Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Drizzle this morning. Rain this afternoon…High only 48 degrees. Warmer and dryer for the weekend.
Up-Date: A small plane crash in High Point yesterday afternoon claimed the life of a local prominent doctor. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that Dr. Thomas Littlejohn, the president of P-M-G Research and a founder of Maplewood Family Practice, was a passenger onboard the plane that crashed in a subdivision near Sandy Ridge and Gallimore Dairy roads. No one on the ground was injured. Jim Black, who lives in the subdivision , was walking his dog when the crash happened. "I heard a loud noise and I thought that it was an accident on Sandy Ridge. Black was 10 houses away from the actual crash. Bad weather forced the pilot to abort a landing at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem. The plane was about 2 miles from PTI when the crash happened. http://www.journalnow.com/news/2011/mar/31/wsmain01-two-die-in-plane-crash-near-pti-ar-907036/
Investigators in Wilkes County are trying to figure out what happened to a 2-year-old girl last Saturday evening that injured her ‘severely enough’ that she had to be airlifted to Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem. The girl was being treated at Brenner when police said her mother's boyfriend, 26-year-old Jacob Andrew Minton, of Millers Creek, attacked the child early Sunday morning. Minton faces an attempted first-degree murder charge. The two year old girl was listed in critical condition on Wednesday afternoon.
http://www.wxii12.com/news/27360279/detail.html
A Lexington man remains in critical condition after being hit by a car Monday night. Police said Ronald Rachels, 32, of 2210 Greensboro Street Ext., confessed to hitting David Craver around 9 p.m. Monday night in Lexington. Craver was staying at the Regency Inn. His body was found near the hotel along Business 85. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-possible-hit-run-110329,0,1480967.story
No super fast internet service for the Triad: Google has chosen Kansas City for its ultra fast broadband network, trumping out Winston-Salem and Greensboro. Over 1,000 cities nationwide were campaigning for Google’s ‘Fiber for Communities’ program. (WS Journal)
Doctors with the American Academy of Pediatrics are warning that young people who spend a lot of time on social media sites, are at risk of ‘Facebook depression’. The new clinical report details both the negative and positive effects of social media use on youth and families. "The Impact of Social Media Use on Children, Adolescents and Families" http://www.aap.org/pressroom/aappr-mar2811mailing.htm
THE FDA FOOD ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS REVIEWING DATA ON WHETHER DYES USED IN FOOD CAUSE HYPERACTIVITY IN KIDS. The committee will vote later today on whether the agency should take action on dyes in food, which could include banning them altogether.
NASA IS INSPECTING THE SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S LAUNCH PAD FOR ANY POSSIBLE STORM DAMAGE. A strong storm front passed over Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. The scheduled lift-off of Space Shuttle Endeavor will be on April 19th.
Libya’s Foreign Minister has defected to the UK, but will not be offered ‘immunity’. The defection is seen as another blow to Muammar Gaddafi's "crumbling" regime…in favor of a "better future" for Libya.
With over 6,500 fans on hand, the Winston-Salem Dash beat THE Chicago White Sox 3 – 0 in an exhibition game at BB and T Ballpark last night. BTW: The Chicago White Sox is the parent organization of the WS Dash. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t580
The Boys of Summer are warming up: Today is the official start of Major League baseball.
3.31.2011
3.30.2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Rainy and cool. Temperatures staying in the mid 40s.
Dr. David Martin (Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery) was our special guest this morning. Topic: Kids and Sports injuries. More details: www.wakehealth.edu/our-doctors www.stopsportsinjuries.org/
With rain in the forecast, officials with the Winston-Salem Dash could call off tonight’s exhibition game between the Dash and the Chicago White Sox scheduled for 6pm this evening. No ticket? You can watch the game (weather permitting) on WXII's THIS Carolina movie channel (Antenna 12.2) (Time Warner channel 121). http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t580
Another Tylenol recall: Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling about 34 thousand bottles of Tylenol ‘8 Hour Extended Release Caplets’ because of more complaints of a musty odor. Recall info: 1-888-222-6036 or http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/
Davidson County man is in critical condition after being discovered on the side of the road on Monday night. Lexington Police found David Craver lying along side of business 85 (south) around 9pm just after a 911 call from someone reporting that a ‘person’ fell out of the back of a red pickup truck. The red pickup in question was last seen heading north toward Thomasville.
Police are still investigating. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-possible-hit-run-110329,0,1480967.story
Still have a Gift Card from BLOCKBUSTER lying around? You need to use it by next Wednesday (April 6th). According to a statement on the company's website, BLOCKBUSTER gift cards will no longer be honored after April 6 because of a the company’s bankruptcy proceedings.
Doctors with the American Academy of Pediatrics are warning that young people who spend a lot of time on social media sites, are at risk of ‘Facebook depression’. The new clinical report details both the negative and positive effects of social media use on youth and families. Acceptance by and contact with peers is an important element of adolescent life, but, the "intensity of the online world is thought to be a factor that may trigger depression in some adolescents."
Twenty-two percent said they use the Facebook Places "check-in" feature to look cool. Ten percent use the feature to fit in with the cool people who are doing it, and 10 percent use it to make others jealous. One-third of the respondents admitted to feeling jealous or left out when they see their friends.
Read the entire article: "The Impact of Social Media Use on Children, Adolescents and Families" http://www.aap.org/pressroom/aappr-mar2811mailing.htm
Air Force Staff Sgt. Ron Walker dropped his iPhone recently…out of a C-130 cargo plane going 150 mph near a ‘Drop Zone’ south of Aberdeen. The Fayetteville Observer saying that a friend of Walker’s suggested that he try out his Find My iPhone applicationto find his fallen i-phone. Sure enough, Walker found his lost i-phone about six miles away…scratch-free and in perfect working condition. (WXII)
SPORTS…
How can there be more than one Wolfpack? The legal department at NC State University has sent a letter to Loyola University (in New Orleans), raising objections about the school using Wolfpack as its mascot. Loyola started using the name back in the 1930s, but NC State registered the Wolfpack trademark in 1983, the year it won the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Lawyers for both schools are in talks.
Dr. David Martin (Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery) was our special guest this morning. Topic: Kids and Sports injuries. More details: www.wakehealth.edu/our-doctors www.stopsportsinjuries.org/
With rain in the forecast, officials with the Winston-Salem Dash could call off tonight’s exhibition game between the Dash and the Chicago White Sox scheduled for 6pm this evening. No ticket? You can watch the game (weather permitting) on WXII's THIS Carolina movie channel (Antenna 12.2) (Time Warner channel 121). http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/index.jsp?sid=t580
Another Tylenol recall: Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling about 34 thousand bottles of Tylenol ‘8 Hour Extended Release Caplets’ because of more complaints of a musty odor. Recall info: 1-888-222-6036 or http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/
Davidson County man is in critical condition after being discovered on the side of the road on Monday night. Lexington Police found David Craver lying along side of business 85 (south) around 9pm just after a 911 call from someone reporting that a ‘person’ fell out of the back of a red pickup truck. The red pickup in question was last seen heading north toward Thomasville.
Police are still investigating. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-possible-hit-run-110329,0,1480967.story
Still have a Gift Card from BLOCKBUSTER lying around? You need to use it by next Wednesday (April 6th). According to a statement on the company's website, BLOCKBUSTER gift cards will no longer be honored after April 6 because of a the company’s bankruptcy proceedings.
Doctors with the American Academy of Pediatrics are warning that young people who spend a lot of time on social media sites, are at risk of ‘Facebook depression’. The new clinical report details both the negative and positive effects of social media use on youth and families. Acceptance by and contact with peers is an important element of adolescent life, but, the "intensity of the online world is thought to be a factor that may trigger depression in some adolescents."
Twenty-two percent said they use the Facebook Places "check-in" feature to look cool. Ten percent use the feature to fit in with the cool people who are doing it, and 10 percent use it to make others jealous. One-third of the respondents admitted to feeling jealous or left out when they see their friends.
Read the entire article: "The Impact of Social Media Use on Children, Adolescents and Families" http://www.aap.org/pressroom/aappr-mar2811mailing.htm
Air Force Staff Sgt. Ron Walker dropped his iPhone recently…out of a C-130 cargo plane going 150 mph near a ‘Drop Zone’ south of Aberdeen. The Fayetteville Observer saying that a friend of Walker’s suggested that he try out his Find My iPhone applicationto find his fallen i-phone. Sure enough, Walker found his lost i-phone about six miles away…scratch-free and in perfect working condition. (WXII)
SPORTS…
How can there be more than one Wolfpack? The legal department at NC State University has sent a letter to Loyola University (in New Orleans), raising objections about the school using Wolfpack as its mascot. Loyola started using the name back in the 1930s, but NC State registered the Wolfpack trademark in 1983, the year it won the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Lawyers for both schools are in talks.
3.28.2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Some snow showers early. Rain mixed with snow ending before lunchtime…High 45. ‘Freeze Watch’ overnight into Tuesday morning for the Triad …Low 28
Several school systems in Surry and Wilkes County on a 2-hour delay ecause of the 'winter weather' this morning. UPDATE: Closed…Bridges school and Carroll County.
FYI: Surry Community College – Opening at 10am
Three year old Claire Harris is now helping with the relief efforts in Japan…one magnet at a time. Claire, the adopted daughter of Pastor Ken Harris and wife Kim of Arcadia, saw the news about the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on television two weeks ago. And, she saw people who ‘looked’ like her. (Claire’s birth mother was a Japanese student in the US). At first, Claire wanted to travel to Japan to help, but was told by her parents that it was too far away for a 3-year-old to travel. So Claire and her parents and Claire's great-aunt, Linda Minnich of Pottsville, Pa., came up with the idea of making and selling magnets with a cherry blossom design and the words "Pray for Japan."
You can purchase one of Claire’s magnets for a donation of a dollar, with the money going to missions (ear-marked for Japan). Want a magnet? Contact the Harris family: kwharris@ugbconline.com
Read about Clair and the Harris family in Monday’s edition of the Winston-Salem Journal: http://www.journalnow.com/news/2011/mar/28/wsmain01-3-year-old-sells-magnets-to-help-people-a-ar-897256/
(Ken Harris is senior pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church in Arcadia)
President Obama will address the nation at 7:30pm tonight. Topic: U.S. military involvement in Libya and the United Nations NO-Fly Zone.
A 26 year old Wilkes County man is in jail after attacking a 2 year old at Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem early yesterday morning. All that police are saying is that the toddler was attacked while receiving treatment at the hospital. No additional details were given. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that the child is listed in stable condition. Police said that the attacker, Jacob Andrew Minton, is not related to the child.
One year ago today. Tornadoes caused severe damage to several neighborhoods in Guilford and Davidson counties on March 28, 2010. The National Weather Service said there were a total of three tornadoes that touched down in our area last year on Palm Sunday.
A 6.5 earthquake magnitude shook eastern Japan late last night.
**Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to...www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
SPORTS: Men’s NCAA Tournament: March Madness
NO ACC teams in this year’s Men’s Final Four: Kentucky vs UCONN…Butler vs VCU this Saturday. The National Championship game…next Monday April 4th
NASCAR: Kevin Harvick winning a thriller in California
Several school systems in Surry and Wilkes County on a 2-hour delay ecause of the 'winter weather' this morning. UPDATE: Closed…Bridges school and Carroll County.
FYI: Surry Community College – Opening at 10am
Three year old Claire Harris is now helping with the relief efforts in Japan…one magnet at a time. Claire, the adopted daughter of Pastor Ken Harris and wife Kim of Arcadia, saw the news about the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on television two weeks ago. And, she saw people who ‘looked’ like her. (Claire’s birth mother was a Japanese student in the US). At first, Claire wanted to travel to Japan to help, but was told by her parents that it was too far away for a 3-year-old to travel. So Claire and her parents and Claire's great-aunt, Linda Minnich of Pottsville, Pa., came up with the idea of making and selling magnets with a cherry blossom design and the words "Pray for Japan."
You can purchase one of Claire’s magnets for a donation of a dollar, with the money going to missions (ear-marked for Japan). Want a magnet? Contact the Harris family: kwharris@ugbconline.com
Read about Clair and the Harris family in Monday’s edition of the Winston-Salem Journal: http://www.journalnow.com/news/2011/mar/28/wsmain01-3-year-old-sells-magnets-to-help-people-a-ar-897256/
(Ken Harris is senior pastor of Union Grove Baptist Church in Arcadia)
President Obama will address the nation at 7:30pm tonight. Topic: U.S. military involvement in Libya and the United Nations NO-Fly Zone.
A 26 year old Wilkes County man is in jail after attacking a 2 year old at Brenner Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem early yesterday morning. All that police are saying is that the toddler was attacked while receiving treatment at the hospital. No additional details were given. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that the child is listed in stable condition. Police said that the attacker, Jacob Andrew Minton, is not related to the child.
One year ago today. Tornadoes caused severe damage to several neighborhoods in Guilford and Davidson counties on March 28, 2010. The National Weather Service said there were a total of three tornadoes that touched down in our area last year on Palm Sunday.
A 6.5 earthquake magnitude shook eastern Japan late last night.
**Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to...www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
SPORTS: Men’s NCAA Tournament: March Madness
NO ACC teams in this year’s Men’s Final Four: Kentucky vs UCONN…Butler vs VCU this Saturday. The National Championship game…next Monday April 4th
NASCAR: Kevin Harvick winning a thriller in California
3.25.2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Partly sunny…High near 60. Rainy and cold for the weekend
Faith, Family and Football: “The 5th Quarter” opens in Triad theaters TODAY.
The 5th Quarter is based on the true story of the Abbate family. From the tragic death of a teenaged son (Luke) to the passionate rally cry of honor and remembrance by the Abbate’s older son Jon, a star football player at Wake Forest University. For movie times and locations go to http://the5thquartermovie.com/
Deadly accident in Greensboro overnight. Two people were killed in a head-on collision involving a speeding car early today on West Market Street. A 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse crash into a 1995 Chevrolet pickup killing two of the three passengers in the pickup. www.news-record.com/content/2011/03/25/article/part_of_greensboros_west_market_st_closed_after_wreck
It’s been TWO weeks since a 8.9 magnitude earthquake triggered a Tsunami in northeast Japan. The official death toll has risen to over 10,000. An estimated 17,000 people still unaccounted for. New this morning: Japanese authorities are asking residents within 20 miles of the damaged nuclear power plant to evacuate because of dangerously high levels of radiation. Several workers at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant have been exposed to 10,000 times the amount of radiation than normally allowed. CNN / Fox News
**Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Local couple gets married at their favorite diner. Carolyn McHenry and Tim Barnette love Herbie’s Place on Battleground Avenue in Greensboro so much that they decided to get married there on Thursday. The bride wore black combat boots underneath her white gown. The groom wore a denim jacket with U.S. Marine patches. Read more: www.news-record.com/content/2011/03/24/article/bitten_by_the_lovebug
Deputies in Cleveland County have filed a ‘suspicious person report’ after a man called police claiming that they saw a creature that resembled Bigfoot. "This thing was 10 feet tall and it had beautiful hair," said Tim Peeler, who was trying to call coyotes but believes he coaxed the Bigfoot looking creature out of the woods instead. FYI: The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization says there have been 57 Bigfoot sightings in North Carolina since 1997, including six in Cleveland County. www.charlotteobserver.com/
A funeral service will be held today at 2pm at Calvary Baptist in King for Brooke Edwards, the 15 year old Reagan High freshman who died last Friday after she was accidentally hit by a car.
FYI: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to youth program at Gateway Baptist Church in Tobaccoville. Obituary: www.legacy.com/obituaries/winstonsalem/obituary.aspx?n=brooke-elizabeth-edwards&pid=149568569
A large wildfire near Camp Lejeune in Onslow County in the eastern portion of the state is forcing evacuations. Officials have declared a state of emergency. The wildfire has covered about 2,000 acres.
The Guilford County Board of Education voting to shift the start and end times for traditional schools in the Fall. The change will reduce the number of buses used…and save the district money. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-gcs-start-times-110324,0,1145205.story
NATO HAS AGREED TO TAKE COMMAND OF ENFORCING THE NO-FLY ZONE OVER LIBYA FROM THE US. The handover of the no-fly mission could come as early as this weekend.
First Presbyterian Church on North Main Street in High Point has been approved to be an emergency shelter during natural disasters. The Greater High Point - Davidson Red Cross chapter approved the church to double as a shelter in the downtown area on Thursday.
Men’s NCAA Tournament: March Madness. No re-peat for Duke, the Blue Devils are out. Arizona beat Duke…93 – 77. Also, Cinderella team Butler advancing into the Elite 8, again. Tonight: Tarheels vs Marquette (7:15pm CBS)...Florida State vs VCU (10pm TBS)
Faith, Family and Football: “The 5th Quarter” opens in Triad theaters TODAY.
The 5th Quarter is based on the true story of the Abbate family. From the tragic death of a teenaged son (Luke) to the passionate rally cry of honor and remembrance by the Abbate’s older son Jon, a star football player at Wake Forest University. For movie times and locations go to http://the5thquartermovie.com/
Deadly accident in Greensboro overnight. Two people were killed in a head-on collision involving a speeding car early today on West Market Street. A 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse crash into a 1995 Chevrolet pickup killing two of the three passengers in the pickup. www.news-record.com/content/2011/03/25/article/part_of_greensboros_west_market_st_closed_after_wreck
It’s been TWO weeks since a 8.9 magnitude earthquake triggered a Tsunami in northeast Japan. The official death toll has risen to over 10,000. An estimated 17,000 people still unaccounted for. New this morning: Japanese authorities are asking residents within 20 miles of the damaged nuclear power plant to evacuate because of dangerously high levels of radiation. Several workers at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant have been exposed to 10,000 times the amount of radiation than normally allowed. CNN / Fox News
**Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Local couple gets married at their favorite diner. Carolyn McHenry and Tim Barnette love Herbie’s Place on Battleground Avenue in Greensboro so much that they decided to get married there on Thursday. The bride wore black combat boots underneath her white gown. The groom wore a denim jacket with U.S. Marine patches. Read more: www.news-record.com/content/2011/03/24/article/bitten_by_the_lovebug
Deputies in Cleveland County have filed a ‘suspicious person report’ after a man called police claiming that they saw a creature that resembled Bigfoot. "This thing was 10 feet tall and it had beautiful hair," said Tim Peeler, who was trying to call coyotes but believes he coaxed the Bigfoot looking creature out of the woods instead. FYI: The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization says there have been 57 Bigfoot sightings in North Carolina since 1997, including six in Cleveland County. www.charlotteobserver.com/
A funeral service will be held today at 2pm at Calvary Baptist in King for Brooke Edwards, the 15 year old Reagan High freshman who died last Friday after she was accidentally hit by a car.
FYI: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to youth program at Gateway Baptist Church in Tobaccoville. Obituary: www.legacy.com/obituaries/winstonsalem/obituary.aspx?n=brooke-elizabeth-edwards&pid=149568569
A large wildfire near Camp Lejeune in Onslow County in the eastern portion of the state is forcing evacuations. Officials have declared a state of emergency. The wildfire has covered about 2,000 acres.
The Guilford County Board of Education voting to shift the start and end times for traditional schools in the Fall. The change will reduce the number of buses used…and save the district money. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-gcs-start-times-110324,0,1145205.story
NATO HAS AGREED TO TAKE COMMAND OF ENFORCING THE NO-FLY ZONE OVER LIBYA FROM THE US. The handover of the no-fly mission could come as early as this weekend.
First Presbyterian Church on North Main Street in High Point has been approved to be an emergency shelter during natural disasters. The Greater High Point - Davidson Red Cross chapter approved the church to double as a shelter in the downtown area on Thursday.
Men’s NCAA Tournament: March Madness. No re-peat for Duke, the Blue Devils are out. Arizona beat Duke…93 – 77. Also, Cinderella team Butler advancing into the Elite 8, again. Tonight: Tarheels vs Marquette (7:15pm CBS)...Florida State vs VCU (10pm TBS)
3.24.2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wind Advisory for Surry and Wilkes counties
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny and breezy. Much cooler…High 63. Frost Advisory overnight for the Triad. Tree pollen levels will remain HIGH in the Triad today
“The 5th Quarter” movie opens in Triad theaters on Friday. The movie is based on the true story of the Abbate family. From the tragic death of a teenaged son (Luke) to the passionate rally cry of honor and remembrance by the Abbate’s older son Jon, a star football player at Wake Forest University. http://www.the5thquartermovie.com/
FYI: Friday morning between 7: and 8am: Mary Ann Abbate will share the story about meeting the young mother who received a donated heart...the heart from Mary Ann’s own son, Luke.
