5.28.2009

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Just 50 cents an item??? UNC-G is selling everything that students left behind in the dorm rooms. The ‘Cram and Scram’ Sale is going on from 9am – 3pm today at the Cone Ballroom in the Elliot Student Center. More details: 334-5000

The finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee live at 8pm on ABC.
http://www.spellingbee.com/

Northern Guilford High School was recently stripped of its 3-A state boys basketball title. But, last night players received a ring and a plaque during the off-campus awards ceremony at the Greensboro-High Point Marriott Airport. http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/05/28/article/title_still_rings_true_for_northern_players

What viewers of Jon and Kate Plus Eight are saying:
http://blogs.discovery.com/jon_and_kate/2009/05/party-with-the-paparazzi.html#comments
Kate’s Blog: http://blogs.discovery.com/jon_and_kate/
Jon and Kate Plus 8 Trivia Game:
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/jon-and-kate/games/jon-and-kate-plus-8-trivia-game.html

It's a church or a coffee shop? Confluence Coffee is both…and ready to serve
Read the WS Journal article ...
www.journalnow.com/content/2009/may/28/congregation-its-a-church-a-coffee-shop-a-church-i/news/

NORTHERN HONDURAS WAS ROCKED BY A POWERFUL 7.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE THIS MORNING. At least one fatality associated with the quake.

US and South Korean troops put on High Alert after North Korea threatened military strikes as tensions escalate over its nuclear testing. North Korea renounced a 1953 truce and threatened to strike any ships trying to intercept its vessels. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,522419,00.html
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_KOREAS_NUCLEAR?SITE=NCAGW&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

A Pennsylvania woman was arrested Wednesday after her story about being abducted with her daughter unraveled -- quickly turning from a mysterious missing persons case into a criminal investigation that ended in her capture at the Walt Disney World resort in Orlando.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,522399,00.html

SPORTS:
N-H-L Stanley Cup Finals: Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburg Penguins. The championship series starts Saturday night in Detroit.

In a letter to Dash season ticket holders, the team will not play in their ‘new’ stadium this season. The Dash will take on the Kinston Indians this Friday at 7pm at Wake Forest Baseball Park. (First of a ten-game home stand for the Dash). Ticket info: http://www.wsdash.com/ or by calling the Dash office at (336) 714-2287

Traffic Update: Wilkesboro – Highway 421 southbound at Exit 286-B (River Street). Possible detour because of a sinkhole