Friday, December 21, 2007
Traveling over the Holidays? Getting a good night’s sleep tops the list. Experts say sipping water is better than caffeinated drinks such as soda and coffee. The National Sleep Foundation suggests stopping every 2 hours on a long trip…even if you don’t feel tired.
Men who drink five or more cups of green tea a day may reduce their risk of advanced prostate cancer by about half according to a Japanese study.
http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=611093
Wal-Mart is donating gift cards to the Salvation Army in eight communities across the nation. Those eight communities include Anchorage, Alaska; Ashland, Ohio; Benton Harbor, Michigan. Camden, New Jersey; Detroit, Michigan; Knoxville, Tennessee; Portland, Oregon; and the northern West Virginia Panhandle. The gift cards totaling $200,000 dollars will help underprivileged families across the country to purchase toys, clothing, food and other items this Christmas.
Fourteen African countries may be on the verge of the worst meningitis outbreak in a decade. The first indications of an epidemic could appear in February or March. Red Cross officials saying that meningitis is one of the most feared epidemic diseases in Africa…because of its rapid onset, high fatality rates. Many survivors face long term effects of brain damage and deafness.
After two months of record demand, Crisis Control Ministry of Forsyth County is in emergency mode…and asking for help so they can continue to help others. Crisis Control provides help with rent, utility bill and medicine and food… typically helping people who have been laid off or face an extended illness. http://www.crisiscontrol.org/
The Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross is hoping that you will take time to ‘Give the Gift of Life’ over the Holidays. The Winter Days of Giving with the Red Cross runs through January 6th. Call 1-800-Give Life to schedule an appointment today. There is a link to area blood drives going on in our community on the News Blog at wbfj.fm.
Locate a ‘blood drive’ in your area: https://www.membersforlife.org/cbsr/schedule/index.php
One of only three known remaining US World War I veterans has died. J. Russell Coffey passed away yesterday at the age of 109. He had been living in a nursing home in North Baltimore, Ohio. The Veterans Affairs Department says that Coffey enlisted in the Army in October 1918 while a student at Ohio State University. http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=7528767
State Bank & Trust in Fargo, North Dakota is giving its full-time employees $1,000 dollars each and part-time employees $500 dollars each. With one condition -- use the money for people in need. All part a half a million dollar "Pay it Forward" initiative by the bank. Employees were told not to use the money for themselves. The bank asked each employee to document the good deed with a video camera. The deadline is June 30. The employees were told they may choose an individual cause, pool their money for a larger project or collaborate with donors outside the bank. http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/17/bank.gift.ap/index.html
SPORTS:
-Frank Spencer Holiday Classic: Reagan beat East Forsyth in 2nd OT.
-College Basketball: Duke losing to Pitt in OT…65-64
NC State plays Davidson tonight
-The First of many Bowl games: Utah holding off Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl.
-Carolina Panthers and the Dallas Cowboys in Charlotte on Saturday Night.
The game will only be televised on The NFL Network.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Good chance of rain this morning. Clouds for the afternoon.
Breezy…High 45. (Chance of rain = 80%)
Tonight: Drizzle…Low 40
Saturday: ( First Day of Winter ) Cloudy…High near 50
Sunday: Showers possible. Breezy…High near 60 (Rain=50%)
Christmas Eve (Monday) Mostly sunny…High 52
Christmas Day (Tuesday): Mix of sun and clouds…High 45
