ANNIE'S MAILBOX
Roommate rules should be agreed upon by majority
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Dear Annie: I'm 19 and attending college. I room with five other girls, and the father of one of them, "Debbie," owns the house we live in. The problem? Debbie believes that since it is her father's house, she gets to make all the rules. We all agree on no drinking, smoking or doing drugs, but she likes to make up others.
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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. The Conservation District was represented by Beth Bradley, district coordinator for the Conservation District; Jane Waters, associate commissioner; and Ken Forrester, program coordinator of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
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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 holidays.
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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. Miss Parris is the granddaughter of Mary Parris, Mr. and Mrs. D.S. Edmonds, all of Gaffney, and the late Webb Parris. A graduate of Heritage Christian School, she received a B.S.
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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. Department of Health and Environmental Control has announced.
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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. Also, by Friday, Feb. 9, 65 hats or scarves are needed to be sent out in Valentine bags to homebound clients of the Gaffney Senior Center.
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Drug may delay cancer's return after pancreas surgery
By CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Writer
      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. In the German study, the group receiving Gemzar, or gemcitabine, lived on average of 13.4 months without their cancer coming back.
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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. of Gaffney.
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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. Adding bath oil to the water may help retain and replenish the oil in your skin.
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Next step in trans-fat war: healthier doughnuts
By CURT WOODWARD Associated Press Writer
      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? ''It doesn't matter how delicious it is. Some people are so narrow-minded,'' said Isreal, owner of the Doughnut Plant in New York.
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