Today is Columbus Day: It’s a Federal holiday…banks and the post office will be closed today.
North Korea will likely face more sanctions after following through on its first-ever nuclear test. Japan and China are both strongly disappointed with the underground nuclear test. The UN Security Council will meet to discuss what to do next with North Korea. (USA Radio Network)
Another recall of greens…this time lettuce: A voluntary recall of green leaf lettuce sold under the Foxy brand name. Foxy is one of the nation's largest suppliers of lettuce, celery, broccoli, vegetable platters and stir-fry mixes. Over the past month…Three deaths have been linked to E Coli contaminated spinach. (USA Today)
Voter registration deadline is this Friday. The upcoming General Elections is Tuesday, November 7th. According to Focus on the Family: In the last mid-term election year (2002), 6 out of 10 registered voters did not vote.
Third Generation Graham to preach: Reverend Will Graham, the grandson of Billy Graham, will hold his first U.S. crusade this week called the Greater Gas-ton Celebration. Will’s dad, Franklin Graham, is the president of Samaritans Purse. (Agapa Press)
Women listen up: Too many cans of cola might mean bad news for your bones. In a new study, too many soft drinks can actually lower bone density and put women at increased risk for osteoporosis. The latest study can be found in today's American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Baby Up-Date: Monica and Jeff (Verne's sister inlaw and brother in law) had a boy Saturday morning around 8:15am. Little Tyler John weighed 7.3 lbs and 19.5 inches long. Tyler John is a normal ‘Boy’ name…
Leann Real promised her husband Rusty, an avid sports fan, that if they ever had a son…that he would be able to pick the boy’s name.
‘ESPN Montana Real’ was born last week at Biloxi Regional Medical Center in Mississippi.YES…The baby boy’s name is ESPN (pronounced Espen) after the sports network and Montana after football legend Joe Montana.Baby ESPN isn't alone.Three others were cited in a 2005 report on tee-vo community.com about the network's 25th anniversary. They are Espn Malachi McCall in Pampa, Texas; Espn Curiel in Corpus Christi, Texas; and Espn Blondeel in Michigan.
Sports: Major League Play-offs (Final 4)
AL: Detroit vs Oakland
NL: St Louis vs the Mets
-NASCAR: Brian Vickers winning at Talladega.
-Davis Love III winning the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro. The CCG will be known as The Wyndham Championship in 2007.
-Carolina Panthers over the Browns… 20-12
MNF: Baltimore at Denver
Lots of color expected in the Northern Mountains:
The peak for the Fall leaves in the mountains will be mid-October.
Experts say that the Fall color should be even ‘brighter’ than last year.
Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
(Columbus Day): Mostly sunny…High 75
Tonight: Clear skies…Low 55
Tuesday: Mix of sun and clouds. Warm…High near 80
The WBFJ…Chick-Fil-A NUGGET
-Music from Mark Schultz “Broken and Beautiful”
-Milkshakes from Chick-Fil-A of the Triad
Tix and Tunes: ‘Facing the Giants” all this week during the WBFJ Morning Show.
‘Facing the Giants’ ranked 11th at the Box Office over the weekend…bring in close to a million dollars.
This family friendly drama dealing with faith, family and football was made on a shoestring budget by a church in Georgia.
Special thanks to:
Brent Johnson and Associates with Nationwide Insurance
RAM Fabrication…Plinko
Cornerstone Christian Church in Mocksville…
Official food sponsor of WBFJ at the Dixie Classic Fair
