Community Calendar highlights many Aiken groups and meetings
A wide listing of local events and groups in Aiken and nearby areas. Activities include Alzheimer's support groups at Aiken Area Council on Aging, Jaycees, REACH support, Kiwanis and Rotary events, storytelling at libraries, senior and health services, mens and womens groups, and public notices. Notable venues include Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center 721 Richland Ave and Houndslake CC. The notice invites submissions for calendar items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Hitchcock
Richland Ave
Aiken Area
Aiken County
Blue House
York St. SE
Lancaster St
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Hope
Vaucluse Road
Social Security Office
New Ellenton Jaycees
Union Hall
North Augusta Rotary
North Augusta Community Center
North Augusta
North Augusta Toastmasters
S and S
New Ellenton
Aiken County Library
REACH
Waterloo St
Senior Citizens Club
Aiken County Recreation Center
St Alumnae Panhellenic
Vaucluse
Ponce de Leon Ave
Aiken County Council
Senior Citizens
Aiken County Public Library
Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club
Houndslake
American Contract Bridge League
Croft House
Augusta Genealogical Society
Augusta Public Library
Greene Street
Augusta
Alice McCabe
The
Gwinnett Historical Society
York St
H. Odell Weeks Center
Lancaster St. C.S
Dawnbreakers
Vintage Sea Mine Detonated After Shore Find
A World War II era Mark 56 anti ship mine washed ashore near Myrtle Beach and will be detonated at Fort Jackson in Columbia. Public information officer K Douglas Cook said the mine is intact and about three feet in diameter. Myrtle Beach police alerted Friday and turned the mine over to base officials for disposal.
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Myrtle Beach
Fort Jackson
Columbia
Fort
K. Douglas Cook
Cook
City
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
Teens Show Cleanliness Transformation Sparks Parental Notice
Parents lament their children’s evolving hygiene as they grow from quick showers and moldy shirts into teens who obsess over cleanliness and own many Madonna albums. The shift marks a dramatic change from rapid routines to extended, meticulous grooming.
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Clark Kent
Superman
Madonna
Teenage grooming and fashion obsessions described in humor
The piece humorously critiques teen vanity focusing on hair care and cosmetics. It notes teens insist on shampooing before newspaper trips and spending long routines on hair, skin, and nails. It also contrasts extensive wardrobes with a disregard for room cleanliness, ending with a playful jab at the sanitary mess of a teen's bedroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamburg
Prevention Emphasis Urged By Aiken Club on Drug Abuse
Terry Brown, director of the Aiken County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, urged prevention over treatment to curb drug and alcohol abuse. He noted supply reduction alone fails due to high profits and emphasized school based prevention and the Aiken County Teen Institute for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, a weekend program enabling students to design local prevention initiatives.
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Terry Brown
Aiken Sertoma Club
Brown
Aiken County Commission On Alcohol and Drug Abuse
U.S. Marine Corps
Army
The
Aiken County
Aiken County High School
Awards Day honors at Freedman Vocational School Graniteville
Boyd named student of the year as Awards Day ceremonies honor students Stacy Barton and Willie Weaver Jr receive Aiken American Legion Citizenship Awards Kathy Furtick and Chris Pardue win Viking Citizenship Awards James Doolittle earns Principal's Award Quentin Walker wins Aiken Vocational Rehabilitation Award Fred Bush Jr. earns Thomas C Owens III Humanitarian Award Kathy Furtick also wins Ernestine D Gary Perseverance Award Perfect attendance goes to Robert Brooks Larry Hightower Terry Carter Lamont Busch Sara Gadson Honor Roll list includes Doolittle Jackson Pontoo Walker Boyd Sprankle Taylor Edwards Jones Kennedy Mitchum Harris Outstanding bus driver Sandra Joyner Also awarded in various shop and subject areas for auto service carpentry computer lab health occupations home economics janitorial training language arts masonry mathematics office worker physical education reading lab and social studies.
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Graniteville
Jeff Boyd
Freedman Vocational School
Stacy Barton
Willie Weaver Jr
Aiken American Legion
Donald Lewis
Fred Bush Jr
Kim Harris
Martha Landress
Denise Dixon
Earl Herron
Wesley Martinez
Jamie Jeffcoat
Royann Johnson
Youlanda Beal
Will Riley
Tony Pixley
Eddie Lively
Kim Kennedy
Temple Christian School Annual Awards Honor Students
Temple Christian School held an awards ceremony before graduation detailing Kindergarden to eleventh grade honors. Recipients include Christopher Bates and Kenneth Jefferson on early rolls, Jessica Cooper and Jaime Holsonback with high language and math awards, and Doug las Taylor receiving a seventh through twelfth grade physical education high award.
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Temple Christian School
Christopher Bates
Kenneth Jefferson
Benjamin Hodgins
T.J. Barr
David Jeremias
Becky Sanders
Todd Bates
Jaime Holsonback
Jessica Cooper
Jason Key
Stuart Saum
Jaime Holsenback
Lauia Johnson
Jami Ellis
Jaime Drawdy
Jeremy Finkbeiner
Amy Bates
Christopher Williams
Rhonda Howard
Shane Boone
Douglas Taylor
Andrew Lewis
Bill Royal
Rebecca Hopper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Big Brothers and Sisters Organization
Friendship Baptist Church
Graniteville Exchange Club
Midland Valley Country Club
Aiken County Federation of Lpns
USC Aiken
Aiken County Historical Museum
Newberry St
Sharon’s Christians
Laurens St
Kiwanis Club
Houndslake Country Club
NAACP
Kershaw Street
Ponce de Leon Avenue
Sertoma Club
North Augusta Country Club
New Ellenton Civic Center
New Ellenton Civic Center. Conducted By the Rev. F. Bush
Fermata Club
Tri-Development Center Board of Directors
Vaucluse Rd
Vaucluse Community Center
Aiken Standard
Lynne Katonak
Nina J. Nndiffer
Ginny Southworth
Kathy Furtick
Dy, Nikki Mitchum and
Sandra Joyner
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Rd
Rey
Esac
Laurens Woodruff Brug
Whiskey
Lominick
Richland Family
Newberry
Agee Enterprises, Inc
Omega, GA
Ware EC Rae TT
Wal-Mart
Imer.can
Lugoss
America
Pates
Walmart
Heritage Sq. Aiken, S.C
South
Agravel Building Supplies
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