Aiken County Miss Crown Goes To Valarie Trapp
Valarie Trapp crowned Miss Aiken County Saturday night and Miss Congeniality after a strong talent showing. Valarie won the talent segment with a clarinet jazz medley sponsored by Gordon's Uniform and Maternity Shop. First runner up Donna Brown dazzled with a self choreographed tap routine and won swimsuit honors. Marsha Melton secured second runner up with a Cockney-accented My Fair Lady trio. Nancy Ferrara, Miss Aiken County 1981, crowned queen last year, performed ballet and will compete in Miss South Carolina in July. The pageant titled The Best of Broadway featured numbers from New York New York Chorus Line and 42nd Street and overcame setbacks like a broken spotlight and curtains. Kim Wright hosted as mistress of ceremonies.
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Valarie Trapp
Aiken County
Gilford Trapp
North Augusta
Valarie
Gordon’s
Donna Brown
Noel Brown
Donna
Marsha Melton
E.M. Melton
Marsha
Nancy Ferrara
42Nd Street
Kim Wright
Ladson O. Wright
Gloverville
Fred Sides
Senior Citizen Group Receives Noted Support in Aiken Area
The Senior Citizen Opportunity Council and its volunteers gain praise from Gov Richard Riley Sen Strom Thurmond Rep Irene Rudnick and United Way president Mike Strickland. Members volunteer with United Way agencies Child Development Center Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center and Meals on Wheels. The group plans a meeting on Tuesday May 11 at 10 30 a.m. at the Seniority House on Morgan Street.
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Senior Citizen Opportunity Council
Richard
Dick) Riley
Aiken
Strom Thurmond
Irene Rudnick
Mike Strickland
The
United Way
Citizen Opportunity Council
Ruth Hooper
Child Development Center
Opportunity Council
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Frank McCrosson
Morgan Street
Altruism urged by Dr Chisholm at Aiken High seniors breakfast
Dr Andrew Chisholm urged high school seniors at the Aiken Jaycees Annual Youth Prayer Breakfast to practice extreme altruism to transform America. He linked prayer to national unity and noted those who need help most suffer as budget talks continue. Students participated with Wadford Lepard Moseley Page and Brooks introducing the speaker.
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America
Andrew Chisholm
Aiken Jaycees
Chisholm
University of South Carolina
TBI
Woman Receives 15 Weekends In County Jail
Columbia woman Kathy Delaine Hutto, 27, was sentenced in General Sessions Court to 15 weekends in jail for failing to stop for a blue light and carrying a pistol. She will serve 8 p.m. Fridays to 8 p.m. Sundays for 15 weeks and 30 months of probation.
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Columbia
General Sessions
Kathy Delaine Hutto
Aiken County
Ms. Hutto
Aging Council Sets Hearing in Bamberg Three Year Plan
The Lower Savannah Agency on Aging will hold a public hearing tomorrow at 10 a.m. in Bamberg County Agricultural Building to review the annual update of its Three Year Plan for Elderly Services. Draft copies are available at the Lower Savannah COG office or at the hearing.
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Bamberg
Lower Savannah
Islamic ministers rebuke Iran over hostage crisis in 1980 meet
A January 29 1980 foreign ministers gathering in Islamabad rebuked Iran for holding American hostages but rejected broader sanctions. The meeting highlighted regional tension and differing approaches to the hostage crisis amid US-Iran strains.
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Islamabad
Iran
Convenience Products Division Aiken Plant Zero Defects
The article notes the Convenience Products Division’s Aiken plant achieving a zero defect standard. It highlights factory quality initiatives and management emphasis on flawless output across production lines.
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Convenience Products
AIKEN
Zero Defects Company
Barbara Gunter
Bea Derrick
Ed Bagwell Riegel
Bea
Riegel
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Aiken County Today
Art
Maxine Dexter
Nat Stetson
Dexters
Charlie Gresham
Grou
Bill Baker
Aging Council
Bermuda
Oxford Cloth
Butterick
Cation
Seigener
Laurens St. S.W
Mitchell Shopping Center
Plisse
Augusta
Washington Rd
Columbia Rd
Martinez
Byrnes of
Aiken Furniture, Inc
Park Ave
S.W. Aiken
Ed Bagwell
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