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Page 8 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, March 15-March 21, 2018 FARM & GARDEN CORBIN FAMILY BEE SUP- PLY offering 8 and 10 Frame Woodenware. Same prices as 2017. Call for appointment. (828) 980-1823 FARM & GARDEN HORSE HAY. Orchard/Fescue mix. Round bales starting $25. Square bales $5. Polk County Century Farm. Leave message. (828) 625-4713 FARM & GARDEN 1985 INTERNATIONAL 274 DIESEL TRACTOR. Has cul- tivators, only 850 hours, good condition. $7000 (828) 294- 2630 SNAPPER 30" CUT REAR FARM & GARDEN ENGINE RIDER. Electric start, 17PH OHV Briggs's & Stratton engine. 5 speed transmission. New tires, transmission rebuilt. Like new seat. Very good con- dition. Email us if you want pic- tures. sportsmansdream@ya- hoo.com (704) 538-0429 DECK ROLLER JOHN DEERE $20 (704) 300-1818 kim_hop- per@bellsouth.net ANIMAL BEDDING PINE SHAVINGS, Sawdust or Woodchips. 18 yard dump load $185. Shavings *Pickup truck $25. Trailers fi lled $10 yard. (828) 443-0534 FREE FIREWOOD. You cut it and clean it up. All Oak Trees. Oak Grove Area, Kings Moun- tain, NC. (704) 300-3493 FARM & GARDEN TROY BILT SUPER BRONCO TILLER. Very good condition. $400 fi rm. (704) 300-2507 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 It was the funniest sight the other day. At daybreak a tom strolled down the path to a small fi eld just in front of me. There he strutted and gobbled and listened for any hen that might be close and interested in watching him fl ex his muscles as if he were in a pose-down at an Arnold Schwar- zenegger Classic. He paraded in one direction and then the other as if he were practicing in front of a mirror in anticipation for the real thing. It was not too long until some movement to my left caught my eye. It was 5 young jakes who had heard his call and decided to team up and try to run him off. That's what they do. The younger males are not fi t enough to take on a full grown gobbler by themselves so they form a gang and team up to push him away from any hen that might be around. The problem however, was there were no hens in sight... yet. As I watched I was impressed how the older tom stood his ground. While the jakes looked formidable, their tactics mostly amounted to nothing but a good bluff. So, there they were; 5 jakes and a tom bickering among one another in the middle of my little fi eld. And then it happened. She showed up. Yes she did. And she must have looked really good because every one of the boys suddenly stopped and looked, and never fl inched one tail feather. They froze for what seemed like eternity, just watching her saunter across their dance fl oor. It was as if each one had so practiced this moment but now that it was here, they were totally unsure of what to do. Do I go over to her? Do I fl ex again? Do I punch one of my friends in the face? I sure hope I don't have anything hanging out of my nose. And while she moved gracefully to the center, they were afraid to budge, fearing a monumental stumble. I laughed at how my feathered male friends were so like me and my non-feathered male friends. I was reminded of my own pursuit of my wife years ago, and how my rehearsals were so much more suave than the actual performance. The deep and handsome gobble I had practiced was hard to replicate with sweat running down my forehead and a big apple stuck in my throat. To say anything at that moment would give away the fact my voice was still changing. So, like my turkey brothers, I simply stood still, and made sure my knees were slightly bent because I had heard this would keep me from passing out. As she passed by I gathered up all the testosterone that had been slowly leaking out and fi nally posited the question; "Do you want fries with that?" And we have been together ever since. By By Gary Miller Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ ller ller ller ller GARY MILLER gary@outdoortruths.org ~ www.outdoortruths.org Not Just Oil, Pennzoil Brought to you by: Brought to you by: 828-245-0434 293 S. Broadway St., Forest City FAST FAST FAST FAST WAY WAY WAY WAY ©Community First Media Community First Media SPORTS SPORTS High School baseball update: R-S Central (4-0) The Hilltoppers haven't allowed a run so far this year. East Rutherford (1-2) They just won their fi rst game of the season beating Chase 11-5. Chase (1-2) They beat Shelby, lost by one run to East Gaston before the East Rutherford come from behind to win. High School Softball update R-S Central (4-0) Beating non- conference foe Crest is the biggest quality win so far this season. East Rutherford (3-2) Both losses have come at the hand