Pianist Marcia Henderson Downstairs Summer Concert
Marcia Henderson will perform at Hopeland Gardens for the 1996 Summer Concert Series today at 7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. In case of bad weather, call 642-7648 for location. Parking at Rye Patch on Berrie Road. Hopeland Gardens lot for handicap parking only. Program run by City of Aiken Parks and Recreation.
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Hopeland Gardens
Marcia Henderson
Rye Patch
Berrie Road
Dupree Place
City of Aiken
Heritage Signs Aim At Tourists
Bill Bengtson reports plans for a South Carolina Heritage Corridor to boost tourism across Aiken County towns. Organizers aim to develop regional discovery trails with maps and driving loops linking historic sites from Perry to Wagener Salley, showcasing local farms, stables and attractions to draw visitors off interstates.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Mary Ann Mellor
Perry
Orangeburg
Wagener- Salley-Perry
Skydiving instructor dies in 4000 foot fall
Alberta report says skydiving instructor David Ness aged 39 died when both his main and reserve parachutes tangled and failed to deploy. Ness was the second Eden North Parachute Center member to die in a week, following a separate jump death of a 30 year old woman. Witnesses and staff described Ness struggling as officials noted he did not jettison his main chute.
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Tony Plain
Alberta
David Ness
Eden North Parachute Center
Ness
Eden North
Phil Perry
Perry
Obituary Notices: McKenna Toole Wall and More
Obituary notices from Graniteville on page 6A announce deaths including Captain Thomas McKenna Harold Toole Salley Beulah H Wall and related memorial notices from local communities.
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Thomas McKenna
Aiken
Harold Toole
Salley Beulah H. Wall
Graniteville
Georgia Lottery Sunday's Cash 3 Winning Numbers
Georgia Lottery reveals Sundays Cash 3 result with digits 3 0 8. No additional prizes or details provided.
Summer Craft Show Offers Crafts and Live Entertainment
Experience Aiken Craft Show returns this weekend at H Odell Weeks Center Whiskey Road with crafts plus performances. Saturday features the Master City Cloggers at 10 a.m. and Southland Express Cloggers at 11 45 a.m. The event runs Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 30 to 5 30 p.m. with entertainment slated throughout.
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Aiken
H. Odell Weeks Center
Whiskey Road
Mattie C
Olympic Torch Moment for Aiken Native Johnston
CHASITI KIRKLAND reports Rob Johnston, an Aiken native, will receive the Olympic torch around 12 26 pm and carry it from the University of South Carolina to a nearby destination. He has worked with Billy Payne since 1988 as Payne pushed the Atlanta Olympics dream.
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Rob Johnston
Aiken
University of South Carolina
Johnston
Billy Payne
Atlanta
Billy
Payne
Church Arson Hits Again in Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana an abandoned building slated to become the New Birth Temple Church suffered heavy damage in an arson fire detected after midnight Two pedestrians flagged down a patrol car and fire officials confirmed the blaze appeared arson though not necessarily linked to nationwide church arsons Fire Capt Danny Glass noted the boarded building bore a renovation sign and Fire Capt Fred Sanders said the congregation is mostly black with no electricity in the structure formerly used by transients and drug users.
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Shreveport
New Birth Temple
Danny Glass
Billy Jordan
Fred Sanders
Sanders
Superintendent Sold On Aiken
Dr. Linda Eldridge marks one year as superintendent of Aiken County's public schools praising progress in reorganization accountability and communication. Since July 3 she has engaged communities with two to three speaking events weekly and backs the five year facilities plan and district leadership for elementary schools.
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Bill Bengtson
Aiken County
Linda Eldridge
Aiken
Gainesville
Fla
Eldridge
Johnny Shaw
North Augusta
Art Hadden
Charles Reames
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Laurens Street
Hitchcock
Pendleton
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Susan LeGrand
Thoroughbred Country
Allendale
Bamberg
Barnwell
Salley
Dear Abby
Georgia Lottery
Cash
Master City Cloggers
Washington, D.C
Nevada
By Chasiti Kirkland
Olympic
Ndale Elementary
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