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East Rutherford basketball is still undefeated (19-0, 12-0) as we end the regular season. The Cavs just beat Shelby for the second time in 10 days. The toughest contest looks to be R-S Central down the stretch.

Mr. Alfred Jason Flack age 77 of Union Mills went to be with The Lord on Saturday January 28, 2017.

Cindy Donald Melton, age 57, of Ellenboro, NC, passed away on Friday, January 27, 2017.

Lisa Conner Greene, age 50, of Chesnee, SC, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017.

Donald Bruce Crawford born September 29, 1939 passed away on January 27, 2017.

Betty Sparks Thomason of Spindale, NC passed away peacefully on Sunday January 22, 2017.

Eva Cole Horton Humphries, age 95 of Forest City, went home to be the Lord on January 25, 2017.

Dorothy Green, 87, of Forest City, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017.

Brigitte H. Fitzpatrick, age 68, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017.

Wanda Butler Flynn, age 63, of Forest City, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017.

Linda Gail Goforth, age 70, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017.

BelkGives on the Go Mobile Mammography Center to visit Tri City Mall in Forest City on Sat. Feb. 18, 9am-5:30pm to offer free, convenient mammogram screenings. Women age 40 and over with no breast concerns, who have not had a mammogram in the last 12 months and have a primary care physician are eligible by calling 855-655-2662 to schedule an appt. After receiving their mammograms, women also can receive complimentary bra fittings.

Pink Ladies Support Group: 1^st Monday of each month from 5pm to 6:30pm at Rutherford Regional's Cancer Resource Center; for women who have been diagnosed with cancer. 828-245-4596.

Camp Creek Baptist Church

Seminar of the Old Testament with Dr. Toney McCraw, Sat. Feb. 11, 9am-11am. Everyone Welcome. Union Mills.

Bethlehem United Methodist Church

Annual Soup & Sandwich Supper, Sat. Feb. 11, 5pm-7pm. Donations accepted. 6753, NC Hwy. 182, Cherryville.

Anniversary Celebration
Foothills Nursing Consortium's 25th anniversary celebration
Friday, Feb. 17, at noon
The Foundation Performing Arts and Conference Center
Cost: $20; tickets may be purchased online at foundationshows.org
Dr. Tony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the W. Boyce Professor and Chair of Urology at Wake Forest will speak. Dr. Atala is a practicing surgeon and a researcher in the area of regenerative medicine. His work focuses on growing human cells, tissues and organs. His work was listed in 2007 as Time Magazine's top 10 medical breakthroughs of the year, by Discover Magazine in 2007 as the Number 1 Top Science Story of the Year in the field of medicine, by Smithsonian Magazine in 2010 as one of 40 things to know about the next 40 years, by Time Magazine in 2011 as one of the top 5 medical breakthroughs of the year, by the Huffington post in 2011 as one of 18 great ideas for the future, and by Time Magazine in 2013 as one of 5 discoveries that will change the future of organ transplants. Dr. Atala was named by Scientific American in 2010 as a Medical Treatments Leader of the Year for his contributions to the fields of cell, tissue and organ regeneration, by U.S. News & World Report in 2009 in as one of 14 Pioneers of Medical Progress in the 21st Century, by the American Association of Retired Persons in 2012 as one of the 50 influential people who will make life better, and by Scientific American in 2015 as one of the world's most influential people in biotechnology.

Joel Morgan Ross, age 64, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017.

Hoyle Grose Long, age 92 of Forest City passed away Friday, January 20, 2017.

Elizabeth Marie Dawson McKeithan, age 48, of Ellenboro, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017.

Ruby Arrowood Hill, age 70, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017.

Dorothy Huskey Blanton, a longtime resident of Forest City passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017.

Grace H. Lane, age 83, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017.

Ellen Trantham, 67, of Lake Lure, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017.

Jessie M. Taylor, age 84, of Spindale, passed away in Sunday, January 25, 2017.