Rally in the Valley returns for third annual gathering
The third annual Rally in the Valley will be held Saturday at Harrison Caver Park in Clearwater led by Midland Valley First Church of the Nazarene. Activities run from 10 a.m. with games for kids and teens, softball and volleyball tournaments, plus an evening concert by Pure Heart, Redemption Singers, Christian Harmony and the Bynem Brothers. Food and concessions available. attendees urged to bring lawn chairs. details at 583-3114. Volunteers are sought for the Aiken County Help Line with training starting June 4 at 6 p.m. at 149 Chesterfield Street. call 641-4143 or 342-5135 for info or reservations.
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Committee For Culture And Arts Meeting In Aiken
The Committee for Culture and Arts will meet on Tuesday in Room 204 of the Municipal Building at 7 p.m. The panel, created during the Strategic Planning process to develop a public arts program, invites all interested parties to attend and provide input.
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Committee For Culture and Arts
Aiken
Sleep Disorders Seminar At Aiken Regional Center
The Sleep Disorder Center at Aiken Regional Medical Centers offers an informative program on sleep disorders. Dr. Nicholas J. Sanito, a pulmonologist, headlines the talk “Snoring: What’s all the Noise About?” Tuesday at 7 p.m. Call the Aurora Pavilion to sign up.
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Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Nicholas J. Sanito
D.O
Aurora Pavilion
Whites Seek New Home Ends With Aiken
Ray and Jan White retire to Cedar Creek in Aiken County after years in Florida. They call the move to this wild, quiet residential golf community one of the best decisions, enjoying deer sightings from their porch. The couple, with roots in Massachusetts, previously split time between Kennebport Maine and Cedar Creek, moved here in September after tiring of overdevelopment.
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Jan White
Jan
Cedar Creek
Aiken County
Florida
General Electric
George Bush
Maine
Massachusetts
Kennebunkport
Georgia
South Carolina
Aiken
Teaching People To Live
Executive director Reggie Barner of Aiken Housing Authority advocates self sufficiency over welfare dependency. He cites past work as a Section 8 inspector and argues able bodied people must provide for themselves with community support, predicting gradual progress as residents embrace independence through the Self Sufficiency program.
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Aiken Housing Works
Chaliti Riland
Reggie Barmer
Aiken
Barner
Orward
Merge Program Students Reach Graduation
Ten area students graduated from the Merge program, with participants from Aiken Graniteville North Augusta and Augusta. Mentors from Westinghouse Savannah River Co and the Department of Energy support the non profit founded in 1991 guiding middle and high school students through year round mentoring and life skills work.
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Graniteville
North Augusta
Augusta
Ates
Gallman
Merge
Westinghouse Savannah River Co
Department of Energy
WSRC
Addressing Problems In Education Like a County Leader Sees
A reader critiques modern education programs and praises Dr. Linda Eldridge, county superintendent, for stressing reading and arithmetic. She advocates community integrated alternative schools, parental involvement, and a shift from prisonlike settings to local settings.
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Linda Eldridge
Eldridge
Dr. Eldridge
Silver Bluff
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Tiffany Dixon
Towanda Merriweather
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Anthony Route
Schofield Middle School
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Columbia Middle School
Shandrea Herrington
Raleigh Luck
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