Newberry President to meet Aiken alumni at drop-in
Newberry College alumni in Aiken and nearby areas may meet Dr. Peter French today from 3 to 5 p.m. at 1411 Moultrie Drive Aiken. French will outline plans for the 139 year old college and speak one on one with attendees. Call 642 5332 for details.
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Newberry
Newberry College
Aiken
Lutheran College
Peter French
Barbara
Pete Nuessle
Moultrie Drive
French
Koch Qualified in Small Mammal CPR Savior Story
Jim Koch demonstrates small mammal CPR after reviving his son's hamster drowned in a toilet. He warms the revived pet with a hair dryer as responders assess the incident. Bert Thornton visits Waffle House on U S 1 in Aiken and signs autographs while regulars note his Bert's Chili menu fame.
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Jim Koch
Bert Thornton
U.S. 1
Aiken
Waffle House
Bert
DARE Proves Effective In Aiken Student Survey
Aiken and South Aiken high schools hosted 210 tenth graders who had completed DARE from fifth to ninth grade. The March survey found 79 percent view alcohol as dangerous, 87 percent for other drugs, and 70 to 75 percent say DARE helped in avoiding substances. Officers and coordinators credit multi grade reinforcement and local implementation for strong results.
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DARE
Aiken
Stu
South Aiken
Polly Goldston
Aiken County
Goldston
Bob Besley
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Besley
Wagons to Wagener festival disappoints vendors and guests
Vendors and attendees express disappointment as Wagons to Wagener yields a sparse crowd and missed attractions. Magic Midway of Martinez did not appear, bands and a wagon train were absent, while vendors report poor sales and altered vendor exclusivity practices.
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Wagener
Carnival Ride Company
Magic Midway
Martinez
Wagoner Committee
Tony Digirolamo
Digirolamo
Melinda
Rocky Robinson
Rockin’ Red Onion Inc
SERTOMA Honors Patricia Agnes Carpenter
Patricia Agnes Carpenter receives the North Augusta SERTOMA Service to Mankind Award. She works for a physician who treats burned patients and aided a six year old burn survivor from San Salvador brought to University Hospital by Dr. Randy Smith. Carpenter mentors at First Baptist Church and serves on local youth and fundraising efforts and the city council.
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Pascalis
Wade
Cushman
Woodward
Montmorenci Baptist Church
Suzanne Wade Byrd
Mildred Barton
Joyce Peak
Carl Kaney
Bob Holman
Felix Pascalis
France
Hispanola
America
New York City
Historical Society
Lacy K. Ford
USC
Edgefield County Historical Society
Magnolia Dale
Ford
Clover
University of California At
Berkley
South Carolina Upcountry
Oxford Press
Francis Butler Simkins
Southern Historical Association
Louis Pelzer
Organization of American Historians
South Carolina
Donald S. Russell
University of South Carolina
Edgefield
Patricia Agnes Carpenter
North Augusta Sertoma Club
Pioneer Feminist Marie Cromer Remembered in South Carolina History
A reminiscence honors Marie Samuella Cramer Cromer born November 1882 in Abbeville County. She became an early rural feminist advocating equal roles for farm women in family life and community. Her 1910 efforts in Aiken and Talatha challenged male-dominated farm norms and spurred women’s public involvement.
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Marie Cromer
Marie Samuella Cramer
Abbeville County
South Carolina
Aiken
Talatha
Cecil Seigler
Marie Cramer
Corn Club
Aiken County
Marie
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James Gallman
Aiken Conference Center
Charlotte’s
North Augusta
Belvedere
Brisch’s
Linda Moore
Helen
Healthy People 2000 Coalition
Healthy 2000 Coalition
S.C
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Greg White
Growing Into Life Task Force
Cheetham
Hitchcock
Bobbie) Cheetham
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Medical Park Drive
Ms. Cheetham
Smith College
By Eric K. Ward
Nation
Ginny Southworth
Storey Forest Products
Kwik Karry
Son
Robinson
Jim
Janet Wilhelm
Sertoma
Carl Langley
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