Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Partly sunny and humid. Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms posssible. Highs in the mid to upper 80s through the weekend
Second Harvest Food Bank needs your help. Food supplies are critically low. You can drop-off non-perishable food items TODAY to help out Second Harvest Food Bank at any Goodwill Retail stores, BB&T bank branch locations and Lowe's Food locations. www.hungernwnc.org/about-us/you-can-too.html
Did you know: For every ‘dollar’ donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank, they can distribute $12 dollars worth of food (or the equivalent of 7 nutritious meals).
More details have been announced about that rally to bring Glenn Beck’s new clothing line (and textile jobs) to Surry County. The ”Bring it Beck’ Labor Day rally will be held on September 5 (Labor Day) at 6pm at the intersection of Independence and Willow streets in Mt Airy. The event is intended to help persuade the Conservative talk show host to choose Mt Airy to manufacture his "1791" clothing line, with the profits going to charity. (Check out the link on our WBFJ Facebook page)
Virginia couple plans to get married at a Carowinds on Saturday. The ceremony will take place near the Intimidator Roller coaster. Once the couple says “I Do”, family and friends will join the couple for a ride on the roller coaster. WCNC reports that the couple got engaged on the Intimidator (the tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster in the southeast) last August. They want their wedding to be fun and memorable. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-nc-coaster-intimidator-carowinds-wedding-110817,0,2122586.story
Mark Davis of Kernersville has started his 2,800 mile bike ride from Philadelphia to Austin, Texas, to raise money to fight cancer. Mark’s motivation is personal. His granddaughter has cancer.(Lilly Mendoza was diagnosed with leukemia back in 2009, when she was 15 months old). Mark hopes to raise at least $100,000 dollars in support of the Lilly's Foundation for Childhood Cancer and other cancer charities. The "Ride for Lilly" which started on Thursday (Aug 18) should take Mark around 44 days to complete. His wife (Darla) will accompany him by car. BTW: Davis, a retired Army master sergeant, currently works at the Starbucks coffee shop on South Main Street in Kernersville. www.journalnow.com/news/2011/aug/16/kernersville-cyclist-plans-2800-mile-ride-to-honor-ar-1305909/
Get a Back-to-School haircut for a good cause on Sunday. Renewal Hair & Boutique on N. Cherry Street in Kernersville is hosting its third annual cut-a-thon this Sunday (Aug 21) from 1pm to 6pm. Proceeds going to: "Lilly's Cancer Foundation". The organization raises money to help put together care packages for kids and families during their stay in the hospital. $10 cuts all day, feather extensions for those interested, plus, lots of raffles, live music and great food. Check out more details on our Facebook page (just type in WBFJ in the search line)
SPORTS
The official start of High School Football tonight…
North Davidson hosting Thomasville
East Forsyth vs West Forsyth
Davie hosting Greensboro Page
Mt Airy hosting Starmount
**East Wilkes will open its season tonight at home against West Davidson…
Prayer concern: Keep 17 year old Landon Walker, a senior football player at East Wilkes High School, in your prayers. Fox 8 reporting that Walker was listed in critical condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after being seriously injured in an ATV accident last week. Check out the "Pray for Landon Walker" Facebook page for updates.
Out and About this weekend…
Wake Forest University is hosting “Fan Fest” this Saturday evening (Aug 20) from 6 to 9pm at BB+T Field. The event is FREE. (Games for the kids)
(Pro Tennis in the Triad) Qualifying for the Winston-Salem Open starts on Saturday behind BB+T Field on Deacon Blvd with matches continuing through next Saturday (Aug 27). www.winstonsalemopen.com
Traffic Alert: Expect heavier traffic around BB+T Field in Winston-Salem along Deacon Blvd, Shorefair Drive and 32nd Street this weekend.
(Pro Golf in Greensboro) The Wyndham Championship runs through Sunday at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. Members of the military and Triad teachers can go to the Wyndham for FREE courtesy of Technology Concepts & Design. Tournament schedule: http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/spectator-info/tournament-schedule/
Golf isn't the only happening this weekend at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro. News 14 Carolina reporting that Team Sandtastic is transforming 75 tons of sand into a golf-themed masterpiece. Dan Belcher (with Team Sandtastic) explained how ‘sand is sculpted’, “You really have to water the sand, compact it, carve it from the top down and then we spray a (biodegradable) sealant over (the sand sculpture).” Alyson Johnson, the VP of marketing for Wyndham Worldwide summed it up, “We put people on ‘vacation’, (even on the golf course)”.
Back-to-School goodies…
Congratulations to Jayne Grubbs (science teacher at Caleb’s Creek Elementary in Kernersville) and Heather King (math and French teacher at West Forsyth) who were awarded the ‘Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching’ Award (from Wake Forest University) on Wednesday. (www.journalnow.com)
Speeders beware: School zone fines going up. Starting this Thursday, August 25 (the day that most students start back to public school in the Triad), the penalty for speeding through a school zone will go up to $250. Add in court costs…and the total ‘fine’ will be around $400 dollars. www.digtriad.com/news/article/187129/57/Slow-Down-School-Zone-Speeding-Fines-Increasing
"The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has FREE school supplies for Guildford County teachers. You can donate items, too. http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
More than 200 students at UNC-G are living in temporary housing because of a lack of dorm rooms. Another 130 students are on a waiting list. Fox 8 reporting that UNCG has closed several older buildings for renovations, and a new dorm is not yet finished.
8.19.2011
8.18.2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny. A scattered afternoon shower or thunderstorm possible…High 85
JOB FAIR: Dozens of companies will be on-hand TODAY at the Clarion Hotel near PTI in Greensboro from 10am to 2pm . Info on the News Blog and WBFJ Facebook page.
Pre-register at http://triad.employmentguide.com/jobfairdetails.html?JobfairID=3502
You can help support “Triad Flight of Honor” just by eating lunch at the Outback Steakhouse (Winston-Salem location ONLY) from 11:30an til 1pm. This event is sponsored by the Clemmons Rotary Club. For a $20 donation, you get a four course Outback meal. The proceeds to benefit “Triad Flight of Honor”. Open to the public. NO reservations required. Dine in…or take out available Questions: call 403-1964
‘Skimming devices’ were found on two standalone ATMs in Thomasville on Monday…and cyber thieves are likely stealing your personal banking information. Investigators believe the skimmers were placed on two ATM machines sometime last Friday and remained there over the weekend. The Thomasville Times reporting that ‘skimmers’ were found on the Cash Points at Midway Plaza (off National Highway) and the Cash Points on West Main Street across from the Thomasville Post Office . NO arrests have been made in the case.
http://tvilletimes.com/view/full_story/15108845/article-Thomasville-bankers-find-skimming-device-on-ATMs?instance=homesecondleft
Some tips: Thieves normally target standalone ATMs for skimming. Be aware of anything that is raised off the machine itself, like wires protruding from the ATM machine. Skimming devices are usually put on top of the real ATM card reader, allowing the skimmer devise to read your personal info (like PIN numbers) while the ATM reads it. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-how-to-spot-a-skimming-atm-20110817,0,504812.story
Congratulations to Jayne Grubbs (science teacher at Caleb’s Creek Elementary in Kernersville) and Heather King (math and French teacher at West Forsyth) who were awarded the ‘Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching’ Award (from Wake Forest University) on Wednesday. (www.journalnow.com)
A Virginia couple plans to get married at a Carowinds this weekend. WCNC reports the couple plans to say "I do" on the steps of The Intimidator Roller coaster on Saturday, then take a ride on the roller coaster with family and friends. BTW: The couple got engaged on the Intimidator (the tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster in the southeast) last August and they want their wedding to be fun and memorable. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-nc-coaster-intimidator-carowinds-wedding-110817,0,2122586.story
Just a reminder: Second Harvest Food Bank needs your help. Food supplies are critically low. You can drop-off non-perishable food items TODAY to help out Second Harvest Food Bank at any Goodwill Retail stores, BB&T bank branch locations and Lowe's Food locations. www.hungernwnc.org/about-us/you-can-too.html
Did you know: For every ‘dollar’ donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank, they can distribute $12 dollars worth of food (or the equivalent of 7 nutritious meals). Second Harvest serves about 400 agencies in 18 counties right here in our area. One in six people in America do NOT have enough food to eat. The need is even greater in the Triad…
Kids that attend the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of High Point will get a chance to do some ‘back–to-school shopping’ this afternoon from school supplies collected during the recent “Stuff the Bus” campaign. Items including notebooks, binders, pencils, hand sanitizer even backpacks will be distributed to clubbers (kids)…according to their grade. BTW: Many of these kids come from low-income families, that are having a tough time with the current economy.
www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/highpoint 881.5411
A record number of students will be taking classes at Forsyth Tech. Fall enrollment is already at 11,000 students…that’s up 7 percent from last year and a 20 percent increase compared to 2009. BTW: One of the many reasons that Community colleges are attractive. The cost. One credit hour at Forsyth Tech costs around $66.00. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-forsyth-tech-sees-big-enrollment-jump-for-second-year-20110817,0,7274226.story
The Wyndham Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. (Aug 18 – 21). First round play started this morning. Tournament schedule: http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/spectator-info/tournament-schedule/
Members of the military and Triad teachers can go for FREE to the Wyndham Championship (courtesy of Technology Concepts & Design).
http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/military-and-teachers/
JOB FAIR: Dozens of companies will be on-hand TODAY at the Clarion Hotel near PTI in Greensboro from 10am to 2pm . Info on the News Blog and WBFJ Facebook page.
