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Fort Discovery will be Stormed

Storm Team 12 at WRDW-TV (CBS) is joining with Fort Discovery to present StormFest from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Classroom E and the PowerStation at Fort Discovery, 1 Seventh St.

Storm Team 12's Bob Smith, Tim Strong and Adam Clark will help participants prepare for this year's hurricane season.

Call Mr. Clark at (803) 278-1212 for reservations. PowerStation presentations are free with a paid admission to Fort Discovery.

This weekend

Magazine focuses on home projects

Check out this sunday's edition of usa weekend for a special home-and-gardens report that will include five home-improvement projects that can be done for less than $1,500.

BIRTHDAYS

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Host John McLaughlin (The McLaughlin Group) is 79. Comedian Eric Idle is 63. Composer Vangelis (Chariots of Fire) is 63. Singer Bobby Kimball of Toto is 59. Actor Christopher Lambert is 49. Singer Perry Farrell of Porno for Pyros and Jane's Addiction is 47. Model Elle Macpherson is 43. Singer-harmonica player John Popper of Blues Traveler is 39. Actress Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess) is 38. Country singer Regina Leigh of Regina Regina is 38. Country singer Brady Seals is 37.

REACH US

Contact Lifestyles Editor Erica C. Cline at: 828-2946 or erica.cline@augusta chronicle.com.