Get your ‘Just Desserts’ at Christmas on Limestone
Gaffney LittleTheatre sponsoring dessert sale, flea market at Friday evening event
      Once again Gaffney Little Theatre will join the downtown Christmas celebration on Saturday, Dec. 4, with its annual "Just Desserts" at the Brown Building on East Frederick Street.
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Arts Council will present performance by Winthrop/Carolina Wind Ensemble
Concert will be Dec. 7 in Fullerton Auditorium
      The Arts Council will be presenting the Winthrop /Carolinas Wind Ensemble in Fullerton Auditorium at Limestone College on Monday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. This internationally recognized group of instrumentalists is dedicated to the performance of wind band literature.
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MLK Jr. art, essay contest underway in local schools
      The annual Martin Luther King Jr. art and essay contest in Cherokee County’s public schools is now in progress. Tedi Gibbons, chairman of the contest, and Sandra Greene met with school principals last week to encourage participation in the contest and to go over the rules.
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Too many leftover cookies? Freeze them
By VICTORIA BRETT For The Associated Press
      Between kindly neighbors, generous officemates and your own seasonal baking lust, it's easy to get overwhelmed by cookies during the holidays. What to do with all the cookies that don't get gobbled up right away?
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Blood critically needed during holiday season
      The holidays are a time to spend with loved ones and a time to reflect. People donate blood because they care. People donate blood because they want to help save lives. But most importantly, people donate blood because they can. Thousands of people donate blood in our area each year, and their generous gift has helped save countless live.
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Spartanburg Youth Theatre kicks off holiday with classic story
      SPARTANBURG – Spartanburg Youth Theatre will kick off the 2009 holiday season with a production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever on Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec, 5.
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Couple wed Sept. 25 in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
      Heather Nicole Rainey of San Diego, Calif., and Eddie Christopher Allison of Columbus, Ind., were married Sept. 25, 2009, at 4 p.m. at Chalet Mountain Wedding Chapel in Gatlinburg, Tenn. After a wedding trip to Maui, Hawaii, the couple are making their home in Columbus, Ind.
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‘Living Gift Nativity’ a part of museum drop-in
      “The Living Gift Nativity” will be presented on the lawn of the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5.
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BIRTHS
      Easton Jeremiah Ramsey Chad and Keely Ramsey of Blacksburg announce the birth of their son, Easton Jeremiah, on Oct. 8, 2009, in Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, weighing 7 lbs. 6 ozs. Maternal grandparents are Bryan and Samantha Tindall of Blacksburg. Paternal grandparents are Duane and Teresa Ramsey of Blacksburg.
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Don’t let illness curtail your holiday activities
      COLUMBIA – Taking sensible steps to protect against illness can help keep the holidays happy, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has advised.
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