Pre-register at http://triad.employmentguide.com/jobfairdetails.html?JobfairID=3502
You can help support “Triad Flight of Honor” just by eating lunch at the Outback Steakhouse (Winston-Salem location ONLY) from 11:30an til 1pm. This event is sponsored by the Clemmons Rotary Club. For a $20 donation, you get a four course Outback meal. The proceeds to benefit “Triad Flight of Honor”. Open to the public. NO reservations required. Dine in…or take out available Questions: call 403-1964
‘Skimming devices’ were found on two standalone ATMs in Thomasville on Monday…and cyber thieves are likely stealing your personal banking information. Investigators believe the skimmers were placed on two ATM machines sometime last Friday and remained there over the weekend. The Thomasville Times reporting that ‘skimmers’ were found on the Cash Points at Midway Plaza (off National Highway) and the Cash Points on West Main Street across from the Thomasville Post Office . NO arrests have been made in the case.
http://tvilletimes.com/view/full_story/15108845/article-Thomasville-bankers-find-skimming-device-on-ATMs?instance=homesecondleft
Some tips: Thieves normally target standalone ATMs for skimming. Be aware of anything that is raised off the machine itself, like wires protruding from the ATM machine. Skimming devices are usually put on top of the real ATM card reader, allowing the skimmer devise to read your personal info (like PIN numbers) while the ATM reads it. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-how-to-spot-a-skimming-atm-20110817,0,504812.story
Congratulations to Jayne Grubbs (science teacher at Caleb’s Creek Elementary in Kernersville) and Heather King (math and French teacher at West Forsyth) who were awarded the ‘Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching’ Award (from Wake Forest University) on Wednesday. (www.journalnow.com)
A Virginia couple plans to get married at a Carowinds this weekend. WCNC reports the couple plans to say "I do" on the steps of The Intimidator Roller coaster on Saturday, then take a ride on the roller coaster with family and friends. BTW: The couple got engaged on the Intimidator (the tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster in the southeast) last August and they want their wedding to be fun and memorable. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-nc-coaster-intimidator-carowinds-wedding-110817,0,2122586.story
Just a reminder: Second Harvest Food Bank needs your help. Food supplies are critically low. You can drop-off non-perishable food items TODAY to help out Second Harvest Food Bank at any Goodwill Retail stores, BB&T bank branch locations and Lowe's Food locations. www.hungernwnc.org/about-us/you-can-too.html
Did you know: For every ‘dollar’ donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank, they can distribute $12 dollars worth of food (or the equivalent of 7 nutritious meals). Second Harvest serves about 400 agencies in 18 counties right here in our area. One in six people in America do NOT have enough food to eat. The need is even greater in the Triad…
Kids that attend the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of High Point will get a chance to do some ‘back–to-school shopping’ this afternoon from school supplies collected during the recent “Stuff the Bus” campaign. Items including notebooks, binders, pencils, hand sanitizer even backpacks will be distributed to clubbers (kids)…according to their grade. BTW: Many of these kids come from low-income families, that are having a tough time with the current economy.
www.salvationarmycarolinas.org/highpoint 881.5411
A record number of students will be taking classes at Forsyth Tech. Fall enrollment is already at 11,000 students…that’s up 7 percent from last year and a 20 percent increase compared to 2009. BTW: One of the many reasons that Community colleges are attractive. The cost. One credit hour at Forsyth Tech costs around $66.00. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-forsyth-tech-sees-big-enrollment-jump-for-second-year-20110817,0,7274226.story
The Wyndham Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. (Aug 18 – 21). First round play started this morning. Tournament schedule: http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/spectator-info/tournament-schedule/
Members of the military and Triad teachers can go for FREE to the Wyndham Championship (courtesy of Technology Concepts & Design).
http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/military-and-teachers/
8.17.2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny skies…High 88
BEAUTIFUL weather!!
Job Fair in Greensboro on Thursday(AUG 18)
Dozens of companies looking to hire will be on hand at the Clarion Hotel near PTI in Greensboro from 10am to 2pm on Thursday. More information and to pre-register:
http://www.triad.employmentguide.com/
Second Harvest Food Bank is in critical need of food
-One in six people in America do NOT have enough food to eat. The need is even greater in the Triad. Did you know: For every ‘dollar’ donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank, Second Harvest will distribute $12 dollars worth of food (or the equivalent of 7 nutritious meals).
Drop-off non perishable food items TODAY to help out Second Harvest
(In the Triad) Goodwill stores, BB&T branches and Lowe's Food locations.
BTW: Second Harvest serves about 400 agencies in 18 counties.
The greater Winston-Salem area was ranked the ‘worst metro area’ in the nation last year in regards to families with children having a hard time putting food on the table. The Winston-Salem metro area includes Davie, Forsyth, Stokes and Yadkin counties. Nearly 35% of households with children did not have enough money to buy food. More than half (53.2%) of the 51,000 (51,761) students in the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system were receiving free or reduced lunches. (Info from the Food Research and Action Center) www.journalnow.com/news/2011/aug/16/2/hunger-study-says-winston-salem-metro-area-worst-i-ar-1305986/
The Wyndham Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro.
Today: The ‘New Breed Logistics Pro-Am’
Thursday morning: First round play starts at 7am
Tournament schedule: www.wyndhamchampionship.com/spectator-info/tournament-schedule/
Members of the military and Triad teachers can go for FREE to the Wyndham Championship (courtesy of Technology Concepts & Design). www.wyndhamchampionship.com/military-and-teachers/
Around 100 people attended the Back-to-School prayer service yesterday at Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville. Sandy Sikes, former principal at Piney Grove Elementary, was the main speaker. She used the story of Jesus and Peter walking on water to prayerfully encourage teachers as they soon start back to school. (Journalnow.com)
Slow down. Starting next Thursday, August 25 (the day that most students start back to public school in the Triad), the penalty for speeding through a school zone will go up to $250. Add in court costs…and the total ‘fine’ will be around $400 dollars.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/187129/57/Slow-Down-School-Zone-Speeding-Fines-Increasing
"The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has FREE school supplies for Guildford County teachers. You can donate items as well. http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
If you live in Mount Airy, you have likely seen people wearing T-shirts that have the words “Bring it Beck!” printed on them. The ‘Beck’ refers to Conservative TV and radio host Glenn Beck who is searching for a community in the U.S. that has been affected by the loss of textile jobs to begin manufacturing his new “1791” clothing line…with the profits going to charity. Mount Airy Mayor Deborah Cochran has been interviewed on Beck’s radio show in an effort to bring Beck’s project (and jobs) to Mount Airy. Now, the Surry County Board of Commissioners are on board and will send a letter to Beck in support of bringing textile jobs to the county. www.wxii12.com/news/28879428/detail.html#ixzz1VHfTDOBMBTW: A ”Bring it Beck’ Labor Day event is in the works and will take place somewhere at the vacant Spencer’s facility near Main Street in Mt Airy.
Antonio Chacon (from Albuquerque, NM) was at the right place at the right time. Chacon is credited for saving the life of a 6-year-old girl who was in the middle of being abducted. Chacon, a 24-year-old mechanic and father of two young daughters, came home from work early to spend time with his family Monday afternoon. Chacon heard a neighbor yell for the would-be kidnapper to let the 6 year old child go. That’s when he saw a man throw the child into a van. Chacon jumped into his vehicle, chasing the abductor’s van through a maze of neighborhoods. The abductor’s van crashed into a pole, the suspect fled and Chacon was able to rescue the 6 year old girl. The abductor was later captured by police. http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/08/17/article/man_hailed_as_hero_after_thwarting_6_year_olds_kidnapping
CROP Hunger Walk 2011 (30th Anniversary)...bringing Winston-Salem / Forsyth County together to help fight hunger. Sunday afternoon (October 16, 2011)
Registration starts at 1:30pm…Walk begins at 2:30pm
NEW location this year at the Joel Coliseum Annex - parking lot
Supporting Crisis Control Ministry, Sunnyside Ministry (locally) and Church World Service (globally) http://www.cropwalkforsyth.org/
Check out all the details on Facebook (put Crop Walk Forsyth in the search bar) http://www.facebook.com/cropwalkforsyth
www.hungernwnc.org/about-us/you-can-too.html
BEAUTIFUL weather!!
Job Fair in Greensboro on Thursday(AUG 18)
Dozens of companies looking to hire will be on hand at the Clarion Hotel near PTI in Greensboro from 10am to 2pm on Thursday. More information and to pre-register:
http://www.triad.employmentguide.com/
Second Harvest Food Bank is in critical need of food
-One in six people in America do NOT have enough food to eat. The need is even greater in the Triad. Did you know: For every ‘dollar’ donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank, Second Harvest will distribute $12 dollars worth of food (or the equivalent of 7 nutritious meals).
Drop-off non perishable food items TODAY to help out Second Harvest
(In the Triad) Goodwill stores, BB&T branches and Lowe's Food locations.
BTW: Second Harvest serves about 400 agencies in 18 counties.
The greater Winston-Salem area was ranked the ‘worst metro area’ in the nation last year in regards to families with children having a hard time putting food on the table. The Winston-Salem metro area includes Davie, Forsyth, Stokes and Yadkin counties. Nearly 35% of households with children did not have enough money to buy food. More than half (53.2%) of the 51,000 (51,761) students in the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school system were receiving free or reduced lunches. (Info from the Food Research and Action Center) www.journalnow.com/news/2011/aug/16/2/hunger-study-says-winston-salem-metro-area-worst-i-ar-1305986/
The Wyndham Championship at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro.
