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5 Family Friendly Labor Day Activities

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If you're looking for some fun, family activities to do this Labor Day weekend, then keep reading!  1. Hiking - Grab backpacks, comfortable shoes, and layers of clothing and take off on a nature hike at a nearby park or nature reserve.  2. Volunteering - Check in with your local food bank, animal shelter, or religious organization and see what sort of volunteering opportunities they have for the long weekend. 3. Food Festival - Get your taste buds revved up and visit the nearest Labor Day food festival. 4. Local Sporting Event - Root for the home team and attend a local sporting event in your area. 5. Make and Fly Kites - Using a traditional kite pattern, paint and decorate kites using glitter, markers, ribbon, and whatever else you have on hand. Make it a competition and split into teams, challenge one another to see which kite stays in the air the longest.

Back-to-School Driver Safety Tips

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    School will be in session in a few days, which means there will be more child pedestrians and school buses on the road soon. We've gathered some back-to-school driver safety tips to keep in mind when you're driving during the school year:  1. All 50 states have a law making it illegal to pass a school bus that is stopped to load or unload children.  2. School buses use yellow flashing lights to alert motorists that they are preparing to load or unload children. Red flashing lights and an extended stop sign arm will let motorists know that the bus is stopped and is loading or unloading children.  3. In all 50 states, it is the law that all traffic behind the school bus (traveling in the same direction) must stop.  4. It is illegal to pass a school bus on the right. Failure to comply to this law can result in tragic consequences. 5. The area 10 fee...

2014 Kia Soul Interior Mood Lighting

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The Kia Soul now has yet another reason to celebrate: mood lighting! Throw yourself a car party and invite all of your friends.

When to Get an Auto Check-Up

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