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On June 8, 2020, the Lake Lure Lions Club made its annual donation to the Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach located at 2556 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, NC.

While it's important for teens to be safe anytime they get behind the wheel, during summertime it's critical that young people are even more alert on the roads. The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known as the 100 Deadliest Days, when the number of crash fatalities involving a teen driver historically rise.

Cecil Reid, age 92, of Forest City, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020 at his residence.

Charles E. Davis, age 77, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Charles Erwin Bright, Jr., age 88, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

Doris Nix Smith of Asheville passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020.

Frances "Maw Maw" Garland, age 84, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

Gayle May age 68, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Gene Nelson Crawford, Sr., age 79, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020.

James Manning Cooley Sr., age 76 of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday June 11, 2020.

Jean Constance Thompson, 95, of Spindale, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

Joe Jack Wells of Rutherfordton passed away on June 5, 2020. He was 88 years old.

John Dean McSwain, age 48, of Ellenboro passed away Friday June 12, 2020.

Kenneth A. Byrd, age 84, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Ocie Lou Ann Holcombe, age 66, of Mooresboro, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

Terry Dean Ellenburg, 72, of Forest City passed away Thursday, June 11, 2020.

Another turkey season has come and gone. I spent the last several days chasing two gobblers that teased me every day until the season was officially over.