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Singing Christmas Tree will be presented Dec. 14-16 in Blacksburg
By JOE L. HUGHES II Ledger Staff Writer joe@gaffneyledger.com
      Wanting to present the story of Christmas in a way no one else could was nothing more than a dream in 1991 for First Baptist Church of Blacksburg members Vincent Tharpe and Linda Meetze.
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ANNIE'S MAILBOX
If you know a suicidal person, tell someone
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Dear Annie: Yesterday, my wife and I were called to our son's school to talk to the crisis prevention officer. We were told our 16-year-old son had attempted suicide. You can imagine our shock. Where were the signs, the clues?
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Buford Street Chancel Choir presents 'Tidings of Great Joy'
      The Chancel Choir of Buford Street United Methodist Church will present a Christmas cantata, Tidings of Great Joy, by Robert Hebble on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. Music director Nancy Brown will play the organ with Justin Addington, former Buford Street music director, as guest conductor. Other accompanists will be Dr.
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     COLLEGE DRIVE CAROLERS - Members of the Gaffney Middle School Beta Club went "Caroling Along College Drive" Friday, Dec. 5. Beta Club sponsors are Barbara Vassey, Ellen Owen and Christina Thompson.
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Children invited to audition Dec. 13-14 for 'Willy Wonka Jr.'
      The Gaffney Little Theatre will hold auditions for the musical 'Willy Wonka Jr." on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10-11:30 a.m. and Sunday, Dec. 14, from 2-3:15 p.m. Students in grades two through five may audition for a role in the show. Interested actors may bring an accompaniment CD or cassette.
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WHAT'S UP
      Christmas services "A Christmas Celebration" will be presented at Restoration Church International of Gaffney, 1905 N. Limestone St., on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 5 p.m. The RCI Choir will be joined by Antioch Baptist Choir, New Jerusalem Church Choir of Shelby, Lawndale First Baptist Choir of Lawndale, N.C.
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