Team CyclePath is a collection of downhill mountain bikers based here in Davidson. In the Guide, we catch up with results from their first season of riding, and preview a free Halloween mountain bike clinic they’re holding Saturday at Fisher Farm Park. Also in The Guide, our Davidson Weekend Calendar, with details on other happenings in and around our town. Go to The Guide>

Davidson Chiropractic will host free a pre-holiday wellness class on Nov. 5, a cooking and tasting session offering tips on cooking healthy holiday meals. Read the full story

H1N1 virus runs through schools, but may be peaking at college

As the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, continues to spread through local schools and workplaces, health officials are reminding residents to make sure they get vaccinated for the yet-to-appear seasonal flu. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Health Department is offering the shots, as are local physicians, grocery stores and pharmacies. (See a partial list below).

A vaccine will be available later this month for the H1N1 virus, which already has hit Davidson College (67 suspected cases) and local schools. Read the full story

Ride for Hope & Housing planned Saturday in Davidson

Erik Thorsheim and his dad Peter plan to ride the 25-kilometer route in this Saturday's Ride for Hope and Housing.

SOURCE: Davidson Housing Coalition

Davidson Housing Coalition’s 5th annual Ride for Hope & Housing is Saturday, Oct. 3, in Davidson, and its youngest rider this year is also the first rider to add fund-raising to his preparations for the ride.

For the first time this year, the annual benefit ride is giving participants an opportunity to raise money in support of their rides. This personal fund-raising is encouraged, but not required. Read the full story

Families wait for the hayride to start at China Grove's Wild Turkey Farms. See more photos in a slide show below; click photo. (Alex Gregor photo)

By ALEX GREGOR
DavidsonNews.net

About 500 people piled into cars, vans and even a few church buses Saturday afternoon to visit nine area farms on a tour organized by Know Your Farms LLC, a Davidson local-food buying club. The ticketed, self-guided tour included farms in Mecklenburg and six surrounding counties: Gaston, Lincoln, Catawba, Iredell, Rowan, and Cabarrus. Read the full story

Since 1977, Mecklenburg County has banned swimming at public parks on area lakes. The only public swimming beach near here has been Read the full story

Lake Norman YMCA joins Siskey YMCA as 2nd site

The Autism Foundation of the Carolinas, in collaboration with the Autism Society of North Carolina and the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, is expanding the region’s only inclusion-based after school program for children with autism. Read the full story

SOURCE: River Run Country Club

River Run Country Club will host its 7th Annual Jill Lake Pro-Am Tennis Tournament this weekend, Friday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 20.  This year 14 tennis professionals from around the U.S. will pair with 48 River Run Country Club amateur ranked players. Admission for spectators is free. Read the full story