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Women’s History Month
February 2013
Women’s History: Reality TV Shows–
for Real?
page 14
The Center for African
American History,
Art, and Culture
page 26
pages 9-13
Martha Schofield
Dr. Sandra Jordan
Lucy Pickens
Eulalie Salley
Bob Harrington
to be Honored
page 4
Bella Walking Tour #1 page 17
CONTENTS
• Intriguing • Empowering • Entertaining
March Features
4 Former Headmaster Robert J. Harrington Honored
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by Kathy Huff
Women’s History: Just Like a Woman
The Determination of Martha Schofield
by Phyllis Maclay
10 Dr. Sandra Jordan Seeks Student and Community Input for USCA
by Heather Wright
by Heather Wright
by James Miley, USCA Writer, and Kathy Huff
14 Is This for Real?
TV Fan Rates Reality Shows
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The Flying Foodie:
Quince, the Comeback Fruit
by Chef Belinda
16 Roots and Wings: The More Stress Changes, the More it Stays the Same
by Betts Hunter Gatewood
24 Catching the Wave: The Top 5 Issues Facing Business Today
by Liz Stewart
25 The Art of Tea: Tea Pairings
by Lady Kelly MacVean
30 Good Sense Medicine: Hormones
by Margaret Foreman
17 Special Pullout Section:
Bella Historical Walking Tour #1
Ciao Bella
12 The Pickens-Salley House: Rich in History
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21 Bella Buzz
11 Chancellor’s Student Task Forces
to Improve USCA Environment
Bella Favorites
by Zoom Heaton
35 Scene Around Town
March 2013, Volume 10, No.2
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Staff Writers
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by Susan Elder
26 “Embrace the Legacy”- The Center for African American History, Art and Culture
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31 A Dancing Lifestyle: The Shag
by Tony Baughman
32 Swamp on a Hill: Carolina Bays
by Phyllis Maclay
March 2013 Ad Directory
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Aiken Obstetric and Gynecology Associates....... 16
Aiken Ophthalmology......................................... 29
Aiken Regional Medical Centers...................... 3, 36
AllStar Tents and Events.................................... 35
Auto Tech..........................................................30
Barbranne Clinton, Hair Stylist........................... 15
Barbara Sue Brodie Needleworks....................... 13
Chef Belinda Spices...................................... 15,18
Child Advocacy Center Luncheon - Erin Merryn... 20
Cynthia F. Catts, RD, Nutrition Therapist............. 13
Inner Beauty MD................................................ 27
Janney Montgomery Scott—Kenneth Wiland....... 12
Juilliard in Aiken 2013 Festival............................ 12
La Dolce Gourmet Bakery, Coffee & Tea Bar....... 28
Lionel Smith Ltd................................................. 7
Mead Hall Episcopal School............................... 10
NeriumAD Skin Treatment—Vaughn Packer........ 33
The Pain Center—Dr. William Durrett.................. 23
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Palmetto Package and Fine Wine Shop............... 28
Palmetto Web Enterprises—Sean Rachal............ 15
Phoenix Ministries, Inc.—Dr. Bob Strachan......... 24
Ray Massey, Attorney ....................................... 21
Rose Hill Estate................................................. 15
Ruby Masters, Mark Taylor Insurance................. 13
Russell Padgett, AXA Financial Advisor............... 28
Shellhouse Funeral Home................................... 22
South Point Construction................................... 11
Stewart & Associates—Liz Stewart.................... 28
Summerville Rags.............................................. 33
The Tailor Shop................................................. 28
TLC Medical Centre........................................... 13
Unique Expressions Gifts and More...................... 5
University of South Carolina Aiken...................... 25
Wayne’s Automotive & Towing Center................... 9
WSKX-92.7 FM Radio......................................... 18
The Willcox-- Hotel, Restaurant, Spa...................34
York Cottage Antiques......................................... 2
BELLA MAGAZINE MARCH 2013
Ciao
Bella!
Every month Bella has the challenge of
producing a cover to entice readers and offer a peek
into that month’s content. Luckily, many times
the cover is a given because of the season or the
subjects, and Bella’s graphic designer Jim Stafford
is gifted at coming up with excellent covers. But
March is one of those months where many covers could be considered. How about the Triple
Crown? Nah—did that last year, and besides, we
don’t have any stories about horses in this issue. I
laughed out loud at Margaret Foreman’s article on
reality TV shows, but I really don’t want to encourage those folks with the weird lives any more
than necessary. We could have printed the map
from Susan Elder’s walk, but there are two more
coming in the series. And on and on.
However, we are featuring several women
in honor of Women’s History Month. But then,
the question arose: How does one illustrate
Women’s History Month?
Strong Women
Editorially, the answer is easy. BELLA
is featuring two strong women educators in this
month’s issue: Martha Schofield, who is legendary
in Aiken history for her tireless efforts to reach out
to and teach the black community after the Civil
War, and Dr. Sandra Jordan, USCA’s new chancellor who is making her mark as the third leader of
“Covering” Bella
and Rosie the Riveter
our local university, and the first woman in that
position.
Other standout local women are also
featured in Bella: Lucy Holcombe Pickens and
Eulalie Chafee Salley, both of whom resided in
the Pickens-Salley House, formerly known as
Edgewood. For that matter, the house itself could
be considered a “she” and is another example of
grit and determination—how many houses can
you name that have survived two moves? It was
drawn the 25 miles between Edgefield and Aiken
by mule-driven sleds and then later moved from
Kalmia Hill to USCA. Today it is the office of Dr.
Sandra Jordan and others in the administration at
USCA. What a gal!
Everyone Knows and Loves Rosie
Jim searched the Internet and came up
with the iconic Rosie the Riveter flexing her muscles. Well, why not? Women are strong. They are
survivors and do what has to be done—that’s why
Rosie took a job during World War II, right? And
as the articles in this issue portray, they are intelligent, hardworking, passionate, and visionary. I
think Rosie reflects all of those qualities and more.
Certainly the choice of Rose the Riveter
solved the problem of what to put on the cover.
That allowed me to check off another box on the
Bella to-do list. But even more, Rosie reminded
me that I’m proud to be a woman working freely
in what used to be considered a man’s world. In
some areas of the world, that is not the case. But
here in Aiken, a little more than two years ago, I
bought a woman’s magazine—that is, a magazine
with a female target audience—and have slowly
been changing it to a general interest magazine.
(At least that’s what my male readers tell me.) Are
many of the articles about women and aimed at
women? Yes. Are many of those features enjoyed
by men? Yes!
The Point of the Women’s Movement
The whole point of the women’s movement
has been equality, not superiority. I don’t want to
be in the Army, but some women do, and should
be allowed to participate as befits their skill and
readiness. Men cannot bear children, but does
that make them any less as fathers? Of course not.
It’s not just about equality, it’s about equal opportunity—for both sexes.
So when Rosie flexed her muscles, she was
doing it to prove something. She did it 70 years
ago in factories and made history—women’s history. We honor Women’s History in this issue, but
Bella celebrates women in every issue—and men
too; Bella celebrates people. That’s the best equality
of all.
Kathy Huff
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Former Headmaster
Robert J. Harrington
Honored
One of the most beloved figures in the history
Indeed, Bob emphasized that Aiken
Prep students have always had an alliance with
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church as well. On
Sundays, Protestant Aiken Prep boarding students
were walked the two blocks from school to St.
Thaddeus, “straight to the front on the epistle side,
in their navy blue suits.” The boys also received
religious instruction from the church priest once a
week, and many of them helped usher at services
and became acolytes. “They were involved with the
church,” Bob remarked, who himself is a member
of St. Thaddeus.
of Aiken Preparatory School will be honored this
month as its alumni, friends and associates and
those of its new parent school, Mead Hall, gather
at the campus to dedicate the administration
building to Robert J. Harrington.
The dedication of Harrington Hall will
take place Friday, March 15, at 3 p.m. on the
Aiken Prep campus at 619 Barnwell Avenue NW.
The event is open to the public, and everyone is
encouraged to wear or bring a hat. The program
will be followed by tours of the 97-year-old school
and the 5 p.m. roast of Harrington, billed as “Hats
Off to Bob!”
Fondly remembered by hundreds of
Aiken Prep students as an excellent teacher and
the friendly but firm headmaster who succeeded
Headmaster Fletcher in 1971, he was “surprised
and quite pleased” to learn that the administration
building would be named for him. “At least I’m
alive to enjoy it!” he added.
Grandparents Met in Aiken
It was happenstance that brought Bob
to Aiken in 1947, even though his maternal
grandparents were quite familiar with the little
South Carolina town. They met here in the latter
part of the 19th century while with their Winter
Colony families. Bob’s great-grandfather Charles
Harrington once owned a house on Newberry
Street that in 1931 was moved a short distance by
Richard Howe to become part of Banksia, now
home of the Aiken County Historical Museum.
“My grandmother Marian Andrews’ family rented
the house on Hayne Avenue where I believe
Dr. and Mrs. Ray Vaughters now live,” he said.
“It was a fantastic coincidence that I came
to Aiken. If I had known I would eventually
be living here, I would have asked my greatgrandfather more questions,” Bob said, laughing.
Bob’s more than 60-year career with
Aiken Preparatory School began in 1947, when
the Harvard University graduate was hired after
a year of graduate school to teach 5th grade. “I
had decided to teach, and the Cambridge office
dealt with independent schools, so I went to eight
interviews for eight places,” he said. However,
Harold A. Fletcher, then headmaster of Aiken
Prep, had asked a Harvard dean friend to refer
any good candidates. Eventually Bob interviewed
with Fletcher, and “I liked what he said about the
school.”
“And here we are still”
The Providence, Rhode Island native made
preparations to move to the South.
“Within one hour of my arrival, I had
met my future wife,” he commented, “although
of course I didn’t know it at the time.” Bob’s
future wife was Nancy Fletcher, daughter of his
boss. Bob taught for three years, then went on
to two other schools in New England. However,
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by Kathy Huff
Head of Aiken Day Too
Bob Harrington
Bob and Nancy’s long-distance romance became
an engagement, and as they were planning their
wedding in 1954, and making plans to live in
Deerfield, Mass., Nancy’s mother died in Aiken.
“On the plane back from the funeral,
however, Seymour Knox, who was chairman of the
Aiken Prep Board at the time, asked me to come
back to Aiken Prep to help Headmaster Fletcher
at school and Nancy could be a hostess for her
father. It turned out to be a wonderful decision,”
he recalled. “And here we are still.”
Changing Times
At the time of his return, Aiken Prep was
changing with the times. The school had always
been a junior boarding school, offering grades 4
through 8. Although the largely northern Winter
Colony population of students who boarded was
dwindling, there was an increase in the number of
boarding students from the Southeast. At the same
time, the number of day students was increasing,
thanks to the influx of DuPont families arriving
with the Savannah River Plant, and Aiken Prep
added the 9th grade level in 1960.
This past summer, when news was released
of the impending merger of Mead Hall and Aiken
Prep, Bob Harrington was credited by both school
boards as a driving force behind the union. “I was
for it from the very beginning,” Bob said. “It’s a
marriage made in heaven.”
Bob recalled that there were always close
ties between Mead Hall and Aiken Prep. In its
early days, Mead Hall headmaster Joseph Harris
requested the Aiken Prep reading teacher for
help in developing the reading program and the
curriculum. The schools then collaborated on
summer reading sessions. “Many of those summer
students attended Aiken Prep later as day students,
including Gil Royal and Bobby Harte,” he said.
However, it was not only boys that Bob
was in charge of here in Aiken. For 11 years, he
also ran Aiken Day School, the private school for
girls established in 1932. Led by Bob, Aiken Day
School merged into Aiken Prep in 1989, right after
his retirement as headmaster. This move expanded
Aiken Prep from its 4-9 format into 3K-9 and also
made it co-educational. The school was expanded
through high school in the early 2000s and then
discontinued boarding as an option.
Casey Lewellyn Young was one of the
first girls on campus when Aiken Day merged
with Aiken Prep. “The girls were met with mixed
feelings. The boys loved their all boy school, but
they sure were not complaining that there were
girls around either!” she commented.
While the student body mix has altered
through the years, the physical property is still at
the original site purchased by founders Thomas and
Louise Hitchcock in 1916. The main building now
to be known as Harrington Hall started out as a
private home before becoming the boarding school
housing the sons of the Winter Colony families
wintering in Aiken. The property is bounded by
Richland Avenue on the south, Barnwell on the
north, Florence Street on the east and County and
private property on the west, almost an entire city
block, only three blocks from downtown Aiken.
The school term began in October and ended
in May. As years progressed, the gym in the
southwest corner was built and the house sported
additions for classrooms and dormitory space.
Teddy Roosevelt’s Advice
“My grandfather loved riding,” Bob
reminisced. “He used to ride with Teddy Roosevelt
in the Aiken Hunt. Roosevelt was good friends
with the Hitchcocks. When he found out they
were going to open a school, he told them,
‘Kids need plenty of fresh air. Don’t heat the
dormitories.’ ”
“Who would have guessed Teddy
Roosevelt was the reason those little boys froze
on the sleeping porches?” asked Barbara Strack,
current Mead Hall Board member and former
member of the Aiken Prep Board. The dormitories
at Aiken Prep were eventually heated. Today, with
no boarding students, they have been turned into
classrooms.
Former student Scott Lacher recalled that
Bob had memorized the number of steps from
those dormitories down to the first floor so that he
could leave the building without turning any lights
on and not disturb the sleepers. “He wore crepesoled shoes to be quiet too,” he added.
Alumni Hold Him in High Regard
After his retirement as headmaster, Bob
continued to teach at Aiken Prep up until a couple
of years ago. His philosophy of education holds
that a teacher should have “a very fine knowledge
of the subject matter because that instills
confidence in the student that the teacher can
impart knowledge. He should also be enthusiastic
to the point of being contagious.” Although
it has been 25 years since his retirement, Bob
still corresponds with Aiken Prep alumni and
remembers everything about them from their
school days and afterwards as well. Most older
alumni today remember him from his Latin class,
but he also taught 5th, 7th and 8th grades.
“He was the best teacher I ever had in my
life, period. That’s including high school, college,
and graduate school,” stated Aiken Prep alumnus
Brad Kuhn. “He appealed to each student’s best
way of learning and understanding, inspiring us to
want to learn more. Whatever he was teaching, he
made it interesting.”
“He also expected high standards
of everyone, but he himself lived up to those
standards,” stated Scott Lacher, another former
student. “He is generous, with a positive nature,
and leaves everybody feeling better for having
been around him. It may sound corny, but he’s a
marvelous man, totally kind and aboveboard, the
kind of man to whom sportsmanship and fair play
are important.”
Students often return to the campus and
seek out Bob to thank him. “Alumni weekends
are wonderful experiences for thank-you’s,” said
Bob. This bears out what his mentor Harold
Fletcher told him years ago, that “students may
not appreciate what you are teaching now but the
rewards come later when they return and thank
you.” In a postscript, Bob added, “That’s also when
they tell you all the bad things they did you didn’t
know about!”
