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Tractor Supply Company Announces Results Of National FAA Scholarship Program

Are you being recycled?

   A friend of mine started a business that recycled wood.  That is, he would buy old barns, beams and rafters out of old textile mills, and old wood out of other buildings, and craft it into lots of wonderful, one-of-a-kind products.  For instance, wood flooring and paneling, and he even made furniture out of this old wood.

   Now you and I drive right by some of these places where he got his wood.  Old barns out in the country, barns that are falling down.  Dilapidated factories that companies abandoned long ago.  Sure, they were handsome in their day, but now they’re just old. 

Two years ago, the Forest City Owls began a special “pink out” ball game salute for cancer at McNair Field. The color pink dominated the game. It was another example of the Owls continuing commitment to be involved in the community. 

    On Saturday, June 15, McNair Field was decorated in pink in honor of breast cancer and everything was about saluting cancer survivors and raising money for a cure. A silent auction at the ballpark produced funds that went directly to the Rutherford County Cancer Society.

Just eleven races are left before the Nextel Cup Playoffs as called “The Chase”. So, this week, here is my look on the top 15 and notables. Note: The top ten spots go to highest in points and the final two are wildcards by way of wins and in the top 20 of points to make up the 12 team field.

Chimney Rock’s Annual Great American Backyard Campout June 22-23

Candy Cooper caught the biggest fish she ever caught at the Fly-N-Hook Fishing Club in Shingle Hollow. It weighed in at 33.3 pounds. ~Photo furnished

Are you in a rut?

   Do you drive the same way home every day when you get off of work?

   So what would happen if you drove a different way home from work today?  You’d see something new, potentially exciting and your mind would disengage from work more efficiently.

   Do you eat in the same restaurant really often and find yourself ordering the same thing just about every time?

   What would happen if you ate in a different restaurant on a different night of the week?  Or, ate at the same restaurant, but ordered something you’d never eaten there before?  You’d see new people, and experience new tastes.

Last week, Tyler White was hoping to get a shot at the big leagues following his four-year effort of school and baseball career at Western Carolina University.

The former Chase High baseball standout received that nod as he became a part of the Houston Astros in the 33rd round of the Major League Baseball Draft over the weekend. While helping Western Carolina pick up the So-Con regular season title this season and becoming a Louisville Slugger All-American, being drafted by a major league team just made 2013 even sweeter for the Rutherford County native.

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