Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny and gusty winds…High 85
Record HIGH today: 90 degrees set back in 2006
National Weather Service saying that open burning is NOT recommended over the next two days. Enhanced ‘Fire Danger’ for today and Saturday because of gusty winds, warm temperatures and very dry conditions.
April is National Healthcare Decisions month.
Today (April 16) is National Healthcare Decisions Day...a day to talk about 'end-of-life' wishes regarding living wills and healthcare power of attorney. The staff of Hospice and Palliative Care Center will be on hand at several locations today to answer questions…
Best Health (at Hanes Mall) 10:30am (RSVP) 713-2378
Senior Services (on Shorefair Drive in WS) 1 to 3pm…Drop in clinic
Event details: http://www.hospicecarecenter.org/programsPartnershipsEvents.aspx
The 14th annual Hospice Hope 10k Run and 5k Fitness Walk happens tomorrow (April 17) at Deacon Tower at BB&T Football Field in Winston-Salem. Online registration ends today at 5pm. Details: http://www.support4hospice.org/
Mark Thompson, the owner of Whitley's Restaurant in Lexington, was killed yesterday morning in a motorcycle accident. The accident happened about 9:25 a.m. on Parks Road about four miles south of Lexington. Highway Patrol officials said Thompson was an experienced motorcycle driver and that he was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-story-whitleys-restaurant-owner-killed-100415,0,6965455.story
Charges have been dropped against nine of the American missionaries held in Haiti earlier this year. Haitian authorities stopped the group on January 29 as they tried to cross the border with 33 children without proper legal documentation. The group said it was going to house the children in a converted hotel in the Dominican Republic and later move them to an orphanage.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/04/16/haiti.missionaries/index.html?hpt=T2
The death toll still continues to climb in China after a series of earthquakes on Tuesday. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/china.quake/index.html
Spring Home Furnishings Market in High Point begins on Saturday.
The ‘Furniture Market’ runs through next Thursday (April 22). http://www.highpointmarket.org/
Global Gridlock? Volcanic ash from Iceland shutting down air traffic across Northern Europe for a second straight day, causing the cancellation of some 17,000 flights. Closures include London's Heathrow, Frankfurt in Germany and Amsterdam. The ash has forced the closure of some of Europe's busiest airports causing the most significant disruption to worldwide air travel since 9/11. http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/04/16/iceland.flights.volcano/index.html
Leaders in Guilford County making some necessary adjustments to the proposed budget for the next fiscal year. The budget does not include new taxes or cuts to most services, but Guilford County Schools will not get the extra money that Superintendent Mo Green had asked for.
The proposed budget is $17 million less than the current budget this fiscal year
Early voting for the May 4th primaries runs through May 1st.
Local CBL shopping malls (including Hanes Mall) are collecting your gently used shoes for a good cause. The malls are collecting shoes for Soles4Souls. The shoe drive ends next Thursday. Collection bins are located at the customer-service centers.
For more information: http://www.giveshoes.org/
Do you have personal documents or papers you need shredded? The first annual ‘Shred-it Day’ happens tomorrow from 10 to 2pm in the Winston-Salem Journal parking lot at 5th and Marshall Streets near the Benton Convention Center in downtown Winston-Salem. Volunteers will be on hand to assist. This free shredding event is for personal documents only!
http://www.ncshredit.com/
Dove award winning Christian music artist Jennifer Knapp has returned from a seven-year hiatus with a ‘bombshell’ announcement. Knapp is confirming what some had suspected for years – she’s living in a homosexual lifestyle. http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100413/jennifer-knapp-returns-to-christian-music-scene-confirms-her-sexuality/index.html
Less than THREE weeks away… National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 6th
Theme: “Prayer, for such a time as this” based on Nahum 1:7
"The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him"
Local events: www.nationaldayofprayer.org/
SPORTS:
The Winston-Salem Dash get their second win at the new Ballpark. The Dash over the Nationals…7 – 6 in 10 innings. The Dash at home again tonight (at 7pm)…home games through Sunday. Community Day on Saturday10 to 1pm.
NBA Playoffs: Charlotte Bobcats making it into the NBA playoffs for the first time. Bobcats vs Orlando Magic (in Orlando) on Sunday.