The Rich and Famous
The Harringtons’ association with the
Winter Colony in Aiken and other families with
mile-long pedigrees frequently made for interesting
stories. An avid tennis player in younger days, Bob
was scheduled to play tennis with Laura Bostwick
at the Mead Tennis Court. She asked whether
her visitors could play doubles with them. The
visitors turned out to be Oleg Cassini, later dress
designer to Jackie Kennedy, and his wife, actress
Gene Tierney. The couple had been estranged and
was trying to reconcile. “I couldn’t take my eyes
off her,” remembered Bob. “She was the loveliest
woman I’d ever seen. But she couldn’t play tennis.”
Another time, “We had Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Auchincloss who had sought out Nancy’s
help for their son’s reading problem. She was the
mother-in-law of a U.S. Senator (John F. Kennedy)
who later became the President of the United
States! In our little cottage!”
Until they retired, Bob and Nancy
had never lived anywhere in Aiken other than
the Aiken Prep campus, where they raised a
son, Robert J. Harrington, Jr., and a daughter,
Elizabeth, currently living in North Carolina.
Rob is the college counselor at the Aiken Prep
campus, where his own two sons attend school—
Zach, a graduating senior who will attend
Clemson—and Jake, a freshman.
The “burning question,” according to Brad
Kuhn, is “How does he stay so young?” When this
question was posed to the 87-year-old Bob, he just
smiled and said, “I don’t know.”
“For me, Mr. Harrington represents the
best of Aiken Prep: integrity, honor, tradition,
mixed with a little spunk. I feel as though I am a
better person just for knowing him,” said alumna
Casey Young.
All of Aiken will have the chance to
know Bob Harrington better March 15 at the
event where he will be honored, and his name will
decorate the school he so dearly loves and that so
dearly loves him.
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THE FLYIN
G FO IE
OD
by Chef Belinda
Quince - The Comeback Fruit
Neglected for decades, the mysterious
quince is making a comeback, featured on the
menus of upscale restaurants, and three cookbooks
in recent years proclaiming its resurgence. Similar
to an apple or pear, with its rich, golden skin tone
and alluring aroma - reminiscent of pineapple and
guava - the quince is actually a relative of the rose.
Greek mythology holds that the quince
was a gift from Aphrodite, the goddess of love; and
it was a ritual offering at ancient Greek wedding
feasts. Some scholars believe quince is the original
“forbidden fruit,” as it is native to the area where
the Garden of Eden is thought to have been
located.
If there was ever a poster child for the
“slow-food” movement, the quince is it. Unlike the
apple or pear, quince cannot be eaten raw. Hard
and astringent, it will literally leave a bitter taste in
your mouth. But when slow-cooked, it develops
a very sweet flavor, like a perfumed apple. With
cooking, the quince assumes a grainy texture,
similar to a pear, and turns a gorgeous rosy color.
Its complex taste is compatible with citrus and
warming spices, such as nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon,
ginger, and vanilla.
Equally at home in sweet or savory dishes,
quince is used to make tarts, jams, and preserves,
and is also a popular ingredient in Middle Eastern
meat stews. In Latin countries, quince is turned
into a paste called membrillo and is used in tapas
dishes that contain Manchego - a sweet counterbalance to the strong-flavored cheese.
The quince is high in pectin, the natural
gelling agent that allows jams and jellies to thicken.
This made quince a very popular base for preserves
in ancient times. The Portuguese word for quince
is marmelo and over time evolved into what we
know today as the word marmalade.
Look for quince between March and May
and again from November to January, in large
supermarket chains, specialty food stores and
ethnic markets.
Quince Jam
Makes about 5 half-pints
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon zest
4 cups sugar
Prepare the quince by washing and cutting
in half. Working around the core, grate the quince
flesh (including the peel) with a cheese grater, until
you have about 6 cups of grated quince. Put water
in a large, wide, thick-bottomed saucepan (6-8
quarts) and bring to a boil. Add the grated quince,
lemon juice and lemon zest. Reduce heat and
simmer until the quince is soft, about 10 minutes.
Add the sugar and bring to a boil again.
Stir to dissolve all of the sugar. Lower the heat
to medium high. Cook uncovered, stirring
occasionally, until quince jam turns pink and
thickens to desired consistency, about 30-40
minutes. Ladle into hot, sterilized canning jars*
and seal. Before applying the lids, sterilize the lids
by placing them in a bowl and pouring boiling
water over them. Wipe the rims of the jars clean
before applying the lids.
* To sterilize the jars, rinse out the jars, dry them,
and place them, without lids, in a 200° F oven
for 10 minutes.
Quince Tarte Tatin
Serves 8
9-inch pastry crust
7 cups water
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup honey
1 lemon, cut in half, crosswise
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 vanilla bean, split
6 large quince, or 8 medium
Poach Quince
2 pounds quince, rinsed, grated (discard
cores, leave peel on), about 5 quince
4 1/4 cups water
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Mix the water, sugar, honey, lemon and
vanilla bean in a large non-reactive pot and place
over medium-to-high heat. While the liquid is
heating, quarter, peel, and remove the cores of the
quince. Make sure to remove anything tough or
fibrous.
As you peel and prepare the quince
quarters, slip each one into the simmering liquid.
Once they’re all done, cover the pot with a round
of parchment paper with a walnut-sized hole cut
in the center. Simmer the quince (do not boil)
for at least an hour, until the quince are cooked
through. Cooking time will vary, depending on
the quince. They’re done when they are cooked
through - verify by piercing one with the tip of a
sharp paring knife. Drain on a clean drying towel.
Assemble the Tarte Tatin
Pour 1 1/4 cup of strained quince
poaching liquid into a Tarte Tatin pan or cast iron
skillet. Cook over moderate heat until the liquid
is thick and syrupy (the consistency of honey) and
remove from heat. The amount should be about
1/4 cup.
Lay poached quince quarters, which
have been patted dry, snugly against each other,
rounded side down, in the pan. Pack them in
tightly as they’ll settle down once baked. On a
lightly-floured surface, roll the dough into a circle a
few inches bigger than the pan you’re using. Drape
the dough over the quince, tucking in the edges,
and bake on a lower rack in a 375° F oven for
approximately 45 minutes. The tart is done when
the crust is deep golden brown. Remove from the oven and let rest on
a cooling rack for a few minutes to settle, then
overturn a rimmed serving platter or baking
sheet over the tart, and flip the tart over. (Wear
long oven mitts and be sure to take appropriate
precautions, as hot liquid may escape.) Glaze the
tart with any remaining juices.
Serve warm, or at room temperature. Tarte
Tatin should ideally be eaten the same day it is
made. Rewarm in a low oven or microwave before
serving, if desired.
Belinda Smith-Sullivan
is a food writer, personal
chef, and pilot who enjoys
exploring the “off the
beaten path” culinary
world. Her love of cooking
and entertaining motivated
her to give up a corporate
career to pursue a degree in
Culinary Arts from Johnson
& Wales University. Now living in Aiken, she currently
markets her own spice line called Chef Belinda Spices.
Visit her blog at www.flyingfoodie.blogspot.com.
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Just Like
a Woman
The Determination of
Martha Schofield
Dare to reach out your hand into
the darkness, to pull another hand
into the light. ~Norman B. Rice
M
artha and her mother looked up as the
hinges on the kitchen door moaned. The door
swung open to reveal a trembling black woman
who leaned against the wall, panting. She was a
runaway slave to their Bucks County, Pennsylvania, home, covered with cuts and bruises; a deep
gash just beginning to scab over on her forehead.
The refugee limped to them as they helped her
walk, realizing she had broken bones throughout
her body. But the physical wounds were not the
only injuries this victim suffered; she told the
Schofields how her husband, daughter, and son
had been sold to different masters the previous
month.
Fifteen-year-old Martha raced to get her
father. Knowing the fugitive to be in danger, the
family dressed her in Martha’s mother’s bonnet and
shawl, then whisked her away in the family wagon.
It was just in time, for after the frightened woman’s
flight from their Pine Grove farm, her furious
owner raged in and ransacked the Schofields’
home.
Martha Schofield never forgot that
runaway slave.
Martha on a Mission
Born in 1839, Martha was raised by Oliver
and Mary Schofield, active Quakers who supported
abolition and women’s rights. She was destined
to champion the fight against oppression as she
witnessed
her parents’
passion for
their causes.
After
graduating
from high
school,
Martha
taught
AfricanAmerican
students at
a Quaker
school in
Martha Schofield
Philadelphia. The emancipation of slaves in 1863
filled Martha with longing to move south to
educate freed slaves. At the age of 25, she took her
life savings of $468 and left her family, responding
to President Lincoln’s appeal to help freed slaves
and people displaced from the Civil War.
Two City Blocks and a Plan
St. Helena Island, South Carolina, became
a haven for emancipated slaves who fled plantations
along the coast. Schools had been set up to teach
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them how to read and write. In 1865 Martha went
to work there for the newly formed Bureau of
Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (called
simply “the Freedman’s Bureau) a program where
medicine, food, and education were given to its
clients. But a disease carried by coastal mosquitoes
stole her health, forcing her to rest and relocate
to a healthier climate. Arriving in Aiken in 1868,
Martha recovered then bought approximately two
city blocks of land on the east side of what is York
Street today. Her plans: to establish a “normal”
(teaching) school that would teach black students
to become educators, and a facility that would
teach life skills.
Opening as a day school in 1870 with
three teachers and 68 students, African-American
students attended austere academic courses. There
were also classes in masonry, carpentry, agriculture
and blacksmithing for boys, and sewing and
cooking for girls. One of the school’s graduates
was Dr. Matilda Evans, South Carolina’s first
African-American female doctor.
The school’s campus expanded and soon
a chapel, library, and dormitories dotted the area.
Growing in size and status, the school became the
realization of Martha’s vision. Money was sent to
her from her friends in the North, including Susan
B. Anthony. Aiken’s AME Church and other local
African-Americans supported her efforts with
money and encouragement. When money almost
ran out, the AME church quickly raised $42 to
keep the doors open.
Martha’s students often told their parents
of their affection for this woman who taught with
altruism and kindness. She allowed parents to
barter services and goods to pay for their children’s
tuition and expenses. The black community loved
and respected her, and soon Martha’s reputation
earned the same from all of Aiken. Her ingenuity
also helped her gain respect from the white
community of Aiken when she opened a print shop
and store to teach her students how to manage not
only their lives, but also a business. The upside
was it brought more than $10,000 of revenue into
Aiken.
But disaster struck her dreams when a fire
erupted in the boys’ dormitory and left it a pile of
smoldering ashes and embers. Fortunately no lives
were lost in the blaze.
By 1910 improvements had been made at
the school, which now also owned and operated a
280-acre farm just outside Aiken. All department
heads (except the headmaster/mistress and Martha)
and teachers had graduated from the school.
Still Waters Run Deep
Peaceful, purposeful, polite Martha
Schofield also inherited the fiery passion of her
parents. It welled within her and drove her to
confront an attempt by the South Carolina
Congress to pass a bill that would prohibit white
teachers instructing black students. Despite her
age of 73, she made a trip to the state capital and
addressed the governor to block the bill. The year
was 1912, when women and blacks struggled for
their rights in this state.
“The blood in my veins runs back to 1556
when one of my ancestors was burned at the stake
because he wanted to serve God in his own way,”
she proclaimed (see box). She returned home,
allowed to continue her mission to teach AfricanAmericans.
Ralph Jackson, Martha Schofield’s
ancestor, was burned at the stake as part
of the Marian Martyrs under the rule of
England’s “Bloody Mary” in June 1556.
The queen had restored the relationship
between the Church of England and the
Roman Catholic Church, under which
people had the choice of exile, conversion
to Catholicism, or death. The queen’s first
targets were Protestant clergy but soon
tradesmen, married men and women were
persecuted, and even children were burned
alive at the stake. In her five-year reign,
287 martyrs were executed.
In 1938 Schofield School became a semiprivate high school and received some public funds.
It became part of the Aiken Public School System
in 1953. After school integration began in Aiken
in the ‘60s, Schofield became
the school for 9th and 10th
grade students of all colors,
then was designated a middle
school, but still kept its name
and identity. The bell tower
is the only surviving piece of
the original school, and rests
at the entrance of Schofield
Middle School today.
Schofield the Suffragist
Martha was asked to become one of the
first members of the American Woman’s Suffrage
Association in 1871. She said in her letter of
acceptance that “justice to woman should be put
in as the cornerstone” of newly reformed state
governments. Martha was unanimously voted to
serve as a delegate to the convention in St. Louis
but was unable to attend. She said in the letter
explaining her inability to serve, “most especially
do the women of South Carolina need to be raised
from the subservient and passive condition in
which the so-called chivalry has placed them.”
The petition for a suffrage amendment
failed to pass the legislature, and in 1872 South
Carolina slipped into the reputation of “the
reluctant state” for women’s rights. Martha joined
a new-founded organization called the National
American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890
to resurrect efforts for women’s rights in South
Carolina.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Invitations had been sent to more than
300 people for the huge party planned to celebrate
Martha’s 77th birthday on February 1, 1916. It was
discovered she died before the celebration, so the
bell that had announced the next class to students
now announced the death of their beloved teacher
and friend.
As her casket was placed on the train to be
transported back to Pennsylvania, people gathered
at the depot to honor Martha Schofield by tearfully
singing the spiritual “Steal Away” as tribute to the
determined Quaker who loved her role as servant
to the refugees and victims of the War Between the
States.
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus
Steal away, steal away home
I ain’t got long to stay here
My Lord, He calls me
He calls me by the thunder
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul
I ain’t got long to stay here
Green trees are bending
Po’ sinner stand a-trembling
The trumpet sounds within-a my soul
I ain’t got long to stay here.
Words on Reverse side
of plaque:
Schofield School educated more
than 6,000 students by 1898.
Many graduates became teachers
and department heads here; others
became successful business
owners, professionals, farmers,
and community leaders. In 1940
alumnus Sanford P. Bradby
became its first African-American
superintendent. As first a private
and later a public school, Schofield
has taught children of all races
and creeds since 1866. The bell
tower nearby once stood
atop Carter Hall, built in 1882.
Words on plaque at
Schofield Middle School today:
“This school was founded by the
Freedmen’s Bureau shortly after
the Civil War to educate freedmen,
women, and children. In 1868
Martha Schofield, a Quaker from
Pennsylvania, came to Aiken
and began her long career as
superintendent. The school soon
expanded to this two-block site
and combined academics with
instruction in industrial, farming,
and homemaking skills. The 1897
Schofield School bulletin declared,
“Character building is our most
important work.”
