Summer activities for families and a festival in Aiken area
A series of upcoming events includes a summer survival workshop for parents and kids from 10 a.m. to noon at the Recreation Center on Aiken Augusta Highway in Graniteville, a tennis carnival 9 a.m. to noon at Smith Hazel courts, and the Ridge Peach Festival at 10:30 a.m. in Trenton. Also listed are a Hopelands Gardens concert at 6:45 p.m., an Aiken County Council meeting at 7 p.m. on 736 Richland Ave, a birds and butterflies seminar on wood storks at 117 Laurens St, a 2 p.m. performance of The Boy Who Cried Wolf at the Aiken County Public Library, a DISCUS virtual library class at 7 p.m. at the Aiken Public Library, and a SHRM meeting. Details include contact numbers for each item and mailing information for an upcoming events notice.
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Aiken Augusta Highway
Graniteville
Musical celebration Wade in the River at Riverwalk Amphitheater
Grace Fellowship of North Augusta hosts Wade in the River at the Riverwalk Amphitheater in Augusta. Music begins at 7 p.m. and an 8 p.m. worship service led by Ben Woodward precedes a fireworks display after the service.
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Grace Fellowship of
North Augusta
Riverwalk
Augusta
Ben Woodward
City of Characi Aikens Meekness Trait Mentioned
Friday lottery numbers are listed for Pick 3 Cash 3 Midday and Evening, Cash 4 Midday and Evening, Fantasy 5, and Mega Millions with specific digit sequences. No person or organization names are clearly tied to the lottery results in readable form.
Share Your Old Photos From Aiken County History Event
Community group invites residents to submit or identify people and places in historic photos. Offer to display photos documenting Aiken County history. Contact Porvats of the Past producer Lang Ferguson at 648-2311 ext 219 with information or submissions.
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Lt Us
Aiken County
Alow
Porvats
Cal Lang Ferguson
Portraits of the Past at New Holland School 1936 37
A photograph from New Holland School dated 1936 37 submitted by M Davis Shull Jr lists numerous students headed by Betty June Kirkland and Maurine Fox with many more names including Katherine Fulmer Wilbert Posey Glenn Wood Kirkland Mildred Fulmer Ida Courtney and several others plus teachers Pearl Wheeler and Jimmie L Mixon.
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New Holland School
M. Davis Shull, Jr
Betty June Kirkland
Maurine Fox
Patricia Hutto
Jessie Ruth McGee
Peggy Ruth Wessinger
Katherine Fulmer
Wilbert Posey
Glenn Wood Kirkland
Mildred Fulmer
Ida Courtney
Wilie Mae Wood
Carolyn Kirkland
Peggy Evelyn Thomas
Elvin Rutland
Malcolm Rish
Pamlee Wessinger
Vera Mae Posey
Geneva Wood
Frances Shepherd
Vera
South Carolina Genealogical Society Workshop Promises Variety of Speakers
The Ist annual workshop of the South Carolina Genealogical Society runs Friday July 12 and Saturday July 13 at the South Carolina Archives and History Center in Columbia. Friday features John L Andrews Jr Patrick McCawley Brent Holcombs and Steven Tuttle. Saturday includes Jeffrey Haines Dr Glenn Clayton Dr Bruce Pruitt plus Roy Vandegrift Tom Smith John Smith Dr Carl Nichols and Mike Coker. Contact Lynnn W. Lee at (843) 383-5212 for note information.
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The
South Carolina Genealogical Society
South Carolina Archives and History Center
Parkland Road
Columbia
John L. Andrews Jr
Patrick McCawley
Brent H. Holcombs
Steven Tuttle
SC Archive
Jeffrey Haines
Glenn Clayton
Bruce Pruitt
Roy Vandegrift
Tom Smith
John Smith
Carl Wichols
Mike Coker
Lynnn W. Lee
Man Celebrates 50 Years Since High School Exit and Marriage
Edwin Dubose and Elma Dubose celebrate 50 years of marriage and a longest delayed diploma milestone. The weekend also marks his 50th high school class reunion and 50 years since leaving high school in 1952 to support his wife. He later earned his diploma in night school in 1975, joining their son Eddie in graduation.
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Dwin Dubose
Elma
Dubose
Ormer Gran’iteville Co
Eddie
History Channel plans US 1 mini-series in Aiken stop
History Channel hires Jupiter Entertainment to shoot a four part series about US 1 from Fort Kent Maine to Key West Florida. Aiken will host a segment June 29 to July 2 focusing on Duncan Hines travel on US 1 and The Willcox. Chamber seeks photos and information on the highway’s construction and local history.
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Aiken
Fort Kent
Maine
Key West
Florida
Eric Marcolina
Jupiter Entertainment
History Channel
Wwwimupress.org
Willcox
Marcolina
Hines
Local Residents Celebrate College Graduations Across the Area
Several local residents graduated from Newberry College and Luther College in Decorah Iowa. Names include Stephanie A Bartholomew Carey Jean Burch Simone Marie Houdasheldt of Aiken Tasha Michelle Brown Shanese Marie Cauthen of Salley Catherine Holmes Sathher of Trenton and John Henry Cuthbertson of Williston. Katie Zerger of Aiken earned a BA in music from Luther College and is daughter of Peter and Janet Zerger. Von Erik Smith son of Rev D Maurice and Faye Smith of Aiken earned a Master of Divinity in pastoral counseling from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in May. Rev Sam Marcengill native of Seneca is the new associate minister of St Johns United Methodist Church with wife Anne and four children Kimberly 24 Ben 21 Anna 20 Mandy 17.
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Newberry College
Stephanie A Bartholomew
Carey Jean Burch
Katie Zerger of
Aiken
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
She
Peter and
Janet Zerger
von Erik Smith
D. Maurice and
Faye Smith
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Sam Marcengill
St John’s United Methodist Church
Anne
O'Neal Street United Methodist Church
Newberry
Kimberly
Ben
Anna
Mandy
Aiken Students Named to Wingate Dean's List
Joshua DeLaney and Elizabeth Royal, both of Aiken, have been named to the Dean's List at Wingate University in Wingate, North Carolina. DeLaney is the son of James DeLaney and Royal is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Howard G. Royal Jr.
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Joshua DeLaney
Elizabeth Royal
Aiken
Wingate University
Wingate, N.C
DeLaney
James DeLaney
Royal
Howard G. Royal Jr
Aiken Standard Briefs From The 1900s Era
Fragmentary OCR text from The Aiken Standard with scattered city names and stray phrases. Appears to reference the newspaper's establishment in 1857 and mentions PO Box 486 and local place names. content is garbled with no coherent event or narrative to summarize.
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AIKEN
Dubie
Sayana
Ty Aken
Mancaons Lp. PO
Aken
Alon
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Smith Hazel
Ridge Peach Festival
Trenton
Maureen Simpson
Hopelands Gardens
Richland Ave
Wood Storks
Laurens St
Conract
Porkchop Players
Aiken County Public Library
Aiken Public Library
Society For Human Resources Management
Sweeting
Beneoants Vne
Radisson Riverfront
S.C
Characi
Man of June
S.C. Lottery
Georgia Lottery
Genealogical Society Workshop
Edwin Dubose
U.S. 1
Karen Daily
Laft
Katie Zerger
Sam Marcengil
St. John's
Wingate
Benet
Seri
Wsroom
Akenstandard
Ard.com
Ron
Spm
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