Your WBFJ Family Station 'Valentine’s Day' Forecast: Sunny and breezy…High 65
The Triad is under a Wind Advisory today with the strongest winds expected around suppertime (from 3 to 7pm). And, the National Weather Service is strongly discouraging any outdoor burning today.
Today is Valentine's Day, but did you know it's also National Donor Awareness Day? A day honoring those who have donated organs, tissue, marrow and blood to save the lives of others. Valentine’s Day is the day of love, and organ donation is the gift of life. Thanks to Beth Hinesley - Community Relations Coordinator with Carolina Donor Services, for stopping in and talking about organ donation. Special event coming up: The 6th Annual Donate Life Walk/5K Run will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 in Winston Salem. Call Beth @ 774-4450. www.carolinadonorservices.org/
Valentine’s Day Trivia: Did you know? While 75% of chocolate purchases are made by women all year long, during the days and minutes before Valentine's Day, 75% of chocolate purchases are made by men. Over $1 billion of chocolate is purchased for Valentine's Day.
For years, most American’s bought their flowers in traditional flower shops. Now, 55% of all flowers sold in the U.S. are purchased in supermarkets.
Most of the flowers sold in the US come from South America…with the country of Colombia providing 80% of all flowers sold in the US.
With all of the other prominent holidays involved in exporting and importing flowers—such as Mother’s Day, Christmas and Easter—the floral industry is vital to job growth. It creates about 180,000 jobs in Colombia and about 225,000 in the US. So go on, buy that bouquet. It’s not just about the romance; it’s about helping the economy…keeping flower workers employed
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2011/02/11/colombia-hopes-youre-feeling-really-loving-valentines-day/
RECALL: Summer Infant Corporation is recalling one million video baby monitors. The monitors in question were sold between January 2003 and February of this year. More information: www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11127.html
The Country music group Lady Antebellum was this year’s big winner at the Grammys…with three awards as a group and two additional songwriter awards. In the Gospel category: Switchfoot won Best Rock or Rap album for “Hello Hurricane”.
List of winners: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20031724-10391698.html?tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea
At the Box Office: The Justin Bieber pop-documentary movie “Never Say Never” coming in at #2 this weekend just ahead of ‘Gnomeo and Juliet”.
Up for sale? City officials have approached Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University once again with some proposals on the table. Wake Forest’s men's and women's basketball teams play at the Joel Coliseum, while WSSU’s football team uses Bowman Gray Stadium. Neither venue has been profitable for the city, which estimates that it loses $850,000 dollars a year in operating expenses. Lee Garrity, Winston-Salem city manager, says that since LJVM opened in 1989, the coliseum has turned a profit only twice. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-ljvm-sale-110211,0,1067953.story
‘OPERATION HEART FELT SALUTE’. Support our military and their families at your local CBL Mall location between now and March 12th. You can donate items for a care package, purchase a Heart Felt Salute Bracelet or write letters of encouragement to be sent in care packages to our troops. Stop by the customer service locations at Hanes Mall, Friendly Center, Oak Hollow and Randolph Mall to find out more information. Call 1-800-333-7310 for more information. Details: http://www.shophanesmall.com/shop/hanes.nsf/Custom/OHFS+Main+Page+Details
SPORTS…
Duke Blue Devils over Miami…81 – 71
NC State over Wake Forest…80 – 55
THE CELEBRITY FIELD FOR THE 2011 AT&T PEBBLE BEACH NATIONAL PRO-AM INCLUDED TOBYMAC. Leading PGA Tour pros were teamed with celebrity amateurs including TobyMac. Some of the other celebs included actors Kevin Costner and Ray Romano, and musicians Kenny G and Michael Bolton. This was tobyMac's (age 46, born in 1964) first visit Pro-Am at Pebble Beach.