9
New Chancellor
Seeks Student and
Community Input
by Heather Wright, USCA Writer
Chancellor Sandra Jordan hopes to create
about the projects. “Some are working on three or
the best atmosphere at the University of South
four task forces,” Jordan said.
Chancellor Jordan has a history in the arts
Carolina Aiken not only for the students, but also
and a great appreciation of the fine arts programs.
the community as a whole. She is no stranger
A student involved with one of her task forces,
to having positions in higher education, and her
senior communications major
resumé speaks for itself about
Anne Fulcher, remembers
her dedication to assisting
the time Jordan came to a
students to reach their full
chorus rehearsal and stayed
potential.
During her recent
for its entirety because she
State of the Campus Address
was unable to come to the
she discussed different things
performance the next day.
that she will do to work
Fulcher also appreciates the
alongside the community
opportunity the Chancellor
to strengthen the education
is giving students to be a part
system at the university.
of these changes.
“I like that Dr. Jordan
She worked to gather
wants everyone associated
information and also took
with our school to be
out time to “review our past
involved in the different
and understand the road our
task force groups,” Fulcher
university has traveled.”
Jordan has made
said. It gives us the feeling
it clear that the student
of ownership. It gives us
USC Aiken Chancellor Dr. Sandra Jordan
body is a priority to her.
the feeling that we are all
Although she is new to the area, she works to
important in the decision-making process that will
create relationships with all those involved with the make USCA an even better college.”
USCA community. The students are beginning to
Campus Changes
become more aware of her presence on campus.
Jordan plans to have renovations done
Out and About
to the campus to improve aesthetics for potential
“It is like she’s really trying to interact with students and current members of the USCA family.
the students and become more involved in student
There will be an update to the Penland Courtyard
life, said sophomore exercise sports science major
and the pedestrian bridge over Rt. 118, the Robert
Kayla Millholland. “I see her at basketball games
M. Bell Parkway, to the USC Convocation Center
and different events like that.”
should begin construction in the near future.
One of the concepts that she is putting
Although the plan was for this project
into effect is a number of task forces that include
to begin at the beginning of the year, Mike Jara,
faculty and student input. (see related story) She
Assistant Chancellor for Facilities, commented at
wanted any students who would be passionate
the recent Chancellor’s Panel that things do not
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always go as planned. “Sometimes you’re not in
control of all the factors,” Jara said. “We are going
to have a very safe and iconic structure; something
we’ll be really proud of when we’re done.”
Despite the fact that things were not
going according to the initial timeline Jordan stays
optimistic for the student and faculty. “There are
so many things that are beyond your control,”
she said. What I see is an awful lot of behind the
scenes work to satisfy a whole lot of groups.”
Communication, Communication
In her discussion at the Chancellor’s
Panel, she emphasized that communication is
essential to have the greatest impact as a leader.
“Communication is so important for effective
leadership,” Jordan said. “They (those who work for
you) make up their own reality in the absence of
communication.”
Jordan takes the time to get students’
opinions on important issues that will affect
the university as a whole. She recently discussed
possibly having a tobacco-free campus, and the
conversation was very open.
Tripp Warrick, student government
president, spoke out for smokers despite not being
one himself. “I think that if we go to a completely
smoke free campus, we’re not compromising,”
Warrick said. “If we do that, we’re just cutting
them (smokers) out of the mix and just doing
things our way.” The Chancellor is assessing both
sides of the issue to reach a decision.
Chancellor Jordan continues to build
relationships with students and faculty members
each day she holds this new position, but she
knows she is constantly learning new things.
“Leadership is a daily challenge,” Jordan said.
“You’re constantly working on that.”
Chancellor’s Student Task Forces
to Improve USCA Environment
by Heather Wright, USCA Writer
Chancellor Sandra Jordan’s visioning
process has created an action plan to provide
students with the best possible academic
environment.
She has created task forces rather than
committees because they can handle short-term
assignments. The groups include concentrations in
academic innovations, marketing, recruiting and
staff development. She believes that if a topic needs
further attention, a committee can be created to
follow up on the information collected by these
task forces.
When students were invited to work
alongside the faculty and staff, a number of them
took on the opportunity. They met at the end of
January and will give Dr. Jordan a report about
their recommendations in April.
“We are not limiting the size of the task
forces,” Chancellor Jordan said. “We want students
who are passionate about the topic.”
Implementing the Recommendations
The Chancellor hopes that these plans will
be put into action after the spring semester. Jordan
wants to put a website in place so students who do
not have the time to be members of the committees
can still have their thoughts and opinions heard. “I
want students to feel like, ‘if I see something I feel
passionate about, I can write in,’ ” Jordan said.
The Chancellor wants the university to
know that the campus is “focusing afresh on the
needs of the students.” “We need the voices of
the students,” Jordan said. “Is there something on
campus we’re blind to? We (the administration,
faculty and staff) commit our lives to education.”
Jordan emphasized the importance of
gaining a degree. “I believe students have more
flexibility, more financial stability and more
Chancellor Jordan with USCA students on campus
chances to succeed if they gain a degree, “ she said.
“We believe it helps students have fulfilling lives.
We need students to help guide this.” After these
task forces present their conclusions in the spring,
Jordan hopes to begin putting these plans into
action in the fall.
This is why Jordan has worked with the
marketing program to create new ways to showcase
USCA’s assets to potential students.
Promoting “We’re Number 1!”
A university that is continually ranked
number one for the quality of its education should
promote that to the local community, Jordan said.
Thanks to the new billboards around the CSRA,
USC Aiken is recognized all around.
USCA wants to attract more students from
surrounding areas as well as those out of state to
help enrich the USCA community. Chancellor
Jordan feels that it is important for the university
to reach potential students who fulfill the
requirements for USCA enrollment.
“We ask students how they first learned
about us,” Jordan said. “We want people to first
become aware of us, learn more and then drive
them toward seeking admission. We want them to
develop their knowledge of USCA.”
She believes that billboards serve as a way
of “tipping your hat” to those who are not aware of
USCA. The university will continue to do surveys
and document which form of marketing has the
biggest impact on admission rates.
Sophomore English major Kate Hesik
believes that this new marketing is an asset to the
campus.
“I feel like it’s good way to make our
campus more diverse because that is what our
university is known for,” Hesik said.
Intentional Billboards
“We want people to know we have a
quality institution,” Jordan said. “We want to
be very intentional with the placement of our
billboards. We want to attract students who will do
well at our institution.”
As part of this new marketing effort, the
billboards, pamphlets and handouts that will be
distributed giving information about USCA will all
have common themes. The plan is to send people
to the website where they can learn about the
university and what USCA has to offer.
Jordan wants to send a clear message
throughout, but does not want the marketing to
become redundant.
“We want the marketing to be like
a family, but shake the message up without
compromising the core values,” Jordan said.
Heather Wright is a graduating senior at USCA
majoring in Communications. She is a BELLA
intern this term.
11 The Pickens-Salley House:
Rich in History
by James Miley, USCA Writer, and Kathy Huff
It was called Edgewood in its first and
second incarnations. Now in its third life and
called the Pickens-Salley House, it is the oldest
structure on the University of South Carolina
Aiken campus. Originally built in 1829 on a
hilltop in Edgefield County, the Pickens-Salley
House garnered its names from two extraordinary
women who once called the house “home” — Lucy
Holcombe Pickens and Eulalie Chafee
Salley, whose fortitude and intelligence are
vital parts of Aiken’s history.
While in Russia, Lucy was once again admired for
her beauty by Alexander II, the czar of Russia. A
man well-known for his infidelity, he showed his
interest in Lucy by giving her fine jewelry.
Jewelry was not the only gift Mrs. Pickens
received while in Russia. The second gift was the
birth of her daughter, Eugenia Frances Dorothea
Olga Neva Pickens, called “Douschka,” meaning
Eulalie Salley
Lucy Pickens
Lucy Pickens took residence in the
house after marrying Francis Wilkinson
Pickens in Texas in 1858. Pickens was
a powerful man who first met Lucy in
1857; he was immediately captivated by
her beauty and let his interest in her be
well-known. While Pickens was interested
in her beauty, Lucy was interested in his
power.
Pickens was chosen by President
Buchanan to become the United
States ambassador to Russia. He often
corresponded with Lucy; however, there was one
period in which he had had no reply for 56 days.
Knowing that Lucy would admire the prestige that
came along with his new appointment, Pickens
wrote to inform her of it. It was then she agreed
to marry him. Shortly afterwards, Lucy Pickens
was married to one of the most powerful men in
the state, a position that would prove to be of great
importance.
On to Russia
Not long after they had married, Francis
and Lucy Pickens traveled to Russia via steamship.
the war in 1865, Francis Pickens was left in dire
circumstances, a man without power or wealth.
Being one of the men at the forefront of the war
had cost him greatly. Lucy once again sold some of
the jewelry she had acquired in Russia, this time
to save the house. The stress placed on her husband
weighed heavily, and in the winter of 1869 he
passed away. Lucy Pickens continued to live in the
house until her passing on August 8, 1899.
The Pickens-Salley House, formerly Edgewood
“little darling” in Russian. Her birth prompted
the couple to return home. Following their return
to the United States, Francis Pickens was elected
governor of South Carolina. Under his leadership,
South Carolina was the first state to secede from
the Union, leading to the start of the Civil War in
1861.
As the war waged on, Lucy showed her
support by selling the jewelry she received from
the czar to support Confederate soldiers, earning
her the name “Queen of the Confederacy.” She
had the honor of being the only woman featured
on any Southern currency. When the North won
For 25 years the Edgewood
sat vacant on that hilltop in Edgefield
County. Well aware of its history, Eulalie
Chafee Salley decided to take residence in
the historic home, but not in Edgefield.
Eulalie arranged for the house to be moved
to her hometown of Aiken. The boards of
the house were labeled and each piece was
carefully moved to Kalmia Hill by muledriven sleds.
Eulalie, like Lucy, was a woman
who knew what she wanted in life.
Once quoted as saying, “Limiting me
to domestic responsibility would be like
hitching a race horse to a plow,” she dedicated
her life to women’s rights. She often marched the
streets of Aiken with the rest of the Equal Suffrage
League. Willing to do whatever it took to bring
attention to women’s suffrage, she even dropped
pamphlets from an airplane in the early 1900s.
Her Inspiration Came in
Part from Lucy
Interestingly, Eulalie Salley’s
determination to obtain the right to vote for
women can be partly attributed to Lucy Pickens.
When Lucy’s granddaughter, Lucy Pickens Dugas,
became ill in 1909, her husband Ben R. Tillman
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law. To get her children back, Dugas had to fight a legal battle in court, which
left her in financial ruin. When Eulalie heard of the incident, she made it her
life goal to gain equal rights for women in the state of South Carolina.
Although the 19th Amendment granting voting rights to women had
been in effect for almost 50 years, South Carolina finally—formally--signed
it into law in 1969. At the age of 85, Eulalie Salley stood over the shoulder
of Governor Robert McNair as he signed the bill she had worked for over the
majority of her life. She died in 1975, becoming the second prominent South
Carolina woman to live and die in the same historic house.
The Pickens-Salley House Arrives at USCA
In 1989, the house was relocated once more. Ronnie Bolton purchased
the property where the house stood atop Kalmia Hill to build the Pepper
Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Bolton had no desire to tear down
the house, and instead, donated it to the University of South Carolina Aiken.
Through various donations, the university had the house moved onto the
campus. It has remained largely intact over the years, the mantels, high
ceilings and flooring being relatively unchanged from the original 1829 house.
However, today, instead of being a residence, it is the office building of the
chancellor and other administrative offices.
Vice Chancellor for University Advancement Deidre Martin, who
works in the Pickens-Salley House, appreciates the history of the house and
its location on campus. “It gives us a tie to the area,” said Martin. “We are so
fortunate to have the Pickens-Salley House on the USC Aiken campus, and it
is a privilege to preserve a place that has witnessed so much of the history of
this state and region. I’m especially proud that we were able to tell the stories
of the wonderful people—especially the stories of the two women—who
walked the floors of Edgewood through the documentary made in 2010.
“I have come to believe that the house has a way of having folks fall
in love with it and want to protect it. Lucy and Eulalie certainly loved this
house and today there are many of us who have come to love the house. In
fact, one of the greatest compliments anyone paid me after the making of the
documentary was when Emily Cooper told me, “You have done a wonderful
thing in telling her story. Now no one can ever tear down this special house.”
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13 Is This For Real?
by Margaret Foreman, Guest Writer
TV fan rates reality shows
If you find yourself on Tuesday mornings
discussing what happened on Dancing With the
Stars or The Bachelor, then you may be hooked
on reality TV. These programs are classified in
the reality show category, but they feel a lot like
primetime series. For most of us, the term “reality
show” conjures up The Housewives of Orange
County, Storage Wars, The Millionaire Matchmaker,
or Say Yes to the Dress.
Reality TV blossomed with Candid Camera in the 1950s, grew to Cops (police ride-alongs)
in 1989, to The Real World (strangers living together as roommates) on MTV in 1992. Survivor
hit the scene in 2000 and was an instant success.
Two years later, reality sensation American Idol premiered and became a ratings phenomenon —not
only the #1 reality show, but the #1 television show
overall. Since 2008 the Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences has recognized the reality television
genre as a competitive category in its annual Emmy
awards.
Not the Hit the Writers Wanted
The creative community responsible for
scripted programming sees the genre as a threat;
the Writers Guild of America complains that every
reality show is a chance lost for a scripted series.
When Hollywood writers went on strike in 2007,
they faced a catch-22. The networks filled programming with reality shows, and the reality shows
skyrocketed to success. According to television
executives, reality shows generate a large amount of
revenue and are not expensive to create. There are
no star salaries and product placement is easy.
Do you remember the Salahi couple who
crashed a White House dinner? They did it to
promote The Real Housewives of Washington, D.C.
Later the homely husband had to deal with his
wife’s disappearance, only to find out she ran off
with the guitarist in the rock band Journey. The
same year a Colorado family staged a hoax claiming their young son floated away in a helium balloon and disappeared. Why the hoax? They hoped
to get a reality TV deal.
15 Minutes of Fame
Andy Warhol predicted that “in
the future everyone will be famous for
15 minutes.” Snooki had much more
than 15 minutes. She went from binge
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drinking on The Jersey
Shore to romance, a
new baby, and a new
reality show with
girlfriend JWoww.
President Obama and
Governor Romney
knew who Snooki
was. Snooki even got
a tweet from Senator
John McCain about
the tanning bed tax.
Duck Dynasty and Swamp People
depict rural cultures in Louisiana. Cast members of the two shows appeared in
Aiken to sold-out crowds. Swamp People depicts
the lives of Cajuns on the Atchafalaya River Basin
who hunt, shoot and tag alligators during hunting
season. When the camera pans to a hand reaching into the murky water for a rope with an alligator on the
other end, just
inches away,
you may jump
to your feet
screaming.