Today: The ‘New Breed Logistics Pro-Am’
Thursday morning: First round play starts at 7am
Tournament schedule: www.wyndhamchampionship.com/spectator-info/tournament-schedule/
Members of the military and Triad teachers can go for FREE to the Wyndham Championship (courtesy of Technology Concepts & Design). www.wyndhamchampionship.com/military-and-teachers/
Around 100 people attended the Back-to-School prayer service yesterday at Main Street United Methodist Church in Kernersville. Sandy Sikes, former principal at Piney Grove Elementary, was the main speaker. She used the story of Jesus and Peter walking on water to prayerfully encourage teachers as they soon start back to school. (Journalnow.com)
Slow down. Starting next Thursday, August 25 (the day that most students start back to public school in the Triad), the penalty for speeding through a school zone will go up to $250. Add in court costs…and the total ‘fine’ will be around $400 dollars.
http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/187129/57/Slow-Down-School-Zone-Speeding-Fines-Increasing
"The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has FREE school supplies for Guildford County teachers. You can donate items as well. http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
If you live in Mount Airy, you have likely seen people wearing T-shirts that have the words “Bring it Beck!” printed on them. The ‘Beck’ refers to Conservative TV and radio host Glenn Beck who is searching for a community in the U.S. that has been affected by the loss of textile jobs to begin manufacturing his new “1791” clothing line…with the profits going to charity. Mount Airy Mayor Deborah Cochran has been interviewed on Beck’s radio show in an effort to bring Beck’s project (and jobs) to Mount Airy. Now, the Surry County Board of Commissioners are on board and will send a letter to Beck in support of bringing textile jobs to the county. www.wxii12.com/news/28879428/detail.html#ixzz1VHfTDOBMBTW: A ”Bring it Beck’ Labor Day event is in the works and will take place somewhere at the vacant Spencer’s facility near Main Street in Mt Airy.
Antonio Chacon (from Albuquerque, NM) was at the right place at the right time. Chacon is credited for saving the life of a 6-year-old girl who was in the middle of being abducted. Chacon, a 24-year-old mechanic and father of two young daughters, came home from work early to spend time with his family Monday afternoon. Chacon heard a neighbor yell for the would-be kidnapper to let the 6 year old child go. That’s when he saw a man throw the child into a van. Chacon jumped into his vehicle, chasing the abductor’s van through a maze of neighborhoods. The abductor’s van crashed into a pole, the suspect fled and Chacon was able to rescue the 6 year old girl. The abductor was later captured by police. http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/08/17/article/man_hailed_as_hero_after_thwarting_6_year_olds_kidnapping
CROP Hunger Walk 2011 (30th Anniversary)...bringing Winston-Salem / Forsyth County together to help fight hunger. Sunday afternoon (October 16, 2011)
Registration starts at 1:30pm…Walk begins at 2:30pm
NEW location this year at the Joel Coliseum Annex - parking lot
Supporting Crisis Control Ministry, Sunnyside Ministry (locally) and Church World Service (globally) http://www.cropwalkforsyth.org/
Check out all the details on Facebook (put Crop Walk Forsyth in the search bar) http://www.facebook.com/cropwalkforsyth
www.hungernwnc.org/about-us/you-can-too.html
8.16.2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Comfortable summer day. Sunny skies…High 88
URGENT NEED: Second Harvest Food Bank is close to running out of food for the needy. The latest food shipment from the federal government should be gone by Thursday. Second Harvest said it serves about 400 agencies in 18 counties. Drop off locations: Goodwill stores, BB&T branch locations (Forsyth County) and Lowe's Food Store locations in Forsyth County. www.hungernwnc.org/about-us/you-can-too.html
BTW: One in six people in America do NOT have enough food to eat. More than 28% of the food banks in NC have had to turn people away because of the lack of food.
You can voice your opinion about the total ‘make over’ of Business 40 through downtown Winston-Salem at one of two informal meetings TODAY:
4pm and 7pm at First Presbyterian Church (North Cherry Street) in downtown Winston-Salem.
-Business 40 is scheduled to be closed for two years starting in 2018 for a complete 'overhaul' between Peter's Creek Parkway and the Highway 52 interchange.
The details about the project: www.ncdot.org/projects/business40/
Can’t fit in 30 minutes a day of recommended exercise, well, how about 15 minutes?
New research suggesting that even a minimum amount of time spent exercising daily will lead to better health, and even add years to your life. Men and women benefitted equally to time spent exercising.
The phrase "Nice guys finish last" appears to be the case in who gets paid the most. "Agreeable" or nice workers make much less than their ‘mean’ co-workers, with the pay gap wider among men. The study, titled "Do Nice Guys—and Gals—Really Finish Last?" used survey data over 20 years to examine "agreeableness". The findings: men who ‘disagreed’ the nost at work made 18% (or close to $10,000 dollars) - more in salary a year than those who were ‘agreeable’. Same for women (but not as profitable), ‘disagreeable’ females made only 5% (or close to $2,000 dollars) more than those who were in the nice or ‘agree’ category.
The problem: many managers often don't realize that they reward are rewarding ‘bad behavior’ or disagreeableness. The study contained data from over 20 years from three different surveys.
http://www.businessinsider.com/study-mean-people-earn-higher-salaries-2011-8
Back-To-School: "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has FREE school supplies for Guildford County teachers. You can donate items as well. http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
Members of the military and Triad teachers can attend the Wyndham Championship for FREE (courtesy of Technology Concepts & Design). The Wyndham Championship runs through Sunday (AUG 21) at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro.
www.wyndhamchampionship.com/military-and-teachers/
Giant solar farm will be built in Florida, NOT Guildford County. National Solar Power picked Melbourne, Florida to develop a new $1.5 billion dollar solar farm. The Greensboro News and Record reporting that Guildford County could still be chosen for a future solar farm.
The state has chosen a ‘preferred route’ for widening Highway 109 to four lanes in Davidson and Forsyth counties. "Alternative 6" will run from Friendship-Ledford Road to I-40 near the current Highway 109 interchange. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that the proposed path would take out 108 homes and 5 businesses. Property owners that could be effected along the ‘preferred route’ are not very happy with the DOT's announcement. They say that having to wait several years to have their land purchased would significantly drop their property values.
At the Box Office: #1 "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" remains at #1 for a second straight week. #2 "The Help" Opening weekend for this drama about maids in Jackson, Mississippi during the civil-rights movement. And, the animated smash "The Smurfs" slipped to #4.
http://www.pluggedin.com/movies.aspx
URGENT NEED: Second Harvest Food Bank is close to running out of food for the needy. The latest food shipment from the federal government should be gone by Thursday. Second Harvest said it serves about 400 agencies in 18 counties. Drop off locations: Goodwill stores, BB&T branch locations (Forsyth County) and Lowe's Food Store locations in Forsyth County. www.hungernwnc.org/about-us/you-can-too.html
BTW: One in six people in America do NOT have enough food to eat. More than 28% of the food banks in NC have had to turn people away because of the lack of food.
You can voice your opinion about the total ‘make over’ of Business 40 through downtown Winston-Salem at one of two informal meetings TODAY:
4pm and 7pm at First Presbyterian Church (North Cherry Street) in downtown Winston-Salem.
-Business 40 is scheduled to be closed for two years starting in 2018 for a complete 'overhaul' between Peter's Creek Parkway and the Highway 52 interchange.
The details about the project: www.ncdot.org/projects/business40/
Can’t fit in 30 minutes a day of recommended exercise, well, how about 15 minutes?
New research suggesting that even a minimum amount of time spent exercising daily will lead to better health, and even add years to your life. Men and women benefitted equally to time spent exercising.
The phrase "Nice guys finish last" appears to be the case in who gets paid the most. "Agreeable" or nice workers make much less than their ‘mean’ co-workers, with the pay gap wider among men. The study, titled "Do Nice Guys—and Gals—Really Finish Last?" used survey data over 20 years to examine "agreeableness". The findings: men who ‘disagreed’ the nost at work made 18% (or close to $10,000 dollars) - more in salary a year than those who were ‘agreeable’. Same for women (but not as profitable), ‘disagreeable’ females made only 5% (or close to $2,000 dollars) more than those who were in the nice or ‘agree’ category.
The problem: many managers often don't realize that they reward are rewarding ‘bad behavior’ or disagreeableness. The study contained data from over 20 years from three different surveys.
http://www.businessinsider.com/study-mean-people-earn-higher-salaries-2011-8
Back-To-School: "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has FREE school supplies for Guildford County teachers. You can donate items as well. http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
Members of the military and Triad teachers can attend the Wyndham Championship for FREE (courtesy of Technology Concepts & Design). The Wyndham Championship runs through Sunday (AUG 21) at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro.
www.wyndhamchampionship.com/military-and-teachers/
Giant solar farm will be built in Florida, NOT Guildford County. National Solar Power picked Melbourne, Florida to develop a new $1.5 billion dollar solar farm. The Greensboro News and Record reporting that Guildford County could still be chosen for a future solar farm.
The state has chosen a ‘preferred route’ for widening Highway 109 to four lanes in Davidson and Forsyth counties. "Alternative 6" will run from Friendship-Ledford Road to I-40 near the current Highway 109 interchange. The Winston-Salem Journal reporting that the proposed path would take out 108 homes and 5 businesses. Property owners that could be effected along the ‘preferred route’ are not very happy with the DOT's announcement. They say that having to wait several years to have their land purchased would significantly drop their property values.
At the Box Office: #1 "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" remains at #1 for a second straight week. #2 "The Help" Opening weekend for this drama about maids in Jackson, Mississippi during the civil-rights movement. And, the animated smash "The Smurfs" slipped to #4.
http://www.pluggedin.com/movies.aspx
8.15.2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Below normal temperatures today. Mostly sunny with an afternoon thunderstorm possible. Mild…High 82
Members of the military and Triad teachers can go FREE of charge to the Wyndham Championship (courtesy of Technology Concepts & Design). Today (Aug 15) is the “Kevin Harvick Foundation Pro-Am. The Wyndham Championship is going on this week at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. (August 15 – 21)
http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/military-and-teachers/
RECALL: At least three major grocery store chains mainly in the southeast have recalled some of their ground beef because of E. coli contamination. The Department of Agriculture announcing that National Beef Packaging Company (Kansas) is recalling more than 60,000 pounds of ground beef. The ground beef could have been sent to Walmart stores and Sam’s clubs in North Carolina, More details to follow.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gcIfhoKzj4pDFNDd261RX8oICOXA?docId=f183e10f425847ecb16da3eba8157e00
Power is back on for several thousand residents in Forsyth County after a severe storm rolled through the Triad around suppertime on Sunday. The storm prompted a tornado warning for Forsyth County. There were several sightings of funnel clouds in Forsyth County between 6 and 7pm last night. Downed trees were reported in northern Forsyth and southern Stokes counties.
