Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Sunny and HOT for the weekend
Partly sunny skies….Highs in the 90s
With temperatures back into the 90s, you need to stay hydrated if you are going to be outside in the heat! Drink lots of water…even when you don't feel thirsty. But, limit caffeine.Wearing lightweight, light-colored clothing can also keep you cooler. And, be a good neighbor. During heat waves, be sure to check on elderly residents of your community, or those who don't have air conditioning, to make sure they are OK. www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Tips-for-keeping-cool-1416156.php
Traffic Alert: (Sunday morning: Downtown Winston-Salem)
The Power-Ade State Cycling Games will be happening along Fourth Street (and Spring, Poplar and Holly Ave) from 8am until 1:30pm on Sunday.
A safe way to enjoy your bicycle or scooter this Sunday afternoon...Several streets in downtown Winston-Salem will be blocked off this Sunday afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30pm for ‘Cycling Sunday’ an annual event put on by the City of Winston-Salem and the Forsyth County Health Department. The area inside Fifth, Spring, Holly and Poplar Streets will be open to cyclists, skateboarders, scooters, rollerskaters and yes…even walkers (2:30 to 5:30pm).
An adult bike and kid’s bike will be given away. Register at the Spring Street entrance. More details about Cycling Sunday http://www.dot.cityows.org/ 727-8000.
Facebook, it turns out, isn't just a waste of time. People who use Facebook have more close friends, get more social support and are usually more politically engaged than those who aren't on Facebook. A new report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project also found that Facebook users are more trusting than their non-networked counterparts.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-06-16-pew-social-networks_n.htm
Watching television could be hazardous to your health. Seriously. Researchers, combining data from eight such studies, finding that for every additional two hours people watched TV each day, their risk of developing Type 2 diabetes increases by 20% AND their risk of heart disease increases by 15%. The study also showed that for every additional three hours of TV watching, your risk of dying from any cause jumped 13% on average. The information published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association
BIG LOTS IS RECALLING ITS METAL FUTON BUNK BEDS BECAUSE SMALL CHILDREN COULD GET TRAPPED IN TOP RUNG. About 30 thousand of the beds were sold at Big Lots stores between January 2009 and April 2010. Customers can get a FREE repair kit from Big Lots. More information at www.cpsc.gov
At almost 100 years old, Leo Plass finally received his teaching degree from Eastern Oregon University. Back in 1932, Leo Plass was less than one semester away from graduating with a teaching degree. But during the Great Depression, a teacher’s salary was just $80 dollars a month. A friend offered him a logging job paying $150 dollars a month. So at the age of 20, Leo Plass dropped out of college. Fast forward almost 80 years, Leo Plass finally walked across the stage with his teaching diploma this past weekend. FYI: Leo didn't expect his life to get even better. Then, he put on his cap and gown saying "(I) never dreamed of something like this happening to me. It's out of this world." http://www.ktvz.com/news/28239246/detail.html?source=bend
School is out for the summer: Watch out for kids on their bikes. A 10-year-old boy from Reidsville was seriously injured in a ‘Hit and Run’ yesterday afternoon while he was riding his bike. Fox 8 reporting that the accident happened at the intersection of Courtland and Sycamore Avenue in Reidsville. Eyewitnesses described the suspect as a white woman with blond hair driving a dark green Toyota Camry with damage to the front windshield. Crimestoppers (336) 349-9683.
Now that the state budget has been approved, North Carolina has become the third state in the nation to de-fund Planned Parenthood. The state legislature approved the measure to remove federal funds from the pro-abortion organization barring it from participating in taxpayer funded programs. So far, state legislatures in Indiana and Kansas have passed such provisions. www.lifenews.com/2011/06/15/north-carolina-becomes-third-state-to-de-fund-planned-parenthood/
