Flu shot clinics target high risk population
Health departments are hosting flu vaccination clinics aimed at high risk groups including seniors and those with chronic conditions. In Aiken County, over 1000 doses were given at a recent clinic. Additional clinics are scheduled in Aiken and North Augusta from mid November to December with fees and insurance coverage noted.
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Aiken County
Veleta Rudnick
Lower Savannah
Rudnick
Aiken
North Augusta
United States
Health Department
Medicare
Medicaid
Parents and teachers hold annual conference day
Willie Harley attends East Aiken Elementary parent conference as all Aiken County schools host the noon to 7 p.m. event to review report cards and set strategies for students, including those on new PACT plans. Principal Peggy Trivelas says conferences help parents stay on course with their children and accommodate those unable to attend.
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Willie Harley
East Aiken
Harley
Aiken County
East Airien
Peggy ‘Trivelas
Trivelas
Deborah Larkin
Michaela
Phil Berey
Aiken man named 2001 South Carolina Ageless Hero
Aiken resident Jan J. Wood, 76, named state winner in Blue Cross Blue Shield ageless hero program under the Against the Odds category for inspiring aging seniors. Despite legal blindness and rare disease, he runs a home-based international consulting business and co-founded a volunteer wheelchair tennis program nominated by his wife Marjorie.
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Jan J. Wood
Wood
Aiken
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
South Carolina
Marjorie
A Volun
Ter
Marjorie Wood
Homemade rockets used in Kennedy Middle School lesson
Seventh graders at Kennedy Middle School tested homemade rockets up to 80 feet in a field behind the school. Wind disrupted launches causing a brief grass fire. teachers and adults extinguished it and postponed more activities. Students described using household items to build rockets and learned about rocket parts and safety.
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Kennedy Middle
Kim Harley
Woman sought in Richland Avenue store robbery
Police search for a white female about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 145 pounds who robbed the Shell gas station at 1334 Richland Avenue Monday afternoon. She demanded money from the register and fled, likely toward Seminole Street, in a 20 to 30 year old description with brown hair.
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Richland Avenue
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Richland Shell
Rgister
Seminole Street
Flamenco Vivo Adds Diversity to Cultural Series at USC Aiken
The Flamenco Vivo! company performs at the Etherredge Center in Aiken on Saturday at 8 pm. Founded in 1983, it preserves traditional Flamenco and explores a new Spanish dance vocabulary, embracing Arabic Judaic Gypsy Spanish and Latino influences. Carlota Santana stars in Flamenco Vivo with tickets $30, limited availability via Etherredge Center at 641-3306.
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Aiken
University of South Carolina
Aiken Etherredge Center
Etherredge Center
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