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Vows spoken Sept. 29 in Chesnee
      Amy Brooke Childers of Gaffney and Christopher Shawn Owens of Chesnee were married Sept. 29, 2007, in Chesnee. Roger S. Childers conducted the double ring ceremony at 2 p.m. A reception, given by the couple's parents, followed.
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Guidelines change for preventive antibiotics before dental work
      ROCHESTER, Minn. - According to new guidelines, far fewer people need preventive antibiotics before dental procedures than previously recommended, according to the February issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. The use of preventive antibiotics for people with certain heart conditions s...
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ANNIE'S MAILBOX
She's wondering how to make the first move
Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
      Dear Annie: I'm a 43-year-old single female, intelligent, well-educated and attractive, and have many friends and interests. I am content being single. Two years ago, I started working for a new company. Almost immediately, I sensed the chemistry with the boss, who is single and two years older....
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Chronic disease self-management program begins Feb. 26
      A self-help workshop designed to teach techniques to better deal with symptoms from different types of chronic diseases, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, etc., will be held at Cherokee County Public Library, 300 E. Rutledge Ave., beginning Feb. 26. Classes will be held from 9:...
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CHAPS sponsoring fundraising tour to Rockies
      The Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society has teamed with Collette Vacations to take a Trains of the Colorado Rockies tour Aug. 6-14. The tour is a fundraiser for CHAPS, but seats are limited and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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Ranger-guided Owl Prowls attract curious
      HOPKINS - Dates for the Congaree National Park's "Owl Prowls" have been set. The ranger-guided night walks are held in the spring and fall each year. The easy, twohour walks will be held March 7, 14 and 21 at 8 p.m.; April 4, 11, 18 and 19 at 8:30 p.m.; May 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 8:30 p.m.; and J...
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USC Upstate to receive 170 Warhol photographs
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announces 20th anniversary Photographic Legacy Program
      SPARTANBURG - The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts announced an unprecedented gift of Warhol art to 183 college and university art museums across the U.S. The gift, made through the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program in honor of the foundation's 20th anniversary, consists of 28,543...
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BIRTHS
      Patrick, Angela and Elijah Moorhead announce the birth of their twin sons and brothers, Andrew Carlisle and William Gabriel, both weighing 3 lbs. 12 ozs. on Dec. 27, 2007, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Maternal grandparents are Lamar and Teresa Guest of Gaffney and paternal grandparents...
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BIRTHDAYS
      AUSTIN McCRAW celebrated his 9th birthday February 3, 2008. His brother, ALEC MCCRAW, celebrated his 1st birthday December 28, 2007. They are the sons of Robert and Shirley McCraw of Blacksburg.
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MARRIAGES
      The following marriages have been filed in the probate court of Cherokee County: Peter John Agate of Statesville, N.C., and Katharine Helen Spencer of Gaffney; Jerry Lee Kilgore Jr. of Gaffney and Rose- Mary Melgar of Astoria; and Gary Robert Ulmer Jr. and Twinkle Mary-Elizabeth Smith of Blacksbu...
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WHAT'S UP
      Notices ¦ Any 1995-2006 Camellia Society debutante who would like to attend the 2008 Camellia Ball at the Spartanburg Marriott on April 19 should call Donna Spencer at 864-489-2701 or email her at adjust@ charterinternet.com before March 28 for an official invitation. Cost is $25 for each...
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Free seminar on depression
      A seminar on understanding, preventing and overcoming depression will be held Saturday, March 8, from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at Overbrook Community Church. The seminar is designed to help those who wish to understand, prevent or overcome depression, family members and friends of depressed persons, and ...
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