Aiken County Libertarian Meeting and Local Events
The Aiken County Libertarian Party holds a 6:30 p.m. meeting at the Buffet Restaurant on University Parkway Aiken to discuss a proposed county council ban on mobile homes race tracks mining and other uses plus a new building code permit and inspection regime. Also today the Ring Circus performs at Aiken Jaycees Fairgrounds with two shows and tickets at local venues. Public holiday notices list Good Friday closures and Easter weekend schedules for county offices libraries and book mobiles. A rash of robberies and a car theft are reported in local blocks with limited suspect details and vehicle recovery updates.
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Aiken
Tom King
Suoports Promers
Antec Ring
United Defense Marks Five Million Safe Hours in Aiken
At the United Defense plant in Aiken a steak dinner celebrated five million hours without a lost time injury since opening in 1982. FMC officials Bob Burt and Tom Rabaut attended with 250 employees credited for the milestone and safety culture.
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United Defense
Aiken
FMC
Bob Burt
FMC Corp
Tom Rabaut
Fent
Burt
Karate teen earns second at regional karate event
Justin Young of Wagener won a silver medal at the U S Karate Association International regional competition in Columbia on March 28. He trains with Hope Williams-Legendre at Roy Warner Park and aims for a purple belt and eventually a black belt while remaining an honor student active in church sports and 4-H. Next up is the national event in Springfield Illinois the first week of August.
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Wagener
Justin Young
Justin
U.S. Karate Association
Young
Hope Williams-Legendre
Roy Warner Park
Columbia
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Williams-Legendre
Glenda
Springfield
Ill
Scott Webster
Easter Season Events Across Local Churches
Dozens of local churches announce Easter services and activities over the coming days. Highlights include The Lamb Has Overcome pageant at Unionland Valley First Church of the Nazarene, St Thaddeus Episcopal Agape meal and all night vigil, Great Vigil of Easter, sunrise services at Hopeland Gardens, and Easter egg hunts at First Christian Church and South Aiken Presbyterian. Multiple churches plan 7 pm services and a noon to 4 pm Saturday picnic.
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Uinland Valley
South Aiken Presbyterian
First Baptist of
First Christian Church
Silver Bluff Road
South Aikien Presbyterian
Young Storm Branch Missionary Baptist Church
Hopeland Gardens
Greater
Wagons to Wagener Festival Set for Apr 6 7 Theme Coming Home
The 26th Wagons to Wagener Festival runs Friday to Sunday with music games crafts and a parade. Highlights include pony rides bake sale by Wagener Park Rangers tee ball karate demo One Step Ahead country band performances parade grand marshal Lindsay Graham a barbecue luncheon a bank robbery skit and an Easter sunrise service. Admission is free and events are open to the public.
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Wagener Park Rangers
Wagener Park Fund
AL. Corbett Middle
High Kicks
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Edgefield
Bamberg
Barnwell
Ches N.E
Berkely Street
Todd
Shop & Go
Sandbar Ferry Road
Beach Island
Honda
Richmond County
United Defense Safety Record
Philip Lord
Dick Fent
Rabaut
By Michael W. Gibbons
By Bill Bengtson
Hae Kapoitt
Moe Bandy
Jerry Clower
AL. Corbett Middle School
Lindsey Graham
Berlin Baptist Church
Wagener United Methodist Church
Wagener First Baptist Church
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