New partnership forms to fill Aiken County service gaps
Aiken's Compass 2001 unites United Way of Aiken County DHEC and Lower Savannah Council of Governments to identify and close community needs gaps. A community meeting is set for May 24 at Midland Valley High School from 6 30 to 8 30 p m with leaders invited to shape initial categories including health education and basic needs.
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National Letter Carriers Food Drive Spurs Major Donations
Ninth annual Help Stamp Out Hunger drive on Saturday mobilizes letter carriers to collect non perishable foods from mailboxes and deliver to the post office before routing to Golden Harvest Food Bank. Last year saw nearly 30 000 pounds with donations down this year due to shortages.
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Owen Clary
Food Bank
CSRA
Aiken
Clary
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Burglary Arrest Ties To Son Traffic Crash In Jackson
An 18-year-old Jackson man, Frank James Muns of Silverton Street, is suspected in a break in at Jackson Landing. A fisherman from Harlem, Georgia, reported thefts from his car between 11 a.m. and 2 30 p.m. including a lantern, camera and cooler valued about $1,000, plus $1,000 in window damage. Police later stopped his vehicle after a wreck, where stolen items were found. a bench warrant had been issued for the suspect.
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Jackson Landing
Aiken County
Frank James Muns
Silverton Street
Two Concerts Slated for Hopelands Gardens
Hopelands Gardens will host two concerts next week. On Monday at 7 pm Swing sation performs and a ballroom dance exhibition takes the stage. On Tuesday at 7 pm the South Aiken High School Symphonic Band presents the sixth annual John Phillip Sousa concert featuring Bach Mozart Sousa Alexander and Thomas. Parking at Rye Patch and Dupree Street handicap lot. Bring a picnic and a lawn chair. no alcoholic beverages. In bad weather the event moves to H Odell Weeks Activities Center Gym 2. For information call 642 7681.
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Sopelanas Gardens
South Aiken
Everette Noel
Thomas Cremer
Rye Patch
Berrie Road
Hopelands
Dupree Street
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
McMaster to address GOP meeting in Aiken County
The Aiken County Republican Party will meet Thursday May 10 at 7 p.m. in County Council Chambers South Carolina. Party Chairman Herb McMaster and SCGOP Executive Director John Darby will be special guests. The executive committee will convene at 6 30 p.m.
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Young survivor leads cancer walk at Hagood Stadium
Aiken four year old Ryan Uhle, blind since birth from retinal cancer, serves as honorary chairman for Relay for Life. He leads the Survivors Walk around Hagood Stadium track as ACS volunteers and family rally for cancer prevention, research and treatment. The event runs from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday on the Aiken High School campus.
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Aiken
Ryan Uhle
Hagood Stadium
Ryan
Mike Uhle
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Dad
Human Resources
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South Carolina
Sanders
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American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
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Audubon Auction for Education At North Augusta Center
The second annual Audubon Auction for Education is today at the North Augusta Community Center on Brookside Drive. Preview starts at 6 p.m. and the auction at 7 p.m. Items include canoe trips golf outings swamp tours artwork birdhouses and feeders nature books event tickets restaurant vouchers and more. All proceeds fund grants for environmental education studies. Refreshments beverages and door prizes.
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Brookside Drive
Phinizy Swamp
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