Geese have become a problem at Roosevelt Wilson Park, the town says. (Jay Wilson/DavidsonNews.net)

The Town of Davidson has hired a Charlotte company called Goose Busters!to help with a perennial problem at Roosevelt Wilson Park: Too many Canada geese and what they leave behind. (Did you know geese can drop a pound of poop daily?)

Beginning Thursday, Dec. 1, and continuing three times a week for several weeks, the company will use trained herding dogs to shoo the birds away and will treat goose eggs to prevent geese from nesting in the park, which is off Griffith Street in Davidson. The town says the campaign won’t kill any geese. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

After a year of work, consultants on Wednesday will unveil a funding strategy for the proposed Red Line commuter rail project from Charlotte to Mooresville. Their report will come at a meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission at 5:30 Wednesday at Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center in Charlotte.

Officials and consultants also will share their draft financing plan with local officials and citizens at a public meeting in Mooresville on Dec. 13. Read the full story

This year’s festival has carriage rides, entertainment & an ice skating rink

December arrives this week and with it the annual Christmas in Davidson festival on Main and South Main streets in Davidson. More than 20,000 people are expected for the festivities, which run 6-9 nightly from Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 1-3. This year’s celebration includes trolley and horse-drawn carriage rides, food and shopping, and – for the first time – a Holiday Ice Skating Rink at South Main Square.

RELATED STORY in The Guide: “Wear that ugly Sweater; skate at South Main Square” – A look at some of the special events you can join during Christmas in Davidson. Read the full story

Rotarians Don Morris (left) and David Buck erected a tree to be decorated this week. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Members of Davidson Rotary Club were on the Village Green Saturday morning preparing trees that local businesses will decorate in a fundraiser for Ada Jenkins Center, Davidson Cornelius Child Development Centerand other Rotary charities.

Sixteen businesses have paid $200 each to sponsor and decorate a tree in the “Christmas Tree Village.” The event is an addition to Christmas in Davidson, which will run Thursday to Saturday, Dec. 1-3, on the Village Green. Read the full story

"Cormorant challenges photographer to fight." (Jay Wilson photo)

Photographer Jay Wilson, who lives in Davidson’s Hobbs Hill neighborhood, is continuing to watch the water at Davidson Pond, off Griffith Street in the Roosevelt Wilson Park. Last weekend, he spotted this cormorant, and even faced a challenge – sort of. See additional photos below.

We’re always looking for good photos of Davidson, people and events. Send us your photos for consideration at editor@davidsonnews.net. Read the full story

Looking at this picture, you can hear Leland laugh! (Bill Giduz/DavidsonNews.net)

Thanksgiving.  As O Henry once said:  “There is one day that is ours.  Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.”  Yes, it is truly American and a wonderful chance to gather with family and friends to count our blessings.

Today Around Davidson focuses on one resident of Davidson we are blessed and thankful to have in our midst:  Leland Madison Park.  We have some notes from Leland and a few remarks about the award he received from the Town of Davidson. Read the full story

A 17-year-old told police he was robbed at gunpoint by two men he knows Sunday night behind Summit Coffee in downtown Davidson.  Meanwhile, police are investigating several reports of vehicle break-ins at the parking lot of 209 Delburg St., The Davidson Cotton Mill, on Saturday and Tuesday. Read the full story

Railroad tracks disappear in the fog north of Davidson, along N.C. 115, early Tuesday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

We’re always looking for good photos of Davidson, people and events. Send us your photos for consideration at editor@davidsonnews.net. Read the full story