ACTS Aid Network Expands Services And Seeks Volunteers
ACTS extends beyond referrals from churches and agencies to offer resume writing and cooking shopping instruction. A 45 minute interview screening, client documentation, and post assistance follow up govern aid. Public and private donations, grants, and fundraisers sustain programs including monthly brown bag lunches for 422 seniors and clothing consignments. ACTS coordinates with Cumbee Center and other groups, ships surplus garments abroad, and runs low cost sales to fund food purchases. A free health care clinic ACTS of Caring is planned for late spring or summer, with volunteers and more clothing workers in demand.
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ACTS
Pat
Cumbee Center
Aikicn
Africa
Honduras
Asia
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Acts of Caring
Aiken Rites of Passage Simba program mentors youths
Moton describes the Simba program at Pinecrest Elementary School meeting three Saturdays each month with APA and ADPS support. The program focuses on teaching opens and transitioning simbas from boys to men by providing a positive male role model.
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Moton
APA
ADPS
Simba
Pinecrest
Debutantes Presented At Camellia Ball In Woodside Club
The Aiken Debutante Society held its 13th Camellia Ball on December 28 at Woodside Country Club. Six debutantes were presented by Skipper Perry, with escorts listed for each, plus accompanying stags and a Dick Goodwin Band providing music. A breakfast buffet followed the event.
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Aiken Debutante Society
Kelda
Kelly) Wannamaker
Tiffany Johnson
Jo Ellen Tuttle
Jill Grant
Casey Lewellyn
Julie Moore
Woodside Country Club
Skipper Perry
John Spooner
Kevin Lamb
Paul Elder
Robert Johnson
Cynthia ‘McCaughin Johnson
Russell Chapin
Benjamin Reeves
Ronald
Jim Moore
James Patrick Moore
Kristopher Eisner
Hlw
Russ) Tuttle
Andrew Bishop
Gregory Miller
Kelda (Kelly) Wannamaker
Bill Wannamaker
Edward Murphy
Raymond Dangerfield
Tim Angelos
Jason Boulware
Scott Bradford
Brett Floyd
Michael Holly
George Lawson
Grass Sprinkled Night Turf Tale
A sleepy narrator obsessed with a neighbor’s lush lawn works overnight at 1:00 to plant grass despite a full schedule. He buys winter hardy seed, mows, rakes, and prepares to sow before rushing to another commitment, noting the humorous contrast with the neighbor’s pristine yard.
Planting Grass Seeds Turns Into Delayed Greenery Tale
A man recounts scattering seeds from a plastic bag into his yard and watering them obsessively, expecting instant sprouting. He notes slow progress, rice-like seed litter, and a comical plan to sing to the lawn while hoping for a neighbor-envious emerald yard.
AHS Band Boosters Club Meeting Set for Thursday
The Aiken High School Band Booster Club will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the school's band room. Parents of band students and interested people are invited. Band members are selling Joe Corbi's Pizza as a fundraiser until Jan 23.
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AHS
Aiken High School
Joe Corbi
Voucher safe after shoplifting arrests in Heritage Square
Aiken Barnwell Community Action official said a food voucher for the elderly and fixed income recipients was not used after three women were arrested for shoplifting at J B White Heritage Square. The voucher was found on a former employee. bond forfeitures followed for the suspects.
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Aiken/Barnwell
Community Action Commission
Community Action
J.B. White
Heritage Square
George Anderson
Community Action Agency
Kayla A. Robinson
Deborah Ann Moore
Sandra Denise Mathis
White
Aiken Department of Public Safety
J. Carrol Busbee
Public Safety
Anderson
Robinson
Peterson
Burglary reported on Kirby Drive and North Augusta area
Police blotter notes a burglary on Kirby Drive in North Augusta with windows broken and belongings ransacked. A separate break in at Aiken County Farm Supply saw a sliding glass door pried open but no items missing. An on street dispute on Hampton Avenue and Union Street led to a gun discharge and assault with a 18 year old striking a 24 year old. A bank incident at Carolina First Bank involved threats then apology.
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Kirby Drive
North Augusta
Aiken County
Hampton Avenue
Union Street
Aiken
Jed
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Carolina First Bank
Ervor
Habitat group funds seed money for future home builds
A 100 member association says donated materials and low cost supplies enabled a sandstone house to be built with labor, aiming to seed a $30,000 Habitat for Humanity project and boost a scholarship fund. The group notes potential future funds from other organizations. Cheri McGee of Coldwell Banker Preferred Realty cites real estate figures: December 36 homes sold at $103,586 on average after 215 days. November average price $149,806 after 283 days.
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Bath
Witter
Habitat
Habitat For Humanity
Home Builders Association
Cheri McGee
Coldwell Banker Preferred Realty
Aiken
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