Camelia Club to Showings at USCA Library January 15
The Aiken Camellia Club will present the Aiken Camellia Show and the Phelps Memorial Camellia and Garden Book Collection at the University of South Carolina Aiken Gregg Graniteville Library from January 15 to February 15. The exhibit includes books lithographs and paintings donated by Mrs. Sheffield Phelps and Miss Claudia Phelps. Open to the public January 15 with hours Sunday 2 6 pm Monday 8 am 9 pm Tuesday to Thursday 8 am 9 pm Friday 8 am 5 pm Saturday 8 am 5 pm.
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Aiken Camellia Club
Aiken
University of South Carolina
Gregg Graniteville
Phelps
Sheffield Phelps
Claudia Phelps
USCA
Fit to Ride Class Begins January 5 Led by Julie Snyder
An Aiken resident Julie Snyder will lead another Fit to Ride class starting January 5. Instruction is at noon at Gold's Gym focusing on strength flexibility and overall fitness for horsemen. Details at 652-2965.
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Aiken
Julie Snyder
Gold's
Weeks Center Publishes Two Monthly Newsletters
The H. O. Weeks Center prints two monthly newsletters for upcoming programs. To receive Aiken Today for senior adults call 642-7650 and to receive Leisure Times, call.
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H. O. Weeks Center
Aiken Today
Leisure Times
Wagener Town Hall rises from old building in town center
Volunteers from Wagener-Salley High School helped clear a former Shapiro’s mercantile store on Railroad Avenue for renovation into the Wagener Town Hall. The project, due to finish in about six months, will house city offices and council meeting rooms while preserving original charm.
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Wagener
Railroad Avenue
Wagener Town Hall
Wagener-Salley High School
Wagoner Council
Koster Brown
Shapiro's Mercantile Store
Steve Carver
Carver
Jaff
Scott Webster
Marcus Coreley
Early Native Inhabitants and First Spanish Visit to Aiken Area
The region was originally populated by Ashepoos Edistos Kiawahs Combahees and Westos. Spaniard Vasquez d Aylton visited Cofitachiqui in 1526 seeking wealth. Malaria claimed many Spaniards, and few traces remain of early European contact.
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Aiken
Ashepoos
Edistos
Kiawahs
Combahees
Westos
Vasquez d'Ayl
Ton
Words of Wisdom for G Five Use Your Strength Times
Compilation of quotes and maxims from varied authors like Reba O'Banton and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, reflecting on courage, mistakes, simplicity, and attitude. Includes misprints and garbled names, but preserves core ideas on resilience and self-improvement.
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Reba O'Banton
Gora Lee Dunaway
Robbery arrests after Crime Stoppers tip in North Augusta
A North Augusta couple, Barbara Ann Burton and James Thomas Worthy, were arrested after a Crime Stoppers tip. Burton, 30, is charged with strong armed robbery. Worthy, 29, faces an accessory to a felony charge tied to the Eagle Express robbery on Pisgah Road.
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North Augusta
Barbara Ann Burton
Kirby Drive
James Thomas Worthy
Eagle Express
Pisgah Road
One Theater Closes Briefly Over Exit Light Warning
The Cinema Triple Theater on Laurens Street in downtown Aiken closed one house after a Fire Marshal inspection found exit lighting problems. General manager James Kirkland said the issue could affect safety if power failed. They plan to repair and reopen for regular show times once the electrician finishes.
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Cinema
Laurens Street
Aiken
James Kirkland
Kirkland
Millennium Dance by Project Graduation Held at St Marys Hall
Project Graduation and Aiken 2000 sponsor a Millennium Dance for Area 1 high school students on Saturday Jan 1 2000 from 8 pm to midnight at St Angela's Hall St Marys School. Admission is 12 dollars per student with breakfast served at 11 pm. Proceeds benefit Project Graduation.
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Project Graduation
Aiken 2000
Area 1
St. Angela's Hall
St Mary's School
York Street
Fairfield Street
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