Polo postponed and street fair canceled after rain in Aiken
Weather disruptions force postponement of the Polo match and cancellation of the Aiken Triple Crown Street Fair. Powderhouse Field will host match play starting at 2 30 p m with gates opening at noon. Forecasters expect clearing skies, 20 to 30 mph winds, and a high in the low 60s. Tonight cool and mostly clear. Tomorrow sunny and breezy with a high near 70.
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Aiken
Powderhouse Field
Dan Miller
National Weather Service
Miller
Pacers and Polo at Powderhouse Field Sunday
Gates open at noon and match kicks off at 2 30 p.m. at Powderhouse Field featuring an afternoon event with the Pacers.
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Powderhouse Field
Pope John Paul II Nearing Death as Dawn Breaks
Pope John Paul II lay near death in Vatican, with breathing shallow and organs failing. Cardinal Lozano Barragan said doctors saw no more hope as crowds prayed at St. Peter's Square and around the world, while Vatican aides prepared for his passing.
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Chicago
Aiken remembers Pope John Paul II at Williams-Brice
James LeBlanc recounts hearing Pope John Paul II in Columbia on Sept 11 1987. He prayed the Our Father in the stadium and credits the pope with his spiritual life. LeBlanc later entered seminary and serves as pastor at St Mary Help of Christians. The pope was gravely ill as Rome prayed.
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John Paul II
Jennie Clark
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Columbia
James LeBlanc
Williams-Brice Stadium
St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church
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LeBlanc
Holy Father
Aiken Horse Show Opens Despite Rainy Day
The 89th annual Aiken Horse Show continued in Hitchcock Woods with 65 horses competing across 10 classes. Judge Snowden Clark presided as See SHOW captured the inaugural $500 Aiken Hounds Welcome Stakes amid weather challenges and steady demonstrations of riding skill.
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Aiken
Hitchcock Woods
Sara Wood
William Howard
Snowden Clark
Middleberg
Gas stations adopt prepay to curb drive-offs
Rising fuel costs push several stations to require payment before pumping. The BP Kangaroo Express on Whiskey Road and Smoker's Express on East Pine Log Road posted pre-pay signs to reduce drive-offs, a growing issue as prices climb.
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Whiskey Road
John Moore
Smoker's Express
East Pine Log Road
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