The
Robertson
family, reality
stars of Duck
Dynasty, has a
multi-million
dollar duck
call business,
The cast of Duck Dynasty
and some
long grizzly beards, long hair, beautiful wives and
beautiful mansions. In one scene, at the Duck
Commander headquarters, the temperature is 102
degrees inside and the air conditioning is broken.
The unit is being repaired by Mountain Man so
it could take all day…or a week. Cousin Si, prone
to laziness and saying “Hey!” has left the office
for the parking lot and some shade. He has lined
the truck bed with a tarp and is filling it up like a
swimming pool. He is “hydrating” with an orange
slushy in a bucket. Si’s #1 rule: Always have a
refreshing beverage with you. (Don’t miss another
episode in which Si eats 38 donuts.)
An hourlong Christmas special of Duck
Dynasty premiered its second season
on
December 5, 2012. It was the
most watched A&E episode in the
network’s history, topping shows like
CBS’s Survivor and Fox’s The X-Factor.
How’s My Hair?
On Mudcats, five teams of skilled mudcatters jump in muddy water and
stick their hand inside the mouth of
flathead catfish weighing around 50
pounds and more. They compete in
the 10-week Oklahoma hand fishing competition to find the heaviest
catfish in the water. My favorite here
has to be Scooter Bivens. Not only is
his family hailed as hand
fishing royalty, he has
trimmed his facial hair
so that he looks exactly
like a catfish.
On a recent installment of Castle, a cast
member was murdered
on a reality show called
The Wives of Wall Street
Snooki
within the television
program. The police captain, an avid fan of The
Wives, orders Castle and Beckett to watch at least
two episodes of the show to get clues for the case.
Castle watches for hours until he comically glazes
over and becomes hooked.
You will be feeling like a baby in his mother’s arms after watching Animal Planet’s Too Cute.
The show follows three litters of kittens or puppies
from birth and weaning to adoption. Pardon the
pun, but it’s “awww-some.”
Stage Mothers
Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger
Games, Silver Linings Playbook) was on
the David Letterman show recently
telling Dave that she loved Honey
Boo Boo. Why? Because it made her
feel better about herself. I suppose
you could feel smarter and cleaner if
you compare yourself to Honey Boo
Boo, Mama June, Punkin, Sugar Bear
and the rest of the family. Home
schooling by June taught daughter
Punkin that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in
1942. But hey, she is an amazing couponer and
that’s a 2013 skill for these economic times. “A
dollar makes me holler” is a favorite Boo Boo
phrase, along with “You better redneckognize me.”
Other than being pretty darn gross, especially with
regard to bodily functions, they are a close-knit
family who never stop laughing.
June states, “You like us or
you don’t like us. We just
don’t care.” Viewers may
be horrified but continue
to watch.
Here Comes
Honey Boo Boo is
a spinoff of Toddlers and Tiaras.
Little girls in
poofy dresses,
wigs, false eyelashes, spray tans and
enormous egos perform
for a couple of minutes in
front of judges for the
Grand Supreme crown.
Some of the little princesses, only a mother could
Honey Boo Boo
love.
In the mood for aggression at its finest?
Catch Abby Lee Miller of Dance Moms. She has
A Hot Mess
In What Not to Wear, a couple of NYC stylists critique wardrobe-challenged women. The derision is apparent, but they give the “victim” a $5,000
wardrobe, and a hair and makeup makeover. She looks 100 per cent better
and comes out from behind a screen to the absolute amazement and cheering
of friends and family.
Recently there was an all-day marathon for Breaking Amish. Two
young Amish men and three young Amish girls leave small towns in Pennsylvania for New York City. New York City? That’s a leap. The sweet, gentle
Amish community has its dark side, and we quickly learn about one young
girl’s trauma at having all her teeth pulled by an unskilled Amish dentist. In
the city, one of the young girls and one of the young men become a couple and
except for the addition of some “English” clothing and junk food, they stay
within Amish customs. The second young girl likes the bars; the other young
man loves strip clubs. The third girl actually makes it as a model. Amish runaways can never return home. One man tried; his mother shut the door in his
face. The model tried to see her friends; they ran from her.
“We are family,
I got all my sisters with
me”
We cannot forget Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe. The Kardashians gives
us a day in the life of well-known sisters
who have professional hair and makeup
daily, dress in designer clothes, lunch
at expensive restaurants and have those
huge rich people problems. In one
episode, the three Kardashian sisters deal
with the controversy over Kim’s posterior
and whether she has implants. Off they
go for an x-ray to prove those naysayers
wrong.
According to RadarOnline, Kim
Kardashian told a friend, “I’m more faThe Kardashians
mous than Jennifer Anniston, Angelina
Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow combined.” Kim also thinks reality stars should
be able to get their own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. In a recent survey of the biggest egos in Hollywood, Kanye West was #1 and Kim Kardashian (Kanye’s baby mama if you haven’t heard) was #2. So they do have a lot in
common.
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Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
One of the most popular guilty pleasures is The Real Housewives of …
Anywhere – New Jersey, Orange County, Atlanta, or Beverly Hills. They are
brutally honest, scream, and yell. The Housewives of Beverly Hills is very glamorous and fun to watch. Housewife Brandi Granville had her handsome husband Eddie Ciprian stolen from right under her nose by country singer LeAnn
Rimes. The latest: Brandi had an affair before Eddie. But wait, Brandi says,
not so fast, it ain’t so.
Also on the show are sophisticated Kyle Richards and dopey sister
Kim Richards, aunts of Paris Hilton; Camille Grammar, Kelsey Grammar’s
ex; Adrienne Maloof who just divorced plastic surgeon Dr. Paul Nassif; Taylor
Armstrong, whose husband committed suicide last year. Never a dull moment. Lisa Vanderpump, a gorgeous sophisticated lady with a lovely English
accent owns and runs restaurants with her rich English husband and now
has her own spinoff Vanderpump Rules. Recently Lisa’s husband had to have
surgery. She was beside him in the hospital – in full makeup and 4-inch heels.
Gimme Shelter
On National Geographic is the new and very popular Doomsday Preppers, which explores lives of Americans who are preparing for the end of the
world. There’s a music producer who hides out in a bunker, a mother stockpiling insulin, and a couple hoarding food and guns, to name a few. This reality
show reflects a growing movement in our country, reminiscent of the 1950s
bomb shelters.
Beyond Scared Straight is an edgy series that brings the most disrespectful and defiant of teens into jail. We watch as guards and inmates terrorize them as they progress through juvenile jail programs. They are shaking
in their “purchased from drug trafficking” Nikes. Only about 25 percent have
changed their behavior.
All Time “Lo”
Possibly the worst reality show we will ever see is being developed
as we live our lives. All My Babies’ Mamas features rapper/musician Shawty
Lo who has 11 children with 10 women. This is an upcoming project on the
OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) network. (Oprah!!!) Are you going to
watch it? Maybe once? Come on. It’s like driving by a wreck and not looking.
A new reality show is popping up every day. Boston’s Finest had a
trailer yesterday. Hundreds more are on the way. We have to end now. So
let’s go out with a good scream from varmint-catcher Turtle Man and a highpitched “Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee LIVE ACTION!” Enjoy!
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The More Stress Changes,
the More it Stays the Same
While visiting my father in Aiken a
few weeks ago, I discovered an old and yellowed
newspaper column in a drawer. It was written by
Herbert Spaugh, DD. There was no date on it,
but if the Dr. Spaugh I googled is the same man,
he died in 1978. This would mean the article is at
least 35 years old, probably older.
In the article, Dr. Spaugh addressed the
problem of stress in children. Yes, even that long
ago children were experiencing stress. Not only are
today’s children similarly experiencing stress, but
the causes of stress today echo from 40 years ago as
being very similar.
This started me thinking about the innate
needs of children, no matter what their generation.
Have our children’s core needs changed that much?
I think not. True, they have more “stuff “ these
days, more technology, higher expectations in
school, more stimulation, more opportunities for
travel and cultural exposure, but aren’t they still
immature, socially awkward, emotionally sensitive
youngsters? One might even say that this “more”
lifestyle adds to the stress children feel.
Fundamental Fears
Here is Dr. Spaugh’s advice from 35 (or
more) years ago:
This puts the responsibility squarely up to the
parents first. A child first craves affection and a sense
of security in the home. Irritable and quarrelling
parents certainly do not produce that. It is said that
the two fears with which a child is born are the fear of
falling and the fear of a loud noise. It’s a wonder that
there aren’t more problems among children when we
consider the noise, confusion, and excitement which is
prevalent in so many homes, the “blood and thunder”
radio programs, the emotionally exciting “comic
books;” the emotional stimulation in many movies
which are not suited for children.
There are certainly many causes of stress
we cannot control, but if noise and entertainment
stimuli are part of the problem, as Dr. Spaugh
believed, we might be able to make a difference.
Perhaps we all need to step back and take a look at
our homes behind closed doors. How much noise
is prevalent? How much pressure and stress are
our children subjected to from us, their siblings,
their friends? Do our children have a peaceful
place to go when they need quiet and privacy? Do
we? What kinds of restrictions and regulations
do we have on our children’s use of TV, music,
computers, iPhones, movies, books, etc.? Along
with these restrictions how do we effectively
monitor and enforce these rules? What kinds of
bedtime routines do we have that help them calm
down, tune out the world, and tune into their place
in a loving family?
Monitor Signs of Stress
As you think about these questions you
can also observe your children’s behavior to see if
there are signs of undue stress in their lives. How
is their sleep? How are they doing in school, with
friends? Are they having excessive problems with
their health, complaining more about being tired
or uninterested in normal activities? These are all
signs we can watch for as we monitor their stress
levels.
None of us can provide a stress-free life
for our children, and we would not be doing them
any favors if we did. They need to learn to cope
with ordinary stressors while young; then they
will mature into adults who can handle stress in
constructive, positive ways. However, we do have
some control over their home environments. We
can give them quiet, reflective time as well as all
the stimulation that comes their way. We can find
time to listen to them, and let them talk about
their feelings and problems. We can encourage
them to take deep breaths of fresh air and relax,
knowing they are loved and cherished for who they
are, a gift from God.
Betts Hunter Gatewood is
a National Board Certified
school counselor with 28 years’
experience in elementary and
middle school counseling.
She holds an EdS degree
from USC and has authored
or co-authored four books on
school counseling strategies and
activities. She and her husband
are the proud parents of three adult children and have four
granddaughters and a grandson.
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Need Some Exercise?
Take the Scenic Route.
In every walk with nature, one
receives far more than he seeks.
— John Muir
Editor’s note:
This is the first in a BELLA series of three
walking tours around Aiken, laid out
by staff writer Susan Elder in the company of
her husband Hank and their Scottie, Bell.
Walking is great exercise. It’s free, you can
walk at your own pace, and you can even learn
something while you walk.
Those of us who are reluctant walkers
often need extra encouragement to get us moving.
An energetic Golden Retriever puppy that will demand a daily turn around the block is one kind of
encouragement. He will also be a good companion
with whom we may discuss the scenery. Probably
not the best choice for a walking companion is the
Scottish Terrier that accompanies me these days.
She is slower and wants to investigate every latent
opossum scent while antagonizing approaching
dogs that were otherwise minding their own business. Friends make good company as well, though
friends may also want to travel at a different pace
from the one you’ve set for yourself.
A set of headphones would be a less
demanding companion. Listen to the radio, your
favorite tunes (a fast song – no crooners). My number one choice is a book downloaded from Audible.
There’s nothing like a good Harlan Coben mystery
to make you keep walking.
For an entertaining and educational walk,
take along the excellent color booklet created by
the Aiken Chamber of Commerce with 94 different places to note around town. We’ve divided the
tour into several shorter walks, perfect for a daily
exercise routine.
Look for some notable trees as well as
historical places. Forty-eight trees in the Colleton
Avenue area were once identified as part of the Colleton Avenue Trail Guide. Unfortunately squirrels
like to munch on the plastic labels, and many of
them are missing, but we’ve mentioned some here
that still show a name.
The hardy trees planted in the parkways,
like the homes, are a diverse group. Aiken boasts
one of the most varied tree populations in the
southeast, and it’s along the Colleton Avenue
parkway that we can see 11 varieties of oak alone.
Among the many cedars and pines stand Blackjack Oak, Post Oak, Southern Red Oak, Shumard
Oak, Sawtooth Oak, and Chapman Oak, some of
the lesser known Quercus kin. There are dozens
of Sweet Gums, identifiable by the sticker balls
beneath them. There are our Live Oaks, of course,
and the similar leaved Water Oak. Both oaks are
“tardily deciduous,” which means the leaves fall
later than their cousins. Crape Myrtles, Dogwoods
and Deciduous Magnolias, most noticeable in late
winter by their pink or white cup-shaped blossoms,
embellish the parkways as well.
Here’s a two-and-a-half mile walking tour
that explores Aiken’s history and points out some
trees that you’ll want to notice. The Aiken Public
Library is a good place to start since it is centrally
located and there’s ample parking.
1
From the library parking lot, cross over to the
westbound side of Colleton Avenue and continue
east, so that you’re facing traffic, toward the corner
of Colleton and York Street. The corner building
on the left at 253 York Street is believed to be one
of the oldest houses in Aiken. Built in 1850, for
many years it was an inn and later was turned into
apartments.
2
Continue on Colleton, to the intersection of
Fairfield Street. The next block, bordered by Fairfield and Union, was once the site of a home built
in the mid-1850s by William Gregg, Jr., son of the
founder of the Graniteville Company. In 1872,
that house became Aiken’s first courthouse and jail.
It was later sold to the man who
named it, William K. Vanderbilt, grandson of Cornelius
Vanderbilt. The original house
was destroyed by fire in 1970
and the block was acquired by
a local resident who built a new
home on the property. Look for
the brick arch and the gate with
the name “Elm Court.”
3
Continue to the next block of Colleton
between Union and Kershaw. These beautifully
maintained cottages were examples of the homes
built by John Staubes, a local builder who once
owned the entire block.
4
On your left, in the
Kershaw Street parkway,
stands an Osage Orange
tree. Once used for hedgerows in the central plains,
this tree produces bright
green, bumpy fruit in fall.
5
Continue south
down Colleton, past an eclectic mix of large and
small, new and old homes, including some “shotgun” houses, small houses with front and back
doors so aligned that it was said you could fire a
shotgun in the front door and it would come out
the back.
6
When you come to the corner of Horry
Street, cross to the southeast corner. On your left
you’ll see a fine old home called “Let’s Pretend,”
built around 1880 and once owned by pulp novel-
by Susan Elder
ist, Gouverneur Morris, IV, great grandson of the
Founding Father of the same name.
7
Continue down Horry, passing several more
turn of the century cottages, to the corner of South
Boundary. On your left, look for the distinctive
fence surrounding “Lollipop Cottage.” Peek over
the fence to see an example of a Sand Hill Cottage, popularly built in South Carolina for several
centuries.
