Expo continues as Chamber of Commerce hosts Aiken event
Forty five members of the Aiken Chamber welcomed visitors to the H O Weeks Activity Center for Expo 98. The expo runs 11 a.m. to 3 p m with booths, small gifts, hourly prize drawings, and a chance to win a trip for two to Green Park Inn Blowing Rock N C. Entrants must be 18 plus and programs initiated by 25 businesses qualify. Call 641-1111 for details.
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Aiken Chamber of Commerce
H.O. Weeks
Howard Bazzarre
Aiken
Green Park Inn
Blowing Rock
N.C
Aiken dog Bristo honored in Casie Ritchart Memorial Award
Dr. Amy Gratch and her golden retriever Bristo received the Casie Ritchart Memorial Award from the Augusta Humane Society for aiding in the October 1998 rescue of 2 year old Catherine Anne Jackson in Hitchcock Woods. Sylvia Cooper earned the first Casie Ritchart Humanitarian Award for reporting on euthanasia practices.
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Augusta
Aiken
Amy Gratch
Bristo
Catherine Anne Jackson
Hitchcock Woods
Augusta Humane Society
Casie Ritchart
Aiken Spca
Prince Bristo
Prince
Augusta-Richmond
Last-minute filers beat midnight tax deadline
Taxpayers packed the Aiken Post Office near midnight hoping to beat the deadline. Cpl. Sandy Rogers and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance teams aided procrastinators, with PostNet co-owner Beverly Moody noting many waited until the last minute despite a calmer year.
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Aiken
Cpl
Sandy Rogers
Cean
Beverly Moody
PostNet
PACT standardizes South Carolina students in new test
South Carolina schools prepare for the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test beginning Monday. Grades three through eight will take all or part of the new test replacing BSAP. Principal Susan Fedor of CrossRoads Middle School says the test is a significant upgrade with many multiple choice items and some open questions.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Susan Fedor
CrossRoads Middle School
Irma
Fedor
BSAP
Local Reactions Mixed To Palmetto Test In Aiken Schools
Aiken schools prepare for the Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test next week. Principal Peggy Wertz of North Aiken Elementary welcomes the test, while others express mixed impressions about its impact and timing.
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Aiken
Peggy Wertz
North Aiken Elementary
Anti annexation meeting in Clearwater on Burnettown option
About 80 residents gathered at the Clearwater Fire Station to hear options regarding annexation to Burnettown. Attorney Kelly Zier explained South Carolina annexation law and answered questions while Ray Westcott led the Citizens Against Annexation Committee and urged residents to stay informed on the process.
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Burnettown
Citizens Against Annexation Committee
Woodridge
Kelly Zier
Zier
South Carolina
Ray Westcott
Lonnie Reeves
Westcott
North Augusta
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