FREE Breakfast Friday all month of March at Chick-Fil-A restaurants in the Triad
Leaders in Congress honoring U.S. troops who have served in Iraq and elsewhere around the world during a bi-partisan ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda yesterday. The event marked the upcoming fifth anniversary of the War in Iraq.
First lady Laura Bush toured Haiti's capital on yesterday to promote funding for AIDS patients and support education in Haiti. A Senate committee has approved legislation that would triple funding to fight AIDS and other diseases in Africa and nations like Haiti.
Some of the passenger planes that Southwest Airlines grounded for inspection earlier this week have major problems. Four of the planes had cracks in their fuselages. A spokesperson for Southwest said that the planes were expected to be ready to fly again by this weekend.
Open Doors Ministry reporting that Christians in North Korea are in need of prayer. The estimated number of underground Christians in North Korea is said to be at least 200,000. It is strictly forbidden to be a Christian in North Korea. Anyone who is caught with a Bible is sent to a prison camp along with his or her entire family.
If you're looking for people with cavity-free, pearly white teeth check out Madison, Wisconsin, Nashville, Tennessee and Raleigh, N.C. The study printed in Men's Health magazine used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the number of annual dentist visits, canceled appointments, regular flossers and households using flouride. The not so best teeth award (based on the study) goes to Lubbock, Texas.
http://www.menshealth.com/metrogrades/08_apr_teeth/
The 2008 Bee School sponsored by the Forsyth County Beekeepers Association will start this Saturday morning at the Forsyth County Agricultural Building in Winston-Salem. Details at http://www.forsythbeekeepers.org/
Calling all actors, singers, models and dancers…Actors, Models and Talent for Christ (AMTC) is holding open auditions again tonight at the Greensboro Coliseum starting at 7pm. The FREE auditions are open to anyone (age 4 and up). AMTC is a Christian based company that has been ‘discovering’ talent for over 25 years. http://www.amtcaudition.com/ 1-800-782-7420
SPORTS:
Actor / comedian Billy Crystal reflecting on his one day as a New York Yankee baseball player “it was the strangest, greatest moment of my life.” Billy Crystal hit a foul ball to first but ended up striking out during a Spring Training game against the Pirates yesterday. Crystal turns 60 today (Friday). http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080310&content_id=2418084&vkey=spt2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy
Men’s ACC Tournament quarterfinals in Charlotte www.theacc.com/
Friday: Tarheels vs Florida State @ Noon
Virginia Tech vs Miami @ 2:30
Duke vs Georgia Tech @ 7pm
Clemson vs Boston College @ 9:30pm
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Partly sunny. Windy…High 73
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Showers late…Low 50
Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely…High 60
Palm Sunday: Sunny and a little cooler…High 55
