Aiken Elementary Marks Sesquicentennial Celebration
Aiken Elementary School celebrated its sesquicentennial with May Day festivities attended by graduates from Aiken Institute, local leaders, and two guests from Switzerland. The event featured an old classroom display, oral histories from elder graduates, a historic pageant with songs and dances, and a May Pole dance with many campus participants led by coordinator Judith Mi.
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Aiken
East
Switzerland
Aiken Institute
Authentc
Maria Taylor
Old Aiken Institute
DeSoto
Cofitachiqui
Alfred Andrew Dexter
Sara W. Williams
Johnny
Will Cole
H. Odell Weeks
Johnny Eubanks
Edward Cush
Aiken County Plans Summer Food Program and Rabies Clinics
The Aiken County Council sponsors a Summer Food Program for children June 17 to August 16 to provide meals similar to the National School Lunch Program. Anti rabies clinics will be held at multiple sites tomorrow with a $3 per animal fee and USDA funding. Eligible persons include children 18 and under and certain handicapped students. organizations may sponsor feeding sites by May 17 by contacting Joan Wilson of the Planning Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Aiken
Richland Avenue
Charles W. Timmerman
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Joan Wilson
Sesquicentennial notebook on Rye Patch crafts group
The three women Betty Fox Ellie Haas and June Caskey form Other Directions a handmade craft group at Rye Patch exhibition They design and market South Carolina handcrafts Their first client was the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York They have shown at Gibbs Art Gallery and the South Carolina Textile Exhibit and recently presented a handmade quilt to the Governor's Mansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rye Patch
Other Directions
Betty Fox
Ellie Haas
June Caskey
S.C
Metropolitan Museum of
New York
Gibbs Art Gallery
Governor’s Mansion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aiken Elementary
Stephanie Jones
Laurie Vernon
Camille Keisler
Cheryl Praete
Stacy Cotney
Jenny McKay
Cathy Cole
Deirdre Lloyd
Christy Mills
Elise Hunt
Shaminka Williams
Erin McKay
Beth Smith
Kim Parnell
Heather Holland
Amy
Ginny Southworth
Taylor Vandiver
By Phil Jones
Elliott Strickland
Krista Ayres
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Boy Scout Troop 121
St. John’s Methodist Church
County Council
Langley
A.m
Jackson
Shiloh
Center
Salley
P.m
Windsor
Green
EBU
Bradberry
Seaies
Augusta
Jack Boone’s Nursery
Westover Drive
Whiskey Rd
Kwik Shop
Toro
America
Western Auto
the Auto Supply Company
Richland Ave
Kalmia Plaza
North
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