More than 120 citizens participated in the 5th annual Lake Norman Senior Fun and Fitness Day at Jetton Park Tuesday, enjoying health and fitness activities including Tai Chi classes, chair massages, blood pressure and spinal screenings, and games. Read more about the event on our Young at Heart page for seniors.
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Seniors stretch it out at Jetton Park Fun Day
Posted on 19 April 2011.
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A nice day for a picture
Posted on 13 April 2011.
Bill Jin sets up a photo of this group of Davidson College juniors in front of Chambers Hall Tuesday. Story and related photo below. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Who are these men in suits? This group of Davidson College juniors posed on the front steps of Chambers Hall Tuesday midday in what they said has become their own annual tradition. Read the full story
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Photos of the Day: Free Cone Day
Posted on 13 April 2011.
Oars from the NC Sailing & Rowing Center marked the head of the line. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Tuesday was Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s ice cream in downtown Davidson, and the event had a nautical flair: Guest scoopers and volunteers included supporters of the N.C. Community Sailing & Rowing Center in Cornelius. The center also walked away with the tip jar: It was the beneficiary of tips left by ice cream lovers. Read the full story
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Gallery: Up close with critters at Reptile Day
Posted on 11 April 2011.
Checking out a turtle at Reptile Day, Davidson College, April 9, 2011. See a photo gallery below. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
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Photo of the Day: Tartan Day
Posted on 06 April 2011.
Riley Burgess (left) and Gordon Clark, proprietor of the Davidson Village Inn, dressed for National Tartan Day on Wednesday.
Wednesday, April 6, is National Tartan Day, when Scots all across America don their colors. Groups across North Carolina have planned a variety of lunches, concerts and other events. Here in Davidson, you might see folks on Main Street in kilts.
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Photos of the Day: Storm damage
Posted on 05 April 2011.
High winds during a thunderstorm early Tuesday wreaked havoc throughout the region. (See related story.) Firefighters responded to fire alarms from power outages and damage from fallen trees. Here are a few scenes we found later Tuesday morning.
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- A beach chair was blown into the water at Davidson Landing overnight. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
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- These two cars had their rear windows smashed when a pine tree blew over in a parking lot on Southwest Drive, in Davidson Landing. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
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- This tree uprooted and toppled onto two cars at Davidson Landing. Click to see a gallery of other storm damage. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
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- A big oak fell onto a house at 203 South St., in downtown Davidson. The toppling tree pulled down limbs from a second tree, crushed a sun room and damaged the roof. The house had been sold last week. room was crushed and (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
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- An old tree toppled at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Cornelius. (Christina Ritchie Rogers/CorneliusNews.net)
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- This tree hit a house on Glen Ashley Drive in the Glen Ridge neighborhood. (Christina Ritchie Rogers/CorneliusNews.net)
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Photos of the Day: Great Day of Service 2011
Posted on 28 March 2011.
Davidson United Methodist Church's Great Day of Service Saturday included this project at Ada Jenkins Center, on Gamble Street. (Colleen Whalen photo)
Hundreds of members of Davidson United Methodist Church spread out throughout the area on Saturday, March 26, to work on community service projects as part of the church’s annual Great Day of Service.
Read the full story
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Photos: Baseball opening day 2011
Posted on 26 March 2011.
A parade of players, coaches and parents marched from the Davidson Village Green down South Street to McEver Fields on Saturday morning to kick off the 2011 Davidson Youth Baseball Season. Story and phots in SPORTS »
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