10.10.2006

WBFJ News Up-date

Thank You…Thank You!
Just over $7,200 dollars raised from ‘Plinko’ at the Dixie Classic Fair.
All of the proceeds from Plinko will send kids to Victory Junction Gang Camp in Randleman. Your giving was up nearly 10% from last year.
-Victory Junction Gang Camp was founded in 2004 by Kyle and Pattie Petty, in honor of their son Adam. The Victory Junction Gang Camp is a year-round camp serving children, ages 7 to 15, with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses. www.victoryjunction.org

Authorities as well as family members are looking for a woman who works in Greensboro and who has been missing since September.
Sherry D. Hampton, 45, who has a Charlotte address, was last seen by her family on Sept. 29. She was reported missing to Charlotte police on Oct. 2.
Her vehicle was found on South Tryon Street in Charlotte. Anyone with information is asked to call authorities. (WXII)

The U.N. Security Council will resume closed-door discussions today of U.S.-proposed sanctions against North Korea over its claimed nuclear test on Monday. (USA Radio News)

Search engine mega site Google is buying video site ‘You-Tube’
for $1.6 billion dollars all stock deal. You Tube announced yesterday that it has confirmed 3 media agreements in an apparent bid to escape copyright lawsuits. (AP)
Voter registration deadline is this Friday. The upcoming General Elections…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.

Sports: Major League Play-offs (Final 4) Tonight…AL: Detroit vs Oakland
AL: Detroit vs Oakland
NL: St Louis vs the Mets

MNF: The Broncos hand the Ravens their first loss of the season…13-3 the final. Indianapolis and Chicago still unbeaten in the NFL.


Lots of color expected in the Northern Mountains:
The peak for the Fall leaves in the mountains will be around mid-October.

Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast:
Today: Mostly sunny…High near 80.
Tonight: Clear skies…Low 55
Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms…High 75

All This Week on the WBFJ Morning Show...

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.