http://www.borobooster.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:31:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Potential Sponsor: This packet of information is being sent to you in hopes that you will be a part of our annual festival. Everyone who contributed last year as well as new potential sponsors are being contacted. This packet includes: • 2nd Annual Beast of Bladenboro Festival Flyer • 2008 Sponsor Form • List of 2007 ... http://www.borobooster.org/2008/07/26/2008-beast-of-bladenboro-festival-sponsor-letter/ Come join us for the 2nd annual Bladenboro BeastFest on October 25, 2008. The Southeastern Cruisers are hosting the car show and expect a huge crowd for the event, based on last year's attendance. Saturday, October 25th the festival will kick off at 10:00 am. The Car Show registration runs from ... http://www.borobooster.org/2008/07/12/beastfest-car-show-2008/ A Historical Article Believed to be Authored by: Margaret Parker Bridger Bladen County, in 1700, referred to as a “pauper county,” has always been a strictly rural county, therefore the industries were very limited and few in variety. Though still a rural county and sparsely populated, great strides have been made ... http://www.borobooster.org/2008/07/11/industry-growing-in-bladen-county/ By Gene Norton I was nine years old when the Beast showed up in and around the Bladenboro area. I remember people talking about animals that had been killed by something that had sucked all the blood out of them. Everyone was on edge for awhile as something was obviously doing ... http://www.borobooster.org/2008/07/11/beastly-memories/ Dear Vendor, Welcome to the 2008 Beast of Bladenboro Festival, Downtown Bladenboro, NC. You are invited to submit an application for our festival to be held on Saturday, October 25, 2008, from 9:00 am until 11:00 pm. The deadline for Vendor Applications is October 15, 2008! Registration & setup will begin on Saturday, ... http://www.borobooster.org/2008/06/26/2008-beast-of-bladenboro-festival-vendor-letter/ Second Annual Celebration of The Beast of Bladenboro 2nd Annual Beastfest '08 October 25, 2008 Bladenboro, NC http://www.borobooster.org/2008/06/26/beastfest-2008/ Progressive, Hustling Town Has Made Enviable Record During 155 Years History Interesting Account of Birth and Development of Historic Bladen County Town; Health and Living Conditions Unexcelled; Ideal Climate, Good Railroad and Highway Accommodations; Artesian Water Supply and Many Other Natural Advantages. By Mrs. R.C. Bridger On August 26, 1779, a grant of 200 acres ... http://www.borobooster.org/2008/06/26/progressive-hustling-town-has-made-enviable-record-during-155-years-history/ By Doris Hester Avant I am not sure of the exact date we began to hear about the creature that came to be known as the Beast of Bladenboro. I do know that by January of 1954, he had become very infamous and our small town had been invaded by thrill ... http://www.borobooster.org/2008/06/26/my-memories-of-the-famous-%e2%80%9cbeast-of-bladenboro%e2%80%9d/ By Hiram Hester (May 2007) The legend goes back to 1954 when a series of vampire-like killings of pets and livestock set the town on edge. The dead animals were found with their jaws broken, their heads crushed, and their bodies drained of blood. The mystery threw the town in a ... http://www.borobooster.org/2008/06/25/first-annual-celebration-of-the-beast-of-bladenboro/ By Tommy Chandler In golf it’s a lip out for the win on the seventy-second hole; in baseball it’s hitting the foul pole in deep left field for strike two, behind by three, bases loaded, only to be followed by a called third strike; in football it’s a field goal to ... http://www.borobooster.org/2008/05/26/the-near-miss/