Rutherford Weekly

R.B. Lawson, age 73

R.B. Lawson, age 73, of Forest City, NC, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

Breast Cancer Awareness Night At McNair... Forest City Owls Hit A Big Home Run!

Posted on:

July 12, 2012

By:

M.A. Andrews

It was a first time event for the Forest City Owls. As an important part of the community, the Owls created a very special salute. On Saturday, July 7th, a special Breast Cancer Awareness- “Pink Out Night” was held at McNair Field. Everyone was encouraged to wear pink. Money raised was to be given to cancer needs in Rutherford County. All of the coaches and players pink shirts, along with the pink bats from the evening’s game against the Columbia Blowfish would be auctioned off. Everything turned out to be a sell out!

Community News 7/12/12-7/18/12

RS Youth Football & Cheerleading Sign-Ups:
Registrations with a special price at Spindale House, Sat. July 21, 11am-1pm. Please bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate, open to boys & girls for youth football & cheerleading from 5-12 years old. Additional dates for registration: Tues. July 24, 6-8pm & Sat. July 28, 11-1pm. Regular fees will apply. 828-286-7686.

Community Empowerment Project’s IDA Program
Ever dreamed of running your own business? Would $4000 help? Find out more by attending an informational session Wed. July 25, 1pm-2pm. 129 First St., Forest City. Please call or email to register. Call Stanley 828-247-4142 ext. 7 or email: smcentire@ceponline.org

Church Happenings 7/12/12-7/18/12

Hopewell United Methodist Church
Come join us for a new & exciting way to praise and worship God! Join us on Saturdays at 5pm. Don’t worry about dressing up. (Corner of Hollis & Hopewell Rd.) 828-248-2333.

The Journey Church, Rutherfordton
The Journey Riders would like to invite you to be a part of their weekly Bible study. A new motorcycle ministry meeting on Thursdays at 6:30pm. 828-289-9645, 828-919-0009.

Chase Corner United Methodist Ministries
Food Drive Sale the entire month of July. For every item of food you donate to our pantry you will receive 50% off any item of clothing in the store. Please check expiration dates on items before donating.

Listen To Life

By:

Dr. Joey Faucette

How’s your vacation?

Why is it that to take a week of vacation, you have to do two weeks of work before you leave and two weeks of work when you return? You’re only gone a week! Does the work multiply while you’re gone?

This reality can produce a certain amount of guilt about vacation times. For instance, let’s say you go to the beach, pick up a seashell, and put it up to your ear. Do you hear the soothing tides of the ocean gently rolling in on the shore?

Outdoor Truths

I’ve got a few more bass fishing trip in store before I turn into a deer hunter. My friends love hunting season because they now have the lake to themselves. They’ll enjoy some of the best fishing of the year when the weather turns a little colder. As for me, I’ll trade a bent rod for a bent bow. But it’s not always been this way. My early adult years were spent almost exclusively fishing. I threw a worm in the spring and summer and a ‘Rat l Trap’ and Rooster Tail in the fall and winter. Back then, there was only one kind of reel: a Mitchell 300. Other than replacing an occasional bail spring, they never went bad and were one of the best reels ever made.

What The Allmendinger Is Going On Here?

Yes, there is NASCAR news to get to, but legion baseball is first on the agenda.

Rutherford County Post 423 ended a the season in the first round of the legion playoffs this past week.

They lost after game four in a best of five series. In game one, Post 423 fell 10-3 on the road, then came back home and played maybe the best ball they had all season with a 5-3 victory. In game three, it was a cat and mouse type game, but Mint Hill prevailed 13-12 and the series ended the next night with a 13-9 loss. Post 423 (7-11), never really had a chance to gel this season after being forced to take a break by a new implemented rule of American Legion at the start of the campaign and inconsistent/young pitching took its toll as well.

Church Happenings 7/5/12-7/11/12

Redemption Faith Center, 1070 74-A Spindale
Weekly Intercessory Prayer Wednesdays 7PM. Info: 828-245-6296.

Church of Christ, Forest City
FREE Bible Study Course by mail. Get to know God better. 828-245-2720. Leave name, address & phone number. 115 Clay St., Forest City.

Campfield Memorial Baptist Church
Carolina Faith Riders invite you to weekly Biker Bible Study Saturdays 3pm. Hwy. 74 Bikes & Leather (off Hwy. 74 Bus. & Bostic-Sunshine Hwy.)

Faith Temple Christian Church, Spindale
Soup Ministry Thursdays at 6pm.

Community News 7/5/12-7/11/12

Helping Hands Food Pantry
Helping those in need of food in Rutherford County. Call for schedule of give away 828-287-2207. Operated through prayer, volunteers & donations. 225 West Main St. Spindale, NC.

Stainless Ministries
Food Distribution every Monday from 9am-1pm at the Old Dunbar Community Center.

The Military Order of Purple Heart
Is starting a chapter in the Forest City, NC area and is seeking all veterans of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard who has been combat wounded in America’s wars and have received the Purple Heart medal. For info or to join, write or call Peter Meletis; 1007 Briarcliff Rd., Mooresville, NC 28115, 704-664-7766 or write Bailey Gillespie; POB 365 Spindale, NC 28160.

Listen To Life

By:

Dr. Joey Faucette

Do you appreciate the people around you?

My wife injured her left shoulder some years ago and it was really painful, so painful that she couldn’t do the normal things she does every day.

“Don’t worry, honey,” I told her, “I’ll take care of your stuff and mine.”

Little did I know what I was in for.

You see, she runs the horse farm we live on which means that she’s constantly caring for the horses. And she cooks most all of our meals. And she takes care of our daughter’s needs like helping fix hair and choosing which outfits to wear. Then there’s the grocery shopping, the housecleaning, and…well, you get the picture.

Outdoor Truths

The temperatures have been sweltering even though summer has just begun. Three days in a row over 100 degrees makes outdoor activities less appealing – unless they include a dip in the lake, and even that is like swimming in a tub of hot bath water. Yes its summer, but I won’t complain. This is just the characteristics of where I live.

Post 423 Enters Playoffs, Owls Are First Half Champs

It’s been an up and down season this summer for Rutherford County’s Post 423 legion baseball club, but the regular season is over. On Wednesday, they started a five game playoff series with Mint Hill on the road. Post 423 is supposed to host game two on the fourth of July and game four if necessary on July 6th. Should they win the series, they will likey have to play Caldwell County, who is the no.1 seed from the west. Post 423 (6-8) has won four of its six regular season games on the road, so not all is lost by having to travel for possibly three games.

Forest City Honda

Jerry Walker Retires After 43 Years Plus

Rutherford County Heritage Exhibits Should Not Be Missed!

By:

M.A. Andrews

At the Rutherford County Heritage Center, located at 289 North Main Street in Rutherfordton in the Rutherfordton Town Office Building, you will find the Rutherford County Heritage Exhibit. The exhibit which was first put on display almost a year ago is one that no one in Rutherfordton and Rutherford County should miss. As Rutherfordton celebrates 225 years, everyone should take the time to review this exhibit which is a great tableau of the town and the county. It reflects all the things which have historically been a part of our heritage. This exhibit is for everyone. Residents, school children, teachers, history buffs, all will benefit from this wonderful display. If you take the time to read and study all the portrayals, you will find yourself enjoying and understanding this town of Rutherfordton and Rutherford County more than ever before.