With tens of thousands of provisional ballots still outstanding, the Presidential race in North Carolina still remains too close to call.
The Dudley High School marching band will represent Guilford County during the Presidential Inaugural Festival in January in Washington, D.C. FYI: The Dudley band needs almost $60,000 and is performing various fundraisers but you can also make a donation by contacting band director Ricardo Reid at 336-370-8130.
www.digtriad.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=113572&catid=57
The Women's Choir at Glenn High School in Forsyth County is having its annual Veteran’s Day Breakfast honoring our veterans AND Forsyth County rescue workers this Friday morning (November 7th ) starting at 7am. The Breakfast starts at 7am tomorrow morning in the Library at Glenn High School. More info: 771- 4500.
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Save energy – Save money: The first annual Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday begins this Friday and goes through the weekend. Appliances eligible under the tax holiday include clothes washers, freezers and refrigerators, central and room air conditioners, air-source heat pumps, ceiling fans and programmable thermostats. Lawmakers in Raleigh, approved the creation of the appliance tax holiday to encourage the use of more energy efficient products.
Information flier: www.energync.net/energystar.pdf
VOTERS IN WASHINGTON STATE APPROVED DOCTOR-ASSISTED SUICIDE ON TUESDAY. The new law will allow doctors to prescribe fatal doses of medicine to people who have been diagnosed as having six months or less to live. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008352350_assistedsuicide05m.html
Also, measures to define traditional marriage as the union of one man and one woman passed in Arizona, Florida and California. www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000008606.cfm
GOOGLE AND YAHOO! HAVE DECIDED TO ABANDON AN ADVERTISING AGREEMENT AFTER THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT THREATENED THEM WITH AN ANTI-TRUST LAW SUIT.
What a praise: A pastor who was kidnapped while traveling in Tijuana, Mexico…has been found alive. The 59-year old Southern Baptist pastor from California was taken hostage back in October. His kidnappers apparently gave up on their one million dollar ransom demand. The pastor was reportedly beaten and deprived of food and water while in captivity. Tijuana is just over the border from San Diego, California.
Maria’s Miracle Fund surpasses $700,000 dollars in donations. Following the tragic death of Maria Sue Chapman last May, Steven Curtis Chapman and his wife Mary Beth set up the Fund through their adoption and orphanage ministry, Shaohannah's Hope.
Learn more: http://members.shaohannahshope.org/site/PageServer?pagename=maria_remembering&JServSessionIdr001=3yt8fmjyn2.app8b
November is National Adoption Awareness Month
BTW: And for the third year now, Shaohannah's Hope is again partnering with Focus on the Family and Family Life for the "Cry of the Orphan" national media campaign.
MUSIC: A best of collection from Switchfoot is now available."The Best Yet" from Switchfoot is an 18-track collection and features one newly-released song, titled, "This is Home" (featured in "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian"). The Deluxe Edition of "The Best Yet" also includes 14 videos.