Listen to the entire interview (now): www.wbfj.fm/interviews.html
Tickets are still available for the second annual fashion show fundraiser benefitting Restoration Place Ministries in Greensboro. The event is tonight from 6 to 9pm at the Greensboro Country Club. Author and speaker Angela Thomas will be the MC. FYI: Restoration Place Ministries offers women in the Triad Christ-centered, affordable counseling. Ticket info: 542-2060 http://www.restorationplaceministries.org/
Visitation and funeral arrangements for the family of Brooke Edwards...Visitation: This evening from 6 to 8pm at Calvary Baptist in King. Funeral service: Friday afternoon (2pm) at Calvary Baptist in King. FYI: Brooke Edwards was the 15 year old Reagan High School freshman who died after she was accidentally hit by a car near West Forsyth High School this past Friday night. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to youth program at Gateway Baptist Church in Tobaccoville. Obituary: www.legacy.com/obituaries/winstonsalem/obituary.aspx?n=brooke-elizabeth-edwards&pid=149568569
A candle light vigil was held at Wilkes Central High School last night to remember two fellow classmates. A single car crash Tuesday night claimed the lives of Bobby Adams (18) and Dakota Houdeyshell (15). This is the third traffic-related death of the year involving teenagers at Wilkes Central High School. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-teens-wilkesboro-accident-110323,0,1360358.story
There’s already a ban on young drivers from using cell phones while behind the wheel in North Carolina. Everyone else: NO texting or emailing while driving. Could it go further? A House Commerce subcommittee, in Raleigh, is debating a measure that would make using a cell phone while driving illegal, with the hands-free option of using a Bluetooth or a voice-activated phone while driving. If passed, fines would be $100 or more but would not lead to driver's license points that could result in higher insurance premiums. The exception: making a 911. Law-enforcement officers and first responders would also be exempt in order to perform official duties. www.journalnow.com/news/2011/mar/24/wsmain01-legislators-debate-bill-to-ban-cellphone--ar-886972/#poll_219
Samaritan Ministries needs more space to help the hungry and homeless in Winston-Salem …so they are looking to start a-new. Samaritan Ministries is looking for land near their current site on Patterson Avenue to build a 20,000-square-foot building. The new shelter will double the size of the dining hall and increase the number of beds for the homeless. FYI: So many people show up for free lunches at the Samaritan Ministries' soup kitchen that serving time now starts at 10:30am to meet the need. http://samaritanforsyth.org/
www.journalnow.com/news/2011/mar/24/wsmain01-ministry-will-build-anew-ar-886968/
Two Christians have been detained in Saudi Arabia. The two Christians, from India, have been sentenced to 45 days in prison for allegedly sharing the gospel. Saudi Arabia, an Islamic kingdom where practicing and sharing Christianity is illegal, has a long history of persecution against Christians. RnR
Heavy smoking has decreased dramatically in the US. According to researchers at the University of California, San Diego, about 23% of Americans in 1965 smoked at least one pack of cigarettes a day. By 2007, that number had dropped to just over seven percent . The study appears in Journal of the American Medical Association. RNR
Bottled water is a ‘hot commodity’ in Japan. Earlier this week, Tokyo residents were told not to let infants drink tap water because of high radiation levels. In the US, the FDA is screening ‘all’ produce and dairy products imported from Japan…to insure safety.
Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
SPORTS: March Madness
Men’s NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16...(Tonight) Duke vs Arizona (9:45pm CBS)
(Fri) The Tarheels vs Marquette (7:15pm CBS)…FSU vs VCU (10pm TBS)
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny and breezy. Much cooler…High 63. Frost Advisory overnight for the Triad. Tree pollen levels will remain HIGH in the Triad today
“The 5th Quarter” movie opens in Triad theaters on Friday. The movie is based on the true story of the Abbate family. From the tragic death of a teenaged son (Luke) to the passionate rally cry of honor and remembrance by the Abbate’s older son Jon, a star football player at Wake Forest University. http://www.the5thquartermovie.com/
FYI: Friday morning between 7: and 8am: Mary Ann Abbate will share the story about meeting the young mother who received a donated heart...the heart from Mary Ann’s own son, Luke.
Listen to the entire interview (now): www.wbfj.fm/interviews.html
Tickets are still available for the second annual fashion show fundraiser benefitting Restoration Place Ministries in Greensboro. The event is tonight from 6 to 9pm at the Greensboro Country Club. Author and speaker Angela Thomas will be the MC. FYI: Restoration Place Ministries offers women in the Triad Christ-centered, affordable counseling. Ticket info: 542-2060 http://www.restorationplaceministries.org/
Visitation and funeral arrangements for the family of Brooke Edwards...Visitation: This evening from 6 to 8pm at Calvary Baptist in King. Funeral service: Friday afternoon (2pm) at Calvary Baptist in King. FYI: Brooke Edwards was the 15 year old Reagan High School freshman who died after she was accidentally hit by a car near West Forsyth High School this past Friday night. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to youth program at Gateway Baptist Church in Tobaccoville. Obituary: www.legacy.com/obituaries/winstonsalem/obituary.aspx?n=brooke-elizabeth-edwards&pid=149568569
A candle light vigil was held at Wilkes Central High School last night to remember two fellow classmates. A single car crash Tuesday night claimed the lives of Bobby Adams (18) and Dakota Houdeyshell (15). This is the third traffic-related death of the year involving teenagers at Wilkes Central High School. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-teens-wilkesboro-accident-110323,0,1360358.story
There’s already a ban on young drivers from using cell phones while behind the wheel in North Carolina. Everyone else: NO texting or emailing while driving. Could it go further? A House Commerce subcommittee, in Raleigh, is debating a measure that would make using a cell phone while driving illegal, with the hands-free option of using a Bluetooth or a voice-activated phone while driving. If passed, fines would be $100 or more but would not lead to driver's license points that could result in higher insurance premiums. The exception: making a 911. Law-enforcement officers and first responders would also be exempt in order to perform official duties. www.journalnow.com/news/2011/mar/24/wsmain01-legislators-debate-bill-to-ban-cellphone--ar-886972/#poll_219
Samaritan Ministries needs more space to help the hungry and homeless in Winston-Salem …so they are looking to start a-new. Samaritan Ministries is looking for land near their current site on Patterson Avenue to build a 20,000-square-foot building. The new shelter will double the size of the dining hall and increase the number of beds for the homeless. FYI: So many people show up for free lunches at the Samaritan Ministries' soup kitchen that serving time now starts at 10:30am to meet the need. http://samaritanforsyth.org/
www.journalnow.com/news/2011/mar/24/wsmain01-ministry-will-build-anew-ar-886968/
Two Christians have been detained in Saudi Arabia. The two Christians, from India, have been sentenced to 45 days in prison for allegedly sharing the gospel. Saudi Arabia, an Islamic kingdom where practicing and sharing Christianity is illegal, has a long history of persecution against Christians. RnR
Heavy smoking has decreased dramatically in the US. According to researchers at the University of California, San Diego, about 23% of Americans in 1965 smoked at least one pack of cigarettes a day. By 2007, that number had dropped to just over seven percent . The study appears in Journal of the American Medical Association. RNR
Bottled water is a ‘hot commodity’ in Japan. Earlier this week, Tokyo residents were told not to let infants drink tap water because of high radiation levels. In the US, the FDA is screening ‘all’ produce and dairy products imported from Japan…to insure safety.
Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
SPORTS: March Madness
Men’s NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16...(Tonight) Duke vs Arizona (9:45pm CBS)
(Fri) The Tarheels vs Marquette (7:15pm CBS)…FSU vs VCU (10pm TBS)
3.23.2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Breezy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Warm…nera the record HIGH of 81 degrees set back in 2007. Tree pollen levels will remain HIGH in the Triad thru Thursday
No outdoor burning today: Red Flag Warning has been issued for central North Carolina (including the Triad). Dry, breezy conditions along with the warm weather will make brush fires a possibility.
Breaking News: Elizabeth Taylor has died. The legendary actress famed famous for her beauty and many marriages died in Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles.
Crews with Samaritan’s Purse that are on the ground helping earthquake and tsunami victims in near Sendai, Japan are dealing with another challenge, a fuel shortage. The Japanese government has issued emergency fuel permits that allow for only five gallons of gas or diesel per day…per vehicle. And that fuel allotment does not allow them to transport supplies very far.
There is still no running water and no electricity in Sendai.
BTW: Samaritan’s Purse is in the process of handing out 90 tons of supplies that were flown in late last week. Local volunteers, most of them with area churches, are helping distribute the supplies, which including plastic tarps, buckets and hygiene kits.
RAW VIDEO: Samaritan's Purse Worker Describes Scene In Japan
VIDEO: Local Relief Worker Describes Situation In Japan
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/27284503/detail.html
**Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
THE FDA SAYS ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS AND PRODUCE FROM NORTHEAST JAPAN CLOSEST TO THAT CRIPPLED NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WILL BE BARRED FROM ENTERING THE US.
A Davidson County teenager has died from her injuries after a car crash on Monday night. 17 year old Chelsea Lamb was an 11th grader at Ledford High School. A 16 year old passenger, April English…a 10th grader at Central Davidson High School, is in critical but stable condition at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. The crash happened around 10pm Monday night southeast of Lexington. Neither girl was wearing a seat belt. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-teens-crash-110321,0,6676542.storyThree people are in serious condition including another Ledford High School student after a head on collision Monday night on Highway 109 near High Point Wallburg Rd. A 1992 Accord driven by Vicente Lopez collided with a 1997 Accord driven by 17-year-old Jonathan Colyn. Police said Colyn's 8-year-old sister was also in the vehicle. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-ledford-hs-110322,0,6500579.story
A campus memorial service will be held this Friday to remember Brooke Edwards, the 15 year old Reagan High School freshman who was killed last Friday night after she walked into the path of a minivan. Brooke was the oldest of four sisters and was active in the youth group at her church. Brooke’s parents, Paul and Staci Edwards, saying that their faith in God will give them the strength to pull through this difficult situation . The driver of the van was not charged in the incident that happened near West Forsyth High School.
School officials with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system may be able to preserve teachers' jobs but will need to cut pay and additional layoffs in other areas. The WS Journal reporting that the system is looking at laying off 100 to 150 people, although the number could be higher depending on the state budget. A final vote on the school budget is likely on April 25.
With yard sale season cranking up, there seems to be more temporary signs along the roadways and even on utility poles. Well, the Town of Kernersville is busy taking down signs that have been put up illegally. The city ordinance states that temporary signs are NOT allowed along the side of the road in front of utility poles. And yes, it’s also illegal to post signs on utility poles. Temporary signs, such as yard sale and real estate signs are allowed in private yards from noon Friday through noon Monday. New businesses are also allowed to display grand opening banners on their property for up to 21 days without a permit. (Fox 8)
(SPORTS) March Madness. Men’s NCAA Tournament: ACC teams in the Sweet 16
(Thurs) Duke vs Arizona (9:45pm CBS)
(Fri) The Tarheels vs Marquette (7:15pm CBS)…FSU vs VCU (10pm TBS)
"Operation Slow Down" continues this week along Wendover Avenue in Greensboro. The goal: Driver safety by reducing and preventing crashes.
No outdoor burning today: Red Flag Warning has been issued for central North Carolina (including the Triad). Dry, breezy conditions along with the warm weather will make brush fires a possibility.
Breaking News: Elizabeth Taylor has died. The legendary actress famed famous for her beauty and many marriages died in Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles.
Crews with Samaritan’s Purse that are on the ground helping earthquake and tsunami victims in near Sendai, Japan are dealing with another challenge, a fuel shortage. The Japanese government has issued emergency fuel permits that allow for only five gallons of gas or diesel per day…per vehicle. And that fuel allotment does not allow them to transport supplies very far.
There is still no running water and no electricity in Sendai.
BTW: Samaritan’s Purse is in the process of handing out 90 tons of supplies that were flown in late last week. Local volunteers, most of them with area churches, are helping distribute the supplies, which including plastic tarps, buckets and hygiene kits.
