Summer Pet Safety and Adoption Guidance
The Humane Society warns against leaving pets in hot cars and urges shade, fresh water, and limited exercise. It advises early or evening walks, cooling strategies for overheated animals, and prompt vet care. If owners cannot care, the Aiken SPCA offers to help find homes or accept surrendered pets during business hours on Wire Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Humane Society of the
United States
Aiken Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
SPCA
Wire Road
Aiken
Ginny Southworth
Lydia Serbedzija
Aiken's
Aiken Society For the Prevention Animals
Ruelty
Gregg Park Independence Day Events Schedule
Gregg Park Civic Center hosts a multi day celebration starting tonight with a battle of the bands at 7 p.m. Activities run Tuesday through Saturday with bingo, contests, church challenge, fishing, family games, baking, photography, pet and clogging events, a gospel sing and a Friday night dance by Harvest. Call 663-7582 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg Park Civic Center
Harvest
Girl Scouts Offer Six Week Resident Camp Sessions
Central Savannah River Girl Scout Council runs six week long resident camps at Camp Tanglewood in Martinez GA through July 31. Open to girls from first grade to 17 years old regardless of prior Girl Scout membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Savannah River
Girl Scout Council
Tanglewood
Martinez
Eternity as carpet and lines in a life story
Dorothy Parker quotes compare eternity to a ham or turkey meal and a family, then shifts to how life drags on with slow deaths. The author jokes about a child’s movie recap, a sour carpet, and endless lines, noting eternity can be a dull endless procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Parker
George Burns
Lines and Laughs on Lines and Time
Erma Bombeck riffs on lines in daily life from post offices to voter offices, noting time and eternity in a humorous monologue about aging, reunions, and the absurdities of modern bureaucracy. She pokes at long speeches and endless credit card waits, ending with a quip about still buying hams for two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passport Office
Births Across Aiken Area Mark May and June Dates
A sequence of birth notices from Aiken and nearby towns lists newborns with parents and grandparents, including Ryan Paul Weatherill in Ai ken, May 5 at University Hospital, Ga. Brian Corbett Buckle in Greensboro, N C, June 25 at Moses Cane Hospital Cracelret. and several others in Las Cruces New Mexico Graniteville Bath Blackville and Salley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan Paul Weatherill
Craig
Donna Weatherill
Aiken
Virginia
Paul Brown
Thomas Weatherill
Woodbury
N.J
Charles Meyer
Thorofare
University Hospital
Brian Corbett Buckle
Carol Stetson
Corbett Gary Buckle, Jr
Greensboro
N.C
C. Guy
Ney
Moses Cane Hospital
Cracelret
J. M. Youngblood
Corine Simon
Graniteville
Billy Simon
H.C.A
Venise Traci Johnson
Gloria Johnson
John P
Stacy K
Derrick N
Elease Withers
Reginald Craig Sweat, Jr
Reginald Craig Sweat
Antonio
Raymond Chandler
Minnie Kitt
Salley
Illiam Aron Rhoads
Lauren and
van Rhoads
Lara Nicole
Tina S. Day
Peter P. Day
Eddie Rhoads
Vera LeAnn Carlin
Lisa Carlin
Todd Thomas
Bath
Courtney Marie Livingston
James Livingston
Jameka
Blackville
Annie Hagood
Lillie Livingston
Springfield
Kelly Nicole Justice
Carl Justice, Jr
Carl II
Kim
Ashley Diane Drum
Angela Fitzwater
Floya Drum
Renetta Dodd
Judy Fitzwater
USC science group to collect Halley's Comet memorabilia
The University of South Carolina and The Planetary Society collect Halley’s comet memories including essays drawings and cassette recordings from children 10 or younger. Submissions limited to one page or one minute. photos to USC in black and white 5 by 7 or 8 by 10 inches with photographer details and sky conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of South Carolina
The
Planetary Society
N. Catalina Re
Pasadena
Calif
USC
South Carolina
John Safko
Halley
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Columbia
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Gregg Park
JOE B. Babb & Company
Chesterfield Street
Girl Scouts
Erma Bombeck
Eternity
Shareka Danae Merriweather
Eddie Merriweather, Jr
Rees
Clem
Lucille Brown
Sally Merriweather
Phillip Thomas Paradise
Tommy
Bee Gee Paradise
Adam Robert
J. H. Ferguson
Robert L. Paradise
Jon Michael Wyatt
Michael Dennis Wyatt
Eulis G. Johnson
H. D. Wyatt
Daniel Jeremiah Simon
Willie
Sue Simon
Wes
Rome
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
Tohell
Aiken SC
Photo Depot
Mitchell Shopping Center
Kalmia Plaza
Jackie Rabbit
Develo
Robert E. Bowen
Science Group
Way
Ots
Fast Ya Beauty Salon
Vaucluse Road
Aiken, S.C
Osters
Ottige Framery Ney
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!