Smokeless day sparks Aiken man's lifelong quit
Thomas J. Freiday Sr., 62, recalls quitting cigarettes 20 years ago during the first Great American Smokeout. He was a two pack a day smoker who decided to quit after hearing about President Carter’s event on the radio. He laid his cigarettes on his niece’s birthday table and never touched them again, crediting cold turkey and the smokeout for his change.
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School lends helping hand to N C hurricane victims
A month long local effort at Trenton Elementary School in Trenton North Carolina culminated November 12 with donations of money and items for hurricane Floyd victims. Principal Rose Marshall organized help with donations from local businesses and volunteers including Felicia Walters and Terri Lester. Southeastern Shipping provided free transport of donated goods to North Carolina.
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Trenton
N.C
South Carolina
HHE
Felicia Walters
Hammond Hills
Ace Carpet
Regions Bank
Southeastern Shipping
Cumberland Village Seeks Thanksgiving Food Drive Support
Cumberland Village Senior Living Community in Aiken collects nonperishable items for Golden Harvest Food Bank. Donations may be dropped at 3385 Wise Creek Lane through Monday and distributed before Thanksgiving. Call 643-0073 for details.
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Golden Harvest Food Bank
Aiken
Wise Creek Lane
Choirs Offer Praise and Thanksgiving at USC Concert
The Oratorio Anoras and the University Concert Choir presented a Fall Concert titled A Concert of Praise and Thanksgiving at the Etherredge Center. About 300 attendees heard Bach's Magnificat in D and pieces of praise and thanks led by Dr. Sandra Field with soloists Catherine Stapleton Donald Dupee Maureen Simpson Sasha Jackson Linnea Hopkins Judy Farmer and Young-Boon Cantey. The program featured songs like Sing Praises I am Gonna Sing til the Spirit Moves in My Heart O Sifuni Mungu Look at the World Carol to Beauty Everybody Rejoice and On Holy Ground closing the performance. The Oratorio Chorus invites students and community members to develop vocal skills and musical enjoyment through choral work.
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University Concert Choir
Etherredge Center
University of South Carolina
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Oratorio Chorus
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Donald Dupee
Maureen Simpson
Sasha Jackson
Linnea Hopkins
Judy Farmer
Young-Boon Cantey
USCA
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Experiment Proves Dependence on Drug and Smokeout Challenge
A seven year smoker joins the Great American Smokeout, hoping for a minor challenge aided by snacks. The narrator reflects that quitting is tougher than expected, describing Thursday as one of the hardest days of life and the initial optimism giving way to struggle.
Nicotine trial shows cravings derail a writer’s day
Melissa Hanna recounts a attempted nicotine abstinence that spiraled into cravings and mood swings. She details foggy focus, social boosts, irritability, and eventual relapse around a deadline, concluding the experiment revealed her body’s strong dependence on the drug.
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