Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mix of sun and clouds. Breezy…High 60
Wilkes County is under a Wind Advisory until midnight tonight.
Mobile Blood Unit from Ft Bragg is collecting blood for our troops today from 11am til 7pm at the National Guard Armory on Silas Creek Parkway (near Forsyth Tech in Winston-Salem). Walk ins welcomed. Call ahead for more details: 413-8432
FREE ‘Cone Day’ at Ben & Jerry’s TODAY: Ben & Jerry’s will give you a free cone or cup of ice cream from Noon until 8 p.m. Contributions will benefit local non-profits including the Children’s Museum of Greensboro and Winston-Salem and the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival. Ben & Jerry’s locations:
Greensboro - Shops at Friendly Center
High Point - the Palladium at Deep River
Winston-Salem - Harper Hill Commons
Store locator: http://www.benjerry.com/scoop-shops/scoop-shop-locator/
Auditions to sing the National Anthem at a Winston-Salem Dash game this season will be held this Saturday (March 27) Noon to 5pm Food Court (lower level) Hanes Mall. If you are among the first 150 people to sign up online you will be guaranteed a performance time. http://extras.journalnow.com/dash_contest/
Those who are not contacted by the Winston-Salem Dash to schedule an audition time are encouraged to attend on Saturday, March 27, and register as a stand-by performer. Sponsored by the Winston-Salem Journal and the Winston-Salem Dash.
For more information about the National Anthem Tryouts, contact Trey Kalny with the Winston-Salem Dash at (336) 714-2287.
All the details: http://extras.journalnow.com/dash_contest/
Ten states including Florida, South Carolina and Texas are planning on filing a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the new health care reform bill that passed on Sunday. Florida's attorney general Bill McCollum, saying that the recently passed Healthcare Bill will force states to spend money, which violates 10th Amendment. The lawsuit will be filed once President Obama signs the health care bill into law later this morning. http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/22/health.care.lawsuit/index.html?hpt=T1
Republicans are working on repealing the healthcare legislation. Obama and the Democrats are trying to keep voters focused on the new benefits, rather than the size, cost or complexity of the bill.
Toyota warned dealerships back in 2002 that Camry owners were complaining about throttles surging and recommended adjustments in an electronic control unit to fix the problem. According to a document obtained by CNN, a service bulletin went to every U.S. Toyota dealership in late August 2002 after some customers reported their vehicles were speeding up unexpectedly. Toyota has blamed acceleration surges on floor mats it says can trap accelerator pedals and recalled more than 2.3 million vehicles in January for sticky accelerator pedals. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/22/toyota.throttle.warning/index.html?hpt=T2
THE UNITED NATIONS REPORTS THE MOST DEADLY THING IN THE WORLD TODAY IS NOT VIOLENCE, BUT DIRTY WATER. The Secretary-General is calling for better protection of the Earth's most precious resource. The U-N Environment Program indicates that two million tons of sewage and industrial and agricultural waste are poured in the earth's waters every day.
One child under the age of five dies every 20 seconds from water-related diseases.
The Internet company Google has announced that it will stop censoring search results in China and redirect search requests from Chinese users through its server in Hong Kong. In an announcement posted on the company's Web site Monday, Google said the decision did not mean it was leaving China.
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Google-to-Redirect-Chinese-Services-Through-Hong-Kong-88852572.html
You should have received your 2010 Census forms. Don’t forget to fill it out and send it back in. More info at www.2010census.gov/
SPORTS:
Men’s N-I-T: http://www.nit.org/sports/m-nit/spec-rel/10-interactive-bracket.html
Virginia Tech beating UCONN last night
UNC plays UAB tonight
Men’s NCAA Tournament Interactive brackets: http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball/men/
Duke Blue Devils advancing to the Sweet 16. Duke plays
