"We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing." -George Bernard Shaw
I’m a huge fan of board games, currently our board game closet probably has close to 50 games in it. One downside to this hobby is that board games tend to come in big bulky boxes and take up a lot of precious space. They can also be expensive. Introducing, print and play games! With print and play games if you have access to a printer and something to write with you have a full-fledged game, for free the cost of a piece of paper and ink!
30 Rails: a fantastic solo PnP game
My plan for the month is to build a print and play binder full of my favorite games. If anyone wants to play a round of Hex or Ultimate Tic Tac Toe hit me up! Just know that I don’t go easy on beginners (ask my family 😏)
-Timothy
Song of the Week:
Little known fact about me, i’m a connoisseur of the funk. Shout out to Amburgers and KZFR 90.1 for putting me onto this one. What should I listen to next? Let me know here.
Upcoming Events:
If you have an event that you would like to see featured in an upcoming issue of Good News: North State, we’d love to hear about it!
Birthday Shoutouts 🎉🥳🎂:
Cory W - 3/3
Jon N - 3/4
Rosemary O - 3/5
Armando L - 3/6
Jennifer B - 3/6
Happy Birthday North State! If you or a loved one has an upcoming birthday and would like a shout-out, let us know!
And The Winner Is…
Last month Good News: North State ran a contest giving away a free petite photo session from Elegant Sunflower Photography and Designs to one lucky reader.
And the winner is 🥁 🥁 🥁
Rosemary H! Rosemary, I’ve sent you an email with details! New contest below 👇
Good News: North State is proud to be sponsored by Toni of Toni’s Burgers and More. I had the pleasure of meeting Toni last month when learning about her new Hot Meal Program. Located at 11975 Highway 70 in Oroville, Toni’s burgers and More has been serving up delicious food for the North State since 2020. Now through April 4th, subscribers to Good News: North State can enter for a chance to win two FREE burger and fry combos courtesy of Toni’s Burgers and More. Winner will be announced in the April 6th issue of Good News: North State.
Community in Action:
Good News Challenge:
Going forward I would like to utilize this space to issue a challenge to all of you out there in the North State. For this month’s Good News Challenge, I challenge you to compliment someone random today. It can be about their shoes, their smile, the way they interact with their kids, it can be about anything as long as it’s genuine. It doesn’t cost anything to pay a compliment, and it’s likely to make their day just a little bit better.
Challenge accepted?
Thanks for reading this issue of Good News: North State! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope to see you out there in the community. If you have some good news that you would like to see covered, or just have some feedback to share, I’m all ears. Until next week.
-Timothy
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