RAW VIDEO: Samaritan's Purse Worker Describes Scene In Japan
VIDEO: Local Relief Worker Describes Situation In Japan
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/27284503/detail.html
**Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
THE FDA SAYS ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS AND PRODUCE FROM NORTHEAST JAPAN CLOSEST TO THAT CRIPPLED NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WILL BE BARRED FROM ENTERING THE US.
A Davidson County teenager has died from her injuries after a car crash on Monday night. 17 year old Chelsea Lamb was an 11th grader at Ledford High School. A 16 year old passenger, April English…a 10th grader at Central Davidson High School, is in critical but stable condition at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. The crash happened around 10pm Monday night southeast of Lexington. Neither girl was wearing a seat belt. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-teens-crash-110321,0,6676542.storyThree people are in serious condition including another Ledford High School student after a head on collision Monday night on Highway 109 near High Point Wallburg Rd. A 1992 Accord driven by Vicente Lopez collided with a 1997 Accord driven by 17-year-old Jonathan Colyn. Police said Colyn's 8-year-old sister was also in the vehicle. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-ledford-hs-110322,0,6500579.story
A campus memorial service will be held this Friday to remember Brooke Edwards, the 15 year old Reagan High School freshman who was killed last Friday night after she walked into the path of a minivan. Brooke was the oldest of four sisters and was active in the youth group at her church. Brooke’s parents, Paul and Staci Edwards, saying that their faith in God will give them the strength to pull through this difficult situation . The driver of the van was not charged in the incident that happened near West Forsyth High School.
School officials with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system may be able to preserve teachers' jobs but will need to cut pay and additional layoffs in other areas. The WS Journal reporting that the system is looking at laying off 100 to 150 people, although the number could be higher depending on the state budget. A final vote on the school budget is likely on April 25.
With yard sale season cranking up, there seems to be more temporary signs along the roadways and even on utility poles. Well, the Town of Kernersville is busy taking down signs that have been put up illegally. The city ordinance states that temporary signs are NOT allowed along the side of the road in front of utility poles. And yes, it’s also illegal to post signs on utility poles. Temporary signs, such as yard sale and real estate signs are allowed in private yards from noon Friday through noon Monday. New businesses are also allowed to display grand opening banners on their property for up to 21 days without a permit. (Fox 8)
(SPORTS) March Madness. Men’s NCAA Tournament: ACC teams in the Sweet 16
(Thurs) Duke vs Arizona (9:45pm CBS)
(Fri) The Tarheels vs Marquette (7:15pm CBS)…FSU vs VCU (10pm TBS)
"Operation Slow Down" continues this week along Wendover Avenue in Greensboro. The goal: Driver safety by reducing and preventing crashes.
3.21.2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Clouds early, then some sunshine for the first ‘FULL’ day of SPRING. Warmer … High 72. High of 82 on Tuesday.
BTW: Did you catch the ‘super moon’ Saturday evening?
Happy 5th Birthday to ‘twitter’. With people sending and receiving information about natural disasters to political up-risings to rants from Charlie Sheen, twitter has exploded into a major social medium since the first tweet 5 years ago. BYW: Twitter now averages 140 million tweets a day. http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/03/21/twitter.anniversary/index.html?hpt=T2
AT+T has offered to purchase T-Mobile, pending regulatory approval. The $39 million dollar deal would create the world’s largest wireless carrier, and leave consumers only three big US mobile carriers to choose from. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/03/21/134729806/at-t-plan-to-buy-t-mobile-good-and-bad-news-for-consumers
New recommendations regarding children and car seats and booster seats. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued separate but consistent new recommendations saying that children should ride in rear-facing car seats until they are two years old. Small kids should ride in booster seats longer. And older kids, under the age of 13, should ride in the back seat. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110321/ap_on_he_me/us_med_car_seats_children
Counselors are on hand today at Reagan High School in Winston-Salem after a fellow student was struck by a car and killed Friday night. 15 year old Brooke Edwards, of Pfafftown, and a group of friends were crossing Lewisville Clemmons Road in front of West Forsyth High School (after attending a lacrosse game ) Friday evening when she turned and ventured back into the road…in the path of a van. The driver of the van that struck Brooke was not charged in the incident. Brooke was a freshman at Reagan.
Near abduction of a young child. Laura Hunsucker telling officers that her 4-year-old daughter was nearly ‘taken’ by another woman at Frazier Park around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon in Asheboro. Fox 8 reporting that Hunsucker had turned away from her 4 year old daughter ‘for just a moment’ to tend to her other child in a stroller . That’s when a Hispanic woman grabbed her daughter and started running. Hunsucker ran after the suspect until the kidnapper dropped the child. The child was not injured. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-asheboro-park-kidnapping-110320,0,7221783.story
UPDATE from Japan: Workers have been evacuated from the damaged nuclear plant earlier today after gray smoke rose from one of its reactor units. On Sunday, the Japanese government banned shipments of milk and spinach from areas close to the nuclear reactor because of radiation contamination. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/20/progress-seen-japans-nuclear-crisis/
Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Check out links for Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision and the Salvation Army…
Fox News confirming that UN member nations including the US have damaged Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi's compound in Tripoli. A No-Fly Zone was implemented over the weekend to protect the Libyan people and weaken Qaddafi's forces. Also, the four N.Y. Times journalists reported captured by Gadhafi forces on March 15th were freed earlier today following intervention by Turkish negotiators. The reporters were heading to the Libyan border to be handed over to U.S. officials.
CNN reporting a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan
Men’s NCAA Tournament (March Madness)
Duke and UNC advancing into the Sweet 16 over the weekend
NASCAR: Kyle Busch winning at Bristol
BTW: Did you catch the ‘super moon’ Saturday evening?
Happy 5th Birthday to ‘twitter’. With people sending and receiving information about natural disasters to political up-risings to rants from Charlie Sheen, twitter has exploded into a major social medium since the first tweet 5 years ago. BYW: Twitter now averages 140 million tweets a day. http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/03/21/twitter.anniversary/index.html?hpt=T2
AT+T has offered to purchase T-Mobile, pending regulatory approval. The $39 million dollar deal would create the world’s largest wireless carrier, and leave consumers only three big US mobile carriers to choose from. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/03/21/134729806/at-t-plan-to-buy-t-mobile-good-and-bad-news-for-consumers
New recommendations regarding children and car seats and booster seats. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued separate but consistent new recommendations saying that children should ride in rear-facing car seats until they are two years old. Small kids should ride in booster seats longer. And older kids, under the age of 13, should ride in the back seat. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110321/ap_on_he_me/us_med_car_seats_children
Counselors are on hand today at Reagan High School in Winston-Salem after a fellow student was struck by a car and killed Friday night. 15 year old Brooke Edwards, of Pfafftown, and a group of friends were crossing Lewisville Clemmons Road in front of West Forsyth High School (after attending a lacrosse game ) Friday evening when she turned and ventured back into the road…in the path of a van. The driver of the van that struck Brooke was not charged in the incident. Brooke was a freshman at Reagan.
Near abduction of a young child. Laura Hunsucker telling officers that her 4-year-old daughter was nearly ‘taken’ by another woman at Frazier Park around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon in Asheboro. Fox 8 reporting that Hunsucker had turned away from her 4 year old daughter ‘for just a moment’ to tend to her other child in a stroller . That’s when a Hispanic woman grabbed her daughter and started running. Hunsucker ran after the suspect until the kidnapper dropped the child. The child was not injured. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-asheboro-park-kidnapping-110320,0,7221783.story
UPDATE from Japan: Workers have been evacuated from the damaged nuclear plant earlier today after gray smoke rose from one of its reactor units. On Sunday, the Japanese government banned shipments of milk and spinach from areas close to the nuclear reactor because of radiation contamination. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/20/progress-seen-japans-nuclear-crisis/
Want to help in the Relief efforts in Japan? Go to www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Check out links for Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision and the Salvation Army…
Fox News confirming that UN member nations including the US have damaged Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi's compound in Tripoli. A No-Fly Zone was implemented over the weekend to protect the Libyan people and weaken Qaddafi's forces. Also, the four N.Y. Times journalists reported captured by Gadhafi forces on March 15th were freed earlier today following intervention by Turkish negotiators. The reporters were heading to the Libyan border to be handed over to U.S. officials.
CNN reporting a 5.8 magnitude earthquake in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan
Men’s NCAA Tournament (March Madness)
Duke and UNC advancing into the Sweet 16 over the weekend
NASCAR: Kyle Busch winning at Bristol
3.18.2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny and warm…High 82
The record HIGH temperature is currently 79 degrees set back in 1963
Food crisis in America? A new Gallop study finding that a record number of Triad residents are trying to put food on their tables for their families…but are coming up short. In the study, 25 percent of families in the Winston-Salem metro area say they did NOT have enough money to buy food for their families in the past year. Several metro areas in North Carolina (including Winston-Salem, Greensboro/High Point and Asheville) landing in the TOP 10 of the Gallop / hunger survey. www.journalnow.com/news/2011/mar/17/3/winston-salem-area-ranks-third-in-us-for-food-hard-ar-871844/.
Wanna help? Contact Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.
Phone: 784-5770 On the web: http://www.hungernwnc.org/
Save-a-Life Saturday: The Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross will offer FREE C-P-R and first aid training this Saturday (Mar 19) as part of Save-a-Life Saturday. Classes will be held at 690 Coliseum Drive in Winston-Salem at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 12noon. Training will last around an hour, and will include instruction in hands-only CPR, controlling external bleeding and managing shock. Red Cross chapters across the country will hold classes to honor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and all those involved in the Tucson, Arizona tragedy. To register: call 336 724 0511 (ext. 5744 or 5745)
Do you have expired, unwanted and unused prescription drugs and OTC medications? You can dispose of them properly this Sunday during Operation Medicine Drop…2 to 4pm in the parking lot at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. Sponsored by the Winston-Salem Police Department and Safe Kids NC. Info: 727-8000
UPDATE from Japan: Freezing temperatures and snow are compounding relief efforts in getting food and water to hundreds of thousands of people who remain in makeshift shelters one week after that 8.9 magnitude earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami
-Japan's death toll in the earthquake and tsunami has risen to 6,911 with over 10,000 people missing.
-Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency has raised the level for the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant from a 4 to 5 -- putting it on par with the 1979 incident at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island…deemed the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history. Chernobyl, for example, rated a 7 on the scale.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/18/japan-quake-live-blog-nissan-monitoring-car-exports-for-radiation/?hpt=T1
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Japanese-Shelters-Reported-Short-of-Food-and-Water-118156934.html
**If you are looking for a way to help in the Relief efforts in Japan, check out links for Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision and the Salvation Army…on our website at wbfj.fm www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Researchers at A&T State University in Greensboro have developed what they are calling a hypo-allergenic peanut. The breakthrough reduces the top two allergens in peanuts. The new hypo-allergenic peanut will not cure peanut allergies, but will lower the severity of it in some people. At least 75 percent of allergic reactions to peanuts come from accidental exposure.
More than 3 million people suffer from peanut allergies.
New name change and logo for one area hospital. The hospital will now be called Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The hospital has done away with the infinity logo and replaced it with a DNA strand. The new branding will cost about $3.5 million dollars.
