Jesse's childhood
STORY BY SCOTT POWELL, LEDGER STAFFWRITER / PHOTOS COURTESY OFARTALIVEMINISTRIES
      T he age of four is a little young to know one's life ambition, but Jesse Brooks knew hers and told anyone who would listen that when she grew up she would be a missionary. Jesse was living her dream with a rare passion when she journeyed with her parents from their home in Albertville, Ala., in June of 2002 to serve on a mission to Montana.
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BIRTHS
      Luchas Henry Phillips Eddie and Pam Phillips of Cowpens announce the birth of their son, Luchas Henry on March 4, 2008, in Mary Black Memorial Hospital weighing 8 lbs. 13 ozs.
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Photo
     PAIR MARRIED - Jessica Lynn Pennington and Justin Graham Phillips were married March 7, 2008, in Montgomery , Tenn. Phillips is serving in the U.S. Army and deployed to Afghanistan on March 24. The couple will honeymoon in Hawaii when he returns home in July, 2009.
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ANNIE'S MAILBOX
Husband's entitled to memories of his past life
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for three years. It's a second marriage for both of us. The other day, I was working on a photo wall collage and ran across some pictures I'm sure I was not supposed to see. They are snaps of my husband's old girlfriends (between marriages). Some were nude photos. There also were copies of old e-mails and love notes.
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PET OF THEWEEK
      Saving Gaffney Pets Rescue 488-1577, leave message. $95 includes vaccinations and neutering. savinggaffneypetsrescue.com DON'T SHOP - ADOPT! ALWAYS SPAYOR NEUTER YOUR PET!
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WHAT'S UP
      Festivals The Village School of Gaffney will have a Spring Festival Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Cherokee County Museum (old Central School). Everyone is invited. Admission is $5 for children for games and adults are free.
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