The International Home Furnishings Market starts today in
High Point. The ‘Fall Furniture Market’ runs through Sunday. www.highpointmarket.org/
Presidential candidates making campaign stops in North Carolina over the weekend. John McCain was in Concord on Saturday and Barack Obama was in Fayetteville on Sunday.
Former secretary of state with the Bush Administration Colin Powell breaking party ranks yesterday and endorsed Senator Obama for his pick as president.
Tina Fey step aside. Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin making a guest appearance on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. Here are some video clips if you missed them: www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/
Three additional early voting sites will open in Forsyth County today. Early voting continues in North Carolina until November 1st. ELECTION DAY is Tuesday, November 4th
GAS PRICES ARE STILL COMING DOWN. Triple A says the national average price for regular unleaded is now down to about $2.92 a gallon. One month ago, the national average was $3.78.
An accident during a hayride Saturday night seriously hurt one child in Guilford County. The driver of the tractor, who also owned the trailer, will be charged. www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=7678189&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
The Winston-Salem Salvation Army is accepting applications for Christmas assistance starting today and runs through Saturday. More than 2,700 families received food, clothing and toys last Christmas through the area Salvation Army. For more information you can contact the Salvation Army in Winston-Salem at 723-6366 (Ext 106). The WBFJ Great Stocking Stuff with the Salvation Army starts on Monday, November 10th.
Clothing designer, Mr. Blackwell, whose annual worst-dressed list alerted the fashion police on many celebrities has died. Mr. Blackwell was 86. Blackwell, whose first name was Richard, was a little-known dress designer when he issued his first tongue-in-cheek criticism of Hollywood fashion disasters in 1960. www.wxii12.com/entertainment/17759103/detail.html
Over 1,000 people in 3 locations spent a portion of their Sunday afternoon helping fight hunger. So far, $53,000 dollars have been pledged to help fight hunger through the Forsyth County CROP Walk. This year’s goal was $66,000. http://www.crisiscontrol.org/
Over 5,300 walkers raised $219,200 in gifts and pledges on Sunday for the Greater Greensboro CROP Hunger Walk. http://www.greensborourbanministry.org/
You can still make contributions to area CROP Walks that will help fight hunger locally and globally!
It took 7 games…The Tampa Bay Rays are going to the World Series.
The Rays beat the Red Sox 3-1 last night. The Rays will host the Phillies in Game one of the World Series which starts on Wednesday (October 22nd )
NFL: Carolina Panthers winning big over the Saints…30-7. Tennessee Titans still the only unbeaten team in the NFL.
NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson winning in Martinsville. Johnson now has a 149 point lead with 4 races remaining in the chase.
So, who served the first hamburger on a bun?
http://beefmagazine.com/mag/beef_happy_th_hamburger/
History of the hamburger: http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/HamburgerHistory.htm
