Social Workers Chapter to Meet at Hitchcock Home Health
The $.v. Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers will meet at noon Friday at Hitchcock Home Health and Hospice, 721 Richland Ave West. The program, Psychosocial Interventions for Persons Coping with Seriousness, invites social workers to bring lunch and participate. call 63-0001 ext. 254 or 228 for details.
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National Association of Social ‘Workers
Hitchcock Home Health and Hospice
Richland Ave West
Scholarships for African American students to Schofield
Applications are being accepted for multiple Schofield Scholarships to aid African American students in pursuing college education. Deadline May 20. Applicants must have a close relative who attended or works at Schofield, be in good academic standing, and demonstrate financial need. Applications available via Attorney George A. Anderson's office or local high school guidance departments.
Costume Ball Celebrates Aiken County Jubilee
The Aiken County Quasqui centennial Celebration Commission hosts a Costume Ball at Banksia in the Aiken County Historical Museum on Saturday at 8 a.m. to mark the county’s 125th anniversary. Semi formal or period costumes required with prizes for best outfits. The SwingSations led by Alex Henderson and featuring Catherine Stapleton perform with refreshments provided. reservations at 648-6789 or 642-2012.
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Aiken County
Visions of Langley Pond Premiered by Valley Visions 2004
The Horse Creek Valley Visions 2004 Group with the USDA Forest Service released a promotional video titled Visions of Langley Pond. The premiere is at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Aiken Technical College amphitheater. Tickets cost 25 dollars per couple. Proceeds fund future copies and community education efforts.
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Midland Valley
Horse Creek Valley
Usda Forest Service
Langley Pond
Aikens Technical College Amphitheater
Lynn Kirkland
Kirkland
Bobby Rutland
Tammy Benson
Animals Strut at Critter Carnival and Awareness Day
Animals from alligators to parrots and ponies gathered at the H Odell Weeks Recreation Center for Critter Carnival and Awareness Day. Sponsored by the Aiken County Animal Control Advisory Board and Aiken City Parks, the event educated children about animals with booths from local groups and demonstrations by trained dogs and bloodhounds.
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H. Odell Weeks Recreation Center
Animal Control Advisory Board of
Aiken County
Aiken City
Benefit Called A Success
North Augusta horse show raises funds for Aiken County Health Department Veterans Council and SPCA. Local riders gain experience and learn responsibility toward animals as 11 year old Keith Andrews shines in halters and showmanship while preparing for regional competitions.
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Deb Schofield
Beech Island
North Augusta
Hippodrome
Aiken County
Keith Andrews
Greenwood
City to consider donating JimBo's site to chamber
Aiken City Council will discuss donating the former JimBo's Gas N Goodies lot to the Aiken Corporation. Wade Brodie, chairman, asks the city to gift the property for development or resale to fund future initiatives like a Chamber office and visitors center. The site is appraised at 40,500 with 83,051 invested plus 8,000 in back taxes.
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Aiken Chamber of Commerce
JimBo
Gas 'N’ Goodies
Aiken Corporation
Aiken
Wade Brodie
Brodie
Steven Thompson
Aiken Chamber Negotiates Property Sales After Deadlock
Mentioned properties include Jimbo's and a former hotel near the courthouse along with the Cannon House as the Aiken Historic Preservation Society split 4-8 last month on reconsidering a demolition COA for 504 Richland Ave. City Council plans a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Municipal Building.
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Jimbo’s
Aiken County
Cannon House
Aiken
New Friend Delivers Memory Through A Weathered Reader
A bulging brown envelope arrives at a workplace front desk containing a note and a fragile old book. The volume, McGuffey's New Sixth Eclectic Reader from 1866, carries Thomas Gray's Elegy, inspiring reflections on writing and memory. The gift rekindles memories of the writer's grandmother, Emma Ruth Langley, through a cherished literary link.
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Thomas Gray
Gray
McGuffey
New Sixth
Larry Morell
Emma Ruth Langley
William McGuffey
Reader and Bible Shape a Grandmother's World
A senior writer reflects on childhood reading, recalling how the Reader and Bible filled his grandmother's bedroom. He notes a recent journey through the Reader and signals continued exploration with a reference to a New page 7A.
Officers To Be Honored At Augusta Appreciation Dinner
Law enforcement officers will be guests of honor at an appreciation dinner Thursday at the Sheraton Hotel in Augusta. Sponsored by the Central Savannah River Chapter No. 182 of the American Society for Industrial Security, the fifth annual event invites members from Aiken County Sheriff’s Department, Aiken Department of Public Safety, North Augusta Department of Public Safety, Augusta-Richmond County Police Department, Grovetown Police Department, Medical College of Georgia Public Safety Department, Fort Gordon Provost Marshal’s Office, WSI-SRS Law Enforcement Department, and Columbia County Sheriff’s Department.
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Teh ‘Sheraton Hotel
Augusta
Savannah River
The
American Society For Industrial Security
Aiken County
Ment
Aiken Department of Public Safety
North Augusta
Accessibility Directory Completed Now Available
Bonnie Squires and others note the need for accessible parking as Ai ken County completes a countywide accessibility directory. The handbook, funded by the County Council and Aiken Able Disabled Inc, lists hundreds of businesses that provide handicapped access. Ann Taylor leads volunteers surveying and compiling the data, with the directory available free to the public. Call 642-2129 for more information.
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Chasiti Kirkland
Bonnie Squires
Aiken
Susan Hutto
Commission
Aiken County
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