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Page 8 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, June 22-June 28, 2017 We Want Your Outdoor Photos! We Want Your Outdoor Photos! Hunting, Fishing, Playing Ball, Etc. Hunting, Fishing, Playing Ball, Etc. Sportsman's Corner Sportsman's Corner Email: Photos@RutherfordWeekly.com Mail: 369 Butler Rd. • Forest City, NC 28043 Phone: 828-248-1408 *Publisher has the fi nal decision of which photos appear in print, per available space. OUTDOOR TRUTHS For years I have plodded up to the barn to hunt deer. It is my favorite place to take a youth or someone new. It has also produced a good harvest for me as well. There are so many stories; I will never remember them all. The one that comes to mind now is the one morning Jim let me know there was a nice buck running around in the bottom fi eld. It was during the second rut. He had watched the buck and some does as he worked around the yard. He lived there so he was my most reliable scout. Each day as he worked and piddled, he would be privy to deer sightings and he was always willing to share any information. After his news that morning I decided to set up a quick pop-up blind in the area he had alluded to. The blind would only be about 20 yards from a metal barn and about another 100 yards from his house. It was a place where the deer was used to seeing human activity all the time. The blind, how- ever, would keep me hidden while I waited on the buck to show up. I had barely got into the blind that afternoon when almost like clock-work, a string of deer began to move into the fi eld. The buck was among the deer. Jim's prediction was right. Twenty minutes after I had gotten into the blind, the deer was mine. Over the years, Jim's kind and consistent demeanor was a welcomed sight. Most of the time, our conversations were not about deer, but about family, health, church, and his projects around the farm. No matter if he was gardening, mowing, or doing errands for Joyce; the ventures were meant to be just be- low the size and effort of an actual job. After all, he was retired and he liked this part of his life. Because of the busyness of my schedule during the last several months, I had not talked to him any. But, the other day, I felt the urge to go check on him. I'm glad I did. He was not doing well. Yesterday Jim died. Even though we know it is coming, death is rarely welcomed. While Christians are promised a better home and body, rela- tionships are broken. Joyce will remain here – without Jim. It is diffi cult but God doesn't leave us without hope or help. His help comes in the form of superhuman strength to make it through the diffi cult days. His hope comes from the promise of His Son that one day these relationships will be restored. Until then, I too will miss Jim and will be reminded of him every time I go to the barn. 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American Legion: I would like to get an American Legion Baseball update for those who read this as I have not received anything this season. Little League All-Stars For those who have pictures or if a Rutherford County team wins an All- Star Tournament, send in your information as they started this week. College World Series One year ago, Coastal Carolina did the impossible by winning a National Title. This year, if Oregon State doesn't win it all, they may become the best college baseball team that didn't fi nish it off. So far, the Beavers sit (55-4) and they play to win. Just watch, they are really good. I like the CWS, but it's still not quite the same without Rosenblatt Stadium. Louisville and Florida State are trying to give the ACC a chance to take the title. I actually like Louisville's chances to take on Oregon State in the title series as long as Florida doesn't derail that. Still, the Beavers are the team to beat. 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"Every alcohol-related death on our roadways and waterways is preventable. Whether on the road or on the water, if alcohol is going to be a part of your plans, have a designated driver." Enforcement offi cers will be conducting sobriety checkpoints and promoting public awareness to deter impaired operation of vehicles and vessels. Awareness and enforcement efforts are centered on four of the busiest summer weekends, including: June 30–July 2, 2017 (Operation Dry Water) July 7–9, 2017 Sept. 2–4, 2017 In North Carolina, a driver or vessel operator with a blood-alcohol concentration that meets or exceeds .08, or is substantially impaired by alcohol and/or drugs, is subject to arrest. The campaign is coordinated by the Wildlife Resources Commission, State Highway Patrol and Forensic Tests for Alcohol, and supported by local police and sheriff's offi ces, along with participating non- governmental organizations such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving. For information visit www.ncwildlife.org/boating or call 919-707- 0031. 'On the Road, On the 'On the Road, On the Water, Don't Drink and Water, Don't Drink and Drive' Campaign Drive' Campaign Article provided by: http://www.ncwildlife.org Top row (left to right): Garrison Greene, Weston Hamrick, Brian Buttrick, John Logan Harrill, Hunter Kay, Lewis Walker, Cameron Tysinger. Bottom row: Laney Yarboro, Carson Robinson, Cason Snellings, Dixon Fletcher, Austin Buttrick. Upper Cleveland Cubs Tball is Sponsored by Dixie Tire & Diesel, Inc. Upper Cleveland Cubs 2017 Tball Champs Photo Provided By: Curtis Hamrick Pro angler Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina, capped off an incredible season this weekend, winning his second FLW Tour Angler of the Year (AOY) title and the $100,000 prize Saturday at the FLW Tour's fi nal 2017 regular-season event on the Potomac River. Thrift started the FLW Tour season off with back-to-back second-place fi nishes in February at Alabama's Lake Guntersville and Lake Travis in Texas. He posted a sixth-place showing in March on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida, then continued the hot streak through April with fi nishes of 12th place at Lake Cumberland in Kentucky and a third-place fi nish at the Tour's annual stop at Beaver Lake in Arkansas. He wrapped up the season with respectable fi nishes on two river systems – 59th on the Mississippi River in Wisconsin and 48th on the Potomac River in Maryland. "The Angler of the Year is the greatest accomplishment you can have in professional fi shing," Thrift said after clinching the title. "You were the best fi sherman all year long. Not one tournament, not the championship, but all year long." Thrift, an 11-year veteran of the Tour, earned his fi rst AOY title in 2010, when he posted top-10 fi nishes in four of the fi ve regular- season tournaments, then added another at the Forrest Wood Cup. "It's nice to fi nally win it again," the 37-year old Thrift said. "I think I blew Angler of the Year three or four times since then (2010). To be able to do it the fi rst season we've had seven events, to me that's a huge accomplishment." Along with the Angler of the Year title, which annually goes to the Tour's most dominant bass angler, Thrift earned the top prize of $100,000 and became the fi rst angler to offi cially punch his ticket to the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup next fall. Over the past 10 seasons, Thrift has fi nished outside the top-10 just once in the end of the year AOY standings, an impressive feat when you consider most FLW Tour events feature more than 160 anglers competing each season. Coverage of Thrift's historic Angler of the Year win on the Potomac River will premiere in high-defi nition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Sept. 20 from Noon.-1 p.m. EDT. For info visit FLWFishing.com. Submitted by Joseph Opager Bryan Thrift claims 2nd Bryan Thrift claims 2nd FLW Tour Angler of the Year FLW Tour Angler of the Year

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