An explosive devise was discovered at the Randleman Dam yesterday afternoon. Greensboro Police issued a statement saying that the dam was not in danger of being damaged from the explosive. State and Federal agents are investigating. www.wxii12.com/news/27234789/detail.html
The UN Security Council has voted to impose a NO-Fly Zone over Libya to protect civilians from further attacks by government forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. CNN
Men’s NCAA Tournament: March Madness. Surprise winners from Thursday include: Richmond, Gonzaga, BYU and Morehead State (Morehead State beat #4 Louisville)
***Two ACC teams play their games today in Charlotte: Duke (3:10pm) and UNC (7:05pm)
"Operation Slow Down" continues along Wendover Avenue in Greensboro. Over the next week, expect to see more blue lights from 7am – 6:30pm. The goal: Driver safety by reducing and preventing crashes on Wendover.
The record HIGH temperature is currently 79 degrees set back in 1963
Food crisis in America? A new Gallop study finding that a record number of Triad residents are trying to put food on their tables for their families…but are coming up short. In the study, 25 percent of families in the Winston-Salem metro area say they did NOT have enough money to buy food for their families in the past year. Several metro areas in North Carolina (including Winston-Salem, Greensboro/High Point and Asheville) landing in the TOP 10 of the Gallop / hunger survey. www.journalnow.com/news/2011/mar/17/3/winston-salem-area-ranks-third-in-us-for-food-hard-ar-871844/.
Wanna help? Contact Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.
Phone: 784-5770 On the web: http://www.hungernwnc.org/
Save-a-Life Saturday: The Northwest North Carolina Chapter of the American Red Cross will offer FREE C-P-R and first aid training this Saturday (Mar 19) as part of Save-a-Life Saturday. Classes will be held at 690 Coliseum Drive in Winston-Salem at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 12noon. Training will last around an hour, and will include instruction in hands-only CPR, controlling external bleeding and managing shock. Red Cross chapters across the country will hold classes to honor Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and all those involved in the Tucson, Arizona tragedy. To register: call 336 724 0511 (ext. 5744 or 5745)
Do you have expired, unwanted and unused prescription drugs and OTC medications? You can dispose of them properly this Sunday during Operation Medicine Drop…2 to 4pm in the parking lot at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem. Sponsored by the Winston-Salem Police Department and Safe Kids NC. Info: 727-8000
UPDATE from Japan: Freezing temperatures and snow are compounding relief efforts in getting food and water to hundreds of thousands of people who remain in makeshift shelters one week after that 8.9 magnitude earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami
-Japan's death toll in the earthquake and tsunami has risen to 6,911 with over 10,000 people missing.
-Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency has raised the level for the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant from a 4 to 5 -- putting it on par with the 1979 incident at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island…deemed the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history. Chernobyl, for example, rated a 7 on the scale.
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/18/japan-quake-live-blog-nissan-monitoring-car-exports-for-radiation/?hpt=T1
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Japanese-Shelters-Reported-Short-of-Food-and-Water-118156934.html
**If you are looking for a way to help in the Relief efforts in Japan, check out links for Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision and the Salvation Army…on our website at wbfj.fm www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Researchers at A&T State University in Greensboro have developed what they are calling a hypo-allergenic peanut. The breakthrough reduces the top two allergens in peanuts. The new hypo-allergenic peanut will not cure peanut allergies, but will lower the severity of it in some people. At least 75 percent of allergic reactions to peanuts come from accidental exposure.
More than 3 million people suffer from peanut allergies.
New name change and logo for one area hospital. The hospital will now be called Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The hospital has done away with the infinity logo and replaced it with a DNA strand. The new branding will cost about $3.5 million dollars.
An explosive devise was discovered at the Randleman Dam yesterday afternoon. Greensboro Police issued a statement saying that the dam was not in danger of being damaged from the explosive. State and Federal agents are investigating. www.wxii12.com/news/27234789/detail.html
The UN Security Council has voted to impose a NO-Fly Zone over Libya to protect civilians from further attacks by government forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. CNN
Men’s NCAA Tournament: March Madness. Surprise winners from Thursday include: Richmond, Gonzaga, BYU and Morehead State (Morehead State beat #4 Louisville)
***Two ACC teams play their games today in Charlotte: Duke (3:10pm) and UNC (7:05pm)
"Operation Slow Down" continues along Wendover Avenue in Greensboro. Over the next week, expect to see more blue lights from 7am – 6:30pm. The goal: Driver safety by reducing and preventing crashes on Wendover.
3.17.2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny skies…High near 70. Friday: Sunny…High near 80
Today is March 17th…St. Patty’s Day, a day to wear green and love all things Irish. But, did you know that St. Patrick was the first Christian missionary to Ireland?
Learn more about the ‘real’ St Patrick: http://blogs.christianpost.com/parenting/2010/03/st-patrick-was-a-missionary-17/
Researchers at A&T State University in Greensboro have developed what they are calling a hypo-allergenic peanut. The breakthrough reduces the top two allergens in peanuts. The new hypo-allergenic peanut will not cure peanut allergies, but will lower the severity of it in some people. At least 75 percent of allergic reactions to peanuts come from accidental exposure. More than 3 million people suffer from peanut allergies.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will hold a news conference at 10am this morning to announce a new name and unveil a new hospital logo. So, what would you name ‘Baptist Hospital’??
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT RULED WEDNESDAY IN FAVOR OF A DIVORCED FATHER WHO WANTED HIS PREVIOUSLY HOMESCHOOLED DAUGHTER ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOL. The Court stated that it was NOT giving an opinion as to which form of education (whether public, private or homeschooling) is "most suitable" for children. The case was taken to court because of the two parents, who share joint legal custody of their daughter, their failure to agree on how she should be educated. The court also recognized that fit parents have a fundamental right to direct the education and upbringing of their children. www.hslda.org/hs/state/nh/201103160.asp
The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bill today that would strip $50 million dollars of Federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps support NPR. The move to pull funds from the NPR comes after a conservative activist group secretly taped an NPR executive criticizing Tea Party supporters, conservative Republicans and Evangelical Christians, while boasting that NPR would be better off without federal money. Check out the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd9OYJMX9t4
The measure is part of a larger bill to keep the government running for the next three weeks. BTW: NPR says federal funding comprises less than 2 percent of its budget, with most of its financial support coming from station fees, sponsorships and grants.
www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/17/house.of.reps.npr.funding/index.html?hpt=T2
For a "point/counterpoint" debate on whether NPR should get federal money, see this back-and-forth from ABC News commentator George Will (who argues against funding) and NPR's Cokie Roberts (who argues for it).
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/point-counterpoint-funding-npr/story?id=13151557
UPDATE from Japan: The U.S. state department is chartering planes to help evacuate the families of US government personnel and US citizens out of Japan.
-Japanese officials report increasing problems in getting food and water to hundreds of thousands of people who remain in makeshift shelters almost a week the nation's worst recorded earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami.
-Freezing temperatures and snow are compounding the horrible situation. Japanese media said more than 20,000 people are known to be trapped and awaiting rescue. Members of a U.S. rescue team working in one coastal city said Thursday that they have not found anyone alive in the area that they are working. www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Japanese-Shelters-Reported-Short-of-Food-and-Water-118156934.html-Crews are using military helicopters to dump tons of sea water on top of one of the reactors at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in order to stop a full meltdown. Operators are trying to restore power to cooling systems at the nuclear power plant. (CNN)
**Several news organizations are following the plight of those the Japanese people and (for the most part) how patient and understanding the people of Japan seem to be…as they cope with survival in the aftermath of an earthquake, a tsunami and the on-going threat of radiation from a crippled nuclear reactor.
**If you are looking for a way to help in the Relief efforts in Japan...Check out links for Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision and the Salvation Army at our website:
www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Men’s NCAA Tournament: Now, down to 64 teams. March Madness kicks into over-drive with 16 games on tap today. FYI: Duke and Carolina play their second round games in Charlotte on Friday.
TRAFFIC:Downtown Winston-Salem: Traffic will be down to one lane in both directions of Business 40 (Broad Street and Cemetery Street) from 9am to 3pm...
DOT crews will be doing some routine maintenance on traffic cameras.
-EB Business 40 from Main Street to Hwy 52
-WB Business 40 from Main Street to Peters Creek Parkway
"Operation Slow Down" continues along Wendover Avenue in Greensboro. Over the next two weeks, expect to see more blue lights from 7am – 6:30pm. The goal: Driver safety by reducing and preventing crashes on Wendover.
TODAY: New 'Sheetz' opening in Wallburg today at 4pm. Expect traffic delays…at the Corner of Hwy 109 + Gumtree Road. (Gas price war???) :)Today on the daily broadcast of Focus on the Family: Christian artist Brandon Heath. Catch Focus on the Family tonight at 9pm, right here on WBFJ.
Today is March 17th…St. Patty’s Day, a day to wear green and love all things Irish. But, did you know that St. Patrick was the first Christian missionary to Ireland?
Learn more about the ‘real’ St Patrick: http://blogs.christianpost.com/parenting/2010/03/st-patrick-was-a-missionary-17/
Researchers at A&T State University in Greensboro have developed what they are calling a hypo-allergenic peanut. The breakthrough reduces the top two allergens in peanuts. The new hypo-allergenic peanut will not cure peanut allergies, but will lower the severity of it in some people. At least 75 percent of allergic reactions to peanuts come from accidental exposure. More than 3 million people suffer from peanut allergies.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will hold a news conference at 10am this morning to announce a new name and unveil a new hospital logo. So, what would you name ‘Baptist Hospital’??
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT RULED WEDNESDAY IN FAVOR OF A DIVORCED FATHER WHO WANTED HIS PREVIOUSLY HOMESCHOOLED DAUGHTER ENROLLED IN PUBLIC SCHOOL. The Court stated that it was NOT giving an opinion as to which form of education (whether public, private or homeschooling) is "most suitable" for children. The case was taken to court because of the two parents, who share joint legal custody of their daughter, their failure to agree on how she should be educated. The court also recognized that fit parents have a fundamental right to direct the education and upbringing of their children. www.hslda.org/hs/state/nh/201103160.asp
The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bill today that would strip $50 million dollars of Federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps support NPR. The move to pull funds from the NPR comes after a conservative activist group secretly taped an NPR executive criticizing Tea Party supporters, conservative Republicans and Evangelical Christians, while boasting that NPR would be better off without federal money. Check out the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd9OYJMX9t4
The measure is part of a larger bill to keep the government running for the next three weeks. BTW: NPR says federal funding comprises less than 2 percent of its budget, with most of its financial support coming from station fees, sponsorships and grants.
www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/03/17/house.of.reps.npr.funding/index.html?hpt=T2
For a "point/counterpoint" debate on whether NPR should get federal money, see this back-and-forth from ABC News commentator George Will (who argues against funding) and NPR's Cokie Roberts (who argues for it).
