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TODAY

Brown Bag series: The Augusta Museum of History will hold its monthly Brown Bag History Series at noon at the museum, 560 Reynolds St. For more information, call 722-8454.

Amateur Radio classes: Entry level amateur radio classes will begin at 7 p.m. at Aiken Preparatory School, 619 Barnwell Ave., N.W. The class, taught by the North Augusta/Belvedere Radio Club, will provide information on Skywarn and other emergency communications to help protect yourself and the community. The classes are free. Educational materials cost $20. No registration is required. To sign up or for more information, call (803) 649-6422.

Thursday

Moms Club meeting: The Aiken Moms Club will hold its monthly meeting at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 117 Hard St., New Ellenton. The club will be planning the activities calendar for February. There also will be a Kidz Club, providing activities for children of the mothers attending the meeting. For more information, call Heather Bradham at (803) 649-4770.

Town and Country Club meeting: The Aiken Town and Country Club meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. at The Etherredge Center, 471 University Parkway, Aiken. The guest speaker will be Alan Riddick, the president of the Aiken Historical Society. The meeting is free. For more information, call (803) 648-5139.

Christmas tree disposal

Richmond and Columbia counties

- Augusta-Richmond County Landfill, 4330 Deans Bridge Road, 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to noon Saturday

- Columbia County Landfill, 590 Baker Place Road in Grovetown, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday

- Riverside Middle School, 1095 Furys Ferry Road, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday

- The Home Depot, 499 Bobby Jones Expressway, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Aiken County

In Aiken, people can take trees to the H. Odell Weeks Activity Center, Citizens Park or the Smith-Hazel Recreation Center between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. through Sunday for grinding into mulch. For more information, c all (803) 642-7631.

l There are 10 trash drop-off centers open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Days of operation vary. For more information, (803) 642-1533.

Today in regional history:

JAN. 5, 1962

Budget requests for Augusta's 1962 budget are higher than last year, but officials expect the final figure will be about the same as 1961.

The Budget Commission will meet Jan. 24-25 for two all-day sessions to study departmental requests and draw up the temporary budget by Jan. 31.

The 1961 permanent budget totaled $5.32 million with a tax mill rate of 15.25. The permanent budget and tax rate must be set by March 31.

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