Farmers Woes Deepen With Drought and Strained Families
A Georgia farmer notes droughts worsen conditions and many men lose farms and wives. He cites the Georgia Department of Agriculture hot line and suggests farmers pivot to other trades, while wives express mounting strain. The piece closes with a Kenny Rogers lyric echoing rural hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Georgia
Tom T. Hall
Tom T
Oklahoma
Wire
Georgia Department of Agriculture
Terry McCrainie
Department
McCrainie
Toledo
Kenny Rogers
Lucille
Married couples who work together find both perks and pitfalls
A survey of local couples shows shared work life fosters closeness and coordinated goals. The Abbott and Chambers clans cite mutual understanding and ease in decision making while noting limited vacation time and potential for household tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Tom Abbott
Mary Abbott
Southside Gallery
Tom
Abbott
du Pont
Abbotts
Mrs. Abbott
Kay
Dot
Juilliard Awards Prizes in International Piano Competition
The Juilliard School presented over 33000 in special prizes to six pianists in the eighth Gina Bachauer International Piano Scholarship Competition. Full scholarships of 6500 went to Yu Chia Hu Gregory Slag and Daejin Kim, with Christina Kiss Steven Graff and Alvina Chiu also receiving awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julliard School
Gina Bachauer
Yu-Chia Hu
Taiwan
Gregory Slag
Bismarck
N.D
Daejin Kim
Korea
Christina Kiss
Franklin Lakes
N.J
Steven Graff
Northbrook, Ill
Alvina Chiu
Community Calendar Highlights Regional Meetings and Events
Aiken City Council and many local organizations schedule meetings and events across Sept 9 and 10 at various venues including Municipal Building Aiken County Public Library and H Odell Weeks Center. Highlights include AAUW lectures, social security info session, public town council meetings, and cultural activities from Aiken Artist Guild to Augusta Choral Society auditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken City Council
Aiken County Public Library
Aiken Junior Women’s Club
Aiken Artist Guild
Etherredge Center
al Beyer
Europe
Aiken Choral Society
First Baptist Church
Aiken
ACS
Aiken County Health Department
Richland Avenue
W. Aiken
Greene Street
Society
Eloy Fominaya
George Frederick Handel
Body Dynamics
H. Odell Weeks Center
Carolina Pine Quilters
Aiken County
Len Gunter
American Cancer Society
Hammond Hills
PTA
Beverly Belk
North Augusta
USC Aiken
Ridge Spring Industrial Development Committee
Senior Citizens Club
Aiken County Recreation Center
Panhellenic
South Aiken High
SAHS
Kennedy and Schofield
VFW
Aiken County Historical
Newberry St
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Friendship Baptist Church
Richland Ave
Big Brothers and Sisters Organization
Waterloo St
Ponce de Leon Ave
Knights of Columbus
Spaulding Drive
First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
Schofield Homemakers
Aiken County Arts and Wellness Events Schedule Highlights
A multi event calendar lists art exhibits at Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center and Aiken County Historical Museum with works by Doris Sorge Frankie Ferguson Elaine Ratliff and a Smithsonian Series display. Health and community events include Freedom From Smoking classes at HCA Regional Medical Centers auditions for Chapter Two at Aiken Community Playhouse and an American Red Cross Blood Drive. Additional items cover the Rose Hill Art Center benefit An Evening of Wine and Roses, art classes, October lectures at Aiken Wellness Center and a county hairdressers beauty pageant with entry deadlines September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Doris M. Sorge
Aiken County Historical Museum
Newberry St
Smithsonian Institution
S.C
J.D. Arnett
North Augusta
Aiken County
Frankie Ferguson
Elaine Ratliff
HCA
American Lung Association
Michael Hardwick
ALA
Aiken Community Playhouse
Two Notch Road
Thurmond Whatley
American Red Cross
St. John’s Methodist Church
Aiken
Rose Hill Art Center
Edgefield Avenue
Sho Ane Chang
Aiken Wellness Center
Aiken Medical Center Atrium
Raymond Hesse
Nancy Hansen
Mary Johnson
Karen Papouchado
Aiken County Hairdressers Association
South Aiken High School
Rhonda Herron
Steve Chambell
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Lewis Grizzard
Life Partners
Cowles Syndicate
Betty
Jim Chambers
Chambers
Dot and
Lionel Smith
Sto Smith
Genie and
ED Farmer
Genie
Julia
Genie Farmer
Ginny Southworth
Lionel Smith Ltd
Lionel
Dot Smith
Aiken Regional Medical Center
Acll
Melanie Barton
Social Security Office
Jackson Town Council
Johnston Town Council
Town
The
Council
Langley-Bath-Clearwater
Lions Club
New Ellenton Town Council
Town Hall
Ridge Spring Town
Share
Mental Health Association For
Wagener Town Council
Widowed Persons Association
Senority House
Morgan St. NW
Windsor Town
Mt. Beulah Road
Aiken Standard
P.O
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