Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny…High around 60
FYI: We hit 75 degrees at PTI airport yesterday afternoon. A new record HIGH, trumping the previous HIGH of 74 degrees set back in 1979.
Questions about preparing that Thanksgiving Turkey?
Call: 1-800-BUTTERBALL (1-800-288-8372)
http://www.butterball.com/
Even though gas prices are on the rise, more North Carolinians are choosing to drive than fly this Thanksgiving. AAA Carolinas reporting that more than 1.1 million motorists (in our state) will drive more than 50 miles from home. That’s up 11% from last year. The current state average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.80 (up 20 cents from last year).
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/11/24/article/gas_prices_climb_higher_ahead_of_holiday
Road construction shouldn’t slow you down. The state has suspended most road construction through Sunday.
Watch your speed! “Operation Slow Down” continues over the Thanksgiving holiday through next Monday.
Americans United for Separation of Church and State is critical of the King City Council’s latest proposed to allow ‘religious flags’ including the Christian flag to fly at a Veteran’s Memorial in King. A representative for AUSCS said that the town’s proposed policy “favors religion because the flags displayed at the memorial must be religious. The city cannot open a forum and limit it only to religious speech. Doing that clearly shows religious intent.” The Alliance Defense Fund, a conservative Christian organization, is assisting the city of King with the flag proposal. The dispute began five months ago when a US Afghanistan war veteran complained about the Christian flag at the Veterans Memorial. In mid-August, the council received letters from the ACLU and the Americans United urging the council to remove the flag, saying that it violated the First Amendment. On Sept. 15, the council voted to take down the flag. www.journalnow.com/news/2010/nov/24/kings-flag-compromise-running-into-opposition-ar-563803/
Bed bugs causing some major problems at one local homeless shelter. Jacki Lucas, Executive Director of The Salvation Army ‘Center of Hope’ on South Eugene Street in Greensboro, saying that a family staying at the shelter unknowingly brought the bed bugs into the center on their clothing. The shelter is in the process of replacing 76 mattresses…at an estimated cost of $22,000 dollars. To help financially, call (336) 273-5572. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-bed-bugs-101123,0,3345643.story
Needy families in Greensboro receiving a brighter Thanksgiving yesterday during the second annual “Feeding the 5000” at Lawndale Baptist Church . Church members provided Thanksgiving boxes with ham, green beans, rice and yams to families in need. Each box provided a meal for five people. (Greensboro News/Record)
Details about feeding those in need this Thanksgiving online at www.wbfj.fm
Samaritans Purse is in urgent need of Christian doctors and nurses to help battle the deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti. Volunteers need to be willing to serve from one to two weeks…or longer. Travel assistance is provided. If you are a Christian doctor or nurse and would like to know more: www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/mb/service_in_haiti/
Please download the application form here (fillable MS Word document) and send it by email to World Medical Mission (Attention: Morgan Greene) haitimedical@samaritan.org
34,000 shoeboxes and counting. OCC update from Danny Spainhour (with Pinedale Christian Church) sending us an email… “Thank you WBFJ. As of 10pm last night, we had over 34,000 shoeboxes loaded on trailers from the Triad (Lexington, High Point, Kernersville, Rural Hall, Mt. Airy, State Road, West Hamptonville, and Advance). Thank you Triad and WBFJ – because of your efforts over 34,000 children around the world will receive a ‘present’ this year AND more importantly the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ…that will last for Eternity.” http://www.operationchristmaschild.com/
Hey ‘baby”. Jennifer Grey is the new “Dancing With the Stars”champ. The 50-year-old actress beat out actor (That’s So Raven star) Kyle Massey and voting favorite Bristol Palin (daughter of Sarah Palin) to take the title last night. (ABC)
College hoops: Wake Forest, Carolina and Duke in the win column last night.
Oops? Last night’s men's basketball game between Appalachian State and Tennessee Tech was canceled when the visiting team (App State) failed to supply officials for the game. The two teams were suppose to play in an ESPN-U BracketBusters game last night…and one of the requirements is that the visiting team (ASU) is to bring its own officials. ASU athletics director Charlie Cobb issued an apology, stating, "It is unusual for a visiting team to provide game officials, but we have played in BracketBusters before and this miscommunication should not have occurred." http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=303272635
