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January 17, 2007 RSS feed / LifeStyles

ENGAGEMENT

Parris - Turner

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Parris of Gaffney announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Elaine, to William Lawrence Turner of Spartanburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Turner of Boiling Springs. More...

WHAT'S UP

Senior Center events ¦ If you like to knit or crochet, "Hooks and Needles with Love" needs your help. Red scarves are needed by Friday, Jan. 26, to be shipped to Virginia for Valentine bags to be given to orphans attending college. More...

BIRTHDAYS

MALLORY PAIGE PARKER celebrated her 3rd birthday January 14, 2007. She is the daughter of Ashley Smoak Parker and Nicholas Parker, both of Gaffney, and has a sister, Lauryn Ashley Parker. Maternal grandparents are David and Rachel Smoak Jr. More...

Next step in trans-fat war: healthier doughnuts

When he first started frying up all-natural doughnuts a dozen years ago, Mark Isreal had a tough time getting consumers to bite. After all, who counts calories before grabbing a jelly-filled with their morning cup of joe? More...

Cherokee Conservation District celebrates Arbor Day with students at Village School

The Cherokee Soil and Water Conservation District celebrated Arbor Day on Dec. 8, 2006, at The Village School in Gaffney. More...

HOLIDAY HELPERS

Michelle Dennis, Morgan Hughey, Zack Bridges and Brett Wilkins, Senate and Beta Club members at Gaffney High School, were among over 50 students from GHS and Ewing Middle School who volunteered to help out at Meals on Wheels during the Christmas ho More...

Camp Burnt Gin needs campers and staff

Camp serves kids and young people with physical disability or chronic illness

COLUMBIA- Camp Burnt Gin, South Carolina's residential camp for children, teenagers and young adults who have a physical disability or chronic illness, is accepting applications for staff and for children to attend the camp's 2007 season, the S.C. More...

Drug may delay cancer's return after pancreas surgery

CHICAGO - Offering a glint of hope for treating a notorious killer, researchers found that a common chemotherapy drug can help pancreatic cancer patients who have undergone surgery stave off a return of the disease longer. More...

Here are tips to help relieve winter itch

Winter can make dry skin especially irritating. The December issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter offers tips to relieve winter itch. . Soak in the tub: Keep the water lukewarm. The temperature shouldn't be above 90 degrees F. More...