WBFJ ‘LIVE’ from the Gazebo at the Dixie Classic Fair
-Gates open at 11am this morning
-Swifty Swine Racing and Swimming Pigs…first race at noon
-Demolition Derby 7:30 at the Grandstand
FYI: NeedToBreathe (Wed, October 7th)
Now, that’s a BIG pumpkin…
While you are at the Dixie Classic Fair…check out the state’s largest pumpkin.
The great pumpkin was grown by Ricky Holder…weighing in at 1,257 lbs., crushing the old record of 960 lbs. www.DCFair.com.
Hand washing is encouraged at the Dixie Classic Fair.
Officials at the Dixie Classic Fair are taking precautions to help prevent the spread of flu. Hand sanitizing stations have been placed at numerous locations throughout the fairgrounds.
NEWS…
Thousands of villagers are fleeing the likely path of Typhoon Parma…a powerful storm bearing down on the northern Philippines. The government is bracing for the possibility of a second disaster just days after Typhoon Ketsana killed more than 420 in four Southeast Asian countries including the northern Philippines.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091002/ap_on_re_as/as_asia_storm
THE TWO POWERFUL EARTHQUAKES WHICH ROCKED THE INDONESIAN ISLAND OF SUMATRA IN AS MANY DAYS ARE BEING BLAMED FOR NEARLY ELEVEN HUNDRED FATALITIES. The United Nations says thousands more may be trapped under rubble. Thousands have been left homeless. Search and rescue efforts have been hampered by heavy rains.
The unveiling of a billboard showing several ‘same-sex’ couples’ in Greensboro is turning some heads. The image on the billboard located along Battleground Avenue near Cone Blvd displays four couples and indicates how long they have been together. At the bottom of the billboard it says: "Haven't we waited long enough?" According to the Triad Equality Alliance, the purpose of the billboard is to open minds and eliminate prejudice
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-triad-equality-billboard-091001,0,1305149.story
The International Olympic Committee meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark will decide later this morning which city will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Cities in the running: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113352325
New Laws that went into effect as of October 1st…
- No More Plastic Bottles in Landfills: Effective October 1, plastic bottles can not be thrown into landfills.
- Ability to freeze credit: The new law allows you to place a security freeze on credit report.
- WIC food choices: New foods like whole wheat, brown rice and tofu will be offered on WIC program.
- Novelty lighters illegal: Now illegal to sell lighters that look like toys, characters, or other objects
- Beer tastings now allowed: Retail stores can now hold beer tastings
- Foreclosure hearing delay: Homeowners could have foreclosure hearings postponed additional 60 days by Clerks of Court.
You can watch “The Wizard of Oz” for FREE courtesy of Netflix all day on Saturday. All you need is a computer and internet connection. “The Wizard of Oz’” turns 70 this year. A special edition of "The Wizard of Oz" on Blu-ray and DVD are now I stores. http://www.netflix.com/wizardofoz
"I Love Lucy" fans can catch 16 hours of the original "Queen of Comedy!" this Sunday morning (Oct 4) on the Hallmark Channel beginning at 11am.
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016296594#ixzz0SlYpObEm
I Love Lucy Trivia: http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/Programm/Default_CustomPageWithBanner.aspx?Simscode=LUCY&ID=0
SPORTS:
MLB: Colorado Rockies are back in the playoffs
NASCAR: Racing at Kansas Speedway
Friday Night Football:
Parkland at Glenn
Central Davidson at Ledford
Elkin at Starmount
Mount Airy at Surry Central
East Surry at West Stokes
College Football:
State and Wake (Sat 3:30 kick off at BB-T Field in WS)
Virginia vs North Carolina
ASU vs the Citadel
