Miss Hulsey, Mr. Keener wed Sept. 13
      Carol Anne Hulsey and Brent Allen Keener, both of Gaffney, exchanged marriage vows on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at Second Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg. The Rev. Steve Rhodes conducted the 5 p.m. double ring ceremony. Pat Hurt, grandmother of the bride, played the piano and Justin Addington of Spartanburg was the organist.
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ANNIE'S MAILBOX
6-year-old has become a mama's boy
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Dear Annie: Due to financial setbacks, my sister and her two children have been living with my husband and me for over a year. The problem is that her 6-year-old son is a mama's boy. "Alan" refuses to listen to anyone. He throws tantrums when his mother is not around and even kicks his sister and tells his cousin he hates her.
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Fun, food, games and prizes highlight at Bethel Senior Day Care's first fall festival
      Bethel Senior Day Care Center will host its first fall festival Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the center located at Bethel Baptist Church, 218 Dr. L.M. Rosemond Lane. Various games, cake walks, door prizes, face painting and bingo will be featured.
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ENGAGEMENT
Pryor - Goforth
      Jonathan and Cathy Pryor of Gaffney and Gary and Kathy Goforth of Greenwood announce the engagement of their children, Crystal Pryor of Greenwood and Michael Goforth of Clinton. Miss Pryor is the granddaughter of Imogene Pryor of Spartanburg, David Raub of Kingsley, Pa.,the late Floyd Pryor and the late Betty Raub. She graduated from Lander University with a B.S.
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'Finding Voice' writer will speak at November AAUW meeting
      Dr. Elizabeth York, chairman of the Music Education and Music Therapy departments at Converse College, will be guest speaker at the Monday, Nov. 10, meeting of the Gaffney Branch of the American Association of University Women. Open to the public, the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 308 College Drive.
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     CLEAN-UP VOLUNTEERS - Some members of the Boys and Girls Club of Cherokee County recently volunteered to help Habitat for Humanity clean up Hope Acres and Sarratt Street.
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WHAT'S UP
      Special events The public is invited to a South Carolina Heart Gallery exhibit at Macedonia Baptist Church, 216 Macedonia Road, Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The Heart Gallery is a national project that uses the power of photography to find adoptive homes for children lingering in foster care.
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MARRIAGES
      The following marriage licenses have been filed in the probate court of Cherokee County: David Jay Wray and Denise Alethea Jennings of Gaffney; Danny Ray Phillips and Susan Diane Chiders of Gaffney; Wesley Lorenza Satterwhite and Janet Marie Smith of Gaffney; Justin Matthew Leskanic and Brandi Nicole Carroll of Blacksburg; James William Elliott and Kendra Rose Marie
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BIRTHS
      Vergil Thomas Lingerfeldt Amanda and Vergil Lingerfeldt of Blacksburg announce the birth of their son, Vergil Thomas, on Oct. 20, 2008, in Upstate Carolina Medical Center weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Danny Willis and Donna Willis of Grover. Paternal grandparents are Linda Lingerfeldt of Blacksburg and Lawrence Lingerfeldt of York.
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     HONORED AT CHEROKEE AVENUE - Perfect attendance pins for Sunday School were presented Sunday, Oct. 19, to two members of Cherokee Avenue Baptist Church. Lynch Yelton received a pin for 55 years of perfect attendance while Frances Higgins received a pin for 52 years of perfect attendance. The pins were presented by Dr. Clyde Thomas, pastor, and Charles Banks, Sunday School director.
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