of R-S and Chase. Chase (2-1) They have scored eight runs or more in every game. High School Girls Soccer R-S Central (2-1) Has scored no less than 4 goals per game so far and Morgan Hill already has 13 goals in three games. East Rutherford (1-3) Defensively not bad, but the offense is suffering with the loss of graduates Emily Elgin and Abigail Smith. Chase (2-2) Anna Mooneyham and company have already tied the number of wins Chase had last season. Thomas Jefferson (2-2-1) Started out 0-2, but has found some confi dence in last three games. March Madness As for the NCAA Basketball Selections, it never ceases to amaze me that there is a legitimate argument for 1 to 4 teams every year. If it were me...Oklahoma St. Notre Dame and Middle Tennessee are in. Oklahoma, Syracuse and St. Bon. are out. Oklahoma St. is the sure pick with at least six quality wins including two against Kansas and two against Oklahoma. As for the bracket, the best fi rst round games are the 8/9's with N.C. St. and Seton Hall as well as Virginia Tech playing Alabama. Throw in Missouri and FSU as well. In the South, depending on who wins the Virginia-Kentucky game is who wins the region and it will be Virginia. Arizona might have the best player in the nation, but them nor Cincy and Tenn. can't compete with the Cavs defensively. In the West, it's Gonzaga, Michigan or UNC. I am going to take Michigan since the Wolverines are playing the best hoops of anybody in the country. The Tarheels are going for three Final Fours in a row. In East, I believe Villanova has the easiest path too the Final Four. I expect West Virginia and Texas Tech to be tough, but Villanova should win this region. In the Midwest, I consider it the toughest region of them all. Who do you pick between Kansas, Michigan St. and Duke? Plus, somebody will have to put the two best 8 and 9 seeds this tourney has to offer away with N.C. State and Seton Hall in this section. And it is nice to see Clemson back in the tourney and they could make the Sweet 16. Michigan St. is the odds-on to win, but I am going with a gut feeling and saying Duke goes to the Final Four. So, I have four pretty solid defensive teams in the Final Four. Michigan over Virginia and Villanova over Duke. Villanova beats Michigan for the National Title. NASCAR So, I was kind of wrong, Ryan Blaney was never a factor this past weekend. It's the Kevin Harvick Series right now. I am going to pick either Denny Hamlin or Kyle Busch this weekend in California. Harvick's never really been a two-mile D-shaped oval driver. 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SEE US FOR YOUR SPRING SEE US FOR YOUR SPRING HARDWARE NEEDS! HARDWARE NEEDS! The votes have been tallied and the winner of this year's Wildlife in North Carolina Photo Competition is Kevin Nestvogel, a 25-year-old Wilmington resident. Wildlife in North Carolina is the long-running magazine produced by the NC Wildife Resources Commission. Nestvogel's grand prize- winning photo, the fi rst ever taken using a drone, featured an aerial view of the salt marsh in New Hanover County. "The photo was taken right behind Wrightsville," said Nestvogel. "It's so well-preserved. It's like some remote place." Nestvogel works as a video producer in the marketing department for Live Oak Bank in Wilmington. He also operates Nested Photography, a photo service that focuses on landscape and print photography. "I have been droning for about two and a half years," said Nestvogel, who bested around 1,800 entries to win the competition. "I've never won a photo contest before. I briefl y skimmed the [congratulatory] email. My heart started racing and I read it again. I was at the offi ce and I felt like I needed to scream." "Every year we have many amazing images submitted to the competition," said Wildlife in North Carolina Art Director Marsha Tillett. "The winning photograph for this year grabbed the attention of all the judges. Maybe it was the unique perspective, a look at the world in a different way, or the well-utilized light. There is a lot of visual interest in this image but the elements are not competing. It is balanced and well-composed." The other judges for this year's competition included staff graphic designers Amy Friend and Bryant Cole and staff photographer Melissa McGaw. Also serving as judge was Mike Dunn, a retired senior manager of outreach at the NC Museum of Natural History and a veteran nature photographer. NC Photo Contest Winner NC Photo Contest Winner Article provided by: http://www.ncwildlife.org LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL BUY

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