Seniors Explore Short and Long Term Care at Aiken Extravaganza
At the seventh Ai ken Senior Extravaganza area seniors met health care providers and sampled services from hospice care to pharmacy aids at the H Odell Weeks Center. About 90 vendors offered demonstrations and education including a Virtual Dementia Tour by Right at Home. Local resident Joe Beach received a flu shot as he toured booths and a crowd of attendees learned about stress diabetes care and insurance options while interacting with St Joseph Hospice representatives.
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Aiken
Joe Beach
Beach
Jay Watts
Aiken Family Pharmacy
H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Bob Smith
Gemma Varnardo
Zelma Odom
St. Joseph Hospice
Smith
Odom
Carolyn Smithers
Noveute
Aiken Standard joins It Can Wait texting rally for students
The Aiken Standard joins about 25 South Carolina newspapers in urging high school students to write an essay or produce a video about texting while driving. Entries are due October 13 with regional winners advancing to statewide judging for a $500 essay prize and a $250 video prize.
It Can Wait contest invites essays or videos
Students may enter the It Can Wait public service project by submitting an essay or a video about texting while driving. Rules are at sc press dot org it can wait dot html. Submit via email to mystery at aikenstandard dot com or in person during business hours. Deadline is Oct 13. Prizes: first place essay $500 and video winner $250.
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Aiken Standard
S.C
South Carolina Press Association
At&t
SCPA
USAA
National Safety Council
Pamela Lackey
Scpress. Org
Itcanwait
Aikenstandard
Scpress.org
Jerry Seinfeld Live at Bell Auditorium Augusta
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld headlines at the Bell Auditorium located at 712 Telfair Street in Augusta on Friday January 16 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices range 50 65 80 and 125 dollars with sales starting Friday at noon. For tickets call 877 4AUGTIX or visit georgialinatix.com.
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Jerry Seinfeld
Bell Auditorium
Telfair St
Augusta
Georgialinatix.com
Animals visit St. John's Preschool in Louisiana show
Children from St. John's Preschool and Mother's Day Out programs enjoyed a 45 minute free show featuring seven animals from Barn Hill Preserve in East Feliciana Parish. The event highlighted a blue tongue skink, African pygmy hedgehog Pinto, python Honey, talking parrot Lola, bearded dragon Danny who laid 30 eggs, and baby kangaroo Jack.
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St. John’s
Louisiana
Barn Hill Preserve
East Feliciana Parish
Pinto
Honey
Lola
Danny
Jack
Aaron Vance
Trystan Newton
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Maayan Schechter
MaayanSchechter
Family Pharmacy
Cindi
Roger and
Barb Rollins
H. Odell Weeks
Derrek Asberry
SRS
The
Vidalia, Ga
Georgia Southern University
St. John's Preschool
Barn Hill
Chris Bennet
Presley Bennett
CPN Aans
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
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