Today is Family Day -- A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children.
www.casaFamilyDay.org
Research from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse shows that teens who eat together with their family at least 5 times a week are less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the average American home now has more television sets than people. Half of American homes have three or more TVs.
-In the average home, a television set is turned on for more than a third of the day — eight hours, 14 minutes,
-The average person watches four hours, 35 minutes of television each day,Speaking of TV…retro cable channel ‘TV Land’ will preempt its normal programming today between 6 to 7pm to urge families to spend time together.
Good news: Prices at the pumps still going down.
Kentucky and Arkansas getting hard hit with heavy rain, flooding, and tornadoes over the weekend. Bad weather reported from Michigan to Tennessee.
• Storms fatally wounded 12 people in Kentucky, Arkansas and Illinois• Flood warnings still in effect for three states (AP weather.com)
Another 5 cases of E-Coli sickness from tainted spinach have been reported. So far, 173 people have become sick…92 have been hospitalized...in 25 states.
Officials say spinach grown outside of three California farms is safe to eat. But the FDA said that the industry must figure out how to let consumers know the origin of the spinach they sell. (healthday.com)
Sports.
-The Carolina Panthers get a win. John Kasay kicking a 46-yard field goal with two seconds left lifting the Panthers over Tampa Bay Bucs…26-24.
-NASCAR: Jeff Burton wins at Dover. Burton also leads the points in the chase for the Nextell cup.
-After all of the destruction from Katrina and Rita…The Louisiana Superdome reopens tonight: Monday Night Football with the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons…U2 will join in the celebration.
The annual ‘See You at the Pole’ event is less than a week away. This year’s theme is “Be still and know that I am God” based on Psalm 46:10. In 2005, more than 2 million kids and teens met before school at the flag pole to pray! Look for the See You at the Pole link on the WBFJ Morning Tons of info at syatp.com. (Wednesday…September 27)
You can purchase advance Tix and ride coupons for the Dixie Classic Fair coming up September 29 – October 8th. Ends September 28th.
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You can be part of the WBFJ Family Traffic Team…by calling 777-1893…
Traffic and Weather every 15 minutes –weekday mornings-on WBFJ
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Lots of color expected in the Northern Mountains:
The peak for the Fall leaves in the mountains will be mid-October.
Experts say that the Fall color should be even ‘brighter’ than last year.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mix of sun and clouds. Not as humid…High 75
Tonight: Mostly clear…Low 53.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny…High 75
The Dixie Classic Fair starts Friday: Mix of sun and clouds…High near 70
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The WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A NUGGET
-Music from Chris Tomlin “See the Morning”
-Milkshakes from Chick-Fil-A of the Triad
“Facing the Giants” Nationwide this Friday, September 29th.
Carmike – Wynnsong 12 on Hanes Mall Blvd (near Wal-Mart)
Details on our wesite…wbfj.fm.
AVON Goodie Bag ($100 value)
Ladies...Join in with Purse search all this week on WBFJ!
NorthCarolinaGasPrices.com - Gas Price Listings for North Carolina
