Greeting cards offered by Hitchcock Hospice and local events
Hitchcock Hospice offers a set of four greeting card patterns by Shelly Marshall Schmidt at ten dollars, with individual cards at 1.25. Cards feature New Orleans monuments including angels and a praying child. Also listed are AARP driving course dates, Hopelands Rye Patch meeting, garden show plans in Augusta, and Gov’s School applications with local contacts.
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Hitchcock
Hitchcock Hospice
Shelly Marshall Schmidt
New Orleans
Hitchcock Home Health and Hospice
Medical Park Dr
S.C
Rescue nurse helps deliver nine lives find homes
Nurse Jane Simmons and her family saved a mother dog struck by a car. They performed a cesarean delivery to save the puppies and hand raised them. The four surviving pups were placed in new homes this week.
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Jane Simmons
Simmons
SPCA Adoption Rate Surges in Aiken County
SPCA in Aiken County tripled its adoption rate to 38 percent last year, with a shift to sending adoptable dogs and cats to other states. The shelter, now financially healthier, credits manager Tom Caniglia and a grant funded discount spay neuter program for reducing reproducing pets.
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Aiken County
SPCA
David Stinson
Stinson
Ryan's Family Steakhouse
Aiken
Tom Caniglia
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Park Avenue
Thomassons turn Laurens Street house into Carriage House Inn
Ann and Bill Thomasson convert the Laurens Street building into the Carriage House Inn aiming to open around Masters time. The project follows their prior bed and breakfast ventures and involves five guest rooms with full baths and a suite with a double jacuzzi in downtown Aiken.
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Ann
Bill Thomasson
Laurens St. NW
Thomassons
Rose Hill College
Carriage House
Richland Avenue
Rose Hill
Thomasson
Constantine House
Laurens Street
Enchanted Forest Interiors Finds Roots At York Street Shop
Debbie Hutto returns to 131 York St. SE to open Enchanted Forest Interiors in Barton's Florist building bringing a community focused shop with antiques crystal decor and gifts. Vendors include Pat Kirkland Sue Tarity Julie Reynolds and more. Open Tuesday through Saturday with contact number 808 644 4777.
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Debbie Hutto
York St
Enchanted Forest
Pat Kirkland
Sue Tarity
Julie Reynolds
City selects McNeilus bid to replace truck lost in fire
Aiken City Council unanimously approved a $141,890.35 McNeilus body on a Mack chassis to replace a front load garbage truck lost to a fire. The panel rejected the $137,984 demo unit for lacking mileage and warranties, citing a five year cylinder warranty and quicker delivery as decisive factors.
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Aiken
McNeilus
Roger LeDuc
Wwe
LeDuc
Ex‑lawman driven by justice recalls Ludlow Lake slayings
Ex‑lawman James Skeet Perry recalls the 1972 Ludlow Lake ambush near Graniteville in Aiken County. Julie Widgeon, 15, died. Gary Jerrell, 15, was wounded. Perry, a former SLED lieutenant, vows never to forget the cold blooded killing and its impact on investigators pursuing justice.
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James
Skeet) Perry
Julie Widgeon
Gary Jerrell
Ludlow Lake
Aiken County
William Gary Cole
Gary Collins
Julie
Gary
Graniteville
Skeet
Skeet Perry
Gary Cole
Jerrell
Columbia
Perry
Sudlow Lake
SLED
Skeet Perry Linked to Cold Ludlow Lake Case
Carl Langley recalls Skeet Perry aiding the Ludlow Lake murder investigation tied to Gary Cole's 197? shooting and Julie’s death. Perry hunted with hypnotherapy, aided by a handprint beneath a rug at a country home, as SLED era figures connect the old crime to today.
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AARP
American Association of Retired People
South Aikien Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Hopelands
Rye Patch
Friends of
Sacred Heart Cultural Center
Greene Street
Augusta
BY Sharon Taylor
Donnad Schweitzer
Bill Lege
Will
Carriage House Inn
Scott Webster
Col
Nina J. Nidiffer
Carl Langley
Saluda County
Belton Thomas
Phillips
Edgefield County
Langley
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