SeniorNet marks six years with volunteer tribute
Six year milestone for SeniorNet honors volunteers and highlights a national effort to provide computer training for people over 50. The celebration recognizes dedicated volunteers guiding seniors in technology use and digital literacy.
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SeniorNet
Call It Courage shines in Aiken readers list
Timothy McFall from Aiken selects Armstrong Sperry's Call It Courage to highlight literature in this daily book feature. The excerpt invites discussion on bravery and adventure as a summer reading pick.
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Aiken
Timothy McFall
Courage
Armstrong Sperry
Area Deaths in South Carolina Region
Obituary notice lists Martha M. Holmes of North Augusta Hugh Dorsey Mann of Lexington Geneva Marshall Sayers of Aiken and Harry H D Underwood Jr of Ferrum Virginia. Final page item 6A includes brief funeral notices.
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Martha M. Holmes
North Augusta
Hugh Dorsey Mann
Lexington
Geneva Marshall Sayers
Aiken
Harry “H.D.” Underwood Jr
Ferrum, Va
Families rally at World Trade Center site over 9/11 museum plans
More than 500 relatives of Sept 11 victims gathered at Ground Zero to oppose the International Freedom Center proposed for nearby cultural space. They fear it would divert focus from those who died and want exhibits tied to the attacks prioritized over broader freedom stories.
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New York
World Trade Center
International Freedom Center
Jack Lynch
Michael Lynch
the Trade Center
IFC
Ground Zero
Anthony
Gardner
Harvey
Trade Center
Freedom Center
Drawing Center
Ophelia hurricane to miss Aiken severe weather
Ophelia strengthens into a hurricane and is projected to track north of the Aiken area. Forecasters say South Carolina will be spared severe weather as the storm shifts toward North Carolina.
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Ophelia
Aiken
Chuck Little
National Weather Service Office
Columbia
Little
National Hurricane Center
North Carolina
South Carolina
Brunswick County
Wilmington
National Weather Service
Air Force
St. John's group returns with 18 evacuees to Aiken
A St. John's United Methodist Church youth group drove from Shreveport to Aiken with 18 New Orleans evacuees. They transformed the church gym into a shelter and plan to relocate families to homes and jobs. The mission faced a bus breakdown, delaying travel.
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St. John’s United Methodist Church
Shreveport
Aiken
Neil Flower
St. John’s
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Flowers
New Orleans
Marilyn Swanson
Bree McKellar Saum
Cedar Creek
Louisiana
Atlanta
Makin' The crowds flood Aiken festival with crafts and food
Shoppers packed Park Avenue to Gyles Park for the Makin festival with over 260 vendors offering quilts, woodwork, garden art, jewelry and more. Sharon Stillwell and Janice Lip pincott praised the event as a strong buying day as live music and dance exhibitions drew crowds.
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Aiken’s
Sharon Stillwell
Windsor
Easley
Janice Lippincott
Lippi
Park Avenue
Chesterfield Street
Gyles Park
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