Bechtold displays fashion sketches at Aiken library
James Bechtold, retired after 30 years in two careers, shows fashion sketches and working drawings at the Aiken County Public Library. The exhibit, on the second floor, includes 8-foot-tall photo blowups and ranges from watercolor to detailed pencil drawings used for muslin patterns and fittings. The exhibit runs through August. call 642-2020 for details.
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James Bechtold
Aiken County
Bechtold
van Hausen Studio Concrete
Jeb
Los Angeles
Aiken Center For the Arts
Family members raise funds for Alzheimer's Memory Walk
Lynn and Butch Henry will participate in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk on Sept. 25 at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center to support education and care programs. The event kickoff occurred at Newberry Hall with sponsors Right At Home and Cumberland Village.
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Lynn Henry
Lynn
Butch
Henrys
Alzheimer’s Association
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
South Carolina
Newberry Hall
Right At Home
Cumberland Village
Charleston
Haley Hughes
Butch Henry
Alzheimer's Association
Upcoming fundraising events draw community support
A series of fundraisers are listed. On Sept 10 at 7 p.m. at the Fermata Club Pal metto Groove will headline a Shaggin and Groovin fundraiser catered by Ultimate Tailgaters with a cash bar. tickets are 35 dollars per person or 65 dollars per couple, presented by DayBreak Adult Care Services. Harbor Chase of Aiken hosts a community yard sale Sept 11 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. to collect children’s clothes, with more information at 642-8444. The Memory Ride Hunter Schooling Show and Silent Auction will start Sept 19 at 8:30 a.m. at the Three Runs Planta.
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Fermata Club
Ultimate
DayBreak Adult Care Services
Call
Harbor Chase of
Aiken
Planta
PEP to mark 15th anniversary with city proclamation
Public Education Partners in Aiken celebrates 15 years of funding and school initiatives with a mayoral proclamation at the Municipal Building patio. Kimberly-Clark Beech Island will donate 25000 dollars to establish a manufacturing endowment funding four local high school students in dual enrollment at Aiken Technical College.
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Aiken
Aiken County
PEP
Bob Cross
Kimberly-Clark
Beech Island Mill
Aiken Technical College
Lecture on nutrition signs at Noble Breads and Grocery
An Aug 17 lecture at Noble Breads and Grocery 1625 Richland Ave will teach readers to identify physical signs of nutritionaries. For details call 642 UPCOMING EVENTS Aiken Community Theater Youth Wing meets Aug 14 at the URS Center 125 Newberry St downtown Aiken. Call ACP at 648-1438 or visit aikencommunityplayhouse.com.
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Noble Breads and Grocery
Richland Ave
URS Center
Aiken Community Theater
Newberry St
Aiken
ACP
Aikencommunityplayhouse.com
Former Silver Bluff teacher remembered for kindness
Dianne Hadden 61 died Aug 1 remembered for kindness by colleagues and family. Aiken County teacher of the year in 1997 she taught at Jackson Middle School then Silver Bluff, later serving as technology specialist. Her husband Art and their children Darren and Leslie recall her patient teaching and devotion to students.
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Silver Bluff High
Dianne Hadden
Silver Bluff
Mary Thomas
Hadden
Aiken County
Art Hadden
Jackson
Dianne
Jackson Middle School
Art
Area 5
Fergus
Darren
Gayle Gulick
Cal Stanley
Stanley
Joyce
Thomas
Aiken Electric Cooperative Honors Local Student Scholar
Aiken Electric Cooperative awarded Alexandria Rybicki a 2010 Touchstone Energy Scholarship of 1000 dollars. The Aiken High graduate plans to attend the College of Charleston this fall to study English and history.
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Aiken Electric Cooperative
Alexandria Rybicki
College of Charleston
Aiken High
Touchstone Energy
Glover Wins $1K Touchstone Energy Scholarship
Laura Beth Glover, a Silver Bluff High School graduate, won the $1,000 Touchstone Energy Scholarship. She plans to attend USC Aiken to study nursing.
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Aiken Electric Cooperative
Touchstone Energy
Laura Beth Glover
Silver Bluff
USC Aiken
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Sstone
Aikenstandard.com
Association
Erin Stone
Alt
Rob Novit
Movit
Rybicki
AEC
Glover
DTSB
Porky Bradberry
COUR
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