Opera at Hopelands in USC Aiken student concert
Opera at Hopelands will be performed at 7 p.m. by USC Aiken students trained by Antoine Cordant. The free concert, part of the Aiken Parks and Recreation summer series, features Hope Bates, Amanda Glover, April Sturgell, Damian Baer, and Nathan Baer with accompaniment by Cordahl. Parking and handicapped spaces available. attendees may bring lawn chairs or blankets.
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Hopelands
USC Aiken
Antoine Cordant
Aiken Parks and Recreation Department
Hope Bates
Amanda Glover
April Sturgell
Damian Baer
Mozart
Founod
Massenet
Puccini
Debussy
Nathan Baer
South ‘Aiken High School
Handel
Antoine Cordahl
Rye Patch
Berrie Road
Hopeland Gardens
Dupree Place
Deaths of Five Listed in Local Obituaries
Obituary notices report the deaths of Edward Branch in West Columbia Bertha Cook Fox of Aiken Mamie B Gregory of Graniteville Samuel Pickens Lucas of Cayce and Thelma Koon Temple of Johnston. The notice aggregates five recent passings in regional communities.
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Edward Branch
West Columbia
Bertha Cook Fox
Aiken
Mamie B. Gregory
Graniteville
Samuel Pickens Lucas
Cayce
Thelma Koon Temple
Johnston Blenary
Law Left In Dark Over Child Behavior At Shelter
Confidentiality laws hamper Helping Hands and state DSS from sharing detailed backg rounds of children placed at the Aiken shelter. Officials say some information can be disclosed to responsible parties, but names and full case files remain restricted. Two juveniles housed at the shelter were later charged in an attack on Kennedy Middle School principal George Rogers. The solicitor confirmed ongoing Family Court processing and noted possible press coverage if allowed.
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Robert Cantu
Helping Hands
Cantu
Linda Logan
State Department of Social Services
Ms. Logan
Aiken
Kennedy Middle School
George Rogers
Rogers
Barbara Morgan
Columbia
DSS
Setting Her Lights In Darkness
Nancy Knowles, 52, long blind, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the South Carolina Commission for the Blind after four years of lobbying. Confirmed by the Senate May 19, she says she can help meet blind people's needs in the state. Senator Tommy Moore praises her fierce determination and role model credentials.
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Chasiti Kirkland
Nancy Knowles
Ntie
S.C. Commission For the Blind
Senate
Knowles
Tommy Moore
D—Clearwater
Got A Better Idea Call Highway Dept
Citizens may submit ideas on South Carolina rural road improvements to the Transportation Department before July 1 as it drafts a five year plan. The plan proposes 56 rural projects costing 220 million plus 84 million for design and rights of way, Beaufort County getting a large share.
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Charleston
South Carolina
State Transportation Department
Beaufort County
Upstate
Bob Addy
Kosmo to Aid Aiken County Coroner In Searches
Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend announced the office has commissioned its first search and rescue dog, Kosmo, a German shepherd owned by Joe McClellan of George Funeral Home. McClellan plans a second dog and Kosmo is in training to assist in locating victims, missing children, and evidence after an area is cleared.
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Aiken
Sue Townsend
Kosmo
Joe McClellan
George Funeral Home
Joe
Oklahoma City
American Red Cross
Russian Runoff Forces Yeltsin and Zyuganov Face Lebed Bid
Moscow factions move to win over Alexander Lebed after his strong third in Sunday's first round. Boris Yeltsin and Communist rival Gennady Zyuganov seek Lebed's backing as results show Yeltsin slightly ahead in early counts, with Lebed a pivotal kingmaker for the presidency.
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Moscow
Boris Yeltsin
Russia
Yeltsin
Alexander Lebed
Gennady Zyuganov
Lebed
Zaganov
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Hopelands Tod
North Ireland
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
George Mitchell
Sinn Fein
IRA
Abby
Georgia Lottery
Law
By Carl Langley
Langley Pond
Ginny South Ware
Highway Dept
Coroner
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