St Mary's Picnic Highlighted As Aiken Community Event
Community note praises St Marys Church annual picnic held April 17 with mass, weather, food, and socializing. Volunteers run New Ellenton youth sports with no city funding praised and calls for public support. Also urges Sabbath observance on Saturday and sidewalk and bike path coaching along Whiskey Road to College Acres.
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Whiskey Road
College Acres
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St. Mary’s Church
Sign removal debate and reader comments span rights and public spaces
Readers discuss removing a gay and lesbian sign and protests over loud music and roads. The letter writers oppose the sign, defend privacy, criticize Bush Social Security plans, and urge responses via Talkback with instructions and contact details.
Sex offender living in Aiken County to face federal custody
Nicholas Vasquez 31 of Crawford Avenue in Aiken was found living in the county under an assumed name after being deported to Mexico in 2003 and returning in 2004. He will be charged with failing to register as a sex offender and taken into federal custody by ICE on Thursday.
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Crawford Avenue
Aiken
Arizona
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North Carolina
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Hunt
Karen Daily
Kdaily
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Fennimore
Aiken Spring Classic Opens With Record Stalls and New Hunt
The USEF sanctioned Aiken Spring Classic Horse Show at Ford Conger Field runs today through May 1. Rick Cram reports 624 stalls filled, over 100 more than last year, plus the new William D. Haggard $25,000 Hunter Challenge. Spectator tailgating Sundays and May 1 fund HELP LINE 2-1-1, with multiple charity events and gala dinners accompanying the show.
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Donna Martin
Aiken County
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David McRae
Aiken Spca
American Farmland