About 115 yoga lovers spread out their mats Saturday and joined a group class at Yoga on the Green, a community festival organized by The Bindu of Cornelius. The event also was a fundraiser for Davidson Farmer’s Market. Gayle Shomer has a story and photos in HEALTH & FITNESS»

The Davidson Think Tank, a group of local residents that explores local issues through video and events, takes a look this week at the role of this website in the community. Paul Studtmann, a Davidson College professor and Davidson Think Tank member, interviewed David Boraks, the founder and editor of Davidson News LLC. Read the full story

The sun setting the sky on fire in Davidson. (Lyndsay Kibiloski photo)

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Ninth Congressional district candidates Democrat Jennifer Roberts and Libertarian Curtis Campbell offered diverging views of government in an election forum Thursday night at Davidson College. The forum also included candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission. Listen to audio replays of the three sessions on our ELECTION2012 page»

Also on our Election 2012 page today:

• Voter registration ends Friday; early voting begins Oct. 18 – information for voters about the upcoming election.
• Mooresville commissioner proposes switching to partisan elections

A large tent and red lights on Chambers Hall were the setting for a dinner with donors Thursday night at Davidson College. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Hours after announcing its biggest donation ever (a $45 million gift from the Duke Endowment) on Thursday, Davidson College was toasting with donors at a big party on the front lawn of Chambers Hall. Read the full story

A recent sunset over Lake Norman, from Southpoint condos at Davidson Landing. (Greg Taylor photo)

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Workers delivered a truckload of pumpkins to a lot off I-77 Exit 30 Tuesday. They’ll be sold through Oct. 31 at the vacant site near the roundabout at Davidson Day School. He’ll also be talking up his Christmas tree sales on the same site coming in November. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

A truckload of pumpkins was unloaded Tuesday afternoon at a temporary sales lot off I-77 Exit 30, near Davidson Day School. Scott Smith, owner of Scott’s Tree Farm in Sparta, in western N.C., said he’ll be selling pumpkins and gourds there through Oct. 31.

The pumpkin sales are a prelude to Mr. Smith’s main business, Christmas Trees. He said he’ll be back in November with a truckload of trees.

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One of two parachutists who soared over Davidson Saturday afternoon on their way to Davidson College’s Richardson Stadium for the homecoming football game. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

A pair of parachutists trailing pink smoke circled in and landed at Davidson College’ s Richardson Stadium just before 1 p.m. Saturday. The landing was part of the pre-game festivities for the Davidson College Homecoming football game against Dayton.

See a report on that game on our Sports page, where you also find an account of the corner kick that helped the Davidson men’s soccer team beat Ga. Southern on Senior Night.

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