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Page 12 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 Toney's II formerly Sportsman Supply 944 South Broadway St., Forest City ©Community First Media We Now Carry Handguns & Long Guns Phone: 828-248-3280 Fax: 828-248-3282 Mon. & Tues. 9-6, Wed. 9-4 Thurs. & Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-2 Jesus is Lord! GUN CLEANING SUPPLIES • HOLSTERS GUN CLEANING SUPPLIES • HOLSTERS FISHING • HUNTING • SHOOTING • BOW REPAIR ARCHERY SUPPLIES • GUN CLEANING SUPPLIES • HOLSTERS www.rutherfordweekly.com OUTDOOR TRUTHS By Thursday, January 31-February 6, 2013 Sportsman's Corner Gary Miller Miller ill iller i r Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ Are you obsessed over something? Has something gained your attention in such a way that you have made some drastic changes in order to accommodate GARY MILLER that matter? Deer hunters do this all the time. I was just reliving the past season with a friend. He was telling me about a place where he hunted that was for bow hunters only. One particular evening, just before dark, he saw what he called the "buck of a lifetime" and it was only 60 yards from his stand. And even though he could not get a shot at it, it caused him to almost ignore all the other bucks that came his way; and there were plenty. By the time that his few days of hunting were over, he had passed up some really big bucks because none of them were the "one" that he had seen just a few days earlier. In the end, the cost was coming home empty-handed all because he had become obsessed with one prize so valuable that every other prize paled in comparison. He is not alone in this obsession. I know of other hunters who have marked one particular buck as their goal and have waited for 2 or 3 years in order to get it. And I know of some who waited just as long only to find out that their prize was now their neighbor's trophy. Some may not understand this obsession. Some do. Everyone ought to. In recalling these stories, I am reminded of the Biblical story of the man who found a valuable pearl. The Bible says that when he discovered it, he sold everything he owned and bought it. No diversification. No hedging his investment. No waiting until more favorable times. But selling it all – pushing it all in for this one pearl of great price. What was the Lord comparing this most valuable pearl to? The kingdom of heaven. What is the kingdom of heaven? Let's just say it is the totality of God in our lives now and the greatness of heaven in the future. And what the Lord desires is this; that there would come a time in our lives when we finally understand that the most valuable thing in our life is simply Him. And in fully understanding this, we would willfully, gladly, and excitingly be willing to give it all up in order to experience, without distraction, the worth and surpassing greatness of that relationship. gary@outdoortruths.org ~ www.outdoortruths.org PETS PETS - LIVESTOCK PETSPETS - LIVESTOCK WANTED HORSES. 704-300- HORSE QUALITY, SQUARE BALES of Fescue hay, $3.50 0366. per bale. Oat hay, $4 per bale. GREAT DANE PUPPIES 1 blue, Round bales in dry, $35 ea. 7043 blacks, 1 female, all registered, 477-8623. beautiful, 11 wks old, $300-$450. 100% GOTTILINE & RAZORS 704-495-4908. EDGE BULLIES Call for pricing, if interested. 704-466-8941. Attention Hunters & Fishermen, We Want Your Outdoor Photos! Submit your photos for your chance to be featured in the Sportsman's Corner* Sportsman's Corner Email • Photos@RutherfordWeekly.com Mail or Drop-Off • 369 Butler Road • Forest City, NC 28043 *Publisher has the final decision of which photos appear in print, per available space. 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(Mission) have finalized a for the patient and their family." non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Mission and RRHS will now enter into a joint planRRHS to become an affiliate of Mission, a North Carolina ning process to define and quantify the initiatives and non-profit corporation. The signed MOU authorizes the resources that will be required to address existing and RRHS Board of Trustees to move forward with necessary future needs of the RRHS service area. The planning steps to complete negotiations regarding the proposed process will focus on capital requirements, medical serpartnership. vice providers and new and expanded services and will The MOU outlines the major terms of the proposed drive the long-term investment plan for RRHS facilities, relationship between RRHS and Mission. The due dili- providers and programs. The results of these joint plangence and negotiation process will take place beginning ning efforts will be codified in a definitive partnership immediately and a definitive partnership agreement will agreement between RRHS and Mission. be finalized at the completion of those processes. As part of a larger health system governed by and Under the terms of the proposed agreement, the focused exclusively on western North Carolina, RRHS RRHS Board of Trustees will maintain a strong, long- will gain economies of scale, management expertise, term voice in the strategic direction of the health system. assistance with physician recruiting, and a host of other In addition to allowing due diligence and negotiations capabilities. Mission not only has the ability to provide to begin, the MOU outlines how the proposed relation- significant financial investment in RRHS, but also to ship will meet the essential criteria established by the work with hospital management, employees and mediRRHS Board of Trustees at the onset of the affiliation cal staff to grow existing healthcare services. It also process. These criteria include the partner's willingness could support the development of more specialized and ability to strengthen the quality of care provided at healthcare services locally by recruiting new specialists RRHS, protect employees, improve the health system's or through shared specialists with other facilities in the financial viability, enhance the services it provides, col- region. laborate with medical staff, and to benefit the health and "For most of the last year, RRHS has explored the wellness of the community. possible affiliations that would allow us to strengthen Ronald A. Paulus, MD, President and CEO of Mis- our local health system," said Terry Hines, Chairman sion Health, said, "Rutherford Regional Health System of the RRHS Board of Trustees. "After lengthy considserves its community with great compassion, and we eration, the RRHS Board of Trustees unanimously seare eager to extend our collaboration with such a well- lected to partner with Mission. We believe that joining respected healthcare organization. Rutherford Regional with Mission will bring significant clinical and operaand Mission Health both seek to provide our patients tional resources to our community. The partnership will with safe, high-quality care that is convenient and enhance our ability to grow and provide more services close to home. Working together, we can achieve our to patients. We are very excited about the tremendous BIG(GER) Aim for all of the communities we serve: to get benefits this opportunity offers our community, medical each patient to the desired outcome, first without harm, staff and employees." Article compliments of: Allison Flynn, Marketing Assistant Rutherford Regional Health System

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