Check the toy box: 1.5 million Thomas & Friends wooden railway vehicles and sets (featuring Thomas the Tank Engine) are the latest products from China to be recalled. The surface paint contains lead. (http://www.cpsc.com/)
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck just off the Pacific coast of Guatemala yesterday about 70 miles from the capital…Guatemala City. (CNN)
Ruth Graham (the wife of evangelist Billy Graham) has slipped into a coma and appears close to death. Ruth Graham, age 87, has been bedridden at the Graham home in western North Carolina for 6 months. (http://www.bgea.org/)
Russian computers that control the international space station's orientation and supply of oxygen and water have failed, potentially extending the space shuttle's mission -- or cutting it short. Engineers aren't sure why computers have failed. NASA expects the problem to be fixed in the next couple of days. (USA Radio News)
The House moved quickly yesterday to fix flaws in the national gun background-check system that allowed the Virginia Tech gunman to buy guns despite his mental-health problems. The legislation endorsed by the National Rifle Association, would require states to automate their lists of convicted criminals and those mentally ill people who are prohibited under a 1968 law from buying firearms. (USA Radio News)
Southern Baptists approved a resolution on global warming yesterday that questions the prevailing scientific belief that humans are largely to blame for the phenomenon and also warns that increased regulation of greenhouse gases will hurt the poor. (ap)
The ‘Accessible Festival’ is going on today at Bolton Park until 8:30 pm in Winston-Salem. Laura Gorycki with Centre Point…gives us some of the details…fun for the family…the ‘Accessible Festival’ will feature “Serena’s Song” the world’s first wheelchair-accessible hot air balloon.
The balloon rides going on 6:30-8:30am AND 6:30-8:30pm Thursday (and balloon rides only same times on Friday). Call Laura at 837-9415.
Flag Day…Ask Sam from the Winston-Salem Juornal:
Q. With it being Flag Day, I have a question about what to do with a flag I have that’s tattered. Is there a proper way I should dispose of it? - D.D.
A. The U.S. Flag Code says that when the flag is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, it should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
Boy Scout troops hold flag-disposal ceremonies from time to time.
The American Legion Post 55 also accepts old worn flags. The post collects them and disposes of them properly. Rules about proper display of the flag are on the Web site of the National Flag Foundation (http://www.americanflags.org/)
Celebrate Flag Day and support our local troops with Hanes Mall.
There will be a flag raising ceremony at 1pm on Flag Day (June 14th) at Hanes Mall. Call 765-8321 for details. http://www.shophanesmall.com/
The WBFJ Hairathon a complete success…
Over 80 locks of hair collected… / over 70 feet of hair donated. Mike Todd’s Serenity Salon and Day Spa on Knollwood Street (off Stratford Road) in Winston-Salem. Thanks to Chick-Fil-A (Thruway location), Krispy Kreme and Mike Todd’s Serenity Salon and Day Spa in Winston-Salem. Details on-line: wbfj.fm.
Sports:
-Tim Duncan and the San Antionio Spurs just one win away from their
fourth NBA Championship. Spurs / Cavaliers Game 4 tonight.
-Warthogs (at home) 7pm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Very mild…High 72 (60%)
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms…Low 60
Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms…High 72 (40%)
Sneak Peak to the Weekend: Mix of sun and clouds…
High near 80 on Saturday
High near 90 on Father’s Day
Check out the latest concerts and events...
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