Good News: Sunny and warmer for the weekend
Friday (Day Three) ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Lexington
Framing of the home begins today. Also…it’s the first day for spectators
Congrats to the Creasey family (Tricia, William, Brittany, Makenzie and Makayla)
Important information:
-Spectators will be allowed on the ‘build’ site from 10 am - 8 pm each day.
-Parking for spectators will be at the Old Walmart parking lot in Lexington.
-Shuttles will transport you to build site. Monetary Donations are still needed.
-Community Food Drive: Bring a canned food item to the ‘build’ site.
More details: www.hedrickextreme.com/
Also... post your photos from the 'build' site on our group Facebook page
Extreme weather affecting the East Coast The storm has been blamed for five deaths across three states including two deaths in North Carolina. Coastal flooding is a concern. Parts of Virginia and Delaware are in a state of emergency. Thousands of people are without power.
Are the numbers really adding up? Using new surveillance methods, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its estimate of the total number of deaths caused by H1N1 or Swine Flu. The new figures have resulted in a tripling of the number deaths from H1N1 literally overnight. While the official estimates have not yet been released, it appears that the tally of deaths from the H1N1 Flu rose from 1,200 to around 4,000 as first reported on Wednesday by The New York Times. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/SwineFluNews/h1n1-deaths-triple-overnight/story?id=9057650
In one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in U.S. history, Federal prosecutors have seized four mosques and a Manhattan skyscraper owned by a non-profit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government.
President Obama has arrived in Tokyo for the start of his eight-day tour of Asia. http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-13-voa8.cfm
Keeping warm while walking around the track this morning. A special ‘Extreme’ Relay for Life event continues until 2pm today at Central Davidson High School. The event is in honor of Tricia Creasey, who is battling stage four cancer. Portions of the Relay for Life event will be filmed by the ‘Extreme’ crew and will be included when the program airs in a few months!
For more information call the American Cancer Society (336) 834-0844
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
Relay For Life www.relayforlife.org/relay/
The Holiday lights at Tanglewood Park will be turned ‘ON’ tonight. The lighting event which starts around 6pm is open to the public. Bring a Non perishable food item to help Second Harvest Food Bank. www.tanglewoodpark.org
An exclusive Triad screening of the film “Wesley” happens at 7pm this Saturday evening at the Stevens Center. “Wesley” tells the story of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement. The 2 hour film was shot totally in North Carolina (mostly in the Winston-Salem area).
www.wesleythemovie.com
Sports… First Round of the state High School Football playoffs:
Mt Tabor is the only Forsyth County team to postpone its game with Western Guilford until Saturday night at 7:30pm.
ASU and Elon will battle it out for the Southern Conference title Saturday afternoon at 3pm.
ACC: FSU at Wake Forest (noon)…Clemson at NC State…Miami at UNC