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/point-counterpoint-funding-npr/story?id=13151557
UPDATE from Japan: The U.S. state department is chartering planes to help evacuate the families of US government personnel and US citizens out of Japan.
-Japanese officials report increasing problems in getting food and water to hundreds of thousands of people who remain in makeshift shelters almost a week the nation's worst recorded earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami.
-Freezing temperatures and snow are compounding the horrible situation. Japanese media said more than 20,000 people are known to be trapped and awaiting rescue. Members of a U.S. rescue team working in one coastal city said Thursday that they have not found anyone alive in the area that they are working. www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Japanese-Shelters-Reported-Short-of-Food-and-Water-118156934.html-Crews are using military helicopters to dump tons of sea water on top of one of the reactors at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in order to stop a full meltdown. Operators are trying to restore power to cooling systems at the nuclear power plant. (CNN)
**Several news organizations are following the plight of those the Japanese people and (for the most part) how patient and understanding the people of Japan seem to be…as they cope with survival in the aftermath of an earthquake, a tsunami and the on-going threat of radiation from a crippled nuclear reactor.
**If you are looking for a way to help in the Relief efforts in Japan...Check out links for Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision and the Salvation Army at our website:
www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Men’s NCAA Tournament: Now, down to 64 teams. March Madness kicks into over-drive with 16 games on tap today. FYI: Duke and Carolina play their second round games in Charlotte on Friday.
TRAFFIC:Downtown Winston-Salem: Traffic will be down to one lane in both directions of Business 40 (Broad Street and Cemetery Street) from 9am to 3pm...
DOT crews will be doing some routine maintenance on traffic cameras.
-EB Business 40 from Main Street to Hwy 52
-WB Business 40 from Main Street to Peters Creek Parkway
"Operation Slow Down" continues along Wendover Avenue in Greensboro. Over the next two weeks, expect to see more blue lights from 7am – 6:30pm. The goal: Driver safety by reducing and preventing crashes on Wendover.
TODAY: New 'Sheetz' opening in Wallburg today at 4pm. Expect traffic delays…at the Corner of Hwy 109 + Gumtree Road. (Gas price war???) :)Today on the daily broadcast of Focus on the Family: Christian artist Brandon Heath. Catch Focus on the Family tonight at 9pm, right here on WBFJ.
Today is March 17th…St. Patty’s Day,
Traditionally, St Patty's Day is a day to wear green and love all things Irish. But, did you know that St. Patrick was the first Christian missionary to Ireland?
Learn more about the ‘real’ St Patrick:
http://blogs.christianpost.com/parenting/2010/03/st-patrick-was-a-missionary-17/
-This article is adapted from "Enjoying Missions Throughout the Year" from Ann's book,
The Mission-Minded Family - Releasing Your Family to God's Destiny. Ann is an international minister alongside her husband, Jon Dunagan (with Harvest Ministry) and a homeschooling mother of seven kids (ages 9 to 23).
-William Federer - “St. Patrick: The Real History of His Life, From Tragedy to Triumph”
Learn more about the ‘real’ St Patrick:
http://blogs.christianpost.com/parenting/2010/03/st-patrick-was-a-missionary-17/
-This article is adapted from "Enjoying Missions Throughout the Year" from Ann's book,
The Mission-Minded Family - Releasing Your Family to God's Destiny. Ann is an international minister alongside her husband, Jon Dunagan (with Harvest Ministry) and a homeschooling mother of seven kids (ages 9 to 23).
-William Federer - “St. Patrick: The Real History of His Life, From Tragedy to Triumph”
3.16.2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Partly sunny skies. Warmer…High 62
Lots of fun activities planned around lunchtime today at the Chick-Fil-A on North Main Street in High Point. It’s all part of a grand re-opening at the Chick-Fil-A on north main street in High Point after undergoing a full restaurant renovation…inside and out. (Various activities happening Wednesday and Thursday).
Does your teen need a prom dress? How about a FREE prom dress? Union Ridge UMC on Old Lexington Road in Winston-Salem is inviting teen girls and their moms to stop by this afternoon (March 16) from 3 to 6pm during its Blessed Dress – Prom Dress Giveaway. Teen girls need to have an adult female with them. Non perishable food donations will be taken to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. Need more info: 414-2670…788-2672
RECALL: Nestle is recalling packages of its LEAN CUISINE Simple Favorites Spaghetti with Meatballs frozen dinners. The dinners may be contaminated with pieces of red plastic. Here's the production code in question: 0298595519 P Customer Service: (866) 606-8264
Gas price war in Mocksville? Several weeks ago, a new Sheetz opened up in Mocksville, selling gasoline at $3.29 a gallon. Sheetz has kept its promotional price and when one competitor decided to match it. The gas price war was on…and the winners…the customers. According to GasBuddy: the statewide average for regular unleaded is $3.53 a gallon. In the Triad…$3.49. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-gas-price-war-110315,0,5352058.story
The new Novant Health Medical Center officially opens in Kernersville today. The hospital includes 46 patient rooms, four operating rooms, a 20-room emergency department and four intensive care rooms. www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2011/03/04/kernersville-hospital-to-open-for-tours.html
UPDATE: Cold weather and the threat of radiation continues to hamper relief efforts in Japan. CNN reporting that government tests are finding traces of radiation in tap water 50 miles away from Japan's damaged Fukushima (foo-koo-SHEE-mah) nuclear power plant. Japan's emperor made a rare television appearance, telling residents to not give up hope.
If you are looking for a way to help in the Relief efforts in Japan, go to our website www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
The "No Speak English, No Service" sign has been taken down from the main entrance of Reedy Creek Family Diner in Davidson…but not without controversy. About a month ago Greg Simons, the owner of Reedy Creek Family Diner, posted the "No Speak English, No Service" sign after a ‘communication break-down’ between he and a group of Spanish speaking customers about a month ago. Earlier this week, Simons took down the sign from his restaurant after being bombarded with complaints. Simons believes people are taking his sign out of context, making a racial issue out of something he says is merely a communication issue. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-no-english-no-service-110315,0,3204540.story
SPORTS: Exciting First round action of the NCAA Tournament last night. Clemson advancing, as well as UNC-Asheville winning in OT.
ACC: Sidney Lowe is out as men’s head basketball coach at NC State.
"Operation Slow Down" continues along Wendover Avenue in Greensboro
Over the next two weeks, expect to see more blue lights from 7am – 6:30pm.
The goal: Driver safety by reducing and preventing crashes on Wendover.
Lots of fun activities planned around lunchtime today at the Chick-Fil-A on North Main Street in High Point. It’s all part of a grand re-opening at the Chick-Fil-A on north main street in High Point after undergoing a full restaurant renovation…inside and out. (Various activities happening Wednesday and Thursday).
Does your teen need a prom dress? How about a FREE prom dress? Union Ridge UMC on Old Lexington Road in Winston-Salem is inviting teen girls and their moms to stop by this afternoon (March 16) from 3 to 6pm during its Blessed Dress – Prom Dress Giveaway. Teen girls need to have an adult female with them. Non perishable food donations will be taken to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. Need more info: 414-2670…788-2672
RECALL: Nestle is recalling packages of its LEAN CUISINE Simple Favorites Spaghetti with Meatballs frozen dinners. The dinners may be contaminated with pieces of red plastic. Here's the production code in question: 0298595519 P Customer Service: (866) 606-8264
Gas price war in Mocksville? Several weeks ago, a new Sheetz opened up in Mocksville, selling gasoline at $3.29 a gallon. Sheetz has kept its promotional price and when one competitor decided to match it. The gas price war was on…and the winners…the customers. According to GasBuddy: the statewide average for regular unleaded is $3.53 a gallon. In the Triad…$3.49. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-gas-price-war-110315,0,5352058.story
The new Novant Health Medical Center officially opens in Kernersville today. The hospital includes 46 patient rooms, four operating rooms, a 20-room emergency department and four intensive care rooms. www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2011/03/04/kernersville-hospital-to-open-for-tours.html
UPDATE: Cold weather and the threat of radiation continues to hamper relief efforts in Japan. CNN reporting that government tests are finding traces of radiation in tap water 50 miles away from Japan's damaged Fukushima (foo-koo-SHEE-mah) nuclear power plant. Japan's emperor made a rare television appearance, telling residents to not give up hope.
If you are looking for a way to help in the Relief efforts in Japan, go to our website www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
The "No Speak English, No Service" sign has been taken down from the main entrance of Reedy Creek Family Diner in Davidson…but not without controversy. About a month ago Greg Simons, the owner of Reedy Creek Family Diner, posted the "No Speak English, No Service" sign after a ‘communication break-down’ between he and a group of Spanish speaking customers about a month ago. Earlier this week, Simons took down the sign from his restaurant after being bombarded with complaints. Simons believes people are taking his sign out of context, making a racial issue out of something he says is merely a communication issue. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-no-english-no-service-110315,0,3204540.story
SPORTS: Exciting First round action of the NCAA Tournament last night. Clemson advancing, as well as UNC-Asheville winning in OT.
ACC: Sidney Lowe is out as men’s head basketball coach at NC State.
"Operation Slow Down" continues along Wendover Avenue in Greensboro
Over the next two weeks, expect to see more blue lights from 7am – 6:30pm.
The goal: Driver safety by reducing and preventing crashes on Wendover.
3.15.2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Rain, mainly this afternoon and this evening. High near 50
A thunderstorm possible before midnight…Low overnight 45.
Does your teen need a prom dress? How about a FREE prom dress? Union Ridge UMC on Old Lexington Road in Winston-Salem is inviting teen girls and their moms to stop by this Wednesday (March 16) from 3 to 6pm during its Blessed Dress – Prom Dress Giveaway. Teen girls need to have an adult female with them. Non perishable food donations will be collected to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. Need more info? Call 414-2670 or 788-2672
UPDATE: A third explosion in 4 days has caused even more damage at the earthquake crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, located north of Tokyo. Residents within 12 miles of the nuclear power plant have been ordered to evacuate because of dangerous levels of radiation. The U.S Navy reporting that 17 crew members from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier were exposed to low-level radiation during earthquake rescue operations. www.npr.org/2011/03/15/134552475/radiation-fears-rise-at-japanese-power-plant
http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/03/15/dangerous-radiation-levels-reported-near-stricken-nuclear-plant-2/
Members of Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem have donated $10,000 dollars toward relief efforts in Japan. The church is partnering with the North Carolina Baptist Men's Disaster Response Team which already has people on the ground in Japan to determine which areas are in most need of help.
