Storm minor damage across Aiken as strong system hits region
Aiken faced heavy rain and high winds with no major damage. A tree blocked Columbia Avenue in North Aiken briefly before being cleared. Spot flooding reported on Whiskey Road and nearby. Utilities logged about 3,100 outages at peak nationwide, with roughly 1,000 in Aiken County, then easing. Local agencies reported limited damage with downed limbs and quick repair efforts.
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Piano donation boosts South Aiken High choral program
Aiken resident Diane Dorton and her late husband Harold donated a Baldwin Howard piano to South Aiken High School choral program through APAG and In Instruments in the Attic. Principal Bryan Skipper and USC graduate Craig Coelho praised the gift as energizing for students Terrance Sanders Marlin Brand and Kenneth McCormack and noted refurbishing cost about 1500 dollars with a special dolly for easy movement between room and auditorium.
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Harold Dorton
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Aiken Performing Arts Group
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Aiken
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Byran Skipper
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Craig Coelho
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Dorton
Harold
South Africa
PTO
Bob Kelley
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Baldwin
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Coelho
University of South Carolina
Skipper
New Jersey
USC
South Aiken
Terrance Sanders
Marlin Brand
Kenneth McCormack
Sanders
Beverly Sanders
Terrance
Golf Tourney to Benefit Camp Sertoma in June
South Carina announces the fifth annual Camp Sertoma Golf Tournament at Woodside Plantation Country Club on June 1 to raise funds for sending 240 disadvantaged or hearing impaired children to Camp Sertoma. The camp, at Clemson University, offers a full program with camper to counselor ratio of eight to two and activities from sailing to cookouts. Sponsorships are being sought.
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Fifth annual amp Sertoma Golf Tournament
The fifth annual amp Sertoma Golf Tournament will be held at Woodside Plantation Country Club. Team of four pays $300 or $75 per player, with registration due by June 0. Four-player Captains Choice format includes prizes, contests, lunch, and a steak dinner. Email penguing su1964aolcom or contact Sertoma members for sponsorships and details.
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Don Bartelmay
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Marines Recruit Matthews Earns Title at Parris Island
Marine Pfc John G H Matthews son of Cathy Matthews of Aiken and John Matthews earned the title after graduating from recruit training at Parris Island For 13 weeks he endured demanding entry level training including drill marksmanship physical fitness martial arts swimming history and customs and the Crucible A week before graduation Matthews completed the 54 hour final test Upon completion he and fellow recruits receive the Marine Corps emblem and are called Marines Matthews is a 2007 graduate of South Aiken High School Also noted are high achieving students at Oakwood Windsor Elementary and Georgetown University First Honors lists and Citadel commandant’s détention list recipients with family ties to Aiken Windsor and Windsor areas.
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Cathy Matthews
Aiken
John Matthews
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South Aiken High School
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Edie Stapleton
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Morgan Brown
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