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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 2001
Page
3
The Fermatta Club at 641 Whiskey Road hosts a guest and membership drive day this Saturday at noon. The pool will be open, refreshments served, and memberships cover swimming, swim team, lessons, six lighted tennis courts, clubhouse rentals, and more. Call 618-5673 for details.
The Aiken County Education Association will hold its annual retirement banquet Friday at 7 p.m. in the conference center at USCA Business and Education building. Tickets are $20 per person with no charge for retiring members. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh will speak. for more information call 648-1496.
Jackson Town Hall hosts a free health fair with Aiken Regional Medical Center staff offering screenings for cholesterol blood sugar and blood pressure from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The effort aims to improve access for residents with limited transport and encourage a full-time physician in town. For details contact town clerk Vicki Brinkley at 471-2229.
The USC Aiken Alumni Association will hold its annual meeting Friday evening at Ruth Patrick Science Ball Center Westinghouse Hall with a buffet dinner at 12 per person. Elections for vice president and secretary treasurer on the Alumni Council will be held. After the meeting, the DuPont Planetarium will present Magellan Report from Venus for 4. Call Brandi Harper at 641 3480 to RSVP. Naomi Taylor of Spartanburg will preside. Mary Jane White will be an honored international representative guest.
The Aiken County PRT with Pepsi Cola Augusta and partners sponsor free half day camps for ages 6 to 14 running one week from 9 a.m. to noon. Daily themes include sports fundamentals, healthy living, drug and alcohol education, violence prevention, and pet care with guest speakers. Trophies and a camp champ award are given Friday. Windsor and other sites host nature hikes and outdoor learning.
Aiken Electric Cooperative will induce a sub two minute power outage Tuesday affecting southern Edgefield County including Collier Merriwether and Sweetwater areas and parts of Aiken County served by West County Line Substation. Locations include Aswood Birch Point Bramble Wood Big Stevens Creek Church Barbara Lane Cape Land Circle Creek Stone Country Club Hills Cannon Mill Subdivision Deer Springs Delaughter Drive to Water Plant and Stevens Creek Five Notch Road around Batco Fox Hill Merriwether areas Merriwether Elementary Merriwether Middle Mayfield Court Mill Creek North Augusta Country Club Old Plantation Republican Church River Hills Springhaven Spring Lake Sweet Water Creek Smoke Ridge Summer Lakes Shad-do-hill Stone Wood Townes Road Thurmond Road Woods Wood Lawn.
A midnight to early morning entry on Banks Mill Road caused 200 in damage and 900 stolen cash. A female victim escaped a vehicle after a man offered a ride and brandished a pistol, later surrendering a loaded handgun to an officer. A middle school student threatening a public official was detained and released to family. A Hampton Avenue store theft ended with beer unpaid for. A Monetta woman faced marijuana possession and driving under suspension charges.
Bill Manfredi announces ongoing art classes for ages nine and up plus adults and AARP members. Sessions at Wisteria Manor will cover drawing watercolor acrylic and oils with small class sizes. Also details on mural work and future Pepper Hill Nursing Home project. Contact 648 0734 after 4 pm.
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