Fund-raiser Planned for Camp for the Blind in CSRA
A Sunday fundraiser at American Legion Post 212 on Hampton Avenue supports the Rocky Bottom Camp for the Blind and the Central Savannah River Area effort. Nellie Brown of the Aiken NFBC will attend with Junior Wright and committee members Peat Tucks and Rosa Carter. Local choirs and gospel groups perform. Pearl Tucker is guest speaker. love offerings collected. call 663-6155 for details.
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Savannah River
Rocky Bottom
American Legion
Hampton Avenue
Nellie Brown
Aiken
National Federation of the Blind
Junior Wright
Peat Tucks
Rosa Carter
Rosemary Baptist Choir
Pope Sisters
Williams Sisters
Ben J. Johnson
Williams Family
New Dimension
Pearl Tucker
Call
Robbery Blotter Reports Singled Out at Local Stations
Police blotter details an attempted strong arm robbery at a Kalmia Shell on Richland Avenue with a 17 to 22 year old suspect. A wedding ring set was stolen from Harper Realty on Park Avenue and two men sought to sell it to a Huddle House employee. Detectives seek tips from the public. contact Detective Dwayne Courtney at 642-7620.
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Kalmia
Richland Avenue
Haff
Park Avenue
Huddle House
Aiken Standard
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Dwayne Courtney
Silver Bluff Hosts Safe and Sober Homecoming Tailgate
Silver Bluff High School clubs Students Against Driving Drunk and Students Against Violence Everywhere team with local merchants to host the second annual Safe and Sober Homecoming Tailgate at 5 pm. Tickets and door prizes are promised for football fans attending the Bulldogs game Friday.
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Silver Bluff
The
Bulldogs
Red Cross enjoys fellowship and fundraising in Aiken
Local friends of the American Red Cross gathered for a fund raising dinner at the Rye Patch with Gov. David Beasley on a campaign swing. Norman Augustine, chair of the ARC board, praised volunteers including Mike Burkhart and Nancy Thurmond and shared stories of disaster relief.
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Rye
Norman Augustine
The
ARC
Board of Governors
Rye Patch
David Beasley
Red Crossers
Augustine
Mike Burkhart
ABC
Ine
Nancy Thurmond
Aiken
Philadelphia Here I Come takes stage at University Theatre
Private Gar O'Donnell seeks a new life in Philadelphia while inner and outer worlds collide in the University Theatre Players production. Cast includes Labartino, Garland, Stiles, Spurgeon, Powell, Maxwell, Hildebrandt and Rogers. USCA entry to Kennedy Center Festival with Oct 9 10 performances at 8 p.m. Tickets 10 adults 5 students. For reservations call Etherredge Center box office at 641-3306.
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Gar O'Donnell
Ballybeg
Philadelphia
USA
Gar
University Theater Players
Bob Labartino
Matt Garland
Art
Jack Benjamin
Mitch Marcus
B. O'Donnell
Danielle Stiles
Madge
Miranda Spurgeon
Kate
Ben Powell
Senator Coogan
Ryan Maxwell
Master Boyle
Valery Hildebrandt
Kyle Rogers
Lizzy
Con
Jan Pliske
Ben Burton
Michael Adam
Ne Chris Booth
Tom
Robert Ben
Jamin
Joe
Christopher Booth
Mike O'Byrne
Usca
Etherredge Center
People's Bank celebrates community approach and growth
People's Community Bank marks its anniversary with no corporate excess and a focus on locals. Chairman Tommy Wessinger notes over 100 million dollars in equity from more than 900 stockholders, 70 percent residents, and assets surpassing 30 million in one year. Alan George cites teller demand and plans to move HQ downtown. Former farmers and merchants banker James McNair recalled as a local figure.
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People’s Community Bank
Tommy Wessinger
Wessinger
People’s Com
Munity Bank
North Augusta
Alan George
People's Community Bank
George
James D. McNair
Aiken
Old Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Local officials warn students on gun dangers at Ridge Spring
Dudley Rushton and Donald Hanson spoke to fifth through eighth graders at Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary Middle School about the risks of guns. They urged immediate exit from dangerous scenes and stressed that violence is not like television. They recalled shootings and urged kids to treat every gun as loaded.
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Ridge Spring
Ridge Spring- Monetta
Dudley Rushton
Salina County
Donald Hanson
Aiken County
Saluda County
Rushton
Hanson
Kristine Pencille
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Paign
Red
Bill Bengtson
Nina
Undiffer
People’s Bank
Rhople
Scott Webster
James McNair
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