Today is Bosses Day
Your WBFJ Family Station Weekend Forecast: Clouds and sun...Highs in the 50s
INDONESIA WAS ROCKED BY A POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE TODAY. The 6.3 magnitude quake was centered about 110 miles from the capital city of Jakarta.
A memorial service for Sgt. Mickey Hutchens will be held this afternoon at 2pm at Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem. The service is open to the public.
http://www.ci.winston-salem.nc.us/Home/Departments/MarketingAndCommunications/NewsArchive/News2009/Articles/FuneralArrangementsForSgtMickeyHutchens
Sgt. Mickey Hutchens passed away Monday evening. Hutchens is one of two officers shot last week in the line of duty after answering a domestic violence call at the Bojangles off Peters Creek Parkway.
Check out these headlines:
Missing Boy Was Never Missing? 'Balloon boy' safe in attic after extensive search
Seriously, authorities in Colorado are digging a little deeper into the details of the boy and the big weather balloon on Thursday. While authorities have said they believe the incident was genuine and not a hoax, they are reportedly going to be conducting an investigation.
Balloon family was featured on 'Wife Swap'
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/15/heene.wife.swap/index.html?iref=hpmostpop
The so-called Twitter Bible is drawing some attention at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. Christian Post-dot-com reports that the Twitter Bible summarizes all of the more than 31 thousand verses of Scripture into nearly four thousand short-form tweets.
Come celebrate ‘Harvest Day’ this Saturday (Oct 17) at Old Salem Museums and Gardens in Winston-Salem. Lots of family friendly, ‘hands-on’ activities. Ticket information: Call 721-7350 www.oldsalem.org
The ‘Fall’ edition of the High Point Furniture Market starts tomorrow. The High Point Furniture Market celebrating its 100th anniversary. The Furniture Market runs through next Thursday (Oct 22). http://www.highpointmarket.org/default2.aspx
SPORTS: Major League Baseball ‘Play-offs’
NLCS: Philadelphia Phillies over the LA Dodgers last night in Game One…8 – 6
ALCS: LA Angles at NY Yankees (Game One TONIGHT) Game time forecast: snow flurries…Temps in the 30s
The Woolly Worm Festival is happening this weekend in downtown Banner Elk.
www.woollyworm.com
This Weekend: Northern Mountains (Boone and Blowing Rock):
50% chance of SNOW showers…High 36
