots tonight. Seas 2 feet or Sat. 6:50 a.m.
5:17 p.m. less. AccuWeather Plan your week Get the NEW app are today's highs and tonight's lows. Gretna Brookneal Rocky Mount Chatham South MARTINSVILLE Stuart Danville Eden 5 Roxboro Danbury Yanceyville and graphics provided by, AccuWeather, Inc. Today Wed.
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New York City Pittsburgh St. Louis San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, -cloudy, sh-showers, let's not forget Thanksgiving. Any groups or churches holding Thanksgiving events, please notify The Stroller for publication. MONDAY'S TRIVIA ANSWER: In Greek mythology, Apollo fell hard for Cassandra, a mortal woman. His charms weren't enough to win her over, so instead he made her a deal: He would give her the power of prophecy if she would go along with his desires.
She accepted, but once she became prophetic, she reneged on the deal, rejecting his advances. As a god, Apollo couldn't take back his gift, but he could curse her: No one ever would believe her. Thus, Cassandra warned people of se- rious matters she could see coming, but they paid her no heed. TODAY'S TRIVIA TION: What is the brand sneakers whose name comes from Greek mythology? Flurries Cold Front Warm Front Front t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice Founded 1889 Subscriptions Lottery MARTINSVILLE BULLETIN 13 Rates weeks: The (USPS 331-320) Martinsville is, Bulletin published, PICK Monday, 3 Nov 2: 8-3-3 (day) martinsvillebulletin.com 26 weeks: $106.60 daily except Saturday by the Sunday, Nov. 1: 6-8-4 (day) 7-1-0 (night) 52 weeks: $213.20 Martinsville Bulletin, Subscription rates vary 204 Broad St.
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please contact us at the following customer service phone number 276 638-0486. MARTINSVILLE BULLETIN S.C., was arrested for drowning her two young sons, Michael and Alex, nine days after claiming the children had been abducted by a Black carjacker. In 2004, President George W. Bush claimed a re-election mandate a day after more than 62 million Americans chose him over Democrat John Kerry; Kerry conceded defeat in make-or-break Ohio. rather than launch a legal fight reminiscent of the contentious Florida recount of four years earlier.
In 2017, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and triggered a search that left some of his comrades severely wounded, was spared a prison sentence by a military judge in North Carolina; President Donald Trump blasted the decision as a "complete and total disgrace." In 2014,13 years after the terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center opened for business, marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama acknowledged that Democrats had taken "a shellacking" in midterm elections. The Federal Reserve announced a plan to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds over the next eight months in an attempt to boost lending and stimulate the economy. TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, Nov.
3, the 308th day of 2020. There are 58 days left in the year. Today's highlight On Nov. 3, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a landslide election victory over Republican challenger Alfred "Alf" Landon.
On this date In 1900, the first automobile: show in the United States opened at New York's Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America. In 1911, the Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by. Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant.
(The company was acquired by General Motors in In 1960, President John F. Kennedy established the U.S. Agency for International Development. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson soundly defeated Republican Barry Goldwater to win a House term in his own right.
In 1979, five Communist Workers Party members were killed in a clash with heavily armed Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis during an anti-Klan protest in Greensboro, N.C... In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair came to light as Ash-Shiraa, a pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine, first broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran. In 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating President George H.W. In Illinois, Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun became the first Black woman elected to the U.S.
Senate. In 1994, Susan Smith of Union, CLARIFICATIONS The Martinsville reviews for immediate correction and clarification any perceived error of fact or context brought to the attention of the editors. Please send your concerns to martinsvillebulletin.com..
