10.27.2006

WBFJ News Up-date

Congrats! Betty Nifong of Midway...winner of the WBFJ / Ketchie Creek Birthday Bundle
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More than 200 new jobs coming to the Triad.
Ralph Lauren Media is bringing a service center to High Point. The center will be for the company's Polo.com operation. The 200 jobs will include management, technology support and call center operators. The average pay will be in the $33,000 range. The customer service center is expected to open next summer. (WXII)

Search crews have recovered the body of Erik Walker, the missing Clemmons man whose canoe overturned last weekend in the New River. Walker, a former baseball standout at UNC-Charlotte, attended West Forsyth High School. Funeral arrangements are still incomplete. (WSJOURNAL)

Wanna reduce your chances of getting a cold this winter? Start exercising.
A newly published study saying that even moderate exercise can help fight off the common cold. The study published in the American Journal of Medicine. (Reuters)

Why wait until November 7th…if you are registered to vote in North Carolina you can vote early…through November 4th.
Check out the NC Board of Elections link on our news blog at wbfj.fm…for more details on finding a ‘one stop’ voting location in your county –or- to request a ballot by mail. www.sboe.state.nc.us

‘Designing Women for Christ’ presents…
“Living without Hurting: How to find peace in a not so peaceful world”
…A conference for women dealing with domestic violence and abuse.
The conference will be Saturday, October 28th
From 9 – 4pm…at Providence Place in High Point
Contact # (336) 299-3322 OR (336) 299-5486
www.DesigningWomenForChrist.com

FACING THE GIANTS…Showing on more than 380 screens this coming week. Nearly 60 new theatres have been added nationwide this weekend…Including…
The ‘Carmike 18 4822 Koger Blvd Greensboro, NC 27407
The Grand 18 5601 University Pkwy Winston Salem, NC 27105
All-Star Cinema in Mt Airy

Still showing on…
Carmike Wynnsong 12 (WS)
Carousel Grande 15 in (Greensboro)
Tinseltown 14 (Salisbury)
www.facingthegiants.com

SPORTS:
-St Louis Cardinals winning Game Four of the World Series: 5-4 over Detroit.
Weather permitting…Game Five tonight.

Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Rain. Temperatures holding near 50.
Tonight: More rain…Low 48

Saturday: Showers ending. Mix of sun and clouds. Breezy…High 62
Sunday: Mostly sunny…High 65

The WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A NUGGET
-(Music this week) Soundtrack to “Facing the Giants”
-Milkshakes from Chick-Fil-A of the Triad

Know of someone that could use an Extreme Mouth Makeover?
Sign up by October 30th…on our website at www.wbfj.fm.
Five finalists will be chosen on November 1st.
Thanks to Philips and Cuthrell Denistry in Winston-Salem. for making this happen. (www.winstonsalemdentistry.com)