A memorial prayer service will be held this morning before the re-opening of the Indiana State Fair, after straight-line winds toppled a concert stage at the Fairgrounds over the weekend…killing five and injuring dozens more. The country duo Sugarland was just minutes from performing when the stage collapsed just before 9pm Saturday night. (CNN, NBC, FOX)
The senior pastor at Calvary Baptist Church (Al Gilbert) is leaving Winston-Salem for Atlanta. Pastor Gilbert is taking a job with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in Atlanta. He will be leaving in September. The search for a new senior pastor is underway. http://pastorgilbert.wordpress.com/
Sleep tight??? More bedbugs have been detected in a handful of dorms at Wake Forest University. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, the university used a canine search team last week to check dorms on campus before students arrive for the fall semester. The canine teams did find evidence of bedbugs in a very small number of rooms. The rooms were ‘cleansed’ using a high-heat treatment (turning up the heat to at least 120 degrees for a specific amount of time) is considered by pest-control experts to be 100% effective.
When it comes to soft contact lenses, rubbing and rinsing before soaking overnight is the best way to remove germs and prevent eye infection. According to new research, you need to add the extra step of ‘rubbing’ your soft contact lenses (along with the ‘no rub’ multi-purpose solution) to more effectively remove bacteria, yeast, and mold cells from your lenses. The study published in the August issue of Optometry and Vision Science. http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=655514
Back-To-School: "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has FREE school supplies for Guildford County teachers. You can donate items as well. http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
At the Box Office: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" remains at #1 for a second straight week at the box office. It was opening weekend for the "The Help", the drama about maids in Jackson, Mississippi during the civil-rights movement. The animated ressurection of "The Smurfs" slipped to #4. Check out this site before you go to the movies:
http://www.pluggedin.com/movies.aspx
A Jacksonville woman is frantically trying to find the couple who bought a suitcase from her at a recent yard sale, because the suitcase contained sentimental items belonging to her husband, who was killed in Iraq. The Daily News of Jacksonville reported that Lindsay Whitehouse sold a Ricardo brand suitcase on Aug. 6 at a yard sale. Lindsey later realized that the suitcase contained awards, memorial items and photographs belonging to her husband, Marine Staff Sgt. Jason Whitehouse who was killed in Iraq back in 2007. Anyone with information can call Whitehouse at 910-546-1307
NFL Pre-Season: Carolina Panthers are now 1 and 0 for the pre-season.
Members of the military and Triad teachers can go FREE of charge to the Wyndham Championship (courtesy of Technology Concepts & Design). Today (Aug 15) is the “Kevin Harvick Foundation Pro-Am. The Wyndham Championship is going on this week at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. (August 15 – 21)
http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/military-and-teachers/
RECALL: At least three major grocery store chains mainly in the southeast have recalled some of their ground beef because of E. coli contamination. The Department of Agriculture announcing that National Beef Packaging Company (Kansas) is recalling more than 60,000 pounds of ground beef. The ground beef could have been sent to Walmart stores and Sam’s clubs in North Carolina, More details to follow.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gcIfhoKzj4pDFNDd261RX8oICOXA?docId=f183e10f425847ecb16da3eba8157e00
Power is back on for several thousand residents in Forsyth County after a severe storm rolled through the Triad around suppertime on Sunday. The storm prompted a tornado warning for Forsyth County. There were several sightings of funnel clouds in Forsyth County between 6 and 7pm last night. Downed trees were reported in northern Forsyth and southern Stokes counties.
A memorial prayer service will be held this morning before the re-opening of the Indiana State Fair, after straight-line winds toppled a concert stage at the Fairgrounds over the weekend…killing five and injuring dozens more. The country duo Sugarland was just minutes from performing when the stage collapsed just before 9pm Saturday night. (CNN, NBC, FOX)
The senior pastor at Calvary Baptist Church (Al Gilbert) is leaving Winston-Salem for Atlanta. Pastor Gilbert is taking a job with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention in Atlanta. He will be leaving in September. The search for a new senior pastor is underway. http://pastorgilbert.wordpress.com/
Sleep tight??? More bedbugs have been detected in a handful of dorms at Wake Forest University. According to the Winston-Salem Journal, the university used a canine search team last week to check dorms on campus before students arrive for the fall semester. The canine teams did find evidence of bedbugs in a very small number of rooms. The rooms were ‘cleansed’ using a high-heat treatment (turning up the heat to at least 120 degrees for a specific amount of time) is considered by pest-control experts to be 100% effective.
When it comes to soft contact lenses, rubbing and rinsing before soaking overnight is the best way to remove germs and prevent eye infection. According to new research, you need to add the extra step of ‘rubbing’ your soft contact lenses (along with the ‘no rub’ multi-purpose solution) to more effectively remove bacteria, yeast, and mold cells from your lenses. The study published in the August issue of Optometry and Vision Science. http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=655514
Back-To-School: "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has FREE school supplies for Guildford County teachers. You can donate items as well. http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
At the Box Office: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" remains at #1 for a second straight week at the box office. It was opening weekend for the "The Help", the drama about maids in Jackson, Mississippi during the civil-rights movement. The animated ressurection of "The Smurfs" slipped to #4. Check out this site before you go to the movies:
http://www.pluggedin.com/movies.aspx
A Jacksonville woman is frantically trying to find the couple who bought a suitcase from her at a recent yard sale, because the suitcase contained sentimental items belonging to her husband, who was killed in Iraq. The Daily News of Jacksonville reported that Lindsay Whitehouse sold a Ricardo brand suitcase on Aug. 6 at a yard sale. Lindsey later realized that the suitcase contained awards, memorial items and photographs belonging to her husband, Marine Staff Sgt. Jason Whitehouse who was killed in Iraq back in 2007. Anyone with information can call Whitehouse at 910-546-1307
NFL Pre-Season: Carolina Panthers are now 1 and 0 for the pre-season.
8.12.2011
Mission 5K Run / Walk
Join WBFJ this Saturday morning (Aug 13) in downtown Winston-Salem
for the Mission 5K Run/Walk
Hosted by the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission
and Fleet Feet Sports
Registration starts at 7:15am…
Race starts at 8:30am…
Music provided by WBFJ…
(Verne from the Morning Show will be on location)
100% of race proceeds to benefit Winston-Salem Rescue Mission
and Mission: Feet First.
See you this afternoon at Tanglewood
Kid’s Morning Out…at Night
hosted by Forsyth Family Magazine
…this evening from 5pm to 8pm
…at Tanglewood Park (Shelter #4) in Clemmons
(The shelter between the train and the Red Barn)
Music provided by WBFJ. Verne from the Morning Show will be on location.
Spin the WBFJ Prize Wheel. You could win TIX to Hillsong United next Friday in Greensboro.
-Bring a picnic supper and enjoy hours of fun with the whole family!
-Enjoy FREE games and activities for the kids and the ‘young at heart’
***Everyone is encouraged to bring school supplies
to help ‘Fill The Backpacks’ for needy kids this Fall
BTI: The first 50 cars to show a copy of Forsyth Family magazine
will get into Tanglewood Park…FREE.
You can pick up your copy of Forsyth Family Magazine
at various locations around the Triad
www.ForsythFamilyMagazine.com
Friday, August 12, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Partly sunny. Scattered thunderstorms this afternoon…High 88. Best chance of rain this weekend wil be Saturday night into Sunday
Hanesbrands is having its annual clothing sample sale at the Joel Coliseum Education Building in Winston-Salem. The Hanesbrands clothing sale is going on today until 4pm. And on Saturday from 8am - 2pm. Free Admission. Free Parking…just enter thru Gate 9 at the Fairgrounds. Save up to 65% on brands including Hanes, Champion, Bali and Just My Size
http://www.ljvm.com/events.php
Are you ready for some local High School football? Gates open at 5pm this afternoon for the NewBridge Bank Invitational Football Jamboree, an annual scrimmage and fundraising event for area high schools. Tickets are $5 at the door (children under six get in for free) .
Team schedules and location info: http://www.newbridgebankjamboree.com/default.aspx
About 100 people stopped by a house in High Point on Wednesday after seeing an ad on Craigslist that the owner was giving away FREE stuff. The Craigslist ad was a prank…and the homeowner (Scott Lovelace) was not amused. Fox 8 reporting that a young man in Scott’s neighborhood posted the fake ad and has since apologized to the homeowner. FYI: For those looking for deals on Craigslist, the organization recommends doing business only with people you can meet in person or who leave a phone number.
The 12-year-old boy who was rescued after spending 15 minutes or more in the cold Pacific last week, likely survived because of his age. "Dale" Ostrander was visiting the southwest Washington coast with his church youth group last Friday when he was swept out by a riptide. Rescuers who pulled Dale out of the water said he had no pulse and his face was pale. It's unclear how long Dale was underwater. A rescuer said Dale was pulled from the water 15 minutes after crews were dispatched. So how did he survive? Studies of near-drownings in cold water have found that survival depends on many factors including a person's age, water temperature, time spent underwater and how fast CPR is given. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110810/D9P1H9KO1.html
“Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated…” Mark Twain
Cheri Schumann Taylor would like Kennewick High School's class of 1971 to know she is very much ALIVE. A story in Saturday's Tri-City Herald about Kennewick High's reunion focused on seven classmates who were ‘murdered’ out of the 80 classmates who had died. Cheri was mistakenly included as a classmate who killed. But Cheri lives north of Seattle, with her husband and four children. She says she's happy, healthy and not ready to be buried. Reunion co-chairwoman Debra Blum told the newspaper the report of Taylor's pre-mature demise came by email, apparently from another classmate. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110808/D9OVVM081.html
The US Postal Service is appealing to Congress to remove collective bargaining restrictions in order to lay off 120,000 postal workers while replacing existing government health care and retirement plans in order to save money. (CNNMoney)
Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty exchanging verbal jabs during last night’s GOP Presidential debate last night in Minnesota. BTW: Sources say that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce that he is running for president on Saturday.
