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Trick or Treat in historic downtown Rutherfordton! 
Bring your children dressed for Halloween and Trick or Treat with our participating Merchants!  Safe & fun for everyone! Come join us on Wed. Oct. 31^st,  4pm-5:30pm.  

The American Legion Post 423
Now have a charter for “Sons of American Legion”! Meets 1^st Monday of every month at the Legion Building on Boss Moore Rd., Caroleen. Supper at 6pm, meeting at 7pm. Info: Johnny 828-657-6145. 
 
Empty Shoe Boxes Needed
The Food Pantry in Forest City is collecting “EMPTY” but in good condition shoe boxes that will be used for the back pack program for Christmas. Also, any slightly used coats for all ages is greatly appreciated. Please drop off your shoe boxes and coats at the Food Panty located at the back of Tri-City Mall in the old Transit Damaged Freight building. Info: Pat Evans; 828-980-2654.
 
Free Parenting Skills Classes
Nurturing Parents class for parents, grandparents, stepparents, and care givers of children birth to 12 meets every Thurs. Sept. 6-Nov. 29, 10:30-12:30; Nurturing Parents class for parents and their teens together meets every Thurs. evening 5:30-7:30, Sept. 6-Nov. 29. All classes meet in Forest City Housing, Apt. H-6, Amity Drive, Forest City. Info: Dr. Johnnie Martin 828-286-9590 or Sally Claroni @ 828-245-1390, ext. 104. 

  When dandelions dot my lawn, I reach for the weed and feed to kill them.  But then I remember my daughters picking the little yellow flowers to give to their mother and blowing the downy seeds to make a wish.

  When I’m walking around our farm and the wind starts whipping down the mountain, I steel myself against it, sometimes reach up for what’s left of my hair, and grouse if I’m walking up hill about how I wish the wind was blowing in a different direction. 

With curbside pick-up in most of our towns and 10 Convenience Centers scattered outside of city limits, it is easy for all of Rutherford County’s residents to recycle. Sometimes, we just need a little know-how.

If you live in the city. The towns of Ellenboro, Forest City, Ruth and Rutherfordton all have curbside pickup. Businesses and residents are provided a recycling bin that can hold paper, glass bottles and jars, plastic, and aluminum - there is no need to sort your recycling. 

Before the North Carolina High School Athletic Association football playoffs begin this season, there is one more game to be decided this weekend, the County Championship.

Chase, who held off East Rutherford last year, will try to defend The Rutherford County Championship on Friday. This time the Trojans host the Cavaliers at Allen Stadium at 7:30 pm.

Here are my keys to the game:

1) Can East Rutherford stop the run?

Do you G.I.G.O.?

            Technology-related professionals talk about an acronym, G.I.G.O. or GIGO.  It means, “Garbage In, Garbage Out.”  They’re referring to the fact that whatever you put in a computer is what you get out of a computer. 

            Your mind is like a computer.  One way of thinking about the garbage you feed your mind is to evaluate the level of negativity that you expose yourself to.