Police blotter reports damage and theft incidents across three counties
Monday morning officers responded to an open side door at a Richland Avenue restaurant. Sunday a Laurens Street church was burglarized with juices cereals and milk stolen and a first aid kit scattered. An Aiken woman’s home and a Georgia license were noted as missing. a warrant arrest led to a marijuana find. Additional vandalism included a church on Golden Red Way and an unauthorized break in with window damage and paint. A woman on Old Bell Drive sustained a bloody nose after an unknown assailant attacked her. A dismantled car on Pine Grove Road showed three missing tires and broken ignition. An 18 wheeler spilled red paint on a vehicle on I 20 near mile marker 15. A North Augusta man faced disorderly conduct charges after a store stop. A car break in caused $3,000 damage and stolen speakers. A North Augusta residence window was broken after loud banging.
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Laurens Street
Pine Grove Road
Bath
Correction: Aiken Retired Officers Association officers named
The Aiken Standard corrects an earlier item on the Aiken chapter of the Retired Officers Association. Capt. James Tisaranni USN retired is second vice president and Lt. Col. Charley Brewer US Army retired is secretary. The error is acknowledged.
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Aiken
Retired Officers Association
James Tisaranni
USN
Charley Brewer
US. Army
Veterans Organization
Swingsation Delights Hopelands Crowd At Aiken Garden Show
Swingsation, Aiken’s big band sound, packed Hopeland Gardens with almost 20 musicians. Catherine Stapleton led vocals on standards from Glenn Miller to West Side Story while the band teased new pieces. Next Monday features Maureen Simpson at 7 pm with well behaved dogs welcome.
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Aiken
Hopeland Gardens
Glenn Miller Orchestra
Sonheim
Bernstein
Catherine Stapleton
Maureen Simpson
JTPA Implements Summer Youth Work Program in Aiken County
The six week JTPA program began in Aiken County at sites including the Aiken County Career and Technology Center and New Ellenton Middle School. Participants, mostly in their early teens, learn math English personal finance and life coping skills while earning three dollars an hour. Barbara Stafford notes the shift to Workforce Investment Act funding in 2000 and directs seekers to ATC's one stop career center for information.
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Aiken County
Aiken County Career and
Leavelle McCampbell
Smith
TPA
Brenda Lloyd
LMMS
Lloyd
Barbara Stafford
JTPA
Aiken Technical College
ITPA
Senate
ATC
Blood supply dips in summer in Aiken and North Augusta
Summer dips in blood donations affect the Aiken Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Shepeard Community Blood Center. Shortages especially in A and B types prompt appeals for all blood types and platelet donations. Blood drives run June through mid month with locations on Whiskey Road and USCA, no appointment for standard donations.
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Aiken
The
American Red Cross
Shepeard Community Blood Center
Shepeard
Red Cross
ARC
Shoney's
Whiskey Road
Shepeard Community’ Blood Center
Augusta
Brookside Drive
USCA
University Parkway
Shepeard’s Aiken Community Blood Center
Rich Plaza
McDonald's
Whiskey and
Pine Log Roads
Dillard’s
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Georgia
Charleston Street
Golden Red Way
Gloverville
Old Bell Drive
Jefferson Davis Highway
North Augusta
Swingsation
Hopelands
Coleman Hawkins
Duke Ellington
Billie Holiday
Cootie Williams
Tat Phovo
Ginny Southwork
Marlboro
South Boundary Roads
Nway
Scott B. Hunter
Maul
Aiken Standard
Urday
Aiken Communications Inc
Rutland Drive
PBM
Oy Howley
Ct. T.w
Windsor
Jewelers
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