NFL Pre-Season: Carolina Panthers play on Saturday
Hanesbrands is having its annual clothing sample sale at the Joel Coliseum Education Building in Winston-Salem. The Hanesbrands clothing sale is going on today until 4pm. And on Saturday from 8am - 2pm. Free Admission. Free Parking…just enter thru Gate 9 at the Fairgrounds. Save up to 65% on brands including Hanes, Champion, Bali and Just My Size
http://www.ljvm.com/events.php
Are you ready for some local High School football? Gates open at 5pm this afternoon for the NewBridge Bank Invitational Football Jamboree, an annual scrimmage and fundraising event for area high schools. Tickets are $5 at the door (children under six get in for free) .
Team schedules and location info: http://www.newbridgebankjamboree.com/default.aspx
About 100 people stopped by a house in High Point on Wednesday after seeing an ad on Craigslist that the owner was giving away FREE stuff. The Craigslist ad was a prank…and the homeowner (Scott Lovelace) was not amused. Fox 8 reporting that a young man in Scott’s neighborhood posted the fake ad and has since apologized to the homeowner. FYI: For those looking for deals on Craigslist, the organization recommends doing business only with people you can meet in person or who leave a phone number.
The 12-year-old boy who was rescued after spending 15 minutes or more in the cold Pacific last week, likely survived because of his age. "Dale" Ostrander was visiting the southwest Washington coast with his church youth group last Friday when he was swept out by a riptide. Rescuers who pulled Dale out of the water said he had no pulse and his face was pale. It's unclear how long Dale was underwater. A rescuer said Dale was pulled from the water 15 minutes after crews were dispatched. So how did he survive? Studies of near-drownings in cold water have found that survival depends on many factors including a person's age, water temperature, time spent underwater and how fast CPR is given. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110810/D9P1H9KO1.html
“Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated…” Mark Twain
Cheri Schumann Taylor would like Kennewick High School's class of 1971 to know she is very much ALIVE. A story in Saturday's Tri-City Herald about Kennewick High's reunion focused on seven classmates who were ‘murdered’ out of the 80 classmates who had died. Cheri was mistakenly included as a classmate who killed. But Cheri lives north of Seattle, with her husband and four children. She says she's happy, healthy and not ready to be buried. Reunion co-chairwoman Debra Blum told the newspaper the report of Taylor's pre-mature demise came by email, apparently from another classmate. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110808/D9OVVM081.html
The US Postal Service is appealing to Congress to remove collective bargaining restrictions in order to lay off 120,000 postal workers while replacing existing government health care and retirement plans in order to save money. (CNNMoney)
Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty exchanging verbal jabs during last night’s GOP Presidential debate last night in Minnesota. BTW: Sources say that Texas Gov. Rick Perry will announce that he is running for president on Saturday.
NFL Pre-Season: Carolina Panthers play on Saturday
8.11.2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Partly sunny…High near 90
Expect to pay more to cool your home next month. Duke Energy is raising rates by 5% to help recoup higher fuel costs. The breakdown: If your home power bill runs round $90 dollars a month…expect to add about $5 dollars more. The rate increase will take effect Sept. 1.
Doctors at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have successfully grown a human muscle (after being transplanted into animals) using regenerative cells. Sphincters are one of 36 different organs (including ears, bladders, bones, skin, heart valves and livers) that the center is growing and testing. Since regenerative organs use the patient's own cells, the organs cannot be rejected. Dr. Benjamin Harrison stressed the importance of their research by saying more than 100,000 Americans are currently waiting…while on a transplant list. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-baptist-doctors-grow-first-successful-regenerative-muscles-20110810,0,6119735.story
New Barna Research showing that women are currently attending church and Sunday school less, reading the Bible less, and consider their faith less important in their lives. The Barna report shows that over the last two decades, women have become less likely to hold traditional views of God as the all-knowing creator and ruler of the universe. Also, women today are less likely to see the devil as a real being, considering him more a "symbol of evil." www.christianpost.com/news/women-falling-away-from-religion-report-finds-53352/
Gold prices closed above $1,800 dollars an ounce on Wednesday. Fox 8 reporting that some businesses in Greensboro were buying 10-karat gold for more than $25 dollars a gram. Are you taking advantage of record high gold prices by selling or pawning unwanted jewelry? On the flip side, some people are buying gold coins. FYI: You can check market prices on gold by going to the Kit-co Gold Index at http://www.kitco.com/
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-triad-residents-taking-advantage-of-record-gold-prices-20110810,0,7443200.story
Police are asking for more information regarding the deadly accident on Interstate 40 / 85 that has claimed the life of a 6 year old boy. Troopers said that a car driven by Laura Sanchez of Burlington was hit by a tractor-trailer that was merging lanes. The impact caused Sanchez’s car to go off the interstate and crash. Again, the accident happened on along WB 40 / 85 (near mile marker 141) around 11:30pm on Monday night. If you have any information about the wreck or the tractor-trailer…call the state Highway Patrol at (336) 334-5500.
Are you ready for some local High School football? Gates open at 5pm Friday afternoon for the NewBridge Bank Invitational Football Jamboree, an annual scrimmage and fundraising event for area high schools. Tickets to each event are $5 at the door (children under six get in for free) Check out their website for location and team info… http://www.newbridgebankjamboree.com/default.aspx
NFL Pre-Season: Seahawks and Chargers TONIGHT @ 8pm
The Carolina Panthers play on Saturday.
Expect to pay more to cool your home next month. Duke Energy is raising rates by 5% to help recoup higher fuel costs. The breakdown: If your home power bill runs round $90 dollars a month…expect to add about $5 dollars more. The rate increase will take effect Sept. 1.
Doctors at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have successfully grown a human muscle (after being transplanted into animals) using regenerative cells. Sphincters are one of 36 different organs (including ears, bladders, bones, skin, heart valves and livers) that the center is growing and testing. Since regenerative organs use the patient's own cells, the organs cannot be rejected. Dr. Benjamin Harrison stressed the importance of their research by saying more than 100,000 Americans are currently waiting…while on a transplant list. www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-baptist-doctors-grow-first-successful-regenerative-muscles-20110810,0,6119735.story
New Barna Research showing that women are currently attending church and Sunday school less, reading the Bible less, and consider their faith less important in their lives. The Barna report shows that over the last two decades, women have become less likely to hold traditional views of God as the all-knowing creator and ruler of the universe. Also, women today are less likely to see the devil as a real being, considering him more a "symbol of evil." www.christianpost.com/news/women-falling-away-from-religion-report-finds-53352/
Gold prices closed above $1,800 dollars an ounce on Wednesday. Fox 8 reporting that some businesses in Greensboro were buying 10-karat gold for more than $25 dollars a gram. Are you taking advantage of record high gold prices by selling or pawning unwanted jewelry? On the flip side, some people are buying gold coins. FYI: You can check market prices on gold by going to the Kit-co Gold Index at http://www.kitco.com/
http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-triad-residents-taking-advantage-of-record-gold-prices-20110810,0,7443200.story
Police are asking for more information regarding the deadly accident on Interstate 40 / 85 that has claimed the life of a 6 year old boy. Troopers said that a car driven by Laura Sanchez of Burlington was hit by a tractor-trailer that was merging lanes. The impact caused Sanchez’s car to go off the interstate and crash. Again, the accident happened on along WB 40 / 85 (near mile marker 141) around 11:30pm on Monday night. If you have any information about the wreck or the tractor-trailer…call the state Highway Patrol at (336) 334-5500.
Are you ready for some local High School football? Gates open at 5pm Friday afternoon for the NewBridge Bank Invitational Football Jamboree, an annual scrimmage and fundraising event for area high schools. Tickets to each event are $5 at the door (children under six get in for free) Check out their website for location and team info… http://www.newbridgebankjamboree.com/default.aspx
NFL Pre-Season: Seahawks and Chargers TONIGHT @ 8pm
The Carolina Panthers play on Saturday.
8.10.2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny skies…High 93
First Day of School for students in Stokes, Surry and Mt Airy City
Gas prices have fallen a few cents over the past week. The current average for a gallon of regular unleaded in the Triad is $3.66 cents.
More job cuts in the Triad: Fox 8 reporting that Thomas Built Buses plans to cut 60 employees from its C2 plant in High Point by Friday. FYI: Currently, the unemployment rate in North Carolina stands at 9.9%
Wall Street rallied a bit on Tuesday. The Federal Reserve saying that it will keep interest rates LOW over the next 24 months. Great for getting a loan. Not so great for investments.
In Davidson County last night, it was standing room only at the Commissioners meeting last night, with animal lovers wanting to end the practice of using a ‘gas chamber’ to euthanize stray and unwanted animals at the county’s animal shelter. The county will continue its use of ‘gas-ing’ the unwanted animals, with commissioners voting to use ‘more’ lethal injection. FYI: Nearly 7,000 animals were put down at the shelter in Davidson County last year. Residents can help keep that number down just by spaying and neutering their pets.
