Scattered showers this afternoon. More rain on Friday (the first day of Fall). Humid…Highs in the mid-70s.
Track ‘Fall Color’ in Asheville (and the Blue Ridge Mountains) www.fallinthemountains.com
This week is Child Passenger Safety Week. Find a car seat inspection station near you www.nhtsa.gov/cps/CPSFitting/index.cfm
Just a reminder: The T-dap vaccine deadline for 6th graders is coming up this Monday, September 26. Students could be suspended if their shot records are not updated.
Angel Food Ministries is now ‘out of business’ after 17 years of providing discounted groceries to needy families across the country, citing the economic downturn as its downfall. The ministry is under an FBI investigation, as well. BTW: Angel Food was started in 1994 by pastors Joe and Linda Wingo with 34 families in Monroe, Georgia. www.wsbtv.com/news/29263818/detail.html
Based on the new list of ‘America’s 50 Best Cities’ created by Business Week, Winston-Salem and Greensboro are some of the BEST cites to call home. In all, five North Carolina cities made it on the new list. Rankings were determined after looking at data from 16 different elements related to quality of living. Raleigh came in at #1. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-story-greensboro-ranks-best-cities-businessweek-110921,0,634805.story
The income for the ‘middle class’ has gone down over the last 10 years…while some basic costs have gone up…a lot over that same time period. CNNMoney reporting that the 2010 median household income was $49,445 dollars (down about 7 percent from 2000). As incomes have dropped, several necessities cost more…
Groceries: A dozen eggs cost 18.5 percent more…
Gas Prices: Gas prices jumped 48 percent…
Family Health Insurance: The largest jump in the report was family health insurance, which cost 69 percent more…
FYI: Less? The Toyota Camry, one of the most popular cars in the nation, costs 11 percent less now than it did in 2000. All numbers in the report were adjusted for inflation. http://www.myfox8.com/news/wghp-middle-class-incomes-down-basic-costs-up-since-2000-20110921,0,4900963.story
The new movie Dolphin Tale about Winter, is based on true events about a young dolphin who loses her tail in a crab trap. As a result of the accident, Winter loses her ability to swim on her own. She gets a lot of help from actors…Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Austin Highsmith (she’s a 1999 graduate from Reynolds High School). “Dolphin Tale” (from the producers of the Blindside) opens in theaters nationwide this Friday ( Sept 23rd)Check out the movie trailers, games and the ‘winter’ cam http://dolphintalemovie.warnerbros.com/index.html#/home
FYI: Dolphin Tale gets great reviews from the Home school Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). Read more www.hslda.org/webtools/emails/dolphin1/
Read more about Austin Highsmith here: http://gotriad.news-record.com/content/2011/09/21/article/triad_actress_finds_niche_in_dolphin_tale
Samaritan’s Purse still needs volunteers to help with storm damage caused by Hurricane Irene along the East Coast. If you are able to volunteer, go to www.samaritanspurse.org/volunteer
A lot of people are talking about getting their seasonal flu shots. Some doctors advise getting your flu shot as early as possible, while others say getting it now means that the shot’s effectiveness could be reduced during prime flu season. FYI: January and February are usually our peak months for flu. http://triad.news14.com/content/local_news/646983/flu-shots-abundant-but-moving-fast–some-say-too-early
Verne Hill
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