Dawn LoPresti

For all you hunters in NC-Muzzle-loading Season open today and will run through October 11. Bow Season will start Oct. 13 and run through Nov. 22. Gun Season will start Nov. 13 and run through Dec. 13. Hunting license are required to hunt deer in NC. For limits and regulations, please visit www.ncwildlife.org. If anyone has some great hunting pictures from Rutherford County, please email me and I will post them.

I know that everyone has busy days and hectic lives, but please take a minutes to check out http://cms.komen.org/komen/index.htm

All of our lives are affected by breast cancer one way or another. Whether you are a mother, father, sister, brother, aunt, uncle,husband, wife, friend or co-worker-your life will be touched by breast cancer.Our office had a fundraiser last year-raised over

$ 150.00. Every little bit helps. Wear pink to show your support, you can even take pictures of your group and post it to the Susan G. Komen website.

The weather could not have been any better. Kids were playing and parents were laughing-it was a great day of carefree fun!!

The Kids Petting Zoo

Streets of people and color

Live Music for all to enjoy

Kids Fun Zone

I thought that getting gas before 7:00 am would be easy. Apparently 30 other people thought the same thing. They had police men out there directing traffic around the gas station. All this with the school buses full in force.

I sat in amazement as people grew angry at other drivers. There was nothing any one could do to make the process any faster. So why yell...at 7:00 in the morning.

I had my friends daughter in the car with me and throughout the chaos of traffic, she said the most simple statement. If everyone would be patient and wait their turn, this would go faster-then i can go to school.

Do people really think yelling is going to help-we are all in the same situation. We all need gas and we all hate the prices of gas right now. DEAL WITH IT!!! Arguing at the pumps are not going to fix anything-so smile the next time you are there, say thank you to the cashier and move along.

Plus, be grateful you can get gas so you can get to work, others can't.

Its that time of year again!! The Annual Hilltopper Fall Festivalwill be October 4, 2008. Festivities start at 9:00 and end at 5:00 pm.. This is a great opportunity to spend the day with the family and see what the of Rutherfordton has to offer. See you on Main Street.