Rutherford Weekly

Listen To Life

How do you relax?
It takes me a little while to unwind and really enjoy myself when I go to the beach for even a brief vacation. One trip, I made a new friend who helped me detox from working. My friend’s name was Austin.
Austin was 4 years old and loved playing. He worked his way over to behind my beach chair and started digging a hole. He kept grunting like he needed some help. So I turned around and asked him what he was doing. “I’m trying to dig a hole. You want to help? My name is Austin and I’m four years old and you sure are tall.”
What could I say but “Yes, thanks for asking?” Before I knew it, we were not only digging holes, but covering his feet with water as he stood in the hole. Next we built bridges up and down the beach. Then we had horse races that he consistently won…unless he fell off in which case I became a paramedic in an ambulance coming to repair his broken leg or arm or head. My imagination got quite a work-out as Austin helped me play and relax.
Discover your Austin today so you can Live Positive in this negative world.

Outdoor Truths

While deer hunting is fun and can be successful during anytime of the season, there is really one brief period that every hunter looks forward to; the rut. It’s that time of year when bucks are the most active and when they are the most likely to be roaming around all throughout the day. Not only do we hunters look forward to that phase of deer hunting like no other, it is also the period we spend the most time planning for. If one includes the days of pre-rut activity, this whole phase only lasts about three weeks. That’s not a long time when you consider the length of the season and the amount of time that most people can actually be in the woods. Only T.V personalities can spend twenty straight days hunting deer. The rest of us want to keep our wives and remember the names of our children.

R-S Central in County Championship Mix; TJCA Still Soaring in Football

For those who counted R-S Central out of the Rutherford County Championship on the gridiron this year after a 1-3 start…last Friday night landed them in major contention again.

They only have to beat East Rutherford at home on November 1st to be the outright champs for the first time since 2009.

Helping To Feed The Needy In North Carolina

By:

M.A. Andrews

There are many people who are hungry in North Carolina. This fact is the reason behind an organization named Hunters For The Hungry. It was founded in 1993. It is an amazing, non-profit organization which utilizes a very practical approach for feeding high protein venison to those in need. Everyone can be a part of this either by harvesting deer or making a contribution to the organization.

Ruby Weaver Hamrick, 88

Ruby Weaver Hamrick, 88, a resident of Stanley Total Life Care Center, passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013.

Listen To Life

Do you step outside of yourself?

Parking your car is one of those skills you have that you might not think much about. I mean, you go somewhere, find a parking space, and pull in, right?

But somewhere along the way, someone helped you get started parking.

It was our daughter’s turn to get started parking. So she drove into a parking lot, and started to pull in a space. We had talked ahead of time about what to look at, when to turn the wheel, and that kind of thing, but there’s nothing like doing it for the first time. So she pulled in, put the car in park, and said, “So how did I do?”

And I said, “Let’s get out and see.” The both of us hopped out of the car and she evaluated her parking job, noting where she could have done better, while celebrating that she was between the lines.

When was the last time you stepped outside of your work or home to evaluate what kind of job you’re doing? The outside perspective really helps a lot in deciding how you’re doing. You can see your performance better.

So today as you Live Positive and Work Positive, step outside of yourself, and see what kind of job you’re doing.

Community News 10/10/13-10/16/13

To All Veterans
American Legion Post 423; 406 Boss Moore Rd., Caroleen. Meeting 1^st Monday monthly. Supper 6pm, meeting 7pm. Membership drive, $25 year. We also welcome all transfers from other Legion Post. Info: 828-657-6145.

Music at the Mills
Fri. Oct. 11, featuring: Homegrown Music. Music 7pm. Supper 6pm. Union Mills Learning Ctr; 6495 Hudlow Rd. Union Mills.

Poor Man’s Supper
Thurs. Oct. 10, 5-7pm at American Legion Post 423; Boss Moore Rd., Caroleen. Adults $6, kids 6-12 43, under 6 free. Take-out available.

Harris School Octoberfest
Thurs. Oct. 10, 4-8pm. Games, concession, bingo, cake walk, face painting, inflatable & more. Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, BBQ w/trimmings. Take-out available. Harris Elementary School; 3330 US Hwy. 221 South, Forest City.

Church Happenings 10/10/13-10/16/13

Bill’s Creek Baptist Church
Golf Tournament Sat. Oct. 26, 9am at Apple Valley Golf Course, Lake Lure, NC. Space is limited, so please have your entry in no later than 10/11/13. For entry or other info, please contact Rev. Terrell Dillingham 828-625-4956. To benefit Guatemala & home mission work in cooperation with Hearts For Heaven, INC.

Redemption Faith Center
Weekly Intercessory Prayer Wednesdays, 7pm. 1070 74-A Spindale. 828-245-6296.

Church of Christ
FREE Bible Study Course by mail. Get to know God better. Leave name, address & phone number. 115 Clay St., Forest City. 828-245-2720.

Trinity Lutheran Church
For Christian talk radio, visit: www.issuesetc.org to check out archived Bible studies & topics. Visit us: www.trinitylutherantryon.org or Pastor Olson 828-817-5506 or email: pto351@gmail.com

Outdoor Truths

The leaves are changing color and are beginning to fall. In my area, this is one of the most beautiful times of the year. Thousands will come to see the autumn colors that blanket the mountains of East Tennessee. The protective canopy that had surrounded us hunters just a few weeks ago will now surrender its leaves and expose us as an unwanted intruder. The forest will change, led by the leaves on each tree. This is a change orchestrated by God. Over the years, I have made the claim that I have never met an atheist hunter. Anyone who is outside as much as a hunter understands that even though we may not understand how He did it, when He did it, or why He did it; we believe Somebody bigger than you and me created this earth that we live on.

Cheryl Rene Carson, age 50

Cheryl Rene Carson, age 50, of Spindale, NC, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013.

Virginia Parker Doty, age 79

Virginia Parker Doty, age 79, of Forest City, NC, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013 .

Gary Francis Martin, 75

Gary Francis Martin, 75, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013.

Photo Of The Day Contest!

Photo Of The Day 10/09/10

Community

By:

Creighton Lovelace, D.D. Pastor

3rd AWANA Grand Prix

Community

By:

Freddie Killough

Mountain Glory Festival October 12th, 2013

Big Plus For Rutherford County ...Especially Ellenboro!

By:

M.A. Andrews

David Fraser heads Sunrise, USA, a company that manufacturers and imports pillows, dog beds, plush fleece sheets, baby blankets and other associated products. The company sells through their websites and e-commerce venues. Presently located in Fletcher, North Carolina, Sunrise is now moving to Ellenboro. It has already began manufacturing products in it’s new Ellenboro location.

Thomas Jefferson Wins First Conference Game; All Is Going Wrong With The Panthers

A newly realigned Southern Piedmont Conference is alright with Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy football (5-1, 1-0). The Gryphons opened up conference play with an easy 46-0 road victory over Highland Tech in Gastonia, Friday.

Coty Flynn rushed for three of the five TJCA touchdowns and even Steven Hargro got into the act. On defense, it’s the first time in school history that they have pitched a shutout as they come up with four turnovers.