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Howard "Homer" Wall, age 88, of Forest City, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2016.

Summer Reading Program

Wednesdays: July 6, 13, 20 & 27, 9am-12pm. 6945 Hudlow Rd., Union Mills. Info, 828-748-7956.

National Collector Car Day

Celebrating, Fri. July 8, 4-8pm at Bennett Classics Auto Museum; 241 Vance St., Forest City. Info, 828-247-1767.

Doggett Grove AME Zion Church

Back Pack Reading Program, July 6 & 7, 1-3pm. Focus: Read to Achieve, EOG prep, word practice, accelerated reading, comprehensive & science test questions. 651 Doggett Grove Rd., Forest City.

Spindale United Methodist Church

Summer Sizzle, ages 6-13. Midnight Madness Game/Movie Night, July 13, 8pm-midnight. Kid Zoo Laser Tag & Indoor Playground, July 24, 3-5pm. Bowling at Autumn Lanes, Aug. 3, 1-3pm. Falls Park on the Reedy Back to School Kick-off, Sept. 11. 185 Mill St., Spindale. Sign up, 828-286-2281.

Can't get to the library? Then let the library come to you!

A bluebird is a symbol of hope, and a regional camp named after it has provided hope and support for three local women who have experienced cancer.

It looks like Cleveland rocks again. Finally. A championship.

Mary Vickers Tessneer, age 81, of Bostic, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2016.

S SGT. Rudolph "Rudy" Bryl, US Army, Retired, Vietnam War Veteran, age 81, of Forest City, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016.

Jean Huntley Owens, age 84, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016.

William Howard Curtis, age 76 of Forest City passed away Wednesday June 15, 2016.

Capt. Gerald Thomas Kemick, (Gunner) USMC, Retired, age 80, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016.

Dorothy "Dot" Lingerfelt Powell Trammell, 86 of Bostic, NC went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, June 12, 2016.

Rutherford County Library

Tues., June 28, 6pm. Skip Watts with College Foundation will be here to work with ADULTS on how to apply to college for the first time or to finish up what you started earlier in life. He will also discuss different types of Financial Aid. 828-287-6118.

Free Workshop, Lake Lure Flowering Bridge: Stenciled Garden Markers, Tues. June 28, 11am, at the west (Chimney Rock) end of the bridge. Create one or more weather-resistant herb or garden markers by stenciling with acrylic paint on wood. Materials will be provided. Workshop leader and bridge volunteer Eleanor Bails is an experienced stenciling teacher. In case of rain, the workshop will be held at Lake Lure Town Hall. 828-625-2540.

Pleasant Grove UMC

Free clothes closet, Sat. June 25, 9am-11am. Everyone Welcome. Hudlow Rd., Forest City. 828-245-5471.

Sandy Level Baptist Church

4^th Sunday Night Singing, June 26, 6pm. Featuring: Golden Valley Crusaders. 1314 Sandy Level Church Rd., Bostic.

June 25th will mark the day that Jordan Adcox has been preparing for since she was five months old.

Libraries across Rutherford County will come together on June 21 at Crestview Park to host the first-ever Summer Reading Program Field Day.

After doing some thinking, I may not have given East Rutherford and Bobby Reynolds the credit they deserved. So, here is some rambling to go along with what could be an apology letter of some sorts.

Susan Walters Fox, age 43, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

Myron Thomas "Mike" Rhyne, age 69 of Ellenboro, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016.