Friday, January 8, 2010

Thoughts For Friday

A little of this and a little of that heading into what will be a very cold weekend. Despite that it’s time to get your Christmas decorations down and put away as the holidays are over. I don’t know if people keep them up because they like the spirit of the season or just can’t face the thought of the work involved.

So have you noticed that gas prices have been rising? The average cost of a gallon of gasoline in the shore area is about a dollar more than it was at this time a year ago. That’s right…in early January of last year we were paying about $1.50 a gallon for gas although those prices pretty much rose for the remainder of 2009. What we are now paying is the highest gas has been in about 15 months and of course nobody really knows what’s in store for the future.

So if I told you in September that two of the three local pro football teams would make the playoffs how many of you would have guessed the Giants would be the one watching the post-season on TV. Of course not too many expect the Jets or Eagles to last long as both are underdogs this weekend.

92.7 WOBM and the Toms River Regional Schools will receive Pinnacle Leadership Philanthropic Awards during a luncheon on Thursday January 21st hosted by the Toms River-Ocean County Chamber of Commerce at Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood. The Pinnacle Award is given to past recipients of the Chamber’s Citizen or Organization of the Year Award who continue to be active in the community. WOBM-FM was previously honored in 1994 and while much has changed we strive to live up to the image of Ocean County’s Hometown station. We are especially honored to share the program with Mike Ritacco and the school district as we’ve worked closely with them over the years on a number of events. To attend the luncheon call the Chamber office at (732) 349-0220.

The Shore Sports Network will broadcast a high school basketball doubleheader tonight from the Ritacco Center. In the 6pm opener Toms River South puts its four-game winning streak on the line against Wall and then in the nightcap Monsignor Donovan will take on Point Boro. Both games can be heard on 1160AM and on the web at shoresportsnetwork.com

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