8
In the parkway on the right, look for a
winged elm tree. Cross the parkway and head back
toward Colleton. On your left, notice the native
pecan tree.
9
Turn left onto Colleton past several handsome old homes and three more handsome trees
growing along your left. American Holly and Red
Maple are both popular
landscaping trees throughout
the country. Fringe Tree or
Grancy Greybeard is perhaps
not as well known but is a
fine native tree that produces
feathery leaved flowers in the
spring.
10
Continue to Sumter Street and turn left. Make the loop and look for
the home at 335 Sumter called “Seven Gables.” It
was once part of another home on Colleton Avenue
and in 1920 was moved and remodeled. It has 12
rooms, heart-of-pine floors, 11-foot ceilings and
3,000 square feet of living space.
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Back on Colleton,
continue to Kershaw, turn left
and make the loop around
Kershaw Street. In front of
a modern, ranch style house,
look for the Windmill Palm
trees growing near two
handsome Deodar Cedars.
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On Colleton again, turn left past “Coach
House,” built in 1890, then “One Acre Farm”
at 405 Colleton. Built before 1909, it was once
owned by an heir of Marshall Field, founder of the
Chicago-based department store.
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Turn left again onto Union Street, and
notice 316 Union, which was the guest house for
nearby “One Acre Farm.” There are four fireplaces
and 10-foot ceilings in this modest home. Notice
the wrought-iron gate with the cornstalk design.
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Cross the parkway and come back to the
corner of Union and Colleton where on your left
you’ll come to the house at 325 Colleton. It was
acquired by an Aiken attorney in the early 1900s,
purchased from the Astor family of New York, and
it faces the site of the former Vanderbilt home. This
corner was, for a time, home to representatives of
two of America’s wealthiest families.
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Continue down Colleton. At 225 Colleton
you’ll pass a home called “Mousetrap,” built in
1927. Notice that there are seven chimneys. Inside
the chimneys the bricks are placed in a whorl to
direct the smoke upward.
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Turn left onto York Street, past a house
aptly named “Rose Roof” and a gray shingled
cottage called “Popover” which was once the
servants’ wing of another home that faces Fairfield
Street. Cross the parkway toward the library at the
sidewalk near South Boundary and notice the three
Cornelian Cherry Dogwoods. They sport dainty
yellow flowers in late winter, after which the leaves
will emerge, followed by red, edible fruit.
inn, built in 1898 by Aiken caterer, Frederick Willcox. Many of Aiken’s most celebrated guests have
enjoyed a stay at the Willcox over the years, including the Duke of Windsor and Winston Churchill.
Legend says that Franklin Roosevelt’s private train
car stopped at the back door to allow him to slip
in quietly. Neglected for several decades in the late
1900s, it was finally restored to its former glory.
Stop in for a cold drink in the comfortable lobby. There’s music some nights and you’ll
probably see someone you know. The Willcox has
the feeling of a private club, where everyone is welcome. The Willcox has won a 2012 Best Hotel in
the World Award from Travel and Leisure, a 2012
Best in the South award from Condé Nast Traveler
and a Best 50 in the U.S. Small Hotel Award in
2011 from the same magazine.
When you return to your car, you can
feel confident that you have improved your mind
and your body at one pass. For more information
about the homes on this walk and many others as
well, visit the Aiken Chamber of Commerce on
Richland Avenue and pick up the attractive color
booklet.
Brian Parr, Associate Professor of
Exercise and Sports Science at USCA,
tells us that the average person will
burn about 250 calories on a two and
a half mile walk like this – about 100
calories for each mile. If you walk
faster, or if the elevation changes, you
burn more calories, of course.
It doesn’t have to be vigorous.
If the walk is something you enjoy,
you’re more likely to do it. He says a
scenic, pleasurable route you enjoy
is better than boring runs around a
track that you dread and are inclined
Susan Elder is a former elementary
school teacher and garden writer.
These days she spends her time
babysitting for her most adorable
granddaughter.
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Walk back up York Street, behind the
library, and turn left through the part of Colleton
Avenue that runs beside the library. The building
which now houses the Aiken County Library was
originally Aiken Institute, a public school. The
main building was built in 1891 with a wing added
in 1913.
to skip.
Walking has many benefits:
• Improves overall fitness
• Burns calories
• Lowers your blood cholesterol
• Treats and prevents diabetes
• Lowers the risk of heart disease
and cancer
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Carefully cross Whiskey Road and walk
down Colleton to the corner of Newberry Street.
On your left, behind the fence, stands “Jasmine
Cottage,” 129 Colleton. It was built around 1895
by the chef from the Willcox Hotel across the
street. The home and its surrounding gardens have
recently been restored and refurbished.
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Cross the parkway and you have come
to the end of your walk in the perfect place. The
Willcox at 100 Colleton Avenue is a stunning old
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MARCHCOMMUNITYCALENDAR
Downtown Aiken
March 1
The Aiken Hickory Classic, Aiken Golf
Club, 10 a.m. Annual golf tournament
hosted by the Aiken Golf Club and
the Aiken County Historical Museum.
Awards after the tournament in
Legends Grill.
March 2, 9
Aiken Historic Tours, 10 a.m.,
reservations recommended. Call
803-642-7631 for $15 tickets, sold at
Odell Weeks Center, 1700 Whiskey Road. Arrive at Aiken Visitors Center (Railroad
Depot) 15 minutes early before tour
departure. For private and group tour
arrangements for up to 3 or 4 people,
call head tour guide Judith Burgess at
649-6608 for availability and pricing.
March 7- 9
Aiken Spring Sidewalk Sale, 8 a.m. –
10 p.m. Sponsored by the Aiken
Downtown Development Association.
www.downtownaiken.com.
March 12
Birds & Butterflies: Carolina Wildlife
Care, 7- 8 p.m. Anne Palyok, Director
of Rehabilitation, Carolina Wildlife Care.
Cost is $5.
March 19
March 6
French Language for Kids, 4 p.m. Learn
French in this beginning class for grades
1-5. Registration required. Call 642-2023
for more information.
March 6, 13, 20, 27
Storytime Wednesdays, ages 0-2
10:15 a.m., ages 2-3 11 a.m., ages 4-5
11:30 a.m.
March 9
Movie, The Life of Pi, rated PG, 3-5 p.m.
March 14
LEGO Club, 4-5 p.m. Grades K-5 can
show off their imaginations and super
building skills. LEGOs will be supplied.
The Ireland You Haven’t Seen, 7- 8
p.m. Come see how a poor bookworm
learned to do genealogy research,
speak a bit of Gaelic, teach computer
science, play the tin whistle, and dance
in competition. Dennis Harkins will show
slides and video clips from a year in
Ireland and inspire you to travel light and
learn more!
March 16
Movie, Rise of the Guardians, rated PG,
1-2:30 p.m.
Documentary, The Secrets of Highclere
Castle, 3- 4 p.m. Discover the real
Downton Abbey!
Birds & Butterflies: HummingbirdsNature’s Jewels, 7- 8 p.m. Cost is $5 per
person.
March 21
Aiken Center for the Arts
Minute to Win It Teen Program,
4:30- 5:30 p.m.
122 Laurens St. SW
803-641-9094
www.aikencenterforthearts.org
March 1- 15
Aiken Horse Through the Lens.
An Exhibition of Equestrian Artwork on
display in the Westinghouse Gallery.
By George Buggs, D.S. Owens, and
Mike Kleiman.
February 1- 25
Children’s Book Program, 4- 5 p.m.
March 26
March 28
Children’s Easter Program, 4- 5 p.m.
Aiken County
Historical Museum
433 Newberry St. SW
803-642-2015 www.
aikencountyhistoricalmuseum.org
Aiken Retrospective Exhibition.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily.
March 18
Aiken County
Public Library
Horse Creek Antique Bottle Club,
7- 8 p.m.
803-642-2020, www.abbe-lib.org
Movie, Breaking Dawn, rated PG-13,
3–5 p.m.
Tickets and information:
803-648-1438
Etherredge Center
126 Newberry St. SW
March 1, 2
Broadway Bound Gala and Show,
ACP Youth Wing’s annual fundraiser,
6:30- 9:30 p.m., Musical Extravaganza to
raise money for the Immersion Program
that provides opportunities for students
to attend the Broadway Student Summit
in NYC and receive instruction, training,
feedback and audition experience.
The Gala is March 1 at 6:30, show on
March 1 is at 8 p.m. and on March 2 at
3- 5 p.m. Tickets are $45 for the Gala
and Show, or $20 for the show only.
http://aikencommunityplayhouse.info
March 12
Juilliard in Aiken: Drama Division
Performance, 2 p.m. This collection of
classical and contemporary scenes,
monologues, and songs featuring works
by William Shakespeare and Juilliard’s
own Playwriting Program, showcases
the work of third-year and fourth-year
students of The Juilliard School’s
Drama Division.
March 14, 15
471 University Parkway
www.usca.edu/ec
Tickets and information:
803-641-3305
March 2
Ensemble Galilei First Person, 8 –
10 p.m. With a combination of narrations
by Rob Nagle and Lily Knight, images
from some of America’s finest
photographers, and the poetry and
prose of some of America’s greatest
writers, this performance is an ambitious
new project for the ensemble.
March 14
Juilliard in Aiken: Greg Anderson and
Elizabeth Joy Roe, 7- 8:30 p.m.
Anderson and Roe have palpable
musical chemistry and their technical
prowess, improvisational abilities, and
musical collaboration create truly new
sounds. Tickets are $25- $45.
Student tickets are $5.
March 15
Broadway’s Next H!T Musical, 8 p.m.
Presented by Aiken Performing Arts
Group, this is an original, award winning
improvised musical comedy. Every song
is fresh, every scene is new, each night is
different. Call Cathy at 803-643-4774 for
more information.
5th Year Anniversary Concert, 8– 10
p.m. A culmination of the 2013 festival
week featuring Anderson & Roe, Juilliard
Jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble, Charles
Yang Piano Duo, Pisticci String Trio,
Pre-College Artists, Ellen and James S.
Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts singers,
and Juilliard 415. Tickets are $25- $45.
Student tickets are $5.
Fox on the Fairway, 8 p.m. ACP Main
Stage Production, Rival country clubs
are going head-to-head on their annual
golf tournament.
Aiken Regional Medical
Centers
DuPont Planetarium
803-641-5000
www.aikenregional.com
March 29, 30
Ruth Patrick Science
Education Center
http://rpsec.usca.eduPlanetarium/
pubshows.html
Tickets and information: 803-641-3654
Larry Cat in Space, 7- 8 p.m. This is a
playful presentation about an inquisitive
cat who takes a trip to the Moon. Learn
through Larry how humans really got to
the Moon as you view NASA images of
the Apollo missions.
To the Moon and Beyond, 8- 9 p.m.
Experience the exciting adventures of
Apollo astronauts on the Moon, and
become better acquainted with the
attributes of Earth’s natural satellite.
March 2
Tax Planning
Medicaid Planning
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Revocable Trust
Probate
Then, discover how NASA plans to send
humans back to the Moon, Mars, and
beyond.
March 2- 30
Quilt Guild, 10- 11 a.m.
314 Chesterfield St. SW
URS Center for the
Performing Arts
Wm. Ray Massey
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Support Group Meetings:
AA: Every Sunday and Wednesday
evening, 7:15 p.m., Aurora Pavilion.
Aiken Cares- Alzheimer’s:
2nd Tuesday, 11 a.m. to noon,
Cumberland Village Library, 2nd floor.
Bariatric: 2nd Wednesday, 6-7 p.m.,
ARMC, Bariatric Services, 2nd floor,
room 209; register at 641-5751.
The Lunch Bunch—Bereavement-Grief
Support for Adults: 1st Wednesday,
noon to 1 p.m., ARMC, Cafeteria Dining
Room A.
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Cancer: 3rd Wednesday, 3-4 p.m.,
First Baptist Church parlor.
CSRA Dream Catchers -Traumatic
Brain Injury and Disability, 1st Monday
every month, 6-7 p.m., Walton Options
for Independent Living, 325 Georgia
Ave., North Augusta; register at
803-279-9611.
Diabetes: 2nd Tuesday, 3-4 p.m.,
Odell Weeks Activity Center.
Registration: 803-293-0023.
Lupus: 3rd Thursday of the month,
7-9 p.m., ARMC, Dining Room A
Mended Hearts: 2nd Friday, 10:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m., USCA Aiken Business
Conference Center
March 4
Pink Ribbonettes, the American Cancer
Society Breast Cancer Self-Help Group
for women diagnosed with breast
cancer; guest speakers; 10:30 a.m.
to noon at Millbrook Baptist Church.
To register, call Irene Howley at
803-649-9267 or Diane Hadley at
803-644-3902.
March 12
Aiken Cares, Alzheimer’s Support Group,
for family members and caregivers,
11 a.m. to noon, Cumberland Village
Library, 2nd floor.
March 18
Look Good … Feel Better, free program
for female cancer patients actively
undergoing or about to start treatment, 1
to 2:30 p.m. at the Cancer Care Institute
of Carolina at ARMC. To register, call
803-641-6044.
Odell Weeks Center
1700 Whiskey Road
803-642-7631
March 1- April 3
Puppy Training Class, 5-6 p.m., Weeks
Center rooms 1&2. Six week course
training to prepare for the S.T.A.R. Puppy
Test at the end of the course. Puppies
must have records of 2 sets of shots.
Cost is $67/ course.
Basic Dog Training, 6:30-7:30 p.m.,
Weeks Center rooms 1&2. Six week
course for dogs older than five months.
Your dog will learn basic commands and
learn basic care of dogs. Your dog must
be registered with the City of Aiken if
residing within the city limits and have
a copy of your dog’s rabies certificate.
Cost is $67/ course.
March 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
Toddler Time, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Weeks
Center 2. Use the gym space to run,
chase and release a lot of energy. Allows
kids to interact with others of the same
age, and gives parents a chance to
socialize with one another. Ages 5 and
under. Cost is $2 per visit or $16 for a
10- visit pass.
March 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15,
18, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28
Fit 4 Ever, 10-11 a.m., Rooms 6&7.
This low impact, moderate paces fitness
class is great for a total body workout.
Cost is $27 for 10 tickets.
March 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28
Zumba Gold, 1:30-2:30, Rooms 6&7.
Low impact, high energy, easy to follow
Latin inspired Zumba fitness party.
Cost is $35 for 10 tickets.
March 5, 12, 19, 26
Line Dance, 10-11 a.m., Weeks Center
Rooms 6&7. Learn country dances as
well as those taught to jazz, big band,
and modern music in this moderately
paced fitness class. Cost is $31 for
10 tickets.
March 5, 12, 19, 26
Zumba Sentao, 5:30-6:30 p.m.,
Rooms 6&7. Zumba Sentao workout
takes the thrill of the fitness party and
partners it with explosive, chair based
choreography. Cost is $35 for 10 tickets.
