Dream Station Express to debut with two plays
Dream Station Express a new drama troupe for ages 7 to 16 will perform Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hopeland Gardens near the goldfish ponds. Two productions The Brementown Musicians and Alice and the Queen of Hearts. Admission is free. Bring a blanket or chair for seating. For more information call H Odell Weeks Activities Center at 642 7630 or Carla Loud director at 642 6738.
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Hopeland Gardens
Goldfish Ponds
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H. Odell Weeks Activities ‘Center
Carla ‘Loud
Police blotter reports and thefts across local area
A Kennedy Middle School teacher blocked a punch during a hallway fight between a boy and a girl. An inside burglary at Aiken Mall Cinemas office stole 150 dollars via a false ceiling entry. A peeping tom was reported on Turnbull Circle in Graniteville. Thirteen stained glass windows were broken at Mt Zion Church, with $3,000 damage. A stolen Dutch rabbit from Augusta Road, and a Lott Street burglary between Sept 3 22 saw an air conditioner, CD player and CDs taken.
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Kennedy Middle School
Turnbull Circle
Graniteville
Mt. Zion
Augusta Road
Lansey
Lott Street
Vaucluse
11 year old Tucker voices views on Clinton tapes in DC interview
11 year old Alexan Dria Tucker visiting Washington, DC, was asked about videotapes of President Clinton being reviewed by lawyers in the Monica Lewinsky affair. She said she did not think the tapes would be appropriate for young viewers. The interview aired in Washington, DC.
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Washington, D.C
Air and Space Museum
BOX Television
Prentice ‘Tucker
Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Aiken
Washington
Correction: JAKES photo misidentified girl at event
The front page outlined a photo from Saturdays JAKES event with an incorrect name. The girl learning to shoot a bow and arrow was Robyn Scott. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
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Robyn Scott
Aiken
Angelic chocolate festival returns to St Mary’s in Aiken
St Mary Help of Christians School prepares its tenth annual Chocolate Festival for October 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on campus. The Chocolate Carousel offers desserts by the slice with Black Forest cake and chocolate creme puffs among favorites. Additional treats include chocolate dipped apples, pretzels, fudge brownies, crepes, and even pickles. Besides food, the festival features a silent auction, trash and treasure sale, used book sale, plant sale, and arts and crafts. For details call 649 2071.
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St. Mary Help of Christians School
St. Mary's
St. Mary Help
Christians Catholic School
Joan LaBone
Software unveiled to guide city growth
The Accelerating Community Transformation tool kit program shown in Aiken aims to help communities plan growth. Developed by Healthcare Forum, Macro International and Astra Merck, it analyzes outcome based planning for teen pregnancy, adult literacy, juvenile crime and more. Mary Black Foundation backs benchmarking best practices.
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Healthy Spartanburg
The
Mary Black Foundation
Aiken
ACT
Healthcare Forum
Macro International
Astra Merck Pharmaceuticals
NAACP Marks 80th Year Founding In Aiken Celebration
The Aiken Branch NAACP celebrates its 80th founding anniversary with a Sunday program at 4 pm at Cumberland AME Church 111 Kershaw St NE. Rev Alfred Walker Jr pastor of Liberty Baptist Church Augusta and president of the Augusta Branch will speak. He holds a Master of Divinity from Morehouse School of Religion.
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Aiken
NAACP
Cumberland Ame
Kershaw St
Alfred Walker Jr
Liberty Baptist Church
Augusta
Walker
Morehouse School of Religion
Atlanta
Cadet Corps enrollment open at Aiken County Sheriff's Office
University Hospital reports news in brief as Sun Trust Bank adviser joins civic posts. The public is invited to enroll in the Aiken County Sheriff's Cadet Corps for high school students aiming at law enforcement, military, or community service. Recruitment starts with Midland Valley High School students.
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University Hospital
Sun Trust Bank of Augusta
Sheriff's Cadet Corps
Aiken County High School
Aiken County Sheriff's Office
Theater 101 Debuts Midsemester at ATC
Aiken Technical College announces a dramatic new Theater 101 course starting October 8. Instructor Thurmond Whatley says the class teaches teamwork, quick thinking, and complex communication, with theater skills valuable in technical design and effects. This marks ATC’s first midsemester accelerated course offering for credit.
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Langley — Aiken Technical College
ATC
Thurmond Whatley
Theater 101
Aiken Technical College
Whatley
Bomb scare empties courthouse in Aiken County
A bomb threat forced a one hour shutdown at the Aiken County Judicial Center when a male caller claimed a bomb in a courtroom. A coinciding fire drill prompted evacuation. Family Court sessions had been scheduled, and staff had left the building by responders’ arrival.
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Aiken County Judicial Center
Sgt
Ricky Turner
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Turner
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