Vandals damage property across Aiken and North Augusta
Aiken on Sunday saw vandals damage a sign at the Disabled American Veterans building. The VOICE building on Bath Mill Street was broken into Monday. A Fig Tree Court residence in North Augusta was robbed Tuesday. A hotel on Jefferson Davis Highway was burglarized Tuesday. Vandals broke 12 windows at a Cary Avenue home in North Augusta Friday. A Cherry Street residence in Bath was damaged Tuesday.
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Aiken
Bath Mill Street
North Augusta
Jefferson Davis Highway Hotel
Cary Avenue
Cherry Street
Bath
Aiken Civic Ballet Announces A Ballet Holiday
The Aiken Civic Ballet will print A Ballet Holiday featuring Tree of Dances on Saturday December 4 at 7 30 p m at USC Aiken Etherredge Center Tickets are 10 for adults and 5 for children Reserve at 641 3305.
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Aiken Civic Ballet
Commemorative J. D. Lever Brick Sale Announced
J D Lever Elementary School offers commemorative bricks from the old main building for 35 each through January 15. Bricks will be engraved with up to 12 characters per line and placed in a commemorative patio beside the caf stone of Center School.
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J. D. Lever
J.D. Lever
Shool
Center School
Blessing of the Hounds Opens Aiken Hunt Season
About 200 people braved the overcast weather in Hitch cock Woods for the 8th Blessing of the Hounds at Memorial Gate. Linda Knox McLean led the ceremony with Rev. Mellie Hickey offering a blessing as 12 hounds and four riders in green coats prepared to release the quarry on a first hunt of the season.
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Hitchcock Woods
Linda Knox McLean
Ms. McLean
Mellie Hickey
Hickey
England
Aiken Parks Legacy and Early Tree Planting Efforts
The history notes 15 miles of parkways in downtown Aiken laid out by Andrew Dexter and C O Pascalis. Early park improvements were sparse until Dr B H Teague urged planting 100 water oaks and elms in 1877 and 500 more in 1879. The Aiken Improvement Society pressed for $100 yearly in 1895, but only $50 was granted. Henry Dibble funded rows of live oaks along South Boundary Avenue, shaping lasting beauty.
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Aiken
Andrew Dexter
C.O. Pascalis
B.H. Teague
Henry Dibble
South Boundary Avenue
Dibble
Heroes
Horses and
High Society
Kay Lawrence
Quotable Wisdom Echoes From Varied Thinkers
A collage of maxims and musings cites figures from Hendrix to Helen Hayes, Kryder Kendrick, and Elbert Hubbard. It reflects on judgment, perception, silence, and restraint with terse aphorisms and paradoxes.
Holly Days in Aiken Fest Kicks Off Downtown Cheer
Aiken hosts Holly Days in Aiken today and Saturday with Camel rides Pictures with Santa crafts and live performances across downtown venues. The festival sponsored by Lionel Smith Ltd features a Carelighting and Tree Ceremony Friday 5:30 pm and a Saturday schedule offree family activities plus a concert series on December 4 11 and 18 with local groups and school choirs.
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Thomas Smith
Aiken
Janet Augeri Morris
Lionel Smith, Ltd
Richland Ave
Santa Claus
Laurens St
Aiken Center For the Arts
Smashing Dragons
Suzanne
Jim
Pan Celtic
Valery Terski
Bungle Bye
Lionel Smith Ltd
Aiken Drug Company
Aiken Preparatory School
Birds and Butterflies
Spencer Shadden
TBA
Plum Pudaing
Nick Trivelas
Artists
Thanksgiving meals reach 700 by noon at church
At South Airicn Presbyterian Church volunteers served over 700 Thanksgiving meals by noon with five satellite sites for delivery. Greg Barcklow said about 700 meals were already sent out and more were expected for walk-ins as 200 pies were donated by individuals and businesses.
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South Airicn Presbyterian Church
Greg Barcklow
South Airicn Presbyterian
Barcklow
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By Loren Schneider
Ginny Southworth
Susan Johnson
Linda Knox
Blessing Funds
Millennium Countdown
Tsuggawugga
University of South Carolina Aiken Children's Center
Hendrix
Janis Joplin
L R. Kendrick
Helen
Thee
Emeece
NB Matthews
J.W. James
Duesouth
Hunter
Sera Ates
Ato
Ustomer
Secorian
Jenette Emerson
Alice Heineman
Barbara Bower
Melissa Major
Breitling
Windsor
Washington Rd
Augusta
N. Augusta
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