March 9
March 14
Aiken’s Wedding Celebration, USCA
Convocation Center, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Whether you are newly engaged, thinking
about tying the knot or know someone
who is planning a wedding, this is an
expo not to be missed. Tickets are
$10 and are on sale now at the box office
or online at www.georgialinatix.com.
Juilliard in Aiken: Jazz after Hours,
The Willcox, 9- 10 p.m. This evening of
jazz standards peppered with studentcomposed originals performed by the
Juilliard Jazz Artist Diploma Quintet.
Free and open to the public.
Basic Canoeing Techniques at Aiken
State Park, 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Come join
us for a canoe workshop for the first
time canoeist. Bring a lunch, a strap
for eyeglasses, change of clothes,
sunscreen, and insect repellant. There
is a cost of $25 per couple. Call
803-649-2857 to make reservations.
Juilliard in Aiken: Midday Music,
First Presbyterian Church, 12- 1 p.m.
Cantatas by J.S. Bach featuring singers
from Juilliard’s Ellen and James S.
Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts and the
Juilliard 415 ensemble from Juilliard’s
Historical Performance program. Free
and open to the public.
March 9- 15
Juilliard in Aiken, various locations
throughout Aiken. Juilliard is the
embodiment of Juilliard’s mission in
action. The week long event features
public performances, chamber
concerts, master classes and outreach
to area schools. The project’s true
uniqueness and excitement is the
partnership between America’s premiere
conservatory and Aiken. For a full
calendar of 2013 performances visit
www.juilliardinaiken.com/program.php.
March 12
March 7, 14, 21, 28
Juilliard in Aiken: Triptych Percussion
Ensemble, Second Baptist Church,
2- 3 p.m. Three percussionists will
perform works by Steve Reich, Thierry
de May and Mark Ford, among others.
This event is free and open to the public.
Miscellaneous Venues
and Events
Juilliard in Aiken: 2 p.m. Festival of Song
with Daniel Fung: Concert and Tea at the
Green Boundary Club (Tea on the lawn,
weather permitting, or in Clubhouse)
Green Boundary Club, 780 Whiskey Rd.,
Aiken, SC. Tickets available online at
www.juilliardinaiken.com or contact the
URS box office at 803-648-1438.
Zumba Toning, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rooms
6 & 7. Zumba Toning combines targeted
bodysculpting exercises and high energy
cardio work with Latin infused Zumba
moves. Cost is $35 for 10 tickets.
March 2
Aiken Horsepower Cruise-In, Home
Depot Parking Lot, 1785 Whiskey Rd.,
1- 3 p.m. Monthly car show first Saturday
of every month. This is a wonderful
chance to come see some of Aiken’s
beautiful classic cars.
Meet a Master Gardener at Aiken
Farmers Market, 8 a.m. Master
Gardeners will answer your lawn and
garden questions and identify plants,
weeds, and any other mystery items that
you bring in to show.
Shellhouse
Funeral Home, Inc.
March 13
Juilliard Artist Diploma Jazz Ensemble,
under the tent at the Green Boundary
Club, 8 p.m. Jazz Ensemble performs
a lovely evening of jazz and gems
from the American Songbook.
Tickets are $35- $50 and available at
www.juilliardinaiken.com.
Breakfast at the Gallops, Aiken Training
Track, 8 a.m. Breakfast at the Gallops
offers an opportunity to observe juveniles
who are preparing to go to the races and
older campaigners work before leaving
to go to the racetrack. Tickets are $20 in
advance and $25 at the gate. Children
under 6 are free.
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March 16
Aiken Trials, The Aiken Training Track.
Gates open at 10 a.m., vendors and
concessions open at 11 a.m., open
ceremonies start at 1 p.m., and races
start at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 each –
Infield and outfield parking passes each
cost $10.
March 23
Aiken Steeplechase, Ford Conger Field.
Gates open at 9:30 a.m., shops open
at 10 a.m., Guarantor Tent opens at
11 a.m., races start at 1 p.m. Tickets
are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate.
Children 6 and under are free. Tickets
are available at the Steeplechase office,
Aiken Drug, Aiken Saddlery & Supply,
Floyd & Green, H.Odells Weeks Center,
Ingate Professional Pharmacy, Lominick
Pharmacy, North Augusta Chamber of
Commerce, Plum Pudding, Southern
Bank & Trust, Southern Saddlery,
Stoplight Deli, and Unique Expressions.
March 30
Pacers and Polo, Powderhouse Polo
Field. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., event
starts at 1:00 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults
and $5 for children. VIP tent tickets
are $50 and include lunch catered by
Outback Steakhouse and an open bar.
These tickets must be purchased by
March 15, after that date, the price will
go up to $75. Parking is an additional
$5 per car for the VIP tent tickets.
Call Tim Hall at 803-641-3331 for more
information.
Aiken Horsepower Association Presents
its 10th Annual Spring Fling, Aiken Mall
Sears Parking Lot, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Special
Award for 1st 50 pre-registered cars,
50/50 poker walk, door prizes, silent
auction, kiddie karz show, hot wheels
races, dash plaques to all entries. Cost
is $15 to pre-register, $20 per show
vehicle. Call Vickie or Manny Reynolds at
803-270-3505 or 803-292-8219 for more
information.
Shellhouse-Rivers
Funeral Home, Inc.
On-site Crematory Pine Log Rd. Location
924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC 29801
642-3456
Jason B. Hucks
Funeral Director
Robert W. Shellhouse, Jr.
Funeral Director
C. Mitchell Rivers
Funeral Director
www.shellhousefuneralhome.com
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715 E. Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC 29803
641-4401
www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com
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Snakes of Aiken State Park, Aiken State
Park, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. Join a Ranger
to explore the fascinating world of our
native South Carolina snakes. No cost
for this event. Normal entry fees apply.
Outside Aiken
March 1
Don’t Cry for Me, Margaret Mitchell,
Circle Theater of Barnwell County,
325 Academy St., 8- 10 p.m. Legendary
Hollywood producer David O. Selznick
has shut down production on Gone With
the Wind, and it’s costing him thousands
every day to have the cast and crew
stand around while he attempts to
salvage his greatest cinematic endeavor.
Call 803-259-7046 for more information.
March 2
Stargazing at the Boyd Observatory,
5- 7 p.m. Free programs offered on the
1st and 3rd Saturday evenings of each
month. Look up and see the world
beyond our own.
March 9
Audubon Trail Ride, Silver Bluff Audubon
Center, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Bring your
horse along the Savannah River and the
wooded trails of the Silver Bluff Audubon
Center & Sanctuary. Lunch is provided
and you are invited to participate in an
additional 7 miles in the afternoon. Call
803-634-4145 for more information.
March 19
North Augusta Idol Talent Show,
North Augusta High School, 7- 9 p.m.
North Augusta Cultural Arts Council is
sponsoring the North Augusta Idol Talent
Show for area students. Visit the North
Augusta Cultural Arts Council website for
more information.
March 23
Easter Egg Roll at Gravatt, Gravatt Camp
and Conference Center, 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Bring the family for a traditional Easter
egg hunt and roll. Cost is $15 and
includes lunch.
14th Annual Spring Herb Fest, Little Red
Barn Pottery & Art Gallery, 12080 US
Hwy 278, Barnwell, SC 29812, 10 a.m.3 p.m. The Herb of the year is
“Elderberry” and the theme this year
is “For the Birds.”
March 26
Water Color Painting at Gravatt,
Gravatt Camp and Conference Center,
9 a.m.- 12 p.m. Water Color Painting
with Paula Bowers. All ages welcome.
Includes lunch. Register online at
www.bishopgravatt.org.
Coming in April
April 8-14
The Masters Tournament at the
Augusta National Golf Club.
April 11
2nd Annual Horses and Courses,
Laurens Street, 5:30- 9 p.m. Live Music
by the Abbey Holley Band, visual artist
display in the Alley, and decorated golf
carts and horse display. Sponsored by
the City of Aiken Parks, Recreation, and
Tourism and Arts Commission.
April 25-27
Premiere of The Bobby Dallas AfterParty, interactive comedy dinner
show with a Country-Western theme,
benefitting the Aiken Chapter of the
American Red Cross; performed at
Bobby’s Barbecue in the Horse Creek
Banquet Hall, 1897 Jefferson Davis Hwy,
beginning at 7 p.m.
April 20
Run United Road Race, Newberry Street,
8 a.m. – 10 p.m., The Run United Road
Race is a 5k, 10k, and kids fun run
sponsored by Aiken Electric Cooperative
to benefit United Way of Aiken County.
The scenic route will take participants
through historic downtown Aiken and
its horse country. The event will also
include a health and wellness fair with
family activities, food, and music on
Newberry Street. Fee is $25 for 5 & 10k
race, $10 for Kids’ Fun Run. Call Robyn
at 803-641-6059 for more information.
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Catching the Wave
Successful Strategies for Business
by Liz Stewart
Top Five Issues Facing Business Today
Whether you run a Fortune 500 company
or a small town gift shop, it’s essential to keep
informed about key issues in the workplace.
Indiscriminately, every issue affects every business
to some extent. Successfully navigating these
issues starts with awareness and interpretation –
recognizing that the issues exist and interpreting
how they might affect your business. Here are five
challenges that bear watching:
1. The Climate of Uncertainty
Uncertainty breeds discomfort in all of us.
While that is not new, the real issue is that
uncertainty leads to a short-term focus – let’s
just survive today. Uncertainty causes morale
and motivation issues as well as recruitment
and retention problems. The more each
individual’s life is in a state of uncertainty, the
more the work environment needs to foster
a sense of stability and security. The problem
to be solved here is to balance the need for a
more reactive, short-term focus with the need
for strategic, long-term solutions.
2.Globalization
If you are not running an internal
conglomerate, you may not see the value in
understanding foreign cultures and foreign
marketplaces. However, understanding is
essential to everything, from the ability to
find new markets for existing products and
services, to finding new product resources
and recognizing competitors. The more we
outsource abroad, the more we open the doors
to the creation of competitors in business
environments that may not be as protective of
patents or copyrights. The more we depend on
overseas production, the more we need to be
aware of situations that can cause disruptions
in the supply chain. Political turmoil and
even tsunamis can impact our ability to
deliver on commitments. The problem to be
solved is to develop a supply-chain strategy
that not only ensures the lowest costs, but
also minimizes the risk of crippling supply
disruptions.
3. Innovation vs. change
We really need to get past wanting some
change and realizing that what we truly
need is innovation. “Tweaking” products
and organizations can only result in modest
incremental increases. There’s no doubt
that life and business have gotten more
complex, even as certain tasks and activities
have become easier due to information
technology. The pace of change is quickening.
Innovation implies re-invention, re-creation,
and problem-solving coupled with creativity.
The problem to be solved is how to become
more innovative while still maintaining
control over the organization.
4.Regulation
A changing regulatory environment is
always of concern in certain industries,
but fluctuating energy, environmental and
financial policies are causing concern for
nearly all companies today. Boards are
increasingly accountable to all stakeholders
rather than just
shareholders. Whether
a demand to become
more “green,” or the
threat of increased costs
due to new carbon
taxes, environmental
considerations are
among the biggest
challenges businesses
face today. The problems
to be solved are to
understand the meaning
of regulation in your
industry, its implications
for your business, and
to develop alternative
sources.
Rising from the Ashes
of
Anxiety, Depression
Marital & Family Conflict
Substance Abuse
Healing and Restoration
for couples, families, and
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Dr. Bob Strachan
803-648-4488
[email protected]
127 Trafalgar St. SW
5. Technology
here. One is the need to stay informed about
emerging technological changes while mastering
the company’s current technology. The other is
how to make capital investments in technology
when those expenditures can become a handicap
because a competitor can wait until the next
generation technology is available and then use
it to get a market advantage. Preserving the
integrity and security of data (as we have learned in
South Carolina!) is a monumental challenge. The
exploding use of mobile device applications raises
the issue of protecting company information stored
in a device owned by the employee. Certainly, the
issue of information overload cannot be denied.
The ability of companies to make good decisions
based on an overwhelming amount of information
is a key challenge. The problem to be solved is
to create ways to distill the information and then
convert the appropriate information into valuable
knowledge – and do it quickly.
The good news is that these issues provide
opportunities for those willing to challenge
themselves to redefine and restructure their
businesses. The answer is to develop better systemsthinking capability so you can design your business
models, processes, products and services in a way
that minimizes complexity. The new mantra
should be “make it simple and have a back-up for
everything.”
The really great news is that every business
has an opportunity to create a balance between
younger and older workers; to design a workplace
that benefits from experience, embraces new
thinking and recognizes the value of thinking
beyond today to invent a successful future.
Liz Stewart is president of
Stewart and Associates, Inc., a
national management and training
consulting firm specializing in
helping leaders grow successful
organizations. Her specialties are
in the areas of strategic planning,
human resource management
systems, management and
leadership development training,
and executive coaching. Author of “Back To The Basics ©
In Strategic Planning” and a current book entitled, “Leading
the Disciplined Organization,” Ms. Stewart is a Past
Chair for the Board of Directors of the Aiken Chamber of
Commerce, Past President of the Aiken Rotary Club, and
is a member of the City of Aiken Planning Commission.
Visit www.stewartandassociates.com and contact Liz at
803-502-0099.
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technological
improvement is running
at an exponentially
increasing rate. There
are two key issues
BELLA MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2013
Tea Pairing Events
Do you enjoy entertaining your friends?
Here’s the opportunity for a completely new, fun
and interesting idea, tea pairing events.
Tea, like wine, can be paired with a variety
of foods for an amazing taste experience. With
10,000 teas available and a host of herbals and
blends, the options are endless.
While there are no hard and fast rules
regarding pairing teas with specific foods, here are
a few points to consider. A simple rule of thumb
is that Japanese teas tend to go well with seafood,
smoky teas compliment meats and poultry, green
teas go well with soups, salads and vegetables,
while naturally sweet tea flavors and dark oolongs
are perfect with desserts.
Serve the Tea Used in Cooking
Cooking with Tea
You can even use tea as an ingredient in
your cooking. In some recipes the tea liquor is
used and in others the actual tea leaves. You can
cook everything from appetizers, main course,
salads and desserts; and don’t forget the breads.
When brewing tea for use in cooking, it
should be brewed lightly in 185⁰F water for 1 to
3 minutes. Never use leftover tea and don’t brew
tea longer for extra strength. Whether making tea
for drinking or cooking, if you want a stronger tea
flavor, add more leaves, but keep the steeping time
the same. Steeping longer brings out the tannins
in tea and that gives it a harsh, astringent taste.
Here are some examples of cooking with
tea. For a main course serve salmon steamed using
a smoky tea like Lapsang Souchong for the broth.
Or try beef braised in rooibos tea with sweet potatoes. And for dessert, does Fresh Peach-Darjeeling
Sorbet or a Milk Chocolate Torte with Assam Tea
Ganache sound tempting to you?
