Area fund raisers reap fun as well as funds
Autumn brings local fund raisers with fun as well as money. The Altrusa Club of Aiken hosted An Evening of Fun and Frolic at USC Aiken gym featuring a fashion show with 25 models and 87 outfits from nine stores. Miss Piggy appeared to offer fashion tips. Proceeds benefit community projects. The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church sponsored a Harvest Ball at the Hellenic Center in Augusta with Greek music belly dancing a $500 raffle and Greek menu.
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Altrusa Club of Aiken
Usc-Aiken
Louise’s
MiLadys
Fashion Tree
Slotins
Whites of Aiken
Lionel Smith
Kings of
Augusta
Catherine’s
Miss Piggy
Aiken
Wes Smith
Rotary Club
Lucy Knowles
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Hellenic Center
Theodora Economos
Dena Sarandis
Prissy Younalis
Young Adult League
Atlanta
Aiken social event hosts debut dinner dance
Tea Leaves plow, a scarecrow, and baskets of fall flowers and vegetables drew several Aiken County residents to a first time dinner dance led by Mrs. Economos who says the event shows promise for a next year. Lois Slayton Freed and Dean Hearn wed at five o clock in a candlelit living room ceremony attended by their blended families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Lois Slayton Freed
Dean Hearn
Lois
Sissy Brodie
Aiken
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dean
Susie
David Chattin
Jackson, Tenn
Amy
James Prescott
Easton
John
Thomas Hearn
David
Coast Guard
Islamarado
Fla
Fielding
Thackston Freed
Julian D. Hearn
Newport News
Birth announcements from Aiken area families
North Augusta couple welcomes daughter Ervina Denese Long Miller born November 17 at Aiken Community Hospital. Williston pair announce daughter April Marie Kennedy born November 19 at Aiken Community Hospital. Aiken couple John Milliski welcome son Jason John Milliski born November 20. Graniteville couple announce daughter Tiffany Renee Green with family nearby. Aiken couple Melvin Hall Jr. welcome daughter Tara Lee Hall born November 17 at Aiken Community Hospital. Langley couple announce son Michael Melton Redd born November 18 at Aiken Community Hospital. Demon Letrelle Corley born November 16 at Aiken Community Hospital. Magness family announce son Paul Robert Magness born November 15 at Aiken Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Michael Miller
North Augusta
Ervina Denese Long Miller
Aiken Community Hospital
Clara Lee Curry
Mary Miller
Graniteville
Renny
Michael
Marion Kennedy
Williston
April Marie Kennedy
J.E. Kinard
Dorothy Kennedy
C.B. Kennedy
Barnwell
Christopher
John Milliski
Aiken
Jason John Milliski
Robert L. Ginn
Columbia
Edward Milliski
Sumter
Ronald Green
Tiffany Renee Green
James Butler
Lula Mae Green
Bath
Alicia
Ronald Jr
Melvin Hall Jr
Tara Lee Hall
Gerald Bull
Naples
Fla
Melvin Hall
Tammy
Daniel
Michael Samuel Redd
Langley
Michael Melton Redd
Barbara Melton Senn
Sean
Vaucluse
Lucille Redd
Alvin Kelly Redd
Ronald Corley
Demon Letrelle Corley
Robert Brunson
Elizabeth Walker
Stenson Walker
Lekisha
Russell C. Magness Jr
Paul Robert Magness
Russell C. Magness
Geddings Cushman Jr
DAR Chapter Hosts Christmas Stamp Program and Yorktown Report
Henry Middleton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met at Pauline Weigle’s home. Regent Mrs. Weigle presented a Christmas stamps program and reported on her Yorktown trip. Guests included Mrs. Caskey, Wade, Cook, Coon, Geiger, and Rapp. Next meeting set for Dec 9 at Mrs. Cothran’s. gifts for veterans to be brought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Middleton
Daughters of the American Revolution
Pauline Weigle
Weigle
Yorktown
George R. Caskey
Arthur Wade
James Cook
Albert Coon
John Geiger
R.E. Rapp
Samuel Cothran
DAR
Wedding and Engagement Forms Available at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard office at 124 Rutland Drive, Aiken offers wedding and engagement forms and announces deadlines. Both engagement and bridal portraits are accepted if suitable for reproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken
The Grasshopper King explores southern exiles in Mexico
Elizabeth Boatwright Coker’s historical romance follows Angelica Berrien and Beau as they flee to Mexico after the Civil War, where Beau serves under Emperor Maximilian. Angelica narrates amid the intrigue of Diaz, Juarez, and Carlotta, portraying exile, devotion, and cultural clash.
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Elizabeth Boatwright Coker
Hartsville
South Carolina
Angelica
Beau Berrien
Hilton Head
Mexico
Beau
Maximilian
Napoleon
Angelica Berrien
Carlotta
Diaz
Juarez
Holiday season events and demonstrations in Aiken area
Local groups announce holiday activities including a Clemson Extension stain removal demo on December 3 at 7 p.m. in Aiken County Council Chambers, a legal secretaries meeting with a wills talk, a Christmas brunch, dulcimer carols, Salvation Army doll display, PTA program, visions of sugarplums show, natural ornament demonstrations, and sewing classes with Elizabeth Sentelle at North Augusta Parks and Recreation.
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Clemson Extension Service
Aiken County
Aiken County Legal Secretaries Association
Town and Country Club
Fermata Club
Rogers Magee
Salvation Army
Aiken Electric Co-op
Betsy Miller
Harriett Skinner
Co-operative
S.C. 302
North Augusta Parks and Recreation Department
Recreation Department
Elizabeth Sentelle
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Aiken, S.C
Kennedy
Milliski
Magness
The
Audubon Planters
Missy Johnson
Pine Cone Garden Club
C.H. Shaw
L.Z. Hicks
D.C. Guyton
Audubon Planters Garden Club
Vicky Greco
Ruth Banker
Salley Menke
Rachel Pirkle
Chantz Chapp
Coker
Grasshopper King
Dutton
National Palace
Hammond Hills Pta
Hammond Hills
PTA
P.m
Jerry Henry
Grace Methodist Church
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U.S
Lominick Pharmacy
Richland Ave
Dial
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Duffs
Heritage SQ
NO. Augusta
Southgate
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