Regatta Draws 20 Top Teams at Langley Pond Park
The Augusta Aiken Spring Rowing Regatta will be held at Langley Pond Park on Saturday drawing about 20 teams from collegiate and high school programs, including Augusta Junior Rowing Club as host and Atlanta Junior Rowing Club. Races will line up six to eight boats per heat with first to third place awards in each age group and possibly a points trophy from the Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce. The event runs from about 8 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. For information call 642 7559.
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Langley Pond
Augusta
Aiken County
Langley Pond Park
Augusta Junior Rowing Club
Atlanta Junior Rowing Club
Particip
Midland Valley Chamber of Commerce
Aiken County Park
Recreation and Tourism Department
Aiken High duo advance to state cook-off in Columbia
Aiken High School students Cheryl West and Carmelo Figueroa guided a team that won the regional FCCLA event at Fort Dorchester High in Charleston. Alex Armstrong of South Aiken High placed second and Nathan Johnson of SAHS took third with Dustin Cash Tabatha Dinkins and Sarah Mayes earning honorable mention. Jean Gorthy leads culinary science at AHS with Paula Harmon overseeing the SAHS program and Rose Butler at NAHS.
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Aiken High
Columbia
America
Cheryl West
Carmelo Figueroa
Fort Dorchester High
Charleston
Alex Armstrong
South Aiken High
Nathan Johnson
SAHS
Aiken Festival of Music showcases 133 students in March event
The Aiken Music Teacher Association sponsors the Aiken Festival of Music on Saturday March 24 from 8 45 a m to 4 p m at Millbrook Baptist Church. A total of 133 students from the Aiken area will display their achievements across five events including solo duet hymn playing and scale and theory. Judges include Dr Judith Barban Elisa Moskovitz Vola Jacobs Dede Singleton and Kolette Keogh. Gold medals are possible for those entering three events and top grades in those events earn the Tri musicthon medal. The festival closes Sunday March 25 at 2 p m with a Grace Brethren Church recital where gold medalists perform.
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Aiken Music Teacher Association
Aiken
Millbrook Baptist Church
Dents
Grace Brethren Church
Talatha Church Road
Rocky the Wackenhut career dog retires at Savannah River Site
Belgian Malinois Rocky, a top explosives and tracker dog, steps down after a storied career begun October 1, 1994. Owner-handler David Harman recalls training days, TV lights, and awards including 1988 Veterinary Hall of Fame induction. Rocky plans to relax with Harman and live as a family pet in Aiken.
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Wackenhut Services
Rocky
Aiken
David Harman
Savannah River
Harman
S.C Veterinarians Hall of
Police Canine Association
North Carolina
Air Force
Eve
Hanler
St Patricks Day Celebrations Span Global Cities
The piece explains St Patrick’s Day origins and legends from Patrick’s life as Maewyn Succat to his spread of Christianity in Ireland. It notes symbols like the shamrock, the end of paganism, and parades in Dublin Cork Galway Limerick and major cities worldwide including Chicago and Boston.
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St. Patrick
Ireland
Banwen
Wales
Maewyn
Patrick
Celestine
Tara
Holy Wells
St. Columba
Down Patrick
County Down
Cork
Galway
Limerick
Dublin
America
Chicago
Boston
Sydney
New York
Moscow
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Regatta
Scott Webster
Vaucluse
Festival of Music
Wackenhut
Rale, Waerfid
Lado
Floyd Sreene
Nize South
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