If you are looking for a way to help in the Relief efforts in Japan go to our website. Check out links for Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision and the Salvation Army…
www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Check out ‘before and after’ photos of the devastated areas in Japan…
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html?src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB
Facebook (Open discussion group): This site is giving updates about those on the ground in Japan. http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=pickard%20newmarket&init=quick&tas=0.9192275159627625#!/home.php?sk=group_158389390884633&ap=1
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried has been fired as the abrasive duck voice on the AFLAC commercials…after posting a string of mocking jokes about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Twitter over the weekend. Gottfried’s tasteless tweets could be damaging to Aflac’s image in Japan, because the company does 75% of its business in Japan. One in four homes in Japan buys health insurance from Aflac. Aflac announced before the incident that it would donate $1.2 million dollars to the International Red Cross to help with disaster assistance in Japan. FYI: Gottfried’s voice is NOT the voice of the Aflac in Japan. Instead, the Aflac duck voice has a softer, sweeter voice in Japanese commercials. A talent search is underway for Gottfried’s replacement. www.wxii12.com/entertainment/27193109/detail.html
Tip of the day: The best time of the week to purchase airline tickets is Tuesday and Wednesdays, usually 21 days before your flight. Typically, airlines reduce their prices Tuesday evenings and Wednesday mornings. (ShePrep)
A bill requiring voters to show a valid photo ID in order to vote on Election Day in North Carolina is making its way through the House in Raleigh. The Bill also contains other campaign finance provisions added in direct response to the investigation of former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign. www.wxii12.com/news/27197866/detail.html
Karen Oliver, a teacher at Erwin Montessori in Greensboro, has received Harris Teeter’s Teachers of Excellence award for 2010-2011. Ms. Oliver teaches Reading for the Hearing Impaired for First and Second graders. She has been with Erwin Montessori since 2003 and working with hearing impaired students since 1988. More info: http://www.harristeeter.com/
“Eat Out to Help Habitat” happens this week through Saturday. (March 12 – 19). Each year, local high schools have a ‘friendly competition’ to see who can raise the most money to build the ‘Habitat Youth United House’. Participating restaurants including Chick-Fil-A, Beef O’Brady’s , Midtown Café and River Birch Lodge will contribute a percentage of their sales on a particular day to a partner high school. School schedules online at http://www.habitatforsyth.org/...
click on the ‘raise The Roof’ logo. (News Blog)
The father of a 10-year-old boy who started a fire at the Ashbrook Pointe Apartments in Greensboro on Sunday is pleading for understanding. The dad saying that the blaze was all an accident and that his son was simply curious about fire. Police will not say whether the boy will face any type of charges, but the parents definitely will not. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-greensboro-apartment-fire-110313,0,3439118.story
Have you finished filling in your brackets?????
The First round of the NCAA Tournament starts later this evening.
UNC-Asheville plays at 6:40pm…Clemson plays at 9:10pm
NCAA Bracket http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/brackets/viewable_men
Bracket Manager (interactive) http://mayhem.cbssports.com/splash/mayhem/spln/opm?ttag=BM11_on_all_cspt_cb_ao_0002
March Madness…are you ready? According to a report from outplacement company Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., an estimated 8.4 million work hours will be lost to ‘March Madness’ (during the annual three-week long NCAA tournament). According to a CareerBuilder survey of more than 3,900 workers…one in five workers said they have participated in March Madness pools at work. (28% of male workers and 11% of female workers said they have put money down after filling out their tournament brackets).
FYI: ‘March Madness’ will cost US offices an estimated $192 million dollars.
www.mainstreet.com/article/career/work/life-balance/march-madness-costs-offices-192-million
Countless fans, and even people who aren't big basketball fans, are filling out their brackets. But, could your office ‘tournament pool’ be illegal? If money is involved with the winning, technically…YES. The NC statute states, in part, "...any person or organization that operates any game of chance or any person who plays at or bets on any game of chance at which money, property, or other thing of value is bet... shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor." A detective with the Guilford County Sheriff's Office said while they're not sending investigators out to offices looking for people participating in pools, she recommends using common sense. Don't go bragging about how much money you're putting in or winning on social media. http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=166395&catid=57
A thunderstorm possible before midnight…Low overnight 45.
Does your teen need a prom dress? How about a FREE prom dress? Union Ridge UMC on Old Lexington Road in Winston-Salem is inviting teen girls and their moms to stop by this Wednesday (March 16) from 3 to 6pm during its Blessed Dress – Prom Dress Giveaway. Teen girls need to have an adult female with them. Non perishable food donations will be collected to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. Need more info? Call 414-2670 or 788-2672
UPDATE: A third explosion in 4 days has caused even more damage at the earthquake crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, located north of Tokyo. Residents within 12 miles of the nuclear power plant have been ordered to evacuate because of dangerous levels of radiation. The U.S Navy reporting that 17 crew members from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier were exposed to low-level radiation during earthquake rescue operations. www.npr.org/2011/03/15/134552475/radiation-fears-rise-at-japanese-power-plant
http://blogs.voanews.com/breaking-news/2011/03/15/dangerous-radiation-levels-reported-near-stricken-nuclear-plant-2/
Members of Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem have donated $10,000 dollars toward relief efforts in Japan. The church is partnering with the North Carolina Baptist Men's Disaster Response Team which already has people on the ground in Japan to determine which areas are in most need of help.
If you are looking for a way to help in the Relief efforts in Japan go to our website. Check out links for Samaritan’s Purse, World Vision and the Salvation Army…
www.wbfj.fm/event6.html
Check out ‘before and after’ photos of the devastated areas in Japan…
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html?src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB
Facebook (Open discussion group): This site is giving updates about those on the ground in Japan. http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=pickard%20newmarket&init=quick&tas=0.9192275159627625#!/home.php?sk=group_158389390884633&ap=1
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried has been fired as the abrasive duck voice on the AFLAC commercials…after posting a string of mocking jokes about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Twitter over the weekend. Gottfried’s tasteless tweets could be damaging to Aflac’s image in Japan, because the company does 75% of its business in Japan. One in four homes in Japan buys health insurance from Aflac. Aflac announced before the incident that it would donate $1.2 million dollars to the International Red Cross to help with disaster assistance in Japan. FYI: Gottfried’s voice is NOT the voice of the Aflac in Japan. Instead, the Aflac duck voice has a softer, sweeter voice in Japanese commercials. A talent search is underway for Gottfried’s replacement. www.wxii12.com/entertainment/27193109/detail.html
Tip of the day: The best time of the week to purchase airline tickets is Tuesday and Wednesdays, usually 21 days before your flight. Typically, airlines reduce their prices Tuesday evenings and Wednesday mornings. (ShePrep)
A bill requiring voters to show a valid photo ID in order to vote on Election Day in North Carolina is making its way through the House in Raleigh. The Bill also contains other campaign finance provisions added in direct response to the investigation of former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign. www.wxii12.com/news/27197866/detail.html
Karen Oliver, a teacher at Erwin Montessori in Greensboro, has received Harris Teeter’s Teachers of Excellence award for 2010-2011. Ms. Oliver teaches Reading for the Hearing Impaired for First and Second graders. She has been with Erwin Montessori since 2003 and working with hearing impaired students since 1988. More info: http://www.harristeeter.com/
“Eat Out to Help Habitat” happens this week through Saturday. (March 12 – 19). Each year, local high schools have a ‘friendly competition’ to see who can raise the most money to build the ‘Habitat Youth United House’. Participating restaurants including Chick-Fil-A, Beef O’Brady’s , Midtown Café and River Birch Lodge will contribute a percentage of their sales on a particular day to a partner high school. School schedules online at http://www.habitatforsyth.org/...
click on the ‘raise The Roof’ logo. (News Blog)
The father of a 10-year-old boy who started a fire at the Ashbrook Pointe Apartments in Greensboro on Sunday is pleading for understanding. The dad saying that the blaze was all an accident and that his son was simply curious about fire. Police will not say whether the boy will face any type of charges, but the parents definitely will not. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-greensboro-apartment-fire-110313,0,3439118.story
Have you finished filling in your brackets?????
The First round of the NCAA Tournament starts later this evening.
UNC-Asheville plays at 6:40pm…Clemson plays at 9:10pm
NCAA Bracket http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/brackets/viewable_men
Bracket Manager (interactive) http://mayhem.cbssports.com/splash/mayhem/spln/opm?ttag=BM11_on_all_cspt_cb_ao_0002
March Madness…are you ready? According to a report from outplacement company Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., an estimated 8.4 million work hours will be lost to ‘March Madness’ (during the annual three-week long NCAA tournament). According to a CareerBuilder survey of more than 3,900 workers…one in five workers said they have participated in March Madness pools at work. (28% of male workers and 11% of female workers said they have put money down after filling out their tournament brackets).
FYI: ‘March Madness’ will cost US offices an estimated $192 million dollars.
www.mainstreet.com/article/career/work/life-balance/march-madness-costs-offices-192-million
Countless fans, and even people who aren't big basketball fans, are filling out their brackets. But, could your office ‘tournament pool’ be illegal? If money is involved with the winning, technically…YES. The NC statute states, in part, "...any person or organization that operates any game of chance or any person who plays at or bets on any game of chance at which money, property, or other thing of value is bet... shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor." A detective with the Guilford County Sheriff's Office said while they're not sending investigators out to offices looking for people participating in pools, she recommends using common sense. Don't go bragging about how much money you're putting in or winning on social media. http://www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=166395&catid=57
3.14.2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly cloudy with a shower possible this afternoon…High 58. Best chance of rain this week will be Tuesday into Tuesday night.
Celebrate the coming of spring with a FREE cake square from Dewey’s.
TODAY only, get a FREE Pink Lemonade Cake Square from any of the three Dewey’s locations in Winston-Salem. Limit one per person. http://www.deweys.com/
“Eat Out to Help Habitat” happens this week through Saturday (March 12 – 19)
Each year, local high schools have a ‘friendly competition’ to see who can raise the most money to build the ‘Habitat Youth United House’. Participating restaurants including Chick-Fil-A, Beef O’Brady’s , Midtown Café and River Birch Lodge will contribute a percentage of their sales on a particular day to a partner high school. Check out your school's schedule online at http://www.habitatforsyth.org/ ...Click on the ‘raise The Roof’ logo.
A massive multi-nationally ‘search and rescue’ operation is underway in northern Japan. Japanese officials are calling Friday’s devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and Tsunami that followed, the ‘most severe crisis’ since World War II. Powerful aftershocks are continuing in northern Japan.
Happening NOW: A second hydrogen explosion in three days at a nuclear power plant in northern Japan damaged in the quake, rocked a 25 mile radius earlier today, sending a massive cloud of smoke into the air. 11 workers were injured. The plant's operator said the radiation levels at the affected unit were still within legal limits. Thousands have been evacuated away from the nuclear reactor. The official death toll will climb into the thousands. http://www.cnn.com/
Check out before and after photos of the devastated area HERE... http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html?src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB
Ways to help in the Relief efforts in Japan…
Samaritan's Purse
-is providing emergency relief aid (including food, water, blankets, and hygiene supplies) along with local Christian churches in Northern Japan. (828) 262-1980
www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/pray_for_japan/
World Vision
(888)-511-6443
www.worldvision.org/#/home/main/japan-earthquake-1-1-1357
The Salvation Army
www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf
Text the words "Japan" or "Quake" to 80888 to make a $10 donation.
Healing Hands International
http://www.hhi.org/
The Alliance (CMA Relief Services)
http://www.cmalliance.org/give/relief/
Helping internationally (in Japan) through the American Red Cross…
People can also text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation to help.
