Rising 7th grader and Secchi Dip-In participant Alex Lambert takes measurements in the Catawba River. (Catawba Riverkeeper photo)

You can help with the tests of water quality and clarity. Info below on how to get a “Secchi Disk” test kit

SOURCE: Catawba Riverkeeper
Everyone wants to see their feet when they go for a swim in the lake, and the fish like to see what they are about to eat. The Catawba Riverkeeper wants to know, too, and this month an army of volunteers will be out testing the waters from boats, docks and piers. They’ll be dropping black-and-white weighted disks on a ropes into the water to assess water clarity.

The volunteers began tests June 25 and they’ll continue through July 17 at sites throughout the Catawba River Chain of Lakes. Read the full story

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The Cornelius-Lake Norman Lions Club will provide a free vision screening Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Cornelius Town Hall Parking Lot, next to the Cornelius Veterans Memorial Monument at Rotary Plaza site. Vision screening can help with the early detection of vision problems. Read the full story

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Meg Smeaton, owner of Meg’s Rolf and Bodyworks, recently joined us an advertiser. We wondered about her specialty, known as structural integration. Here’s her explanation.

Meg Smeaton

Structural Integration is a body work therapy created by Ida P. Rolf, Phd in the 1950s. Unlike massage, Structural Integration focuses not on the muscles but on their protective layer called fascia (connective tissue). The fascia surrounds the muscles, bones and organs in the body. The fascia gives muscles their shape and bones their structure. Structural Integration aligns and balances the body by lengthening and repositioning the fascia. Misalignment can occur often as a result of gravity, injury, poor postural habits or emotional issues. The fascia then contours to the structure…enter Structural Integration. Read the full story

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Riders take off from Davidson College on the Collier Lilly Ride Saturday morning, June 4. The annual ride, in memory of a Davidson student who died in 1987, supports the cause of organ donation. (PK Donson photo)

More than 400 cyclists turned out Saturday morning, June 4, at Davidson College for the annual Collier Lilly Ride 4 Life, which raised funds and awareness for  organ donation. The event is named in memory of a Davidson College student who died in 1987.

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