Tobacco Free Aiken Coalition Meets February 8
The Coalition for Tobacco Free Aiken County meets February 8 at the Aiken Center from 3 30 to 5 pm with follow up sessions on February 22 March 8 March 22 April 5 and April 19 The group aims to reduce prenatal tobacco exposure prevent youth tobacco addiction and provide quitting resources For details contact Polly Goldston or Brenda Bentley.
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Tobacco Free Aiken Group
Coalition For Tobacco Free Aiken County
Aiken Center
Polly Goldston
Brenda Bentley
Police blotter reports multiple thefts vandalisms and damage
Police blotter items include a highpoint handgun stolen on First Street in Clearwater on Jan 20 a window broken at a Pisgah Road North Augusta business Jan 28 with rocks found inside vandalism at a North Windsor Road mobile home with holes in the side a 1978 Dodge work truck stolen between Dec 10 and Jan 5 vandalism damages in New Ellenton Hampton Drive tire slashing a 1986 Honda Accord stolen from York Street and a damaged red Volkswagen CD player theft a Coca Cola container fire liquid damage on Greenwich Drive and a supermarket window damage. (Updated 1/27/99)
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First Street
Clearwater
Pisgah Road
North Augusta
North Windsor Road
Montmorenci Road
New Ellenton
Hampton Drive
Graniteville
York Street
South Carolina
Palm Drive
Whiskey Road
Greenwich Drive
Books by Grace United Methodist Church Members Placed in Timmerman Library
Grace United Methodist Church members have two books in Timmerman Library. Elizabeth Murphy Rosson edited History of North Augusta which first appeared in 1980 and was reissued in Fall 1998. Sam Roberts wrote Threads in the Tapestry.
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Grace United Methodist Church
Timmerman
North Augusta
South Carolina
Elizabeth Murphy Rosson
Sam Roberts
Cherry exits SCE&G post praises company and city
Mike Cherry district manager for SCE&G western district leaves to Beaufort Hilton Head area after a year in the post. He cites opportunity, praises SCE&G and community support while noting his daughter’s birth as his biggest accomplishment.
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Cherry
Sce&g
Mike Cherry
South Carolina Electric and Gas
Beaufort-Hilton Head
Western District
Central District
SCANA
Craftsman Finds Pride in Careful Detailing
Hugh Boggs runs Custom Woodcrafters Ltd Studios from a tidy Peabody cottage now in Aiken. He designs and hand crafts Mission style furniture blending old world methods with rich hardwoods and warm finishes. The studio reflects his belief in simple sturdiness and meticulous workmanship.
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Hugh Boggs
Peabody Cottage
Duck Boggs
Boggs
Aiken
Custom Woodcrafters Ltd
Daycare Sued Over Toddler Injury At Center
Edward Bentley, guardian ad litem, sues South African Baptist Church daycare center claiming negligence after his 21 month old was allowed to find and swallow a loose metal staple. The child required surgical removal. lawsuit cites lack of supervision and failure to remove staples.
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South Afrian Baptist Church
Edward Bentley
Bentley
Robert Harte
Russian space veteran visits area schools this week
Cosmonaut Talgat Musabayev, veteran of 300 plus space days and Mir-25 commander in 1998, will visit Aiken County Middle schools Aiken Middle Leavelle McCampbell Middle and North Augusta Middle on Thursday with NASA math and science awareness programs. He will also visit Augusta schools and Fort Discovery hosted by the Savannah River Site Chapter of the National Management Association. For details contact Stephen Hogan or Goldie Randle.
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Russia
CSRA
NASA
Talgat Musabayev
Aiken County
Aiken
Leavelle McCampbell
North Augusta
Augusta
Fort Discovery
Musabayev
Savannah River
National Management Association
NMA
Stephen Hogan
Goldie Randle
Bright Outlook for Aiken County Schools Sees Gains Across Academics
Dr. Linda Eldridge told the Aiken County Board of Education that pupil teacher ratios cuts in early grades and full day kindergarten boosted learning. SAT scores reached 1084 for recent seniors, with strong AP and basic skills results. achievements span academics, athletics, and arts.
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Linda Eldridge
Aiken County
Silver Bluff
Hospital Auxiliaries Learn Ways to Serve Better in Summit
More than 100 active volunteers and 200 total volunteers gathered in Aiken for the 1999 South Carolina Association of Hospital Auxiliaries Presidents' Summit at Holly House Hotel. Dor oth y Gottdenker noted the group aims to help associations serve volunteers, with presentations by Thomas Kelly and discussions on board effectiveness followed by a tour of Aiken Regional Medical Center.
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South Carolina
South Carolina Association of Hospital Auxiliaries
Holly House
Dorothy Gottdenker
Ken Scnuil
SCHA
South Carolina Health Association
Aiken Regional Medical Center
Aiken
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