Online: http://www.redcross.org/ donate to Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami.
***Those concerned about relatives living in the affected regions…
Go to ‘restoring family links’ web page: www.icrc.org/familylinks
Facebook (Open discussion group)
This site is giving updates about those on the ground in Japan…
http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=pickard%20newmarket&init=quick&tas=0.9192275159627625#!/home.php?sk=group_158389390884633&ap=1
Has the flu season peaked? High Point Regional lifted their 18 and under age restriction because of the Flu over the weekend. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that Moses Cone Health systems lifted their flu restrictions last week. FYI: There have been 28 flu related deaths in our state since October.
13 year old Alya Dunn from Roxboro has won the Winston-Salem Journal Regional Spelling BEE on Sunday. She correctly spelled “THORACIC” (tha-RA-sik) - related to the Thorax. Alya will be traveling to Washington DC in May to compete in the Scripps National Spelling BEE.
SPORTS: Duke winning the Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament on Sunday. Both Duke and Carolina will play their first round games of the NCAA Tournament in Charlotte on Friday.
NCAA Bracketigh School Basketball state Championships…
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/brackets/viewable_men
-Congrats to the Bishop McGuiness Ladies’ basketball team for winning the girls state 1-A championship game on Saturday.
-Congrats to North Rowan boys team for winning the State 1-A title over the weekend.
Celebrate the coming of spring with a FREE cake square from Dewey’s.
TODAY only, get a FREE Pink Lemonade Cake Square from any of the three Dewey’s locations in Winston-Salem. Limit one per person. http://www.deweys.com/
“Eat Out to Help Habitat” happens this week through Saturday (March 12 – 19)
Each year, local high schools have a ‘friendly competition’ to see who can raise the most money to build the ‘Habitat Youth United House’. Participating restaurants including Chick-Fil-A, Beef O’Brady’s , Midtown Café and River Birch Lodge will contribute a percentage of their sales on a particular day to a partner high school. Check out your school's schedule online at http://www.habitatforsyth.org/ ...Click on the ‘raise The Roof’ logo.
A massive multi-nationally ‘search and rescue’ operation is underway in northern Japan. Japanese officials are calling Friday’s devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and Tsunami that followed, the ‘most severe crisis’ since World War II. Powerful aftershocks are continuing in northern Japan.
Happening NOW: A second hydrogen explosion in three days at a nuclear power plant in northern Japan damaged in the quake, rocked a 25 mile radius earlier today, sending a massive cloud of smoke into the air. 11 workers were injured. The plant's operator said the radiation levels at the affected unit were still within legal limits. Thousands have been evacuated away from the nuclear reactor. The official death toll will climb into the thousands. http://www.cnn.com/
Check out before and after photos of the devastated area HERE... http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html?src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB
Ways to help in the Relief efforts in Japan…
Samaritan's Purse
-is providing emergency relief aid (including food, water, blankets, and hygiene supplies) along with local Christian churches in Northern Japan. (828) 262-1980
www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/pray_for_japan/
World Vision
(888)-511-6443
www.worldvision.org/#/home/main/japan-earthquake-1-1-1357
The Salvation Army
www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf
Text the words "Japan" or "Quake" to 80888 to make a $10 donation.
Healing Hands International
http://www.hhi.org/
The Alliance (CMA Relief Services)
http://www.cmalliance.org/give/relief/
Helping internationally (in Japan) through the American Red Cross…
People can also text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation to help.
Online: http://www.redcross.org/ donate to Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami.
***Those concerned about relatives living in the affected regions…
Go to ‘restoring family links’ web page: www.icrc.org/familylinks
Facebook (Open discussion group)
This site is giving updates about those on the ground in Japan…
http://www.facebook.com/search.php?q=pickard%20newmarket&init=quick&tas=0.9192275159627625#!/home.php?sk=group_158389390884633&ap=1
Has the flu season peaked? High Point Regional lifted their 18 and under age restriction because of the Flu over the weekend. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that Moses Cone Health systems lifted their flu restrictions last week. FYI: There have been 28 flu related deaths in our state since October.
13 year old Alya Dunn from Roxboro has won the Winston-Salem Journal Regional Spelling BEE on Sunday. She correctly spelled “THORACIC” (tha-RA-sik) - related to the Thorax. Alya will be traveling to Washington DC in May to compete in the Scripps National Spelling BEE.
SPORTS: Duke winning the Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament on Sunday. Both Duke and Carolina will play their first round games of the NCAA Tournament in Charlotte on Friday.
NCAA Bracketigh School Basketball state Championships…
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/brackets/viewable_men
-Congrats to the Bishop McGuiness Ladies’ basketball team for winning the girls state 1-A championship game on Saturday.
-Congrats to North Rowan boys team for winning the State 1-A title over the weekend.
3.11.2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mix of sun and clouds. Breezy…High 55. Sunny and warm for the weekend.
FYI: Don’t forget to ‘spring-forward’ one hour before you go to bed Saturday night
A devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake rocking Japan overnight. More than 30 aftershocks followed a deadly Tusanami. This morning, Tsunami Warnings and Advisories have been posted for +20 countries in the Pacific (including the West Coast of the US) because of the earthquake in Japan. Last night’s earthquake was the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years and the largest earthquake since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Banda Aceh area of Indonesia on Dec. 26, 2004.
Continued coverage: www.cnn.com/ http://www.weather.com/
Meredith Worley from Lexington (along with her husband Scott) is enjoying the ACC Basketball tournament in Greensboro ‘in style’ …all because she filled out an entry form at an area Food Lion several weeks ago. Meredith is one of three semi-finalists in the “Pepsi / Food Lion half court shot for a million dollars”. Meredith says that no matter what happens this afternoon with the contest during the Clemson / Boston College game (2:30pm) ”Scott and I are going to have a ball and enjoy the tournament together.” WBFJ News / Verne Hill Listen to Verne's complete pre-shot interview (on the Morning Show page look for interviews): www.wbfj.fm/interviews.html
The Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament (4 games today)
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
UNC vs Miami (noon)
Clemson vs Boston College (2:30)
Duke vs Maryland (7pm)
Florida State vs Virginia Tech (9:30)
TRAFFIC ALERT: Expect more traffic volume around the Greensboro Coliseum this weekend because of the Men’s ACC basketball tournament today through Sunday.
Check out the heavenly ‘stars’ from the top of Pilot Mountain. This Saturday evening from sunset to 10pm the Forsyth Astronomy Society and SciWorks is hosting a ‘star viewing party’ at the top of Pilot Mountain. If you have a telescope, bring one…but there will be several amateur astronomers on hand with telescopes to look through.
The event is FREE and open to the public. Call SciWorks for more info: 767-6730
www.sciworks.org/
A deputy shot a man last night in Greensboro after the man pulled a gun on him and an EMS worker. The accident happened last night on Highway 68 and West Harrell Road outside the Oak Ridge community. No one else was involved in the crash. The SBI is investigating the incident. www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=165691&catid=57
A school bus driver in Charlotte was cited after a wreck that sent 18 students to the hospital …all because the driver was NOT wearing their glasses?! More than 60 students were on board the two buses leaving the parking lot of the Nathaniel Alexander Elementary School yesterday afternoon around 2 p.m. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police cited one of the drivers with failure to reduce speed and failure to wear corrective lenses. www.news-record.com/content/2011/03/11/article/police_school_bus_drivers_failure_to_wear_glasses_caused_wreck
Love Wal-Mart, but hate running all over the football-field-sized store for a tube of toothpaste? Soon…you may NOT have to, just click and pick up. Wal-Mart is debuting a new FREE service later this month that allows you to order items online at walmart.com and then pick them up four hours later at the nearest store. Some restrictions apply. The service called “Pick Up Today” will be available in 3,600 Wal-Mart stores nationwide by June. http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/10/news/companies/walmart_new_sameday_pickup_service/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin
FYI: Don’t forget to ‘spring-forward’ one hour before you go to bed Saturday night
A devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake rocking Japan overnight. More than 30 aftershocks followed a deadly Tusanami. This morning, Tsunami Warnings and Advisories have been posted for +20 countries in the Pacific (including the West Coast of the US) because of the earthquake in Japan. Last night’s earthquake was the most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in at least 100 years and the largest earthquake since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Banda Aceh area of Indonesia on Dec. 26, 2004.
Continued coverage: www.cnn.com/ http://www.weather.com/
Meredith Worley from Lexington (along with her husband Scott) is enjoying the ACC Basketball tournament in Greensboro ‘in style’ …all because she filled out an entry form at an area Food Lion several weeks ago. Meredith is one of three semi-finalists in the “Pepsi / Food Lion half court shot for a million dollars”. Meredith says that no matter what happens this afternoon with the contest during the Clemson / Boston College game (2:30pm) ”Scott and I are going to have a ball and enjoy the tournament together.” WBFJ News / Verne Hill Listen to Verne's complete pre-shot interview (on the Morning Show page look for interviews): www.wbfj.fm/interviews.html
The Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament (4 games today)
www.theacc.com/sports/m-baskbl/acc-m-baskbl-body.html
UNC vs Miami (noon)
Clemson vs Boston College (2:30)
Duke vs Maryland (7pm)
Florida State vs Virginia Tech (9:30)
TRAFFIC ALERT: Expect more traffic volume around the Greensboro Coliseum this weekend because of the Men’s ACC basketball tournament today through Sunday.
Check out the heavenly ‘stars’ from the top of Pilot Mountain. This Saturday evening from sunset to 10pm the Forsyth Astronomy Society and SciWorks is hosting a ‘star viewing party’ at the top of Pilot Mountain. If you have a telescope, bring one…but there will be several amateur astronomers on hand with telescopes to look through.
The event is FREE and open to the public. Call SciWorks for more info: 767-6730
www.sciworks.org/
A deputy shot a man last night in Greensboro after the man pulled a gun on him and an EMS worker. The accident happened last night on Highway 68 and West Harrell Road outside the Oak Ridge community. No one else was involved in the crash. The SBI is investigating the incident. www.digtriad.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=165691&catid=57
A school bus driver in Charlotte was cited after a wreck that sent 18 students to the hospital …all because the driver was NOT wearing their glasses?! More than 60 students were on board the two buses leaving the parking lot of the Nathaniel Alexander Elementary School yesterday afternoon around 2 p.m. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police cited one of the drivers with failure to reduce speed and failure to wear corrective lenses. www.news-record.com/content/2011/03/11/article/police_school_bus_drivers_failure_to_wear_glasses_caused_wreck
Love Wal-Mart, but hate running all over the football-field-sized store for a tube of toothpaste? Soon…you may NOT have to, just click and pick up. Wal-Mart is debuting a new FREE service later this month that allows you to order items online at walmart.com and then pick them up four hours later at the nearest store. Some restrictions apply. The service called “Pick Up Today” will be available in 3,600 Wal-Mart stores nationwide by June. http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/10/news/companies/walmart_new_sameday_pickup_service/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin
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