Serving a different tea with each course, as
is done with fine wines, also enhances the experience. The easiest way to choose would be to serve
the tea that was used in cooking each course;
however, if you want to experiment, there are many
other teas that will work well too.
Now, let’s not forget before and after
dinner drinks. Teas are much more than typical
hot or iced beverages. How about a hot tea toddy
using chamomile and cinnamon, a tea latte made
from Matcha green tea or a chai vanilla milkshake?
Delicious!
Lady Kelly MacVean, is an
internationally Certified Tea Master,
having earned prestigious Tea
Master certifications from both the
American Tea Master Association
and the U.K. Tea Council. Lady
Kelly lived and studied various
facets of tea culture in England for several years. She
has visited and researched over 100 tea rooms throughout the U.S. and U.K. and consults with chefs and
restaurateurs, advising them in expanding their menus to
include selected premium loose-leaf teas and instructing staff on how to prepare and serve teas to ensure
quality. Lady Kelly is also a Certified Tea Event Hostess
specializing in the proper etiquette of traditional English
tea services.
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“Embrace the Legacy”—The Center for African American History, Art and Culture
by Anna Dangerfield
the Center for African American History, Art and
When Bill Franklin purchased the
Culture would be to tourism, we were awarded
Immanuel Institute building on York Street years
$375,000 from the ATAX (tourism tax) grant to
ago, he did so because he found the building
help purchase the building.”
interesting and wanted to preserve it. When he
With this funding, the executive director
learned the background of the Immanuel Institute, was
hired;
the building was purchased and
he discovered that he had something in common
renovations
began.
with its history.
“But
we need about $1.5 million more,
“Daddy’s father was a Presbyterian
and to raise that, we need the climate to be right,”
minister and a missionary in China in 1895,”
Saunders said. With an eye on the recession, the
said Bill’s daughter Lyanne Franklin Haislip.
Center decided not to hold a major fundraiser
“Daddy was always theologically sound and
during this uncertain time. “We knew families had
knowledgeable.”
other financial priorities. Now we hope to receive
A missionary from the African American
additional funds through corporate giving and
Presbyterian Missions for Freedmen, Reverend
will begin a corporate campaign soon. This money
W.R. Coles, founded the Immanuel Institute in
will go to purchase
1881. He was to
and install the
start a church, then
exhibits and ready
establish a school to
the remainder of the
teach basic education
building.”
and specific job skills
to African-American
The Events
students. When the
Grammy award
school outgrew its
winner
Wynton
first building, the
Marsalis held a
Immanuel Institute
concert in Aiken
was built on York
in 2005 to help
Street in 1889.
fundraising efforts
“Daddy felt
and to heighten
that the Immanuel
community
Institute building
The Immanuel Mission School constructed in the 1890s on York
awareness.
should go back to its
Street. (Photo Courtesy of the Aiken County Historical Museum)
A more recent
original purpose—to
event sponsored by the Center, Meals from the
educate children, maybe even in the arts,” Haislip
Motherland, featured traditional African food
said. “My sister and I were surprised when he sold
served as a four-course meal.
it, and believe he wouldn’t have if the purpose had
There are also hard hat tours of the
been other than for African-American children.
Center, which began in December of 2011, with
He loved that building, and I think he would be
more in the works. They are held on a Saturday
pleased with its becoming the Center for African
with the Reverend Doug Slaughter of Second
American History, Art and Culture.”
Baptist Church guiding the two-hour historical
tour. A Juneteenth Celebration was held in
Planning
2005. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration
Jo-Anne Saunders is the Center’s first
commemorating the end of slavery in the United
executive director and acknowledges that progress
States, dating back to June 19, 1865.
on the Center has been slow. “When the building
was first purchased, they did not know what they
Floor Plans
were going to do with it. It was a treasure that
When renovations and installations are
needed a name, a theme, and a unique approach
complete,
an auditorium with a large screen and
to history,” she said. “Later, we weren’t in a
hurry because we didn’t want to leave any stones
unturned. Lots of brainstorming, planning and
a great designer provided many wonderful ideas.
The building continues to be under construction,
because it requires a lot of funding.”
up-to-date technology will be on the second floor.
It will serve as a place for lectures, meetings, and
lunches. The first floor will house the exhibitions.
“There will be about eight or nine
exhibits,” Saunders said. “They will be interactive,
engaging and innovative.”
These exhibits will chronicle important
historical contributions of African-Americans in
Aiken County, South Carolina and the nation.
Planned exhibits will include the Power of Faith,
Power of Faith Exhibit — Future exhibits of The Center
for African American History, Art and Culture
the Power of Education, Around the Kitchen
Table, Serving Our Country, the Wonders of
Science, Slavery Times, and Building a New Life.
Around the Kitchen Table will feature
stories shared over meals. It models the Southern
tradition of passing down oral history while eating.
In the faith exhibit, church hats will be featured,
with maybe a hat show in the future.
There will also be a classroom and a
genealogy lab with a computer capable of tracing
family histories. Docents comprised of a diverse
group of community volunteers will be on hand at
the Center to guide visitors during the various art
shows, cultural camps and special events that will
be held. The building will also be a rental facility
for the community.
Giving Opportunities
Various items representing the Center are
now sold online until the gift shop opens in the
renovated building. Bricks may be purchased for
the walk outside that will lead to the main entrance
to the building. The book, African-Americans in
Aiken County: A Pictorial History, was compiled
by Center members and volunteers and is also
available. It is said to “examine all aspects
of life for Aiken County African-Americans
past to present.” Note cards as well as
commemorative medallions, replicas of the
Immanuel Institute, are also for sale.
Community Support
Funding
The Center raised more than one million
dollars through various sources, some of which
were grants, corporate and private donations, and
a state appropriation of $250,000. Reverend Doug
Slaughter, chairman of the Center’s board, said,
“Because the City of Aiken realized how important
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Power of Education Exhibit — Future exhibits of The Center for
African American History, Art and Culture
“The Center will be a benefit for all Aiken
children as they learn more about history,”
said Charonica Pope, director of Brothers
and Sisters, the organization next door to
the Center on York Street.
Across the street, Dr. Fred Andrea,
Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church, said,
“As we share a long heritage of being neighbors
in the heart of the city with the historic
Immanuel Institute, we celebrate the renewal
and redevelopment of the grand building and the
establishment of the Center. This re-emergence is
not only a significant anchor for our downtown
but also a wonderful resource for the people of our
community and region.”
The Center has also received support from
the Aiken Corporation and the Aiken Downtown
Development Association (ADDA). “The Aiken
Corporation was our incubator when we wrote
grants for funding, and has added valuable inkind contributions,” Saunders said. “But now,
we are a 501 (c) 3.” The ADDA provides a place
for the Center to meet until the new building is
complete. It also provided a program for Saunders
to complete her internship. She graduated from
Augusta State University with a Masters degree in
Public Administration, and was later hired as the
Center’s first executive director.
For further information contact:
Jo-Anne Saunders, Executive Director
www.aikenculturalcenter.org
803-649-2221
208A The Alley, Aiken, SC
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Follow them on Twitter @aikenculturalcenter
A Treasure
Saunders believes that the Center will
make a unique impact on Aiken economically,
socially, and culturally. It will be a stop on the
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor. “Our
slogan is ‘Embrace the Legacy’ and we know that
Aiken will embrace the Center and will be proud
of this treasure,” she said. “The Immanuel Institute
building is historic and is on the National Register
of Historic Places. While the Center could have
gone anywhere, it means a lot more to be in this
building.”
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Welcome Home,
Nonnie
Standing beside the newly unveiled portrait
of Dorothy Knox Goodyear Rogers are her
granddaughter, Cici Goodyear, and her
daughter-in-law, Patricia Goodyear, both
residents of Aiken. The portrait is a giclee
reproduction of the original that used to
hang at Rye Patch. Mrs. Rogers and her
family gave the family estate to the City
of Aiken to be used in conjunction with
Hopelands Gardens for the enjoyment of the
people of Aiken. The portrait was shown for
the first time at a special event on February
10 at Rye Patch, during which Ginny
Goodyear and her sister Cici told the crowd
family memories of their grandmother,
ending with “Welcome home, Nonnie.” The event was sponsored by the Friends
of Rye Patch and Hopelands, not the City of
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A New Way to See
by Rebecca Vigné
Chances are you know someone who has had laser vision correction.
Since the excimer laser’s approval by the FDA in 1995, millions of
people have eliminated their nearsightedness, farsightedness, and
astigmatism and said goodbye to their dependence on glasses and
contact lenses.
Just like a fingerprint, each person’s vision is 100 percent unique to
their eyes. Before the recent advancements in technology, doctors
were only able to use standard measurements to correct vision,
meaning that prescriptions could only provide a certain level of
correction regardless of an individual’s needs.
Aiken Ophthalmology is proud to be the only eye care center in the
CSRA to offer the newest advances in CustomVue Individualized Laser
Vision Correction. Using this new WaveScan technology provides 25
times more precise measurements than standard methods used for
glasses or contact lenses.
Six employees at Aiken Ophthalmology recently underwent this
new form of vision correction surgery. The procedure is different
from previous methods due to the use of a laser instead of a blade.
Some doctors still use the blade method in order to make a flap in
the cornea before the eye is corrected with another laser; however,
using a laser to make the flap allows for a safer procedure with fewer
complications as well as a shorter recovery time. Employees at Aiken
Ophthalmology were all at work the day after their treatment with no
need for their glasses or contacts.
When Amanda Brown came in for her procedure, she was a little
nervous and excited. She had been wearing glasses for 14 years with
vision just below the big E on the eye chart. When she arrived, Dr.
Patheja administered a Valium in order to keep her relaxed throughout
the procedure. Numbing drops were administered in each of her eyes
as she was walked through the entire process. “I felt so calm during
the procedure because Dr. Patheja talked me through each step. I
just laid back and watched a blinking light. I could not feel anything.”
Brown’s procedure took 22 seconds in her left eye and 23 seconds in
her right eye. The length of time required for the laser to fix each eye
depends on the patient’s prescription. Every patient is different. Dr.
Patheja explains, “I always talk to my patients because I want to make
them feel comfortable. Sometimes people are hesitant to have vision
correction surgery because it is a conscious procedure, but I always
have patients tell me after their procedure that they feel silly for being
so worried.” Immediately after Brown’s vision correction surgery, she
recalls being able to read a sign across the room that she would not
have been able to see before, and over the next few days, her vision
continued to improve.
All six employees agree that there is no pain associated with the
procedure. A few employees commented on the dryness they
experienced in their eyes the night after the procedure, but the
drops were helpful. Beverly Hamrick described the feeling as “if
you had been swimming in a pool for a while”. Antibiotic drops
are administered after the surgery in order to prevent infection or
scarring, and the drops also help reduce dryness.
When asked how vision correction surgery has changed her day to day
life, Kristin Davis commented, “It’s the little things that you notice. I
can wake up in the middle of the night and see the time on my alarm
clock.” Christine Lloyd said that she can see license plates and road
signs so clearly now whereas in the past she had trouble even when
using her glasses or contacts.
According to the employees at Aiken Ophthalmology, the procedure
is painless and extremely simple. Amanda Brown added, “I would
recommend this procedure to anyone who can have it done. It is
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Tests must be performed in order to ensure that a patient is a good
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For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (803)
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Good Sense Medicine
by Zoom Heaton
Is your relationship suffering because
your loved one is going through the “change of
life”? Is she transforming into a monster you don’t
recognize? Is she leading two lives — Ms. Jekyll
and Ms. Hyde? Relax, she’s no monster; she’s
going through perimenopause.
Perimenopause is the phase right before
menopause where, worst case scenario, divorce,
senseless murder, and loss of dignity can occur.
You would not believe how many times I hear
women say, “I want to kill my husband” because
they “just don’t understand what I’m going
through.” Symptoms like hot flashes and mood
swings start to appear, irritability, moodiness,
weight gain, and yes, no libido!!! Perimenopause
usually occurs between the ages of 35 and 50.
This is the stage that signifies the start of the end
of the reproductive years. This is usually a very
uncomfortable and even frightening time for
women since their bodies are changing (increasing
weight especially around the waist), their menstrual
cycle becomes erratic, and their behavior can
become very unpredictable!
Aging after our 20s
So what’s going on? What’s causing all
these changes? First, hormonal changes play a
big part. When we’re in our 20s, we’re at our
hormonal peak in life and we feel good most of the
time. We rarely get sick; losing weight for most
of us is easy; having fun and staying fairly content
with life is normal. Then things change; our
hormones start to decline in production and
the aging process begins. Drops in estrogen and
progesterone and their imbalance lead to the most
common signs and symptoms of perimenopause:
• Fatigue
• Loss of libido
• Vaginal dryness
• Irritability
• Weight gain
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Hot flashes
• Night sweats
• Mood swings
Many treatments are available
There are many treatment options
from homeopathic to conventional prescription
medications. Some homeopathic remedies may
actually impede your body’s natural ability
to utilize the receptors meant for your own
homegrown hormones. Some conventional
therapies are toxic for your body since they are
synthetic (molecular structure unfamiliar to the
body) or animal derived. Bioidentical hormones
are a viable option in hormone supplementation
since they have the same molecular structure as
the hormones we make ourselves. Our bodies can
recognize them more easily and metabolize them
more efficiently.
These symptoms can be disruptive in our
The only way to get your body and sanity
lives and they seem to come on suddenly for some
back is to get tested to find out what hormones
of us, leaving our loved ones perplexed and feeling
need to be balanced and to replenish what you’ve
estranged from us due to lack of understanding.
lost from your youth. Hormone balance is the key
External factors also play a large part in
to feeling calm, rejuvenated, and more like yourself
the “change of life”:
again. Life is too short. We need to have joy
spending time with our loved ones. Hormones are
• Medical procedures like tubal ligations can a necessity for our health and well-being but they
disrupt hormone balance.
can wreak havoc if there’s a deficiency, dominance,
• Stress hormones like cortisol can upset or when they’re not properly balanced in the body.
the balance of sex hormones when elevated Love yourself and save your relationships
for prolonged periods oftime. In this day by getting tested for your peace of mind. Saliva
and age, we’re all stressed out and stay testing is an effective way to show where you are as
that way, so it’s no wonder that we far as your “active” hormones are concerned, and
go crazy!!
whether or not your hormones are well balanced.
No prescription is required for testing. You deserve
to know and feel well again.
Zoom Heaton is the owner
of TLC Medical Centre Inc.,
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at 190 Crepe Myrtle Drive
off Silver Bluff Road.