The city of Greensboro is hoping to reduce the number of 'panhandlers' in the downtown area. Paper fliers are being passed out in the downtown area with some suggestions on what to do if a panhandler approaches you. The flier suggests to either say "no" or offer a bottle of water or a food certificate to a panhandler, instead of cash. FYI: Greensboro Police have charged 44 people with panhandling since June. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-panhandling-flyers-given-out-in-downtown-greensboro-20110809,0,1639407.story
Dry conditions and stormy weather have taken a toll on older trees this year in Winston-Salem. City crews have cut down more than 400 trees at city parks and along the roadways so far this year. Many more trees are slated to be cut down in western Winston-Salem around Country Club Road. Most of the cut trees are chopped up as mulch or as FREE firewood available at the city yard on Reynolds Park Road. FYI: The city replants all trees that are removed. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-400-large-old-trees-cut-down-in-winstonsalem-this-year-20110809,0,3407605.story
The Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter is appalled at the recent ‘teen mob’ attacks on citizens in his city. The teens are part of a violent "flash mob" where a group of people decide to gather at a given place via e-mail and social media. Mayor has signed an order reducing curfews to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays for people under the age of 18 in the heart of Philadelphia's downtown area. In the rest of the city, the curfew will remain at 10 p.m. for children under age 13 and midnight for teens under age 18. In tandem with the curfew, the city will expand recreation center hours throughout the city. RnR
NFL pre-season news: Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith injured one of his fingers during practice yesterday. Good news: NO broken bones.
Back-To-School: FREE School Supplies for Teachers in Guildford County! "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has school supplies for teachers. You can donate items as well. Here is a link to more info: http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
TRAFFIC: Downtown Winston-Salem
Crews will be patching the road over the next three weeks along Business 40 at Highway 52. expect one lane closed between 9am and 3pm.
First Day of School for students in Stokes, Surry and Mt Airy City
Gas prices have fallen a few cents over the past week. The current average for a gallon of regular unleaded in the Triad is $3.66 cents.
More job cuts in the Triad: Fox 8 reporting that Thomas Built Buses plans to cut 60 employees from its C2 plant in High Point by Friday. FYI: Currently, the unemployment rate in North Carolina stands at 9.9%
Wall Street rallied a bit on Tuesday. The Federal Reserve saying that it will keep interest rates LOW over the next 24 months. Great for getting a loan. Not so great for investments.
In Davidson County last night, it was standing room only at the Commissioners meeting last night, with animal lovers wanting to end the practice of using a ‘gas chamber’ to euthanize stray and unwanted animals at the county’s animal shelter. The county will continue its use of ‘gas-ing’ the unwanted animals, with commissioners voting to use ‘more’ lethal injection. FYI: Nearly 7,000 animals were put down at the shelter in Davidson County last year. Residents can help keep that number down just by spaying and neutering their pets.
The city of Greensboro is hoping to reduce the number of 'panhandlers' in the downtown area. Paper fliers are being passed out in the downtown area with some suggestions on what to do if a panhandler approaches you. The flier suggests to either say "no" or offer a bottle of water or a food certificate to a panhandler, instead of cash. FYI: Greensboro Police have charged 44 people with panhandling since June. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-panhandling-flyers-given-out-in-downtown-greensboro-20110809,0,1639407.story
Dry conditions and stormy weather have taken a toll on older trees this year in Winston-Salem. City crews have cut down more than 400 trees at city parks and along the roadways so far this year. Many more trees are slated to be cut down in western Winston-Salem around Country Club Road. Most of the cut trees are chopped up as mulch or as FREE firewood available at the city yard on Reynolds Park Road. FYI: The city replants all trees that are removed. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-400-large-old-trees-cut-down-in-winstonsalem-this-year-20110809,0,3407605.story
The Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter is appalled at the recent ‘teen mob’ attacks on citizens in his city. The teens are part of a violent "flash mob" where a group of people decide to gather at a given place via e-mail and social media. Mayor has signed an order reducing curfews to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays for people under the age of 18 in the heart of Philadelphia's downtown area. In the rest of the city, the curfew will remain at 10 p.m. for children under age 13 and midnight for teens under age 18. In tandem with the curfew, the city will expand recreation center hours throughout the city. RnR
NFL pre-season news: Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith injured one of his fingers during practice yesterday. Good news: NO broken bones.
Back-To-School: FREE School Supplies for Teachers in Guildford County! "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has school supplies for teachers. You can donate items as well. Here is a link to more info: http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
TRAFFIC: Downtown Winston-Salem
Crews will be patching the road over the next three weeks along Business 40 at Highway 52. expect one lane closed between 9am and 3pm.
8.09.2011
Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Partly sunny and breezy. Isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot…High 95
Support our Troops by donating blood today (Aug 9)…
The Mobile Blood Unit from Fort Bragg will be collecting blood from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post on Miller Street in Winston-Salem. For more information call: 413-8432 or 408-7280. Walk ins Welcome. http://asbpdrives.blogspot.com/
FREE School Supplies for Teachers in Guildford County! "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has school supplies for teachers. You can donate items as well. Here is a link to more info: http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
BTW: Public school teachers in the United States spent more than $1.33 billion dollars (or an average of $500 dollars) a year on school supplies for their own classrooms.
The FBI has issued its first iPhone app called ‘Child ID”. The FREE app gives you a way to electronically store photos and vital information about your kids…so you can quickly provide physical info such as height and weight to local police, if (heaven forbid) your child goes missing. FYI: According to the FBI, a child goes missing every 40 seconds. The app is FREE and will be available for other devises in the ‘near future’.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/05/fbi-launches-its-first-mobile-application-the-child-id-iphone-app/
The stock market continued its ‘free fall’. The Dow Jones dropped over 600 points yesterday. Part of the drop was due to Standard and Poor's downgrading the credit ratings for not only the U.S. government but also Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Those agencies control nearly half the nation's home loans.
Interest rates are at all time lows right now. A 30-year mortgage now carries a 4 percent interest rate, while a 15-year has 3.25 percent interest for the most qualified.
Federal Budget vs. Household Budget: How Do They Compare? Dave Ramsey thought it'd be fun to turn the astronomical national debt figures into something we can understand a little better — like a household budget. http://www.daveramsey.com/article/federal-budget-vs-household-budget-how-do-they-compare/lifeandmoney_budgeting
Forsyth County commissioners voted 6 to 1 last night to take a case dealing with sectarian prayer before public meetings to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fox 8 reporting that commissioners have been fighting the ‘prayer’ case since March 2007, when a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU suggesting that prayers referring to a specific deity, such as praying in the name of Jesus, at public meetings are unconstitutional.
The Forsyth County Commission meeting was standing room only Monday as animal advocates showed their support for a law banning tethering (or tying or chaining an animal). The county is writing up a proposed ordinance that could be approved by the end of the month. Any passed ban would not go into effect for at least two years.
Second graders at Peck Elementary and Murphy Traditional Academy in Greensboro will be making a big splash when school starts back. The "Learn to Swim" program begins in mid-September at the new Greensboro Aquatic Center. The kids will be given 10 swimming lessons. Each class will last about 40 minutes. The program is being funded by an anonymous donation. The district hopes to expand the swimming program to all second graders. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-guilford-county-schools-to-give-swimming-lessons-to-second-graders-20110808,0,6542372.story
Sixty-one-year-old American swimmer Diana Nyad was forced to end her non-stop swim from Cuba to Florida. She was about half way into her 60 hours swim when she called off the 103-mile crossing from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Diana tried the crossing from Cuba in 1978 at the age of 28, but failed in the face of winds and heavy waves.(CNN)
Support our Troops by donating blood today (Aug 9)…
The Mobile Blood Unit from Fort Bragg will be collecting blood from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post on Miller Street in Winston-Salem. For more information call: 413-8432 or 408-7280. Walk ins Welcome. http://asbpdrives.blogspot.com/
FREE School Supplies for Teachers in Guildford County! "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has school supplies for teachers. You can donate items as well. Here is a link to more info: http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
BTW: Public school teachers in the United States spent more than $1.33 billion dollars (or an average of $500 dollars) a year on school supplies for their own classrooms.
The FBI has issued its first iPhone app called ‘Child ID”. The FREE app gives you a way to electronically store photos and vital information about your kids…so you can quickly provide physical info such as height and weight to local police, if (heaven forbid) your child goes missing. FYI: According to the FBI, a child goes missing every 40 seconds. The app is FREE and will be available for other devises in the ‘near future’.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/05/fbi-launches-its-first-mobile-application-the-child-id-iphone-app/
The stock market continued its ‘free fall’. The Dow Jones dropped over 600 points yesterday. Part of the drop was due to Standard and Poor's downgrading the credit ratings for not only the U.S. government but also Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Those agencies control nearly half the nation's home loans.
Interest rates are at all time lows right now. A 30-year mortgage now carries a 4 percent interest rate, while a 15-year has 3.25 percent interest for the most qualified.
Federal Budget vs. Household Budget: How Do They Compare? Dave Ramsey thought it'd be fun to turn the astronomical national debt figures into something we can understand a little better — like a household budget. http://www.daveramsey.com/article/federal-budget-vs-household-budget-how-do-they-compare/lifeandmoney_budgeting
Forsyth County commissioners voted 6 to 1 last night to take a case dealing with sectarian prayer before public meetings to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fox 8 reporting that commissioners have been fighting the ‘prayer’ case since March 2007, when a lawsuit was filed by the ACLU suggesting that prayers referring to a specific deity, such as praying in the name of Jesus, at public meetings are unconstitutional.
The Forsyth County Commission meeting was standing room only Monday as animal advocates showed their support for a law banning tethering (or tying or chaining an animal). The county is writing up a proposed ordinance that could be approved by the end of the month. Any passed ban would not go into effect for at least two years.
Second graders at Peck Elementary and Murphy Traditional Academy in Greensboro will be making a big splash when school starts back. The "Learn to Swim" program begins in mid-September at the new Greensboro Aquatic Center. The kids will be given 10 swimming lessons. Each class will last about 40 minutes. The program is being funded by an anonymous donation. The district hopes to expand the swimming program to all second graders. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-guilford-county-schools-to-give-swimming-lessons-to-second-graders-20110808,0,6542372.story
Sixty-one-year-old American swimmer Diana Nyad was forced to end her non-stop swim from Cuba to Florida. She was about half way into her 60 hours swim when she called off the 103-mile crossing from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage. Diana tried the crossing from Cuba in 1978 at the age of 28, but failed in the face of winds and heavy waves.(CNN)
8.08.2011
FREE School Supplies for Teachers in Guildford County!
