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Mary Lillian Goode Flack, 98, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014. 

Andrew William “Little Andy” Roberson III, age 36, of Charlotte, NC passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014.

What do you see?

A friend told me a story about listening to life with his grandson.  They sat together, eating M&Ms.  After a handful or so, the little guy started staring at one of the candies.

“What do you see?” the grandfather asked.

“Well, I see an M,” the boy said.  He turned the candy slowly around about a quarter of a turn.

“Now I see a 3,” he said, and turned the candy again.

“And there’s a W,” he said, turning the candy.

“And look!  There’s an E,” he told his grandfather.  “And that’s all,” he said, and popped the candy in his mouth.

Amazing, isn’t it, what you can see when you just change your perspective a little bit.  As little as a quarter turn in your viewpoint can open up a whole new world for you, can’t it?

Whatever you’re looking at in your life, turn it over and see it from an unfamiliar perspective.  Discover a whole new way to live positive!

March Madness and Martinsville, that is why I like spring. Well, I like the warmer weather too, but 

Martinsville is on my mind at the moment.

The smell of brakes and the racing fuel. A whole field of cars inches apart on a half-mile track, where anything can happen. Beating up fenders and small margin for error. Yes, that is Martinsville and the first NASCAR race there of 2014 comes this Sunday. 

Forest City Owls To Host Job Fair Saturday, March 29 10am-1pm at McNair Field

Rutherford Rage Wins Tournament

Do you learn from others?

John received a parrot as a gift.  This parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary.  John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by doing anything he could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.  Finally, John was fed up and yelled at the parrot.  The parrot yelled back.  So John grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer.

For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed.  Then there was total quiet.  The bird didn’t even peep for over a minute.  John got worried and quickly opened the freezer door.  The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions.  I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."

Then the parrot said, "May I ask what the turkey did?"

Do you need to change some way you act?  Look around you and learn from others why you should change as you live positive.

Baseball

It’s no shock that East Rutherford (4-1) is finding early success on the diamond.  The only blip so far was a game in which they were outlasted by Cherryville. Most are feeling that Crest and Burns are the teams to beat in SMAC this year, but the Cavs have already picked up a statement win on the road against 9-4 to end last week.  Two big games appear sooner than later as they will host Crest on March 25 and visit R-S Central on March 27.

Chimney Rock and Fox Mountain Guides Offer Rock Climbing As A Fun, Outdoor Family Cure For Spring Fever

Pink Ladies Indoor Yard Sale Will Benefit Rutherford Regionals Cancer Navigator Program

Chimney Rock At Chimney Rock State Park Now OPEN

RRHS Cafeteria Re-Opens After Extensive Renovations

Both East Rutherford teams had a great season, but the boys and girls fell in heart breakers at regionals this week from Greensboro.

East Rutherford boys led the entire way against North Rowan, but it wouldn’t hold up.

The Cavs fell down by three with under 15 seconds to go and East had two more looks from three, but missed both as the season ended in the Elite Eight of the 2A basketball playoffs.

We miss so much in life, don’t we?

   When my wife and I vacationed in Maui, we were blessed to ride around the island in a Mustang convertible.  The weather was perfect.  It rained only about fifteen minutes the whole week so we enjoyed Maui with the top down everywhere we went.

   One particular trip was especially memorable.  We left early in the morning, ate breakfast on the way, and drove down the infamous “Highway to Heaven,” the road to Hana.  This road is mostly switchback turns, one-lane bridges, and picture-postcard scenery that literally takes your breath away. 

   Since we had the top down, we smelled the orchids blooming in a rain forest, pineapples growing out in the fields, and hundreds of acres of sugar cane being harvested.  If we had driven with the top up, we’d have missed all of those wonderful smells and scenes.

   Do you drive the twists and turns of your life with the top up?  Missing all of the wonderful sights and smells sent your way?  Break out of the familiar, put the top down so you don’t miss a thing and live positive.