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Town of Forest City Christmas Parade: Sun. Nov. 26, 3-5pm.

Big Gospel Explosion: Sun. Nov. 26, 2pm at Legion Hut of Forest City. Free. Featuring groups from Forest City, Shelby, Marion, Gastonia, Spartanburg, Chesnee and Columbia. Special guest & MC Ricky Wilkerson. Presented by Big Dog Patterson and Music City Records Bo Whitesides.

St. John AME Zion Church

Family and Friends Day Celebration, Sun. Nov. 26, 3pm. Guest speaker: Rev. Henrico White. 109 N. Ridgecrest Ave. Rutherfordton.

Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church

Revival Nov. 26-30, with Rev. Aaron Causby. Sunday 6pm. Monday-Thursday, 7pm. 1938 US Hwy. 221A, Caroleen.

The Gryphons will host Elkin (6-6) in the second round of the 1A playoffs after Thomas Jefferson received a first round bye. Elkin won 50-7 last week over Hayesville.

Mr. Leonard Vernon "Cantaloupe" Propes, 89, of Golden Valley, passed away Monday, November 13, 2017.

Robert Jack Smart, age 86 of Forest City passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017.

Lois Hollifield Goforth, age 76, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017.

Debra Kay Rhodes Almond, age 64, passed away Friday November 10, 2017.

Judy Ann Biggerstaff, age 68, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017.

Mr. Charles Warren "Buck" Whisnant passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

Marvin Lee Smith was born August 29, 1924, passed away peacefully into eternity

Yoshie Hirabiyashi Powell, born January 12, 1930, passed away November 4, 2017.

Richard Barry Davis, 64, of Fletcher, passed away Monday, November 6, 2017.

Gary Horne, age 65, of Spartanburg, SC, passed away October 28, 2017.

Shreeji Vijay Patel the infant son of Vijay and Karuna Patel of Bostic passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017.

James Ray McCraw, 82, went home to the Lord Sunday, November 5, 2017.

Alvin Britt Holland, Jr., 57, went to be with our Lord on Sunday November 5, 2017.

Tommy Bostic, age 58, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017.

CMSAF (Ret.) Bill Duckworth, age 68, of Mooresboro, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017.

Surviving the Holidays Seminar: Sat. Nov. 18, 10am-12pm. Grace Chapel Foursquare Church; 111 Mitchell St., Forest City. www.griefshare.org/holiday or 828-248-1635.

Turkey Supper Fundraiser: Sat. Nov. 18, 4pm at Bill's Creek Community Center Lake Lure. Adults $12, kids 11 & under $5. Carry out available. Annual raffle, Tickets $1 each or 6 for $5. 1^st prize $500 cash, & other prizes. 828-625-5517.

Union Mills Presbyterian Church

Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner, Fri. Nov. 17, 6pm. Gospel Bluegrass music to follow meal. 828-287-9141. 6130 Hudlow Rd., Union Mills.

Pleasant Grove UMC

Annual Breakfast, Yard & Bake Sale, Sat. Nov. 18, 7am. Poor Man Lunch, 11:30am. Hudlow Road, Forest City.

"You know, the time is right. We've got people desecrating the American Flag, high-dollar football players refusing to stand for the National Anthem, a President that's really standing up for the country, and Veterans Day coming up...the timing couldn't be any better for something like this All of this - I've done all of this myself." says 80 year old Air Force Veteran, Bud Byers. "One day I just said, 'I'm going to do this.' I started with one flagpole with an American Flag, North Carolina State Flag, and an MIA Flag from the Vietnam War, and it just grew and grew...I sat up late at night and drew the figures and I just did it the way I planned it."