Internet Seminar at USC Aiken Details Basics Session
The Office of Continuing Education at the University of South Carolina Aiken will host an Internet Basics seminar on Saturday morning with a second part in the afternoon. Individual sessions cost 45 dollars, or 75 dollars for the full day, in Room 238K of the Business and Education Building. Contact 641-9288 for details.
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Office of Continuing Education
University of South Carolina-Aiken
Usda Office of Continuing Education
Police Blotter Car theft and burglary reports rise in May
A car on the 600 block of Carver Terrace was broken into between May 11 and May 22 with forced entry, a Pioneer car stereo valued at 250 dollars stolen. A home on the 1500 block of Highland Park was broken into between December 29 and May 20 while the owner was away, items missing include a VCR a CD player and clothing.
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Carver Terrace
Highland Park
Hautzig Opens Hofmann Piano Competition At USC Aiken
Aiken music lovers heard Walter Hautzig inaugurate the Josef Hofmann Regional Piano Competition at the Etherredge Center USC Aiken. Hautzig played moods from Marcello to Chopin earning three curtain calls. Judge-elect Eugene Barban praised his recital as magnificent and record audience expectations rose for the next two nights.
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Bill Bengtson
Aiken
Walter Hautzig
Josef Hofmann
Etherredge Center
USC Aiken
Brahms
Franz Schubert
Frederyk Chopin
Chopin
Eugene Barban
Hautzig
Winthrop University
Carnegie Hall
High Gas Prices Won't Stop Memorial Day Travel
United Nations Iraq oil deal does not ease pump costs this Memorial Day weekend. AAA Carolinas predicts no relief before July 4, while Carolinas prices run near 1.15 to 1.37 per gallon. Travel demand remains high with 30 million on highways and 40 percent of travelers possibly altering plans, though SC visitor numbers may shift from farther destinations to the state.
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Kirkland
United Nations
Iraq
Carolinas
Davis E. Parsons
AAA Carolinas
Parsons
Travel Industry Association
Lou Fontana
South Carolina
Fontana
S.C
Holiday Closings Mark Memorial Day Across County
Area offices, public libraries in Aiken, Barnwell, Bamberg and Edgefield will close for Memorial Day. Sanitation service moves to a Monday to Friday shift. Wagener Landfill closed. other landfills open. Aiken County offices reopen 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. museum closed Monday.
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Aiken
Barnwell
Bamberg
Edgefield
City of North Augusta
Aiken County
Wagener
Aiken County Historical Museum
Parsons says fuel spikes may not harm tourism long term
Parsons notes high fuel prices only curb vacations if rises persist and gasoline remains scarce. He adds that sharp spikes like the current cone are typically temporary and do not seriously affect tourism.
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Parsons
Seniors Abroad exchange brings Japanese visitors to Aiken region
Four Japanese women aged 50 plus arrived in Aiken under the Seniors Abroad program. Hosts describe warm hospitality and cultural differences as the group toured horse stables, race tracks, hospitals, and Riverbanks Zoo. Highlights included Hopeland Gardens and a Kensington mansion visit.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Misako Agata
Toshima-ku
Tokyo
Yoshiko and
Sadao Nose
Yokohama
Hiro Suganami
Hiroshima
Fred Wieland
U.S
Hopeland Gardens
Kensington Mansion
Columbia
Japan
Bill Parden
Cindy Vitez
Agata
New Zealand
Australia
Evelyn Zivetz
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BCA
Bath
Sounds of Country Band
Lion Post
Flynt Drive
Jefferson Elementary School
Cumbee Center
Chesterfield St. SW
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Aiken-Barnwell
Hofmann
Vienna
Marcello Bach
Johannes
Scott Webster
Joaquin Tadeo
Wally Ganzi
By Bill Bengtson
United States
Wieland
Bll Aiken
Vitez
Marge Wood
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