Spring Home Furnishings Market begins Saturday in High Point (April 25-30)
http://www.highpointmarket.org/
The Junior League’s Annual Rummage Sale going on today through Saturday at the Coliseum annex and education building in Winston-Salem.
The rummage sale will run from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. today and from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 today, $3 through 12:30 p.m. Saturday and $1 for the "bag sale" starting at 1 p.m., when items that fit in a bag provided by the league sell for $5 a bag. Children under 12 get in free.
More details: http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/apr/24/55th-year-hard-times-may-help-thrift-sale/news-regional/
Updated: Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in North Myrtle Beach in eastern Horry County. More than 23 square miles have been burned so far. An estimated 70 homes have been destroyed, and another 100 homes have been damaged. The fires could burn for days, officials said, but conditions for fighting them are expected to improve. Heavy smoke is making driving difficult in areas around Highway 90 near Highway 31…visibility down to a quarter of a mile or less in spots. The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Smoke Advisory for North Myrtle Beach til noon. www.thesunnews.com/
North Myrtle Beach wildfire (Google map)
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=111704736590824124133.00046838ef96b2dfabc9f&ll=33.80882,-78.818665&spn=0.199686,0.411987&z=11&source=embed
THE GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION HANDED OUT ITS DOVE AWARDS LAST NIGHT. Among the big winners:
Steven Curtis Chapman…Artist of The Year and Songwriter of The Year
Brandon Heath…Male Vocalist of The Year
Brandon Heath…’Song of The Year’ for "Give Me Your Eyes"
Female Vocalist of The Year…Natalie Grant
New Artist of The Year…Tenth Avenue North
Group of The Year…Casting Crowns.Third Day "Revelation" winning for ‘Pop / Contemporary Album of The Year’
Worship Song Of The Year…”Mighty To Save".
A complete list of Dove winners: www.gospelmusic.org
Chrysler could file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as early as next week.
The Treasury Department has an agreement in principle with the United Automobile Workers union, whose members’ pensions and retiree health care benefits would be protected as a condition of the bankruptcy. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30366383/
Tonight Show host Jay Leno was checked into an LA hospital on Thursday. Leno’s representative would not disclose the nature of Jay’s illness. Jay Leno will be 59 years old on Tuesday.
A Cleaner World is offering FREE dry cleaning to anyone who is currently unemployed. The offer continues through August 31st.
www.acleanerworld.com/
This Saturday (April 25th) in Charlotte…THE RESCUE:
One day - 100-Cities, nine country rally to inspire attention to the plight of children abducted and forced to fight as soldiers in Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central East Africa. Log in to learn more: http://therescue.invisiblechildren.com/en/
SPORTS: Davidson guard Stephen Curry as well as Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington from Carolina will enter the NBA draft in June.
The Winston-Salem Dash falling to the Blue Rocks last night...4-3. Home games for The Dash in Winston-Salem through the 29th at Gene Hooks Field at Wake Forest Baseball field (formerly Ernie Shore Field) against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. www.wsdash.com
BTW: Thanks to Kevin Terry (President of the WS DASH) for stopping by this morning around 8:05am…
