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Lawndale Baptist Church
Lawndale Baptist Church, 407 W. Main St., Lawndale, NC will be holding Vacation Bible School. Kick-off will be Saturday, June 20, 2015, 10:00am to noon. VBS dates are June 22-26, 6:00pm to 8:30pm. 704-538-7151.

Relay For Life
Relay For Life - Wrap Up Party Time, Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at 6:00pm. Cleveland Volunteer Fire Department will have a few snacks, celebrate their success, and talk about next year. Please join them if you are able.

Gaffney -- Billy Joe Hughey, 65, of 610 East Jefferies Street, passed away Friday, June 12th, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Robert "Bob" Jackson Arey, 94, passed away on June 10, 2015.

Kings Mountain - Mr. John Arthur Carpenter, 85, of Sellars Road, passed away
on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his residence.

Garry Michael Carico, 63, of 707 Old NC 18, Morganton, passed away Thursday,
June 11, 2015.

Carl Allen "Bacon" Morgan, age 61, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare-Cleveland.

Timothy Joseph Tessitore, age 56, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015 at his home.

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Roger Lee Wigginton, Jr. passed away Friday June 5, 2015.

For fifty years, the community has supported the Boys and Girls Club's Car Raffle and Auction which will be held Friday, June 19 at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Goforth Hall beginning at 6pm. You must have a ticket to attend the event.

On Thursday, June 4th, Cornerstone Dental, located at 101 Life Enrichment Boulevard in Shelby, celebrated a half century of service with an open house and reached out to the community with 50 acts of kindness.

Prior to the official opening of the Shelby Aquatic Center, an open swim was held on the weekend of June 6th and 7th.

The Uptown Shelby Association is appreciative that local scout Austin McInnis selected the alley they own behind their office building for his Eagle Scout project.

The Piedmont Shrine Club presented North Shelby School with a check from their annual Fish Fry fundraiser to help the school.

On Saturday, May 23rd, the annual Belwood Day Festival took place a the old Belwood School grounds.

The 11U Riverhawks baseball team recently won the Catawba Meadows Spring Sizzler Travel Baseball Tournament.

I have been able to take a couple of days and float the river.

Golden Valley United Methodist Church, Bostic
Golden Valley United Methodist Church, 1269 Golden Valley Church Road, Bostic, NC, will be holding a Fish Fry, Friday, June 12, 2015, 5:00pm - until. Flounder or catfish with all the trimmings. Adults, $10; children 6-12, $5; children 5 and under, free. Take out available. 828-248-3060.

Lawndale Historical Society
The Lawndale Historical Society will hold an Open House on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at 3:00pm, at the Lawndale Museum. One of the new exhibits features the life of J.T. and Lue Senior Laughlin. Entertainment and refreshments will be by the Laughlin Family.

Dolores L. Gold, 84, dies Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.

Mr. Joe R. White, 90 of Casar passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Hospice
at Wendover.

Mrs. Rheba Sue Champion Lancaster, age 68 of Gaffney, SC, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her family.

Norma Jean Bledsoe Martin, age 65, of Blacksburg SC died on June 7, 2015 at her residence.

Mary Jane Hodge, age 79, of Forest City, died Thursday, June 4, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Hayward Lowery, age 66,of Black Mountain, NC, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.