Cupid visit fundraiser aids Aiken aging services
The Aiken Area Council on Aging sponsors a Cupid fundraiser for Valentine Day week. Contact Belinda Roger at 648-5447 to rent Cupid for part of a day to deliver flowers, candy, cards or messages. Proceeds support the aging council. The Gregg Graniteville Foundation grants $10,500 to Special Olympics rowing team for 1999 World Games in Raleigh June 26 to July 4 with 63 South Carolina athletes and 16 volunteer coaches expected.
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Council On Aging
Aiken Area
Raleigh
South Carolina
Burglary and theft report across local streets
Police blotter details multiple burglaries on Holley Pond Road Burnt Hill Road and Highway 1 including a Gucci bracelet hand tools a Black and Decker saw a Huffy bike and a Mobile Home entry. A vehicle at Edgefield Road and a purse from a car on Highway 78 were stolen. An 18 year old woman reported stalking and harassing activity near North Augusta.
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Holley Pond Road
Burnt Hill Road
Child Development Center
Edgefield Road
Highway 1
North Augusta
Highway 78
Oak Street
Rare 1851 Mary Elizabeth Lee book on display in library
A glass case beside the staircase on the second floor of Aiken County Public Library showcases "The Poetical Remains of the Late Mary Elizabeth Lee" published by Walker & Evans in 1851, an exemplar among rare books.
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Mary Elizabeth Lee
Walker & Evans
Aiken County
Correction on Misspelled Name in Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard corrects Thursday reporting on Welcome Travelers Missionary Baptist Church noting land donor Martha Schofield, after which Schofield Middle School was named. The newspaper regrets the error and reaffirms the proper spelling of Schofield.
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Aiken
Welcome Travelers Missionary Baptist Church
Martha Schofield
Schofield Middle School
Emmy winner Heather Tom heads Vanities cast at USC Aiken
Emmy winning actress Heather Tom stars in the 20th anniversary Off Broadway comedy Vanities at USC Aiken Etherredge Center on Saturday Feb 12 at 8 p.m. Also in the lineup are Bridget Flanery and Emily Kay. the play follows three women through 1963 1968 and 1974 as their friendship evolves and their banter fades.
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Heather Tom
Victoria Newman
the Young and the Restless
Aiken
Vanities
Usc Aiken
Etherredge Center
Joanne
Kathy
Mary
New York
Ms.Tom
Bridget Flanery
Sweet Valley High
Emily Kay
Ms. Tom
Vanities on stage at Etherredge Center USC Aiken
An off Broadway comedy titled Vanities hits the Etherredge Center at USC Aiken on Saturday February 11 at 8 pm. Tickets are 15 dollars for adults with more information available by calling 642 3305 as part of the American College Theater Festival.
Tax-Aide volunteers offer free tax help to seniors in Aiken
Free income tax preparation will be available through 15 volunteers for low and moderate income seniors in Aiken County and nearby areas until mid April. The program includes trained counselors such as James Budd and Ann Ainsworth who bring accounting and real estate experience, while volunteers from diverse backgrounds assist those in need. Services run at First Presbyterian Church on Tuesdays, Aiken Public Library on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with appointments at the library.
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Ron Baxley
Budd
Lou Ann Ainsworth
Claude Robbins
Henry Moseley
American Association of Retired Person
Aiken County
James Budd
Wacxennut
Ann Ainsworth
Tulane University
Savanna River
Sarily
Robbins
Moseley
First Presbyterian Church
Henderson Lane
Aiken Public Library
Heart health push targets lifestyle diet changes
Jill Scott promotes the Leaner Way at ARMC during American Heart Month to cut cardiovascular risk through lasting habits not quick fixes. The South’s fatback culture presents challenges but lifestyle changes can improve heart health without deprivation.
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Jill Scott
Aiken
ARMC
South
Top career students laud vocational training at Rotary meeting
Aiken County Career and Technology Center students Ivory Williams and Chris Key spoke at the Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club about combining classroom study with hands on experience. Williams, a Silver Bluff senior, earned CPR certification and nursing assistant credentials and highlighted work at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center. Key, also a Silver Bluff senior, discussed building construction tech with local leaders including Jim Stewart, and praised the co op program for real world learning.
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Aiken County
Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center
Aiken
Chris
Silver Bluff
Jim Stewart
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Flanery
American College Theater
Festi
Val
AARP
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