Aiken Weekend Spins A Lobster Race And Local Arts
Busy weekend lineup in Aiken features the Lobster Race at Newberry Street festival site with T shirts and ride bands for sale. Community events include Dearly Departed at Washington Center, Aiken Choral Society concert at the Historical Museum, and Relay For Life kickoff in Alley at the Municipal Building. Also on offer are horse shows at Highfields, charity golf at Cooper's Creek, dog walk for Cancer Society, Montmorenci spring fair, and a chili cookoff to benefit the American Heart Association. Various activities run Saturday and Sunday with free admission for some events and priced tickets for performances and fundraisers.
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Aiken County
Aiken
Newberry Street
Lionel Smith Ltd
Screenprint Factory
Aiken Community Playhouse
Washington Center For the Performing Arts
Aiken Choral Society
Aiken County Historical Museum
Fred Cavanaugh
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Purple Mouth
Aiken Municipal Building
Highfields
Gaston Road
CTFK
Cooper's Creek Golf Club
North Augusta
H. Odell Weeks
Whiskey Road
AikenVetVet.com
Highfields Event Center
Medicine Mart
Richland Avenue
American Heart Association
Holley
Laurens Street
American Red Cross
Aiken County Public Library
Bill Bab
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Augusta
Hammond Hill
West Woodlawn Avenue
Pia Rouse
Aikencommunityplayhouse
USC Aiken Professor Wins Carolina Trustee Professorship
USC Aiken English professor Dr. Tom Mack has been named a 2008 Carolina Trustee Professor, one of three awards recognizing teaching excellence research and public service. He chairs the English department and coordinates the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Council. Mack, a weekly arts and humanities columnist for the Aiken Standard for 17 years, will be honored at USC’s May 9 commencement dinner in Columbia.
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Tom Mack
USC Aiken
Carolina
University of South Carolinas Board of Trustees
Columbia
Uscei
Snack
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Mack
USCA
Val Lumans
Keri Weed
Robert Botsch
Phebe Davidson
Suzanne Ozment
Wollow
Aiken ‘Standard
USC Board ‘of Trustees
USC
City reviews budget for new year
The City of Aiken proposes a 2008 09 budget totaling 39 330 325 with 13 044 085 for utilities and 26 286 240 for general funds. Expenditures include 32 000 for a dog park, 3270 000 for public safety vehicle computers, 125 000 for Northside study, 100 000 for Rye Patch renovations, and 50 000 for municipal building architect.
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Aiken
Citizens Park
Rye Patch
Northside
Roger LeDue
Dougherty Road
Publix
Pawnee Road
Edgewood
Toole Hill
Pinecrest
Pine Lawn
Hitchcock Woods
Council
Faith groups share 700000 grant for at risk youth
Four faith based and community groups in Aiken and Edgefield counties divide a $700,000 federal grant to boost youth services. Clemson University Youth Learning Institute coordinates funding awarded through the US Health and Human Services Communities Empowering Adulthood program.
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Judy Floyd
Department of Health and Human Services
Liz Morris
Youth Leadership Institute
Department of Juvenile Justice
Aiken
Crnst
Andrew McCaskill
Floyd
McCaskill
Aiken County
Edgefield
Morris
Camp Long
Clemson University
DJJ
You Challenge Academy
S.C. National Guard
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