Aiken Community Thanksgiving Dinner Seeks Volunteers and Donations
Volunteers and donations are sought for the first Aiken Community Thanksgiving Dinner to be held at noon on Thanksgiving Day at North Aiken Baptist Church. The event welcomes those without traditional meals or housing, including students far from home. Donations may be dropped at the church, and inquiries or volunteer requests can be directed to Tom or Samantha Caniglia or the church office.
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Crosland Park
Aiken
Tom
Samantha Caniglia
North Aiken Baptist Church
Burglary Report Involving Sumter Street Toyota Corolla
A Sumter Street resident reported her burgundy 1987 Toyota Corolla stolen between 6:30 and 6:40 a.m. An ex-boyfriend on Lincoln Avenue with a spare key is the main suspect per Aiken Department of Public Safety. An ADPS officer was attacked by two dogs on Hunt Road while deterring them. The incident led to animal control involvement and the case being handed to Aiken County Animal Control. Charges against Dennis H. Trotter for impersonating a police officer and malicious property injury were dropped by Judge Gail Shaw on November 5 and 7.
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Sumter Street
Lincoln Avenue
Aiken Department of Public Safety
ADPS
Hunt Road
Aiken
Aiken Standard
Dennis H. Trotter
Gail Shaw
Stocks Closing as of 11 20 97
Information provided by Greg Paschal of Edward Jones. Closing stock figures are reported as of November 20 1997 with input from Edward Jones financial advisor Greg Paschal.
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Greg ‘Paschal
Edward Jones
S C Heritage Corridor Publishes Nuthatch Guide
The South Carolina Heritage Corridor released a booklet titled a pitching guide for brown headed nuthatch wood duck hooded warbler and Louisiana waterthrush. Available from the South Carolina Department of Parks Recreation and Tourism covers a 14 county region from mountains to beaches.
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Habitat for Humanity builds seven houses in Aiken County
Habitat for Humanity in Aiken County completed seven homes this year, a record for the program. Susan French told the Greater Aiken Ministerial Association that the group screens applicants and faces foreclosures when families fail to pay. She noted elder home repairs remain a major need after a one year aging council grant ended, and urged ministers to assist with screening and fundraising.
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Habitat For Humanity
Aiken County
Susan French
Ms. French
Greater Aiken
Habitat For
Aiken Area
Council On
Phantom Tea supports Hitchcock Hospice in Aiken
Aiken Network and Aiken Newcomers Club host the second Phantom Tea during National Hospice Month to raise funds for Hitchcock Hospice. Donors may mail contributions to 721 Richland Ave W, Aiken, SC 29801. Hospice aids terminally ill residents regardless of ability to pay.
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Network Aiken
The
Aiken Newcomers Club
Hitchcock Hospice
Richland Ave
W. Aiken
Diane Pierpoint
Aiken
Ms. Pierpoint
Charleston
Aiken County
G V W Volunteer Fire Dept marks 25th anniversary
Graniteville Vaucluse Warrenville volunteers celebrate 25 years since 1972 with a noon to 4 pm event at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School. Free hot dogs chips and drinks. Activities include a space walk health screenings, kids ident program, balloon and disc giveaways, face painting, clowns and visits from Smokey Bear and Santa.
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Graniteville
Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville
Leavelle McCampbell
Aiken
Aiken County
Phil Napier
Smokey Bear
McGruff
Crime Dog
Sparky
Fire Dog
Santa Claus
Graniteville Company
Napier
Main Street
Ascange Lake Road
Eldridge speech urges dreaming in American Education Week
Exchange Club hosted Dr. Linda B. Eldridge who spoke on Teaching To Think And Dream during American Education Week at Midland Valley Country Club. She urged motivation in high school students and shared how her husband Evan found his path in engineering after guidance and self discovery.
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Graniteville
Graniteville Exchange Club
Aiken County
Midland Valley Country Club
Linda B. Eldridge
Eldridge
Redcliffe Plantation Joins Historic House Partnership
Redcliffe Plantation State Park joins the Greater Augusta Historic House Partnership with Ezekiel Harris House in Harrisburg and Meadow Garden in Augusta. All three homes, decorated for holidays, run Dec 6 13 from 10 am to 4 pm with $2 adults $1 students. Redcliffe hosts Dec 13 finale with 19th century decorations storytelling and refreshments.
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Beech Island
Redcliffe Plantation
Greater Augusta
Ezekiel Harris
Meadow Garden
Augusta
Redcliffe
Hammond
South Carolina
James Henry Hammond
U.S
Greater
Harris
Harrisburg
George Walton
Georgia
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Carolina First
Coca-Cola
DuPont
IBM
Intel
Kimberly-Clark McDonalds
Nations Bank
Owens-Corning
Palfed
Wachovia
Westinghouse
Scott Webster
Cindy Brown
SPCA
Hitchcock
Fire Dept
Chief Phil Napier
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