Local authors meet young readers at city book festival
Saturday's Aiken Children's Book Festival drew kids of all ages to Aiken Technical College. More than 40 authors, illustrators and storytellers spoke and displayed works in the 900 building gym, with characters like Amadeus the Traveling Dog and Lucky from Libby Bagby's book drawing attention.
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Aiken Technical College
Aiken
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Amadeus the
Traveling Dog
Lucky
Libby Bagby
Television replay of MVHS SBHS game on Channel 95
The article notes a Friday basketball game between MVHS and SBHS aired on Atlantic Broadband Channel 95 at 7 p.m. A rerun is scheduled Monday night after the initial broadcast. It also mentions a Learjet crash in Columbia injuring Travis Barker and DJ AM, with four fatalities.
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MVHS
SBHS
Atlantic
South Carolina
Travis Barker
DJ AM
Columbia
Americans Slump in Confidence in Government
An annual Gallup poll finds Americans grow more dissatisfied with national governance. The survey recorded a continuing decline in the share of those satisfied with how the United States is being run.
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U.S
Deaths and Funerals 6A
Ethel P. Ginyard Augusta Betty Ray Kinney Fox Point Wis Giovanni Schettino Barnwell Viola Key Smith Aiken Eliza E Tompkins Beech Island list of deaths and funeral notices appears in this page segment with names and places of residence reflecting the local obituary column.
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Ethel P. Ginyard
Augusta Betty Ray
Brixey) Kinney
Fox Point, Wis
Viola Key Smith
Aiken
Eliza E. Tompkins
Beech Island
Flu shot urged as flu season nears with strong protection
Dr. Gerald Gordon of Aiken discusses flu vaccines noting 70 to 90 percent effectiveness in healthy adults and significant reductions in hospitalizations and deaths among seniors. Officials warn yearly toll includes over 100 000 hospitalizations and more than 20 000 deaths.
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South Carolina
Who Should Get Flu Shots According to DHEC
The DHEC outlines groups advised to receive flu vaccines including those 50 and older, children 6 months to 5 years, nursing home residents and chronically ill care facilities, household contacts of infants under 6 months, those with chronic diseases, individuals on long term aspirin, pregnant women in later terms, healthcare workers and travelers targeting season specific risk groups.
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DHEC
Balloons Fill Aiken Sky At Equestrian Festival
Crowds gathered at Powderhouse Fields for the Ford Trucks Equestrian America Balloon Festival. By 7 a.m. over 10 balloons rose as spectators watched mass ascensions and a glow event. The day featured stick-horse races polo exhibitions equestrian vendors and guest speakers with a morning dressage musical and horse purchasing seminar on the schedule.
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Aiken
Army Signal Corps
Rachel Johnson
Powderhouse Fields
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