A pharmacist, she is a
graduate of the University
of South Carolina. She
is a Certified Diabetes Educator and is certified in
Immunization; she is also the chief compounding
pharmacist at Custom Prescription Compounders, LLC,
inside TLC Medical Centre, Inc., specializing in
Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy and
Women’s Health. Saliva testing is available at
TLC/CPC. Call 803.648.7800 or visit nooneshoerx.com
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A Dancing Lifestyle:
The Shag, Shaggers, and
Shagging Clubs
by Tony Baughman
F
ats Harold’s Beach Club. Main Street, North Myrtle Beach. It’s just after noon on a steamy Tuesday in September.
In one dimly-lighted corner, an old
Rock-Ola stands silent, but its red and green lights
still glow in the shadows, recalling days when the
box filled this juke joint with music. On the front
panel, typewritten labels reveal that in its heyday,
this old Rock-Ola offered dancers
with a few loose coins their choice
of Fats Domino’s “Ain’t That
Shame,” The Drifters’ “Bip Bam,”
and Ruth Brown’s “Somebody
Touched Me” among a couple
dozen selections.
A few feet away, over
the soaring, soulful voice of the
Reverend Al Green, the bartender
shouts to the man at the counter,
“Whatcha drinkin’, hon?” One
sip of Bud Light later, the man
in the red Hawaiian shirt, baggy
khakis and Bass Weejuns – no
socks – leads his partner onto the
hardwood floor, joining the other
couples already warming up the
space this early afternoon.
S.O.S.: Society
of Stranders
This is S.O.S. Fall Migration, one of the
biggest adult parties anywhere. This is the Shag,
the official state dance of South Carolina, and this
town is the mecca for America’s practitioners of
this decades-old art form.
Twice a year, once in the spring and
again in the fall, shaggers from all over the world
converge on
Main Street
in North
Myrtle
Beach for
the Society
of Stranders’
semi-annual
reunions.
Here for 10
days spread
over two
weekends,
dancers –
at times
10,000 or
more strong
– crowd Fat
Harold’s, Ducks and Duck Too, the OD Arcade
and other clubs in search of just that right beat to
move their feet.
Even in the dead of winter, the faithful
who can’t stand still through the chill of January
gather for a much-shorter S.O.S. Mid-Winter party.
CSRA Shag Club
Always represented among the throngs
at North Myrtle are members of the CSRA Shag
Club, a brotherhood (and sisterhood) of about 575
shaggers. Many have been gathering at the beach
for decades, sharing tall tales and smooth steps over
a few cold adult beverages.
“It’s just a gathering of
people who like beach and shag
music, like the camaraderie
and conversation,” said Rodney
Williams of North Augusta,
president of the CSRA Shag Club.
“It’s the music and the dance
and the friendships. Everybody’s
there for the same reason. They
like music, they like that kind of
music, and they want to dance.”
The CSRA Shag Club’s
long history in the greater shag
dance culture is on full display at
the bars of North Myrtle Beach,
with pictures and memorabilia
from the Shag Club at almost
every turn. At Fat Harold’s, there
are rows of round wooden signs
hanging over the bar from shag
clubs around America; it doesn’t
take long to find “CSRA Shag Club. Graniteville,
S.C.” hanging in the front room.
Local Shag Floors Between the massive S.O.S. gatherings at
the beach, members of the CSRA Shag Club get
their weekly fancy-feet fix on Friday nights at the
Safari Lounge in Aiken and on Saturday nights
at the Shag Shack in Augusta. At these official
hangouts for the Shag Club, the music is always
familiar, the beer is always cold, and the faces are
always changing as new folks discover the joys of
the Shag.
“There’s a lot of dancing, of course, but
you get to meet new people every week, and it
becomes a part of your lifestyle,” Williams said.
“Everybody likes to get out there and have fun, and
there’s a lot of respect for people who do it well. If
a certain couple that’s really good gets on the floor,
people will stop and watch them.”
Add to the weekly congregations a
schedule of five members-only parties every year.
Then, top it off with the annual CSRA Shag
Classic, a weekend-long party at the Julian Smith
Casino in Augusta that attracts more than 600
shaggers from all over America. There is never a
shortage of chances to dance. And for wallflowers
who finally get the urge to get out on the floor,
shag lessons are usually available from club
members Johnny and Judy Turner.
How Did it Start?
The origins of the Shag can be traced
to the Big Band era of the 1930s and ‘40s, but
its history is at times as clouded as the skies over
North Myrtle at the height of a summer storm.
Some historians claim the dance had its origin as a
variation of the Carolina jitterbug.
Whatever its genesis, the Shag remains
a popular diversion that has weathered time and
changes in musical styles.
“I think ultimately it provides for
many different kinds of individual expression,”
said ‘Fessa John Hook, a Charlotte-based disk
jockey who produces Beach Music radio shows
syndicated across the South. “It’s more than just
waving-your-arms-in-the-air kind of expression.
There’s some art to it.”
No Longer Taboo
The enduring appeal of the Shag doesn’t
rest in the same foundation as the early days of the
dance, according to Hook. In the 1930s and ‘40s,
young people began Shag dancing to “race music”
– the rhythm & blues sung by black artists – they
heard performed live or on jukeboxes in the bars
and pavilions at the beach.
“Then, white kids were embracing a form
of expression that was from the black culture while
their friends were square dancing or swing dancing.
So it was somewhat taboo,” Hook said. “Today, it’s
not taboo, so it doesn’t have the same forbidden
kick it had in the beginning of the Shag. But it still
provides a chance to do something unique.”
And that, as much as anything, is why
clubs such as the CSRA Shag Club are still dancing
after all these years. It’s just plain fun.
“The foundation is the capacity to be
carefree,” Hook said. “You really do have to dance
like nobody’s watching or that you just don’t care.
There is something very liberating about that.
That’s why people shag.”
The 24th Annual CSRA Classic Party
will be held at the Julian Smith Casino on Lake
Olmstead in Augusta on the weekend of March
15-16-17. Tickets cost $60
per person for the three-day event.
They can be purchased from Ticket Chair Ken
Akin at 803-649-4262, or online at
www.csrashag.com. Akin, past president of the
shag club, is now chairman of the Association of
Carolina Shag Clubs, comprised of more than 90
shag clubs and a total membership of
nearly 15,000 dancers.
The CSRA Shag Club is always welcoming new members to the dance floor. For more information, contact
the Shag Club at its website, www.csrashag.com.
31 Swamp on a Hill
Verdant, vulnerable, and vanishing Carolina Bays
by Phyllis Maclay
How in (or out of) the World
Did They Get Here?
Salamanders, Gators and Bears,
Oh My!
And this, our life, exempt from public
haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the
running brooks, sermons in stones, and
good in everything.
– William Shakespeare
You would think if something were
30,000 to 100,000 years old scientists would know
how it got here. But the mystique surrounding the
origins of the East Coast’s Carolina Bays spurns
many theories from dinosaur footprints to meteor
showers as the reason for these shallow depressions
that contain isolated wetlands, even in Aiken’s own
backyard. They imprint the land from northern
Florida to New Jersey, but the majority of these
freshwater wetlands lie in Georgia and South Carolina. More than 300 are inside the Savannah River
Site.
What’s In a Name?
Called pocosin, meaning “swamp on a
hill,” by American Indians, the oddity is these
elliptical basins almost always have a northwest to
southeast orientation. Their water comes primarily
from rain and shallow groundwater, although four
in South Carolina are spring-fed. Carolina Bays
have ridges of sand but the interior can be swampy,
sometimes impossible to explore because of thick
shrubs and walls of thorny plants and tangled
vines. The names
“Bay” and “Bay
Swamp” were given
to these wetlands
because of the many
bay trees that grow
there; sweet bay, red
bay, and loblolly bay.
Winter and
spring usually fill
Carolina Bays with
water that dries
up in summer and
autumn. This fluctuation changes the
types of creatures
Loblolly Bay Tree
that inhabit them.
The basins are made
of either clay or peat, which also determines the
species of animal population.
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Many of the depression meadows flood
with freshwater or contain
open water lakes. These
non-tidal bodies of water
are home to the Flatwoods
Salamanders, the Carolina
gopher frog, turtles, snakes
and alligators. Migratory
birds cohabitate with herons and egrets while raccoons, deer, opossums and skunks scour for food
in the Bays.
As temporary
wetlands,
they provide
a breeding
place for
amphibians,
which in
turn improve
the menu of
yellow-bellied turtles, wading birds, water snakes,
and alligators.
A variety of plants growing in the Carolina
Bays includes trees such as the magnolia, sweet
gum, maple, and black gum. Button Bush, gall
berry, red bay, and sumac thrive among the various
grasses, sedges, and water lilies. One study showed
60 percent of the Savannah River Site’s threatened
plant species are found in its Carolina Bays.
The Eerie Common Denominator
In addition to the elliptical shapes that
angle the same way on the earth’s surface, whether
in Virginia or Georgia, almost all Carolina Bays
have this in common:
• Their sand rims are higher than the ground around them
• Their interior is lower than the surface
surrounding them
• Their basins are either clay or peat
• Under the basin is flat sand
• They exist independently of inflowing or out flowing streams
• Their axes are parallel
• They are filled with both inorganic and organic material
Sometimes overlapping each other, Carolina Bays can be a small as an acre while the big
Bays are a whopping 9000 acres. Scientists believe
no new ones are forming, a few are expanding, but
most are shrinking by infilling soil. There are even
a few that are naturally dry all year.
Ever since scientists discovered the Carolina Bays in the late 1700s people have speculated
and formulated theories about their origin. Some
people thought them to be dinosaur footprints
or prehistoric
buffalo wallows.
Others liked
to believe they
were the result of
volcanic activity,
sinkholes, or fish
migration when
water covered the
Atlantic Coast.
While these
theories of origin
are entertaining, they can be
tossed out since
they don’t explain things like the uniform shape and direction.
Four theories are still debated as to the beginnings
of these wetlands. One is extraterrestrial:
Sudden Impact
Meteoric impact was a theory about the
origins of Carolina Bays. It was hypothesized
that one huge meteor struck the flat southeastern
coastal plain and exploded into chunks that skidded across the earth’s surface, scooping out impressions that formed the Bays. But the Carolina Bays
are too shallow to be a meteor or meteor shower
hit.
An alternative proposition is that a comet
or asteroid plummeted to the earth. Comets sometimes explode before landing, which would produce dents that could explain the placement of the
bays. But no meteor or comet fragments have yet
been found, and no where else in the world have
there been impressions left like this where heavenly
impact has been documented.
Lagoons Did It
Another opinion about the origination of
the Carolina Bays is they were created when long,
narrow lagoons carved out elliptical impressions
from wave activity. It theorizes that the return current brought sand and deposited it on the southeastern rims while the windward side stretched
outward toward the northwest. This could explain
why some of the Bays overlap.
It’s in the Water
Geomorphologist Douglas Johnson
claimed underground water from artesian springs
streamed toward the coastal plains from the Piedmont region. The water got trapped, pressurized,
and then forced through cracks in impermeable
layers of earth. Boiling sand formed the rims of the
bay. As more water was forced through the layers,
the cracks opened up, becoming elliptical in shape.
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The artesian springs with a lesser flow morphed
into small, more circular Carolina Bays.
Steamy Situation
The last theory of origin focuses on the
Earth’s wet spots caused by marshes, springs, slowflowing creeks, and even beaver ponds. This theory
says the water in these areas was exposed somehow
to radiant energy (possibly from meteors) that
would cause a violent steam explosion, much like a
maars, defined as a low relief, broad crater caused
by ground water coming into contact with lava,
often filled with water. The pressure wave caused
by the blast gave the Bays their elliptical shape, according to this postulate.
Do Not Disturb
Ever since early settlers penetrated the Atlantic Plains, the Carolina Bays have been defaced,
damaged, and destroyed. Timber was stripped
from their interiors, and the wetlands were drained
for plowing and planting. As time went on, subdivisions, golf courses, and highways snuffed out
the Bays. Considered by many to be annoying wet
spots, the Bays have been drained of their water
and all the life that inhabited them. Even in Aiken,
the Carolina Bay named Sun Bay is now filled
with parking lots and houses. Federal Wetlands
Regulations took on the job of protecting them in
the 1970s, but they still fall prey to agriculture and
commercial development.
More than 97% of South Carolina’s
Carolina Bays have been defaced or razed. The
Savannah River Site protects more of them than all
the rest of South Carolina. The United States has
lost more than half its wetlands, and continues to
allow more than 400,000 acres of wetlands to be
destroyed every year.
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So What!?
Wetlands are important. They function in
flood control and availability of water. They create
nutrients and purify water by suspending pollutants. Our wetlands help control erosion, provide
recreation facilities, and render a place for wildlife
habitation. The Carolina Bays are refuges for a menagerie of rare amphibians, birds, and plants found
nowhere else on Earth.
The Savannah River Ecology Lab studies
how plants, amphibians, and zooplankton adapt to
the cyclic changes of these wetlands, which in turn
helps to predict the effects of the climate change
the world is already experiencing.
These mystifying, marvelous creations are
worth saving. Interested? You can call the Environmental Protection Agency to answer your questions
about the Carolina Bays and wetlands and options
for their protection. This hotline is in operation 9
am to 5:30 pm EST every week day. 1-800-8327828.
Stop By and Explore!
New Observation Deck Open
Recently, a new observation deck was
opened at Aiken’s Carolina Bay at Price
Avenue. The two-level 36' x 28' structure
is covered and will accommodate
approximately 40 students. Designed to
be used by area schools and scouting
troops, it has a sink and a worktable.
The deck provides a safe, accessible area
for teachers and youth leaders to conduct
classes and informational sessions.
The deck was paid for by funds from the
Capital Sales Tax. Twenty-four acres
at Carolina Bay were purchased by the
Aiken Land Conservancy (ALC) after the
organization conducted a successful
fundraising campaign that raised more
than $600,000. The ALC then deeded the
property back to the City of Aiken, and
the City placed a conservation easement
on it, removing development rights and
preserving it for educational purposes
and the enjoyment of the public.
Carolina Bay Nature Reserve
The Carolina Bay Nature Reserve in Aiken is located at
Whiskey Road and Two Notch Road, by Price Avenue.
There are hiking trails to wander through the bay
during daylight hours. Their number is 803-642-7631.
Ditch Pond Heritage Reserve has 296 acres spread
across both Aiken and Barnwell Counties. Owned by
the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources,
it is home to a Carolina Bay that is 25 acres with eight
endangered species of plant life: Robbins’s spikerush,
awn petal meadow beauty, blue maiden cane, piedmont water milfoil, Florida and piedmont bladderwort,
slender arrowhead, and creeping St. John’s wort.
When not reserved for an event,
the deck is open seven days a week
from sunrise to sunset.
The Aiken County Historical Museum has an
exhibit about Carolina Bays in its Nature Room
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Delta Kappa Gamma International,
Educational Sorority Program
with Author Steve Naifeh
Aiken County Historical Museum
February 4, 2013
Debbie Sessions and Edith Tinnes
Diane Roaden and
Tracey Tucker
Judith Burgess and
Elizabeth Benton
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