Ventures Industrial Park nears final touches in Aiken
City officials complete the Ventures Industrial Park infrastructure south of Aiken Municipal Airport as Newman Technology, a Mansfield Ohio exhaust systems maker, begins four production lines with 80 staff and plans two more lines by August. The $15 million plant aims for 100 workers by year end and a spring 2002 grand opening. Coca-Cola Bottling may join Ventures. a 10 acre land sale supports a storm pond.
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Aiken
Roger LeDue
Ventures
LeDuc
Ing
Newman Technology
Mansfield
Ohio
Honda
ATV
Timmonsville
Lincoln
Ala
Walling
Rand
Asell
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
York Street
Coca-Cola
Sankei Giken Industry Company Ltd
Tokyo
Honda of America
Ventures Industrial Ark
Let's Talk Organization Encourages Girls to Communicate
A new group in North Augusta called Lets Talk aims to boost self confidence and goal setting for middle and high school girls. Led by Paulette Rouse, it plans meetings at Riverview Park Activities Center starting Sept 18 at 7 pm to gather topics and involve teens in shaping future sessions. Community volunteers and school staff will address peer pressure, relationships, etiquette, finances, and personal wellbeing while offering mentoring and confidential counseling if needed.
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North Augusta
Paulette Rouse
North Augusta High School
Riverview Park
Rouse
Davenport
Randy Cooper
Helen Merriweather
Barbara Wills
Mark Owens
Jean Stewart
Ruth Johnson
Cheryl Melton
Mary Head
Cheryl Hooks
Amelia Sasser
Collette Johnson
Paul Knox Middle School
Pat Carpenter
Lisa Harris
North ‘Augusta
Mim Woodring
Gwen Cooper
Sharon Rankin
Colette Johnson
Aiken Habitat near milestone for 10th local home
Aiken Habitat for Humanity approaches its 10th local house with construction a few weeks away. Since its 1989 charter, volunteers, civic groups and sponsors have funded, built and maintained homes in the CSRA. Executive director Habard Church leads efforts with support from Sylvia Price and St. John’s United Methodist. A cooperative project with the city may frame the next build, and a retail store at 2915 Harden Drive helps cover expenses. For details call 642-9295.
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Aiken County
Aiken Junty Habitat For Human
Dick Frushour
Saint Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
Habitat Mission
Habard Church
CSRA
Aiken
Sylvia Price
Habitat
Newberry Street
Frank Cunningham
Harden Drive
Points
Cunningham
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Hopelands Swing Band Swings Into Summer Concert
Hopelands Garden hosts Swingsation a big band of eight at 7 p.m. tonight as part of the Summer Concert Series. Catherine Stapleton will sing with the band. classics include In the Mood and Blue Skies. Sponsored by Aiken Regional Medical Centers with parking at Rye Patch and Dupree Street. In bad weather the show moves to H. C. Weeks Center.
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Aiken
Hopelands Garden
Swingsation
Lisa Hall
H. . Weeks
Hopelands
Aiken Community Playhouse
Catherine Stapleton
Aiken Regional
Rye Patch
Berrie Road
Dupree Street
H. C. Weeks Center
Ridge Arts Council stages Dylan Thomas Under Milk Wood play
Ridge Arts Council opens its 2001 season with Dylan Thomas Under Milk Wood at Haynes Auditorium Leesville on July 27 28 and August 3 4. Curtain at 730 pm tickets cost bio. Batesburg Leesville High School students portray the roles. Support from Central Carolina Community Foundation Cultural Council of Lexington and Richland County and the South Carolina Arts Commission. For more information call Noelle DeAtley 309-532-2388. A separate entry notes a Blood Center blood drive at SKF Automotive Division Graniteville 1084 International Place Friday July 27 noon to 4 pm contact Sheppard Community Blood Center 643-7996.
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Ridge Arts Council
Dylan Thomas
Haynes Auditorium
Leesville
Batesburg-Leesville High School
Central Carolina Community Foundation
Cultural Council of
Lexington and
Richland County
The
South Carolina Arts Commission
Noelle DeAtley
Ameppala
SKF Automotive Division
International Place
Graniteville
Sheppard Community Blood Center
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Adam Barto
Stat Weter
Habitat For Humanity
Frushour
Floydand
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