South Africans discuss birth of a nation in Aiken
South African visitors described high unemployment and lack of services in their country at a Sunrise Rotary Club meeting in Aiken. They contrasted apartheid’s end with ongoing social and educational reforms and noted challenges in rural emergency services and resource access.
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Aikien
United States
Dean Engelke
South Africa
Aiken
South Carolina
Sunrise Rotary Club
Lionel Heath
Quarnita Mosavel
Aiken County
Sharon Johnson
Sunrise Rotary
Nelson Mandela
Heath
Brent Roberts
Roberts
Kimberly
Mosavel
Community calendar features senior driving course and local events
AARP 55 Alive driving course scheduled for May 23 and 24 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Two-day participation required. fee is $10. Enroll by calling the hospital or instructor. Also listed are CSRA Parkinson Support Group events, Burt Stark Mansion day trip to Abbeville, Jerry Girls musical at Aiken Community Playhouse, Colonial Times at Living History Park, Summerfest Beauty Pageant, and related contact details.
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AARP
Aiken
Burt Stark
City of
Newberry St
Jerry Herman
Aikencommunityplayhouse
Colonial Times
Living History Park
West
Spring Grove Ave
North
Augusta
Spring Grove
Lave Avenue
Ben Franklin
The
Chamber of Commerce
Center Theater
South Carolina
Hartsville
Viola
Rebecca
Aiken Elementary Rebuilds Outdoor Class Garden
Melissa Bernard leads a PTA volunteer effort at Aiken Elementary to restore an outdoor classroom area on Arbor Day weekend. Students like Annalise and Christa Bernard help plant a tree, while City horticulturist Tom Rapp assists. The project aims to support ecology and biology lessons with a pond on site.
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Melissa Bernard
Aiken
Bernard
PTA
Beth Eberhard
Eberhard
City of Aiken
Tom Rapp
Annalise
Christa
Victor Frontroth
Rob Novit
Aiken Elementary School
Michael Shank
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Csra Parkinsoneer
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Greene Street
Jerry Girls
Aiken Community Playhouse
Angela Revollo
Arevollo
Meybohm.com
Meybohm
Brian Canning
Allstate
Tom Young
Brian
Tom Young Agency
Whiskey
Aiken, SC
Aiken Elementary
Commac
Insita
CSRA
Owntown Aiken
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