Anthony Foxx ’93 and David Sprinkle ’93 stopped for a photo with alumni commendations they received Saturday night at their Davidson College reunion. (Jordan Luebkemann/DavidsonNews.net)

Saturday was an all day festival in downtown Davidson, our town at its best. There were fundraisers, the weekly Davidson Farmer’s Market and even a business ribbon cutting thrown in. And the place was crawling with Davidson College alumni back in town for reunions. Read the full story

By BETSY FLAGLER

If I had been dead-set on attending a recent 8:30 church service at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, I would have missed out on miraculous tales told by my little neighbors.

Jack Faubert and his sister Lucy had acquired two crawfish — they really are called “crawlfishies” because they can crawl, don’t you see? A demonstration begins. Read the full story

Sybil Donaldson gets ready to serve a turkey leg at the Davidson Presbyterian Church tent.  More photos below. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Town Day in downtown Davidson Saturday felt a lot like the Town Days of old, with perhaps a few features you wouldn’t have found in festivals past.

There was plenty of the familiar. Boy Scout Troop 58′s rope bridge challenge another cohort of youngsters. Davidson Presbyterian Church served lunch as always from its massive portable grill. There were games – from ring toss to corn hole – and the “Cake Walk,” a musical contest with cakes and cupcakes for prizes. Read the full story

Lee Arnold was playing Irish music for tips outside Summit on Friday. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

There’s a real St. Patrick’s Day feeling around town this weekend, with the Leprechaun Loop road race Saturday night, Irish Dancers coming to Restaurant X Saturday night. On Friday, fiddler Lee Arnold of Charlotte was playing a few Irish tunes out in front of Summit Coffee – as he does every year at this time. Read the full story

Fans sported Dick Cooke-style mustaches on opening night Friday. (Eileen O’Flaherty photo)

Dick Cooke

Friday’s home baseball opener at Davidson College included a big night on the field, including a 7-5 victory over George Washington and a grand slam by Forrest Brandt, as well as fun in the stands: a tribute to Wildcats’ Coach Dick Cooke as fans wore fake mustaches like the one he wears naturally.

Coach Cooke was seriously injured in a car accident in September. He still needs a crutch to get around, Read the full story

DavidsonLearns announcement
A diverse array of Spring courses has been unveiled for DavidsonLearns spring semester, beginning in March, with topics ranging from the CIA to global economics, hometown history, and “The World in 6 Glasses.” Read the full story

Fireworks on the Chambers lawn followed the festival. See a photo gallery below. (Gayle Shomer/DavidsonNews.net)

By LINCOLN DAVIDSON
DavidsonNews.net

More than 200 Davidson residents and college students gathered at the Davidson College Alvarez College Union Saturday night for food, traditional dancing and fireworks, marking the impending arrival of the new lunar year – the Year of the Snake.

It was the ninth straight year for the festival organized by the college’s Asian Cultural Awareness Association (ACAA). Joining ACAA in organizing most of the festivities this year was the college’s newly formed China Club. Read the full story

Scott Misenheimer

The town’s long, reluctant farewell to retiring police Sgt. Scott Misenheimer will wrap up this weekend with a community reception Sunday afternoon at the Ada Jenkins Center. Residents will gather to share stories and wish the longtime officer farewell as he retires after 30 years as a police officer, and 24 in Davidson.

The reception is scheduled Sunday, Jan. 27, from 2 to 5pm at the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble St. in Davidson. Read the full story