Dixie the Guardian Dog Seeks Hero of the Year
A column argues Dixie, a 20 pound Shetland Sheepdog, deserves the Dog Hero of the Year award for guarding the home saving a cat and overfeeding mishaps. The writer jokes about entering Dixie while noting her quirks and reluctance for interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Ltation
Pet Food Company
Villa
Leo
Geffy
Tango
Dixie
Aiken
Good Morning
America
Rosemary Hall Becomes Home for Radio Firms in North Augusta
North Augusta's Rosemary Hall at 804 Carolina Avenue now houses Keymarket and Marcom Communications with an option to buy from Bill and Millie Thompson. The 1902 historic home, restored and furnished by the Thompsons, showcases original brass fixtures, an eight room attic, a 50 foot columned porch, and remains listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Hall
North Augusta
James A. Jackson
Keymarket
Marcom Communications
Marshall Magee
Marcom
Magee
United States
Old South
Bill
Millie Thompson
Augusta
Edith Jackson Alexander
Thompson
Duke Ellington 22-Cent Stamp Debuts With Band Performance
The U S Postal Service issued a 22 cent Duke Ellington stamp as the Ellington Band led by Mercer Ellington performed The 22 Cent Stamp The elder Ellington who died in 1974 had composed The 3 Cent Stamp in 1943 Mercer Ellington noted rates and tempo had risen since the earlier work.
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New York
Duke Ellington
Postal Service
Ellington
Mercer Ellington
Charles Wadsworth Receives French Chevalier Title
Charles Wadsworth artistic director of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center was named chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Republic at the New York office of the French Embassy cultural services. The honor cited his services to French music and presenting French artists. Wadsworth, born in Newnan Georgia, also holds the Italian Republics order of merit as cavaliere ufficiale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Order of Arts and Letters of the Republic of France
Charles Wadsworth
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Wadsworth
Chamber Music Society
Newman, Ga
Community Calendar Highlights in Aiken and Nearby
Community events list in Aiken features the Able Disabled Independence Day Party at Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center with guest Lee Poe of Toastmasters International, plus meetings of the Alzheimer’s group, Jaycees, Toastmasters and various clubs. Public invited. no admission fee. many activities at local libraries, centers, and restaurants across Aiken, North Augusta, and New Ellenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Richland Ave
Lee Poe
Toastmasters International
Aiken County Mental Health Association
Aiken County Public Library
Aiken Jaycees
Aiken's Wakin
Palmer's
Ramada Inn
Ampucs
Western Steer
Bath Lodge
Body Dynamics Extra
H. Odell Weeks
Community Connection
Garvin Center
Horry Street
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
The
Mental Health Association
Meredith Coward
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
New Ellenton
S and S
North Augusta
REACH
First Presbyterian Church
Senior Citizens Club
Aiken County Recreation Center
Playhouse
Two Notch Road
Aiken County Historical Museum
Newberry St
Augusta Genealogical Society
Augusta Public Library
Greene St
Russell R. Moores
Augusta
Jerry Scott
H. Odell Weeks Center
Aiken County
Community events fill calendar across Aiken area
Local notices list meetings and activities from Alpha Kappa Alpha and NAACP to Kiwanis and Toastmasters. Events span at churches, centers, and clubs in Aiken and North Augusta with times, places, and contact numbers for more information.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha
Big Brothers and Sisters Organization
Friendship Baptist Church
Richland Ave
H. Odell Weeks Center
Graniteville Exchange Club
Midland Valley Country Club
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Lynne Katonak
Ginny Seithworth
Laura Turnbull
Aiken Area
H. Odell
Aiken Standard
P.O
S.C
Civil Air Patrol
USC Aiken Mlassroom
Smith-Ha
Zel Recreation Center
Sharon’s Christians Books and Gifts
Laurens St. SW
Kingy
New Hope
Kiwanis Club
Houndslake Country Club
North Augusta Central Group, 8:30 P.m., Ponce -53-Icon Avenue
Sertoma Club
North Augusta Country Club
HCA
New Ellenton Civic Center
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