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Thumbs down on eight child booster seat models. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reporting that boosters are better than they used to be at fitting lap and shoulder belts on 4 to 8-year-old kids to restrain them in a crash. But, eight specific booster seats don't offer consistently good fit in all vehicles. This is the bottom line in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's third round of booster evaluations.
The 2010 IIHS BOOSTER EVALUATION LIST: www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr090810.html
FYI: State law requires children to use a booster car seat until age eight or until they weigh 80 pounds, whichever comes first.
An 11-year-old girl who was hit by a car along Highway 150 late Tuesday afternoon passed away on Wednesday at Brenner Children's Hospital. Witnesses telling the Lexington Dispatch that 11 year old Emily Locklear appeared to have been crossing Highway 150 to a mailbox when she was struck. 19-year-old Crystal Michelle Luck struck the girl but failed to remain at the scene.
Charges are pending against her. Emily Locklear was a student at Northwest Elementary School. www.wxii12.com/news/24927307/detail.html
The head of the world’s largest evangelical body on Wednesday spoke for the first time with the pastor behind the planned Quran burning on Saturday, September 11. Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe, secretary general of the World Evangelical Alliance, tried to dissuade Pastor Terry Jones of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., from following through on his controversial plan to burn copies of the Quran; which has sparked International protests and prompted pleas from U.S. government officials. The National Association of Evangelicals has also urged Pastor Jones to cancel the burning.
www.christianpost.com/article/20100908/world-evangelical-alliance-steps-into-quran-burning-fray/index.html
Graffiti on the rise in Greensboro. Graffiti shows up on street signs, bridges even on the entrance sign at the Greensboro Arboretum. Lindley Park and areas surrounding UNCG have been hit hard by spray paint vandalism. If you see graffiti call your local police dept. www.news-record.com/content/2010/09/08/article/greensboro_seeing_a_rise_in_graffiti_vandalism
Winston-Salem / Forsyth County school officials have suspended a teacher at Wiley Middle School. Police are investigating allegations that he took indecent liberties with students. (http://www.journalnow.com/)
The Samaritan Ministries Soup Kitchen in Winston-Salem will serve its’ 3 millionth meal during lunchtime today. Ann Rudert with Samaritan Ministries says that the ‘celebration’ for the 3 millionth meal will be short and sweet. Samaritan Ministries Soup Kitchen, which opened its doors in 1981, serves an average of 300 meals a day…365 days a year. http://www.samaritanforsyth.org/
1 in 8 residents of Northwest North Carolina struggle with hunger…
1 in 5 children in our state go to bed hungry…
‘Drive Thru - Food Drive’ this Friday and Saturday (Sept 10 and 11)
You can drop-off non-perishable food items this Friday and Saturday in the parking lot of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest – North Carolina.
Location: 3655 Reed Street off Highway 109 (near I-40) in Winston-Salem.
Times: Friday: 7am til 7pm...Saturday: 8am til 5pm
Details and Volunteer information: http://www.hungernwnc.org/
SPORTS
NFL: Thursday Night Football...The Saints hosting the Vikings
Carolina League semi-final play-offs: The Winston-Salem Dash over the Kinston Indians…3 – 2. Game two of the best-of-five series tonight at 7pm at BB&T Ballpark. http://www.wsdash.com/
