Senior citizen complains about flu shots and election timing
A 71 year old notes the flu shot line politics and urges waiting until November for free shots. He criticizes Gov. Sanford for visiting the North Augusta DMV instead of Aiken, citing long waits. He also questions Midland Valley High School coaching and suggests new football and baseball coaches.
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Gov. Sanford
North Augusta Dmv
Aiken
Midland Valley
Midland Valley High School
TalkBack column invites public comments on local issues
Citizens are urged to share opinions via the TalkBack hotline and email. The column invites feedback on topics from radio station censorship to local schools and teen hangouts while noting editor constraints and privacy rules.
Oktoberfest offers taste of Germany in Up Your Alley event
The fifth annual Oktoberfest at Up Your Alley drew over 125 attendees drawn by authentic German cuisine and music by the Channell Boys of the Channellheimers Oompah Band. Sponsors included Harvard's Wine and Beverage with attendees praising the atmosphere and dancing.
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Channell Boys
Channellheimers Oompah
Harvard
Sheila Applegate
Aiken
Dave
Austria
Dave Applegate
Janny Bijas
Germany
Ginny Southworth
Up Your Alley
St Joseph Hospice hosts grief book club in Aiken
Aiken offers a grief focused book club organized by St Joseph Hospice at First Presbyterian Church 224 Barnwell Ave NW. The group meets 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday monthly and invites all to attend even if they cannot finish a book. Readings include The Four Things That Matter Most and later titles such as I Heard the Owl Call My Name To Dance With the White Dog and Man's Search for Meaning. For details call 706 729 6066 or 800 533 3949.
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Aiken
St. Joseph Hospice
Joe Dunagan
First Presbyterian Church
Barnwell Ave
Ira Byock
Dunagan
Terian Church
Taste of Wine and Art at Aiken Center for the Arts
The fifth annual Taste of Wine and Art returns to the Aiken Center for the Arts on Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m. Local restaurants will提供 food while Ben Arnold Sunbelt Beverages offers nearly 80 wines and a single malt scotch bar. Tickets at the door are 45 dollars. Local artists Lisa Cook Sandy Tucker and Kimberley Carter will display works. Contact John Moore at jmoore aikenstandard.com.
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Aiken Center For the Arts
Ben Arnold Sunbelt Beverages
Bill Reynolds
Taste of Wine and Art Committee
Laurens Street
Ben Armold Sunbelt Beverages
Reynolds
Lisa Cook
Sandy Tucker
Kimberley Carter
Laurens St
Langner Named Hitchcock Healthcare Artist of the Month
Nanette Langner, member of the Aiken Artists Guild and show coordinator, displays 17 works in the Hitchcock Healthcare lobby for October. Her pastels watercolors and chalk capture horses beach wildlife and golf scenes including Bragging Rights and Magnolia Mare two time Artist of the Month laureate cites versatile style and brushes learned in Chicago art school.
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Hitchcock Healthcare
Nanette Langner
Langner
Aiken Artists Guild
Aiken
American Academy of Art
Chicago
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Hopelands Gardens
South Carolina Watercolor Society
Aiken Center For the Arts
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