On our Health & Fitness page today, we have details on the 2nd Annual Gathering on the Green Sept. 14, a suicide prevention and awareness rally in Davidson. Also, a Red Cross note about emergency preparedness, a calendar of blood drives, and news about Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools’ immunization clinics the next few Saturdays. HEALTH & FITNESS»

On Sept. 30, the Lake Norman area will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the lake that lies at the heart of our region. Next week, local historians will present two programs on the area’s history before and since the Catawba River was dammed to create Lake Norman. The Lake Norman Chamber hosts a lunch Thursday, Sept. 12, in Huntersville and the Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists offer a Thursday evening program Mooresville. Read the full story

The United Way of Central Carolinas on Wednesday announced a 2013 fundraising goal of $21,438,000, up 1.1 percent from last year’s total of $21.2 million raised. In a ceremony at the Chiquita Classic golf tournament at River Run Country Club in Davidson, the organization also accepted a $100,000 check from Chiquita Brands that helped kick off the new campaign. Read the full story

The next few weeks in the Lake Norman area will bring a flurry of road races and a triathlon, many with a charitable focus. This Saturday, Sept. 7, features the Andrew Lovedale 5K at Davidson College, benefitting the Access to Success (A2S) Foundation, while Sunday, Sept. 8, is the Lake Davidson Sprint Triathlon, starting and finishing at Ingersoll Rand in Davidson. Two weeks out, on Sept. 14, Summit Coffee’s Twilight Racing Series in downtown Davidson continues with the Schoolhouse Rock & Run, a fundraiser for E2D – Eliminate the Digital Divide. And coming up Sept. 21, it’s the Davidson Lands Conservancy’s Run for Green Half Marathon, 10K and 5K. See more in SPORTS»

Updated Thursday, 7:11pm
HUNTERSVILLE – A wreck at midday Wednesday killed a 59-year-old Mooresville motorcyclist on Statesville Road in Huntersville. Read the full story

The Warehouse Performing Arts Center in Cornelius wraps up its three-week run of “The Allergist’s Wife” with shows this Thursday to Sunday. Reviewer Connie Fisher reports that the show upholds The Warehouse PAC’s tradition of thought-provoking theater. “It takes a talented brand of actor to deliver a timely barrage of enticing, at times even wicked lines of entertaining of adult comedy. Director Jim Esposito obviously knew what he was doing when he selected his cast and venue so well,” she writes. See her review and ticket information in THE GUIDE»

Updated 4:49pm
Emergency crews resumed their search in Cornelius Tuesday for a man who fell off a charter boat Sunday night into nearly 100 feet of water. Read the full story

Groundskeepers were hard at work through the weekend and hundreds of local volunteers took up their posts Monday morning as River Run Country Club prepared to host the largest professional golf tournament ever staged in Lake Norman – the Chiquita Classic. Club officials said more 25,000 tickets have been sold for the event, which kicked off with a pro-am tournament and practice rounds Monday and continues through Sunday, Sept. 8. Read the full story, including the importance of local volunteers and the latest on the course’s condition, in SPORTS»