Gateway program wraps up with week of student concerts
The Gateway arts enrichment program ends this week with a showcase tonight at South Aiken High School auditorium at 7 p.m. and another concert Tuesday at 7 p.m. Co directors Joe Laorenza and Marcia Blizzard lead the effort with instructors Denise Barnhart Connie Mitchum and Steve Cheek guiding fourth to sixth graders through visual arts dance drama and music.
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Connie Mitchum
Steve Cheek
Andrea Tanksley
Redcliffe
Jackson Middle School
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Aiken
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Barnhart
Cheek
North Augusta
Augusta
Mitchum
Byrd
Rob Novit
Prayer Wall Rededicated at Charles Wesley United Methodist Church
Charles Wesley United Methodist Church rededicated its Veterans Prayer Wall during a Sunday service led by Lt. Col. Mark Thompson. The wall invites community members to place photos of loved ones in the armed forces for weekly prayers, with Woodward planning to add Army Sgt. Benjamin Conner’s photo.
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Army
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Woodward
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Trolley Line Road Church
Charles Wesley
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Bennett
Sara McGennis
Mark Thompson
Eisenhower Army Medical Center
Fort Gordon
Thompson
Air Force
Air Force Academy
Army Chaplaincy
April Bailey
Aiken and Augusta pros team up for charity baseball game
Aiken Young Professionals and Young Professionals of Augusta plan a July 11 charity game at Lake Olmstead Stadium to benefit Helping Hands in Aiken and the Kroc Center in Augusta. Gates open 5 pm, first pitch 6 pm, tickets $10 with kids under 12 free. proceeds support community programs and promotions of local commerce.
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Lake Olmstead Stadium
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Young Professionals
GreenJackets Baseball
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Kroc Center
Josh Stewart
Aiken Young Professionals
GreenJackets
West Virginia
Milledge Road
Monkey Joe’s
Aiken Library July Events for Summer Reading Program
The Aiken County Public Library runs July activities to close the Summer Reading Program. July 7 to 23 features guest appearances and teen workshops including Straberry Shortcake, Altered Books, Bollywood dance, Little Red Riding Hood, Cathy Benedetto, puppet shows, and Death By Chocolate. No finale party. completion requires 10 books for older youths and 20 for ages five and under with rewards funded by Target grant.
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Aiken County Public Library
Porkchop Productions
Cathy Benedetto
Jennie Beck
Target Corporation
Friends of the Aiken Library
Aiken Woman’s Club
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
Aikenstandard.com
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Kat Walsh
Hilton Garden Inn
Richard Stubbs
Waddell
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Rowland Funeral Home
Josh Rhoden
SRP Federal Credit Union
Bradley Akins
First Comand
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McWaters Inc
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Monty Jones Jr
Augusta Entertainment Complex
Global Spectrum
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Tisdale Law Firm
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Aclu
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