Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mix of sun and clouds…High 45. Rain showers Saturday night into Sunday...
“Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader” the third book (and movie) from the Chronicles of Narnia series written by CS Lewis opens in theaters nationwide on Friday.
***Review by Paul Asay with Plugged-in Online (from Focus on the Family)
“If The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was cautious and Prince Caspian grim, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is, quite simply, fun—a cinematic adventure that retains the spirit (both literarily and theologically) of CS Lewis' original treasure. It even…gives audiences a hint of his (Lewis’) humor. As such, (Voyage) is without question the best of the (Narnia) series so far.” Check out the Review: www.pluggedin.com/movies/intheaters/chroniclesofnarniathevoyageofthedawntreader.aspx
Listen to Verne's interview with CS Lewis expert Devin Brown (professor at Asbury University in Kentucky) author of the “Inside Narnia…” books at wbfj.fm. www.wbfj.fm/event5.html
Today is the deadline to send cards to our soldiers through the Holiday Mail for Heroes program. Cards must be postmarked by 5pm TODAY or they cannot be delivered.
Details: www.redcross.org/holidaymail
Please send all cards to…
Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791
Consumers can go green and save some green just by replacing older, less-efficient appliance models. The state has re-allocated $1 million dollars to North Carolina’s ENERGY STAR Appliance Replacement and Rebate program. Energy appliances purchased June 1st or after qualify for rebates. The program is set to end on December 31st. http://www.energync.net/
1-877-379-7323 www.ncnn.com/content/view/6691/26/
Gas prices still edging up toward three dollars. The national average for regular unleaded is $2.97 a gallon…34 cents higher than a year ago. (RnR)
650 Piedmont Teachers Could Lose their Jobs Due To state Budget Cuts. More than 400 teaching positions could be lost in Guilford and Forsyth Counties.
State officials expect cuts in education funding could range from 5 to 15 percent. (WS Journal)
HOUSE DEMOCRATS HAVE VOTED NOT TO CONSIDER THE TAX CUT DEAL NEGOTIATED BETWEEN PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS. The compromise extends Bush-era tax cuts by two years and unemployment benefits by 13 months. The Senate will begin debating the measure on Monday. (RnR)
A controversial Kansas Church, know for its protest of military funerals, has planned a protest in Raleigh tomorrow…before the 1pm start of Elizabeth Edwards’ funeral. Leaders with Westboro Baptist Church did not provide a specific reason for the protest. Counter-protests are being planned. Westboro Baptist Church is NOT affiliated with any known Baptist conventions or associations.
BTW: The family of Elizabeth Edwards will hold that a public funeral service will be held at 1pm this Saturday afternoon at Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh. A private graveside service will follow. Edwards will be buried beside her son Wade who died in a car accident back in 1996. Elizabeth Edwards lost her six year battle with cancer on Tuesday. She was 61 years old. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-westboro-edwards-101209,0,7618398.story
THE U.S. SENATE HAS REJECTED AN EFFORT TO CONSIDER A BILL THAT WOULD REPEAL THE MILITARY'S DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL POLICY. The controversial measure is included in the 2011 Defense Authorization Act. (RnR)
IN LONDON, PRINCE CHARLES' LIMOUSINE WAS ATTACKED DURING A PROTEST OVER AN INCREASE IN TUITION FEES. Although the car was slightly damaged, neither the prince nor his wife were injured in the incident. BBC News reports the protest was in response to a vote by Parliament that could nearly triple university tuition fees. (RnR)
IMAGINE EATING A LOT…WILL MAKE YOU EAT LESS? A new study finds that people who imagine themselves consuming a lot of a given type of food such as candy or cheese – ACTUALLY eat less of the real thing when given the chance. The study appears in the magazine ‘Science’. http://healthland.time.com/2010/12/09/the-imagination-diet-visualizing-eating-helps-cut-real-life-consumption/
Top 10 ‘dangerous’ foods…
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1967235_1967238_1967229,00.html
SPORTS
Carver, Davie, Eastern Alamance and Northern Guilford, four area High School teams still playing for state titles on Saturday. Details...
BB&T Field in Winston-Salem
State 4-A game (11am) Davie County vs Durham Hillside
State 2-A Game (3pm) Carver vs Tarboro
Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh
State 3-A Game (3pm) West Rowan vs Eastern Alamance
State 3-AA Game (7pm) Northern Guildford vs Shelby Crest
FCS playoffs: ASU hosting Villanova in Boone (noon / Saturday)
(at this point, NO snow in the forecast…) http://www.goasu.com/
