Students celebrate heritage day at Mead Hall with Japan focus
Fifth grader Shelby Carpenter wore a bright kimono as classmates presented on Japan for Mead Hall Heritage Day. Grandparents and guests toured posters while Air Force veteran Jerry Hawkins recalled postwar Japan and yen exchange. Other students explored Serbia and Wales, sharing family histories and photos to deepen cultural ties.
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Japan
Mead Hall
Shelby Carpenter
Jerry Hawkins
Jeremiah
Hawkins
Shelby
Kitty Gordon
Rob Novi Mead Hall
Country
Air Force
Noisy Night In Firestone Aiken County Chapter Five
In a quiet country house James Kelly and family play Monopoly after a calm day. A Morse code tapping disturbance from the wall disrupts the peace, leading to a mystery as Cory’s blocks and the signal point toward unknown danger. The chapter ends with a cliffhanger as the tapping continues and no one is found in sight.
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James
Kelly
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Cory
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Local church honors its past at 140 years of Friendship Baptist
In Aiken the Friendship Baptist Church marked its 140th year with a musical play recounting its Reconstruction era roots. Deacon Calvin Suber recalled generations and urged continuity, praising white allies from First Baptist and Calvary Chapel for helping rebuild after the original 1893 fire.
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Friendship Baptist Cauren
Aiken
Friendship Baptist
Bradley
Donna Moore Wesley
Calvin Suber
Brush Arbor
First Baptist Church
First Baptist
Robert Coward
Calvary Chapel of
Coward
Saber
Suther
Henry Sims
Frenisi
Sims
Pays
Toxkay
T.C. Edwards
Friendship Baptist Church
Edwards
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