Bluegrass queen honors family traditions during the holidays
Homemade cinnamon rolls are special memory for Rhonda Vincent
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
      O ne of the most important gifts of the holiday season is the time spent with family - coming together to share traditions that stay true generation after generation.
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ANNIE'S MAILBOX
Woman putting husband above welfare of her kids
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Dear Annie: A year ago, I visited my daughter, "Cindy," her husband, her two sons from her first marriage and their new baby daughter. Things were fine except for the way her husband treats those two boys. Abusive is putting it mildly. And Cindy, by the way, seems to sanction this behavior.
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BIRTH
Delani Caroline Lipscomb
      Tony and Holly Lipscomb of Gaffney announce the birth of their daughter, Delani Caroline, on Nov. 17, 2008, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center weighing 6 lbs. 7 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Bobby and Sue McAbee of Gaffney. Paternal grandparents are Rick and Nola Chaplin and Joe Lipscomb, all of Gaffney.
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MARRIAGES
      The following marriages have been recorded in the probate court of Cherokee County: Terry Lee Smith and Twanna Ann Foster of Gaffney; Joshua Boone Patterson and Kimberly Rose Humphries of Gaffney; Olin Patrick Phillips and Debra Lee Dentremont of Gaffney; Steve Roger Allison Jr.
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Three national parks announces holiday closures
      Kings Mountain National Military Park will be closed Thursday, Dec, 25, for the Christmas holidays. The park will also be closed New Year's Day, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. The park is usually closed on Christmas and New Year's Day, but on Dec. 12, 2008, President Bush issued an Executive Order also declaring Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, as a federal holiday.
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WHAT'S UP
      Meetings Gaffney Masonic Lodge No. 186 meets on the second Tuesday every month at the Masonic Lodge located at 219 E. Floyd Baker Blvd. A meal is served at 6:45 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.
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Special event at Southside Church Dec. 28 will collect toys for PeachCenter Ministries
      Too many toys around the house? Do you need a good thinning out? PeachCenter Ministries will be accepting good clean used toys Sunday, Dec. 28, at Southside Baptist Church from 5-7 p.m. You can also stay for the Joann Harrison Memorial Concert that starts at 5 p.m.
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