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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1993
Page
19
Samantha Christina Mathison placed first in the America's Amateur Models Southeast Regional cameo girl pageant winning beauty and photogenic titles. She will represent Aiken in the Jr Miss South Carolina State pageant in June aided by Shutterbug Photo and Fleetwood modeling agency.
At the county GOP meeting on Wednesday nightballoting for a state executive committee member used unused ballots from the 1992 presidential primary. Familiar names on the tickets included David Duke Pat Buchanan Paul C Daugherty and George Bush.
The St Thaddeus Home and Garden Tour delighted about 300 visitors with five featured homes including Freewood the Patrick Brooks residence. Garden paths boasted azaleas statuary pools and animal shaped fixtures while organizers noted the event supports local charities through the Episcopal Church Women Saint Elizabeth Chapter.
The Local Senior Sports Classic of Aiken County will be held Monday through Saturday at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center. Sponsored by NationsBank and the Aiken Standard, the event is open to men and women 55 and over with age groups 55–59 to 75 plus. Proof of age required. Doubles uses average age. competitions include tennis miniature golf billiards and racquet.
Retired Army colonel Jim McGarity in a Florida nursing home cancer patient, was brought by his son Foster on a farewell tour to his birthplace in Aiken. The trip visited the Liberty Bell Cafe in Columbia, a family boarding house, bookstores, a farm in Edgfield, and the Aiken County Public Library where he studied. The 1924 York Street home he grew up in is now owned by James and Mrs. Ward.
A reflective piece celebrates spring as a yearly renewal tied to Grandmom Langley. It recalls her energy with cleaning rituals, rewarding grandchildren with cookies, and her canny guarding of garden beds. The narrative traces her family roots to Florence County and a woodsmoke garden pastimes.
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