Friday, October 12, 2007
A number of over-the-counter infant cough and cold medicines are being taken off store shelves…its not a recall just a precaution.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=609062
http://www.local10.com/health/14317035/detail.html?rss=mia&psp=news
Check your freezers for the latest recall: ConAgra Foods is recalling all varieties of its frozen turkey, chicken and beef ‘pot pies’ because of salmonella contamination. The pies are sold under a variety of store brands including the Banquet brand. Consumers should look for one or both of the following codes on the box: P-9 or Est. 1059. You can get more information by following the Food and Nutrition links on the U.S. Department of Agricultures Web site: http://www.usda.gov./
JC Penney recalling some 90,000 toys for excessive amounts of lead. The contaminated products include Winnie the Pooh play sets and miniature Jeff Gordon NASCAR helmets.
http://www.jcpenny.com/
A 13-year-old boy who was injured during a football game on Wednesday later died at the hospital. Thirteen-year-old Will McLeod an eighth grader at North Lincoln Middle School. Principal Rhonda Hager said Will was an excellent student.
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/14318251/detail.html
And the winner is: Former Vice President Al Gore has won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. He will share the one-point-five-million dollar award with the UN’s Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change. Gore’s film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ draws attention to the controversial subject of man-made global warming.
California has become the third state to ban smoking in vehicles where children under 18 are present. The ban takes effect January 1st . Violators will face up to a $100 dollar fine. http://www.healthday.com/
Davidson County Cancer Services will host an open house on Sunday from 3 to 5pm at it’s newly renovated office location on 25 West - Sixth Avenue in Lexington. The public is invited.
http://www.the-dispatch.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007710100306&source=email
SPORTS:
College Football: Wake Forest beating Florida State…24-21. http://www.wfu.edu/
Major League Play-offs:
NL: Colorado Rockies over the Arizona Diamondbacks…5 – 1
AL: Red Sox and Indians tonight…
Friday Night Football:
Carver taking on unbeaten Glenn
North Davidson at Reynolds
West Forsyth at North Forsyth
West Davidson at Ledford
Racing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Saturday night...Heading to Concord for the NASCAR Nextel Cup race? If so, you better get your shots. A handful of congressional aides were told to get immunized before a fact-finding trip for a U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee. The trip was scheduled to study public-health preparedness at NASCAR races. (Fox8news)
Veteran quarterback Vinny Testaverde will start (?) for the Panthers against Arizona on Sunday. (Delhomme and Carr both nursing injuries).
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High 70
Tonight: Clear…Low 42
The Weekend:
Saturday and Sunday: Sunny skies with Highs in the lower 70s.
Boone: Sunny and cool…High 60
Myrtle Beach: Sunny with Highs near 80
Autumn Leaves Festival in Mount Airy http://www.visitmayberry.com/
The NC State Fair runs October 12th – 21st http://www.ncstatefair.org/2007a/
Locally…lots of church bazaars and Fall festivals http://www.wbfj.fm/
