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Saturday, November 23

What: The 28^th Ellenboro Fiddlers' & Bluegrass Convention

When: Nov. 23, 6:30pm

Where: Ellenboro School Gym, 813 Piney Mountain Church Rd, Ellenboro.

More Info: 828-589-2126 or 828-453-7457. Proceeds benefit Ellenboro Elementary School

Saturday, November 23

What: Yard & Bake Sale. Full breakfast, donation.

When: Nov. 23, 7am until

Where: Pleasant Grove UMC, Hudlow Road

More Info: 828-245-5471

There is a unifying name at the heart of their music.

James Sanford Pfoutz Sr., age 76, of Rutherfordton, passed away on November 9, 2019.

Charles Wayne Bailey age 67 of Ellenboro passed away Friday, November 8, 2019.

Jerry Gideon Jones, age 64, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019.

Mary Ann Causby, age 88, of Ellenboro, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019.

Patricia Jane Taylor, 69, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019.

Katherine Howell Barron, age 66, of Chesnee, SC, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019.

Reverend Bill Earley, age 69, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

Clyde J. "Hoover" Conner, 93, of Marion, (former long-time resident of Rutherfordton), passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019.

Rebecca Lynn Fish Feimster, age 58, of Bostic, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

Robert Theodore Sears Jr., 68, passed away on October 28, 2019.

George William Melton, Sr. "Dub", age 79 formerly of Rutherfordton, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019.

Now Through November 30

What: Coat Drive (new & gently used coats, shoes, scarves, gloves, & hats)

When: Month of November

Where: Dropoff: Lake Lure, Rutherfordton & Forest City Police Depts, Rutherford Weekly & Daily Courier

More Info: Call Pam 828-447-5931 or Regina 828-639-2211 about becoming a sponsor

Saturday, November 16

What: Melvin Hill's Fall Extravaganza (vendors welcome)

When: Nov. 16, 8am-2pm, rain or shine

Where: Melvin Hill Church Gym, 555 Melvin Hill Road, Columbus

More Info: Come help us raise money to repair the ceiling in our 113 year old sanctuary. Pre-register by calling or texting June Laughter, 864-205-4432.

A Veterans Day Program will be held Monday, Nov. 11 beginning at 9:30am at the Buffalo Cemetery-- 112 Mountains Blvd. (just passed Legend's Restaurant -- at Rumbling Bald Resort. The ceremony will be sponsored by the Town of Lake Lure and Rumbling Bald Resort.

Here's a chance to make the world more beautiful.

It may feel strange that the Domestic Violence Education And Support Group is so interested in making the Purple Martin Greenway more beautiful, along with the rest of the world, but consider how coming out of domestic violence makes the survivors more beautiful.

Charles Edgar Bridges Jr., 86, of Forest City, passed away on November 2, 2019.

Allen Evans Atkinson, age 73, of Boiling Springs, SC, passed away on November 1, 2019.