Public school teachers in the United States spent more than $1.33 billion dollars (an average of $300 dollars or more) a year on school supplies for their own classrooms.
"The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has school supplies for teachers. You can donate items as well. Here is a link to more info: http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
FYI: Teachers in Forsyth County will (soon) have a similar program offering FREE school supplies to take advantage of as well!
Here is the deal…The Educator Warehouse is located at Diggs-Latham Elementary School off Peters Creek Parkway. There will be a website to make an appointment, up to 40 teachers a day. Each teacher gets 25 points per quarter. You can spend all 25 points at once, or split up your points into multiple visits during the quarter. This is a partnership with Forsyth Education Partnership and WS/FCS Council of PTAs (County PTA). While donations have been given, set up and are ready... there are still a lot of details to work out to make this run smoothly. It will open as soon as possible. This has been two years in the making and was inspired from Greensboro's model. (The proposed hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30-6:30. Volunteers will be working during these hours to help the teachers.) More details soon…
"The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has school supplies for teachers. You can donate items as well. Here is a link to more info: http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
FYI: Teachers in Forsyth County will (soon) have a similar program offering FREE school supplies to take advantage of as well!
Here is the deal…The Educator Warehouse is located at Diggs-Latham Elementary School off Peters Creek Parkway. There will be a website to make an appointment, up to 40 teachers a day. Each teacher gets 25 points per quarter. You can spend all 25 points at once, or split up your points into multiple visits during the quarter. This is a partnership with Forsyth Education Partnership and WS/FCS Council of PTAs (County PTA). While donations have been given, set up and are ready... there are still a lot of details to work out to make this run smoothly. It will open as soon as possible. This has been two years in the making and was inspired from Greensboro's model. (The proposed hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30-6:30. Volunteers will be working during these hours to help the teachers.) More details soon…
Monday, August 08, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny, HOT and Humid…High 95
Heat Index = near 100 degrees in the Triad
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory today for 32 counties (or nearly one third of the state). Cities east of Raleigh like Wilson and Goldsboro will reach temperatures of 100 degrees. Heat Index = 105 to 109 degrees.
Support our Troops. The Mobile Blood Unit from Fort Bragg will be collecting blood on Tuesday (Aug 9) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Legion on Miller Street in Winston-Salem. Call to reserve your appointment: 413-8432 or 408-7280. Walk ins Welcome.
http://asbpdrives.blogspot.com/
Deadly helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan has claimed the lives of 30 US military personnel, including 22 Navy SEALs. The SEALS were on their way to assist an Army Rangers unit pinned down by enemy fire early Saturday morning. The crash involved the highest number of US fatalities in a single day since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan in 2001. FYI: The majority of the SEALs killed, belonged to the same covert unit that conducted the May raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Chris Campbell of Jacksonville, NC was killed in the crash. "His family is asking for your prayers."
An atheist group was won approval to host a god-less festival at Fort Bragg next year. The Christian Post reports that the ‘godless’ festival "Rock Beyond Belief" will featuring music, speeches and "godless" literature. The atheist group has protested that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's "Rock the Fort" evangelistic event last year was allowed to happen on base. RnR
Praise: A church in High Point finally has a new place to worship after losing its sanctuary to a fire more than five years ago. Fox 8 reporting that members of Cloverdale Church of the Living God held a special dedication ceremony yesterday at their new location…about two miles away from the old sanctuary on Surrett Drive.
New survey from Visa finding that kids in the US are ‘receiving’ an average of $2.60 per tooth from the Tooth Fairy…down from $3 dollars last year. BTW: 90 percent of U.S. children under the age of 12 receive money from the Tooth Fairy. http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/07/26/Survey-Tooth-fairy-leaving-less-money/UPI-44011311665400/#ixzz1U9qbjJ8n
What? A 2-month-old infant was taken to the hospital after being locked in a hot car over the weekend in Asheville. The Citizen-Times of Asheville reports that a passer-by noticed an infant inside a car about 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon…then flagged down a fire truck. Firefighters broke a window in the car to rescue the infant. The outside temperature was about 85 degrees. The mother arrived about 10 minutes later. The 29-year-old mother (Jennifer Knox) said that she had locked her keys in the car and couldn't reach her husband on a cell phone, so she walked to the restaurant where he works to get keys. Social workers will meet with Knox…who was charged with child abuse.
Global markets continue to have a negative reaction to Friday's first-ever downgrade of the US credit rating by the Standard & Poors rating agency. The downgrade signals that the S&P believes U.S. government bonds are now a riskier investment. Another possible US downgrade is possible within six months. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the S&P used "terrible judgment" when it downgraded the U.S. credit rating last week from the top triple-A grade. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Major-Asian-Markets-Lower-After-SP-Downgrade-of-US-Credit-Rating-127128338.html
Federal Budget vs. Household Budget: How Do They Compare? Dave Ramsey thought it'd be fun to turn the astronomical national debt figures into something we can understand a little better — like a household budget. http://www.daveramsey.com/article/federal-budget-vs-household-budget-how-do-they-compare/lifeandmoney_budgeting
Public school teachers in the United States spent more than $1.33 billion dollars (or an average of $500 dollars) a year on school supplies for their own classrooms.
FREE School Supplies for Teachers in Guildford County! "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has school supplies for teachers. You can donate items as well. Here is a link to more info: http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
FYI: Teachers in Forsyth County will (soon) have a similar program offering FREE school supplies to take advantage of as well! Here is the deal…
The Educator Warehouse is located at Diggs-Latham Elementary School off Peters Creek Parkway. There will be a website to make an appointment, up to 40 teachers a day. Each teacher gets 25 points per quarter. You can spend all 25 points at once, or split up your points into multiple visits during the quarter. This is a partnership with Forsyth Education Partnership and WS/FCS Council of PTAs (County PTA). While donations have been given, set up and are ready... there are still a lot of details to work out to make this run smoothly. It will open as soon as possible. This has been two years in the making and was inspired from Greensboro's model. (The proposed hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30-6:30. Volunteers will be working during these hours to help the teachers.) More details soon…
Heat Index = near 100 degrees in the Triad
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory today for 32 counties (or nearly one third of the state). Cities east of Raleigh like Wilson and Goldsboro will reach temperatures of 100 degrees. Heat Index = 105 to 109 degrees.
Support our Troops. The Mobile Blood Unit from Fort Bragg will be collecting blood on Tuesday (Aug 9) from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Legion on Miller Street in Winston-Salem. Call to reserve your appointment: 413-8432 or 408-7280. Walk ins Welcome.
http://asbpdrives.blogspot.com/
Deadly helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan has claimed the lives of 30 US military personnel, including 22 Navy SEALs. The SEALS were on their way to assist an Army Rangers unit pinned down by enemy fire early Saturday morning. The crash involved the highest number of US fatalities in a single day since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan in 2001. FYI: The majority of the SEALs killed, belonged to the same covert unit that conducted the May raid that killed Osama bin Laden. Chris Campbell of Jacksonville, NC was killed in the crash. "His family is asking for your prayers."
An atheist group was won approval to host a god-less festival at Fort Bragg next year. The Christian Post reports that the ‘godless’ festival "Rock Beyond Belief" will featuring music, speeches and "godless" literature. The atheist group has protested that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's "Rock the Fort" evangelistic event last year was allowed to happen on base. RnR
Praise: A church in High Point finally has a new place to worship after losing its sanctuary to a fire more than five years ago. Fox 8 reporting that members of Cloverdale Church of the Living God held a special dedication ceremony yesterday at their new location…about two miles away from the old sanctuary on Surrett Drive.
New survey from Visa finding that kids in the US are ‘receiving’ an average of $2.60 per tooth from the Tooth Fairy…down from $3 dollars last year. BTW: 90 percent of U.S. children under the age of 12 receive money from the Tooth Fairy. http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/07/26/Survey-Tooth-fairy-leaving-less-money/UPI-44011311665400/#ixzz1U9qbjJ8n
What? A 2-month-old infant was taken to the hospital after being locked in a hot car over the weekend in Asheville. The Citizen-Times of Asheville reports that a passer-by noticed an infant inside a car about 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon…then flagged down a fire truck. Firefighters broke a window in the car to rescue the infant. The outside temperature was about 85 degrees. The mother arrived about 10 minutes later. The 29-year-old mother (Jennifer Knox) said that she had locked her keys in the car and couldn't reach her husband on a cell phone, so she walked to the restaurant where he works to get keys. Social workers will meet with Knox…who was charged with child abuse.
Global markets continue to have a negative reaction to Friday's first-ever downgrade of the US credit rating by the Standard & Poors rating agency. The downgrade signals that the S&P believes U.S. government bonds are now a riskier investment. Another possible US downgrade is possible within six months. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says the S&P used "terrible judgment" when it downgraded the U.S. credit rating last week from the top triple-A grade. http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Major-Asian-Markets-Lower-After-SP-Downgrade-of-US-Credit-Rating-127128338.html
Federal Budget vs. Household Budget: How Do They Compare? Dave Ramsey thought it'd be fun to turn the astronomical national debt figures into something we can understand a little better — like a household budget. http://www.daveramsey.com/article/federal-budget-vs-household-budget-how-do-they-compare/lifeandmoney_budgeting
Public school teachers in the United States spent more than $1.33 billion dollars (or an average of $500 dollars) a year on school supplies for their own classrooms.
