By Stephen Smoot One could not have designed a better day for a party, much less one of the Hardy County Humane Society’s biggest fundraisers. Brilliant blue skies with barely a whiff of a cloud, bright sunshine bringing summer-type temperatures moderated by springlike breezes. Puddles from the recent rain showers had long since disappeared. Walking into Brighton Park, the sounds of classic hits from the Eagles and others came from the live band entertaining a crowd in the pavilion. The...