FREE School Supplies for Teachers in Guildford County! "The Teacher Supply Warehouse" on Yanceyville Street in Greensboro has school supplies for teachers. You can donate items as well. Here is a link to more info: http://www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/support/teacher-warehouse.phps
FYI: Teachers in Forsyth County will (soon) have a similar program offering FREE school supplies to take advantage of as well! Here is the deal…
The Educator Warehouse is located at Diggs-Latham Elementary School off Peters Creek Parkway. There will be a website to make an appointment, up to 40 teachers a day. Each teacher gets 25 points per quarter. You can spend all 25 points at once, or split up your points into multiple visits during the quarter. This is a partnership with Forsyth Education Partnership and WS/FCS Council of PTAs (County PTA). While donations have been given, set up and are ready... there are still a lot of details to work out to make this run smoothly. It will open as soon as possible. This has been two years in the making and was inspired from Greensboro's model. (The proposed hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2:30-6:30. Volunteers will be working during these hours to help the teachers.) More details soon…
8.05.2011
Friday, August 05, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly cloudy…High 86.
Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the weekend.
6 year old CJ Burford is peddling across Forsyth County today to raise money to build a medical clinic in Kenya. CJ was inspired to ride his bike after finding out that many people in Kenya have to walk up to 30 miles for medical treatment. CJ's 'Ride For a Reason' started in Colfax and will finish later today at the Forsyth - Yadkin County line. Help CJ meet his goal of $15,000 dollars, check out our Facebook page, look for the link to “CJs Ride for a Reason”.
North Carolina’s Tax-Free Weekend: Over the next three days, you won’t have to pay state sales tax on most back to school items including computers, sporting goods and even clothes.
North Carolina’s Tax-Free Weekend runs through midnight Sunday.
List of items: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/holiday_exempt.pdf
NC Tax Free Weekend: www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
New survey from Visa finding that kids in the US are ‘receiving’ an average of $2.60 per tooth from the Tooth Fairy, down from $3 dollars last year. BTW: 90 percent of U.S. children under the age of 12 receive money from the Tooth Fairy. www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/07/26/Survey-Tooth-fairy-leaving-less-money/UPI-44011311665400/#ixzz1U9qbjJ8n
The on-going famine in east Africa is affecting millions of people…with the country of Somalia being the hardest hit region. Estimates of as many as 29-thousand children under the age of 5 have lost their lives because of the extreme famine. Ways to help:
More information about the ground turkey Recall
USDA: www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_060_2011_Release/index.asp
FYI: 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak is being recalled.
Separk Music Company has moved to its new location in Lewisville. Separk music had been on 4th street in downtown Winston-Salem since 1939. The new location at Lewisville Corners Shopping Center is 8.500 square feet. Owner Drew Parker said that most of his customers live west of Silas Creek.
Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the weekend.
6 year old CJ Burford is peddling across Forsyth County today to raise money to build a medical clinic in Kenya. CJ was inspired to ride his bike after finding out that many people in Kenya have to walk up to 30 miles for medical treatment. CJ's 'Ride For a Reason' started in Colfax and will finish later today at the Forsyth - Yadkin County line. Help CJ meet his goal of $15,000 dollars, check out our Facebook page, look for the link to “CJs Ride for a Reason”.
North Carolina’s Tax-Free Weekend: Over the next three days, you won’t have to pay state sales tax on most back to school items including computers, sporting goods and even clothes.
North Carolina’s Tax-Free Weekend runs through midnight Sunday.
List of items: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/holiday_exempt.pdf
NC Tax Free Weekend: www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
New survey from Visa finding that kids in the US are ‘receiving’ an average of $2.60 per tooth from the Tooth Fairy, down from $3 dollars last year. BTW: 90 percent of U.S. children under the age of 12 receive money from the Tooth Fairy. www.upi.com/Odd_News/2011/07/26/Survey-Tooth-fairy-leaving-less-money/UPI-44011311665400/#ixzz1U9qbjJ8n
The on-going famine in east Africa is affecting millions of people…with the country of Somalia being the hardest hit region. Estimates of as many as 29-thousand children under the age of 5 have lost their lives because of the extreme famine. Ways to help:
More information about the ground turkey Recall
USDA: www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_060_2011_Release/index.asp
FYI: 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak is being recalled.
Separk Music Company has moved to its new location in Lewisville. Separk music had been on 4th street in downtown Winston-Salem since 1939. The new location at Lewisville Corners Shopping Center is 8.500 square feet. Owner Drew Parker said that most of his customers live west of Silas Creek.
8.04.2011
Thursday, August 04, 2011
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny…High 95
RECALL on ground turkey: 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak is being recalled. The tainted turkey has sickened at least 76 people nationwide (including one person in North Carolina) since March. One person died in California.
The recalled ground turkey was distributed by meat giant Car-Gill and sold between Feb. 20 and Aug. 2 under various brand names. All of the recalled packages will include the code "Est. P-963" on the label. Customers can return any opened or unopened packages of ground turkey to the stores where they were bought for a refund.
Cargill’s website www.cargill.com/turkey-recall/
USDA: www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_060_2011_Release/index.asp
The North Carolina’s Tax-Free Weekend starts at 12:01am tonight (technically Friday morning) and runs through midnight Sunday. Over the next three days, you won’t have to pay state sales tax on most back to school items including computers, sporting goods and even clothes.
Here's a list of what is tax-free this weekend:
Clothing that is less than a $100 - including bathing suits, shoes, coats, and diapers.
Sports equipment that is less than $50 – including cleats, gloves, bicycle helmets and even ski boots.
Computers that are less than $3,500 - including tablet computers, netbooks and even I-pads.
Computer supplies under $250
School instructional supplies under $300
Complete list of items: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/holiday_exempt.pdf
NC Tax Free Weekend: www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
The funeral for Officer Russell Willingham will be held at 10am this morning at Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University. Willingham was the Winston-Salem police officer who died in a single car accident over the weekend. Willingham will be laid to rest at Westminster Cemetery in Greensboro.
Expect traffic delays following Willingham’s service in WS as the funeral procession heads toward Greensboro this afternoon. Traffic will be stopped along…
SB Silas Creek…Business 40 EB…Highway 68 to Bryan Blvd.
http://www.cityofws.org/Home/Departments/MarketingAndCommunications/NewsArchive/News2011/Articles/FuneralArrangementsForPoliceOfficerWillingham
Flags at state facilities are flying at half staff today to honor Officer Russell Willingham who died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle wreck and another police officer from Greene County who passed away on Monday.
Starting this year, every high school in the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school district will have its own certified athletic trainer. The school district got the extra trainers through a partnership with Forsyth Medical Center and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Fox 8 reporting that each hospital will pay the salaries of six athletic trainers, as well as the cost of supplies to properly treat the teams. The only cost to the school district is displaying advertising space for the hospitals in their athletic facilities.
RECALL on ground turkey: 36 million pounds of ground turkey linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak is being recalled. The tainted turkey has sickened at least 76 people nationwide (including one person in North Carolina) since March. One person died in California.
The recalled ground turkey was distributed by meat giant Car-Gill and sold between Feb. 20 and Aug. 2 under various brand names. All of the recalled packages will include the code "Est. P-963" on the label. Customers can return any opened or unopened packages of ground turkey to the stores where they were bought for a refund.
Cargill’s website www.cargill.com/turkey-recall/
USDA: www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_060_2011_Release/index.asp
The North Carolina’s Tax-Free Weekend starts at 12:01am tonight (technically Friday morning) and runs through midnight Sunday. Over the next three days, you won’t have to pay state sales tax on most back to school items including computers, sporting goods and even clothes.
Here's a list of what is tax-free this weekend:
Clothing that is less than a $100 - including bathing suits, shoes, coats, and diapers.
Sports equipment that is less than $50 – including cleats, gloves, bicycle helmets and even ski boots.
Computers that are less than $3,500 - including tablet computers, netbooks and even I-pads.
Computer supplies under $250
School instructional supplies under $300
Complete list of items: http://www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/holiday_exempt.pdf
NC Tax Free Weekend: www.dornc.com/taxes/sales/salestax_holiday.html
The funeral for Officer Russell Willingham will be held at 10am this morning at Wait Chapel on the campus of Wake Forest University. Willingham was the Winston-Salem police officer who died in a single car accident over the weekend. Willingham will be laid to rest at Westminster Cemetery in Greensboro.
Expect traffic delays following Willingham’s service in WS as the funeral procession heads toward Greensboro this afternoon. Traffic will be stopped along…
SB Silas Creek…Business 40 EB…Highway 68 to Bryan Blvd.
http://www.cityofws.org/Home/Departments/MarketingAndCommunications/NewsArchive/News2011/Articles/FuneralArrangementsForPoliceOfficerWillingham
Flags at state facilities are flying at half staff today to honor Officer Russell Willingham who died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle wreck and another police officer from Greene County who passed away on Monday.
Starting this year, every high school in the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school district will have its own certified athletic trainer. The school district got the extra trainers through a partnership with Forsyth Medical Center and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Fox 8 reporting that each hospital will pay the salaries of six athletic trainers, as well as the cost of supplies to properly treat the teams. The only cost to the school district is displaying advertising space for the hospitals in their athletic facilities.
8.03.2011
Pray / Call to Action
Over 10 million people are being affected by ongoing drought / famine which is affecting Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. Thousands of people are migrating to overcrowded refugee camps in the Horn of Africa, only to find a lack of food and water there, too. The United Nations is calling the situation in East Africa the worst famine in 20 years.
Ways to help:
Compassion International www.compassion.com/donate-to-charity.htm
Samaritan’s Purse www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/food_crisis_in_kenya/
Gain USA http://gainusa.org/give/famine?Motivation=PZ7050
World Serve http://ca.worldserve.org
Mission Network News http://mnnonline.org/article/16006
Ways to help:
Compassion International www.compassion.com/donate-to-charity.htm
Samaritan’s Purse www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/articles/food_crisis_in_kenya/
Gain USA http://gainusa.org/give/famine?Motivation=PZ7050
World Serve http://ca.worldserve.org
Mission Network News http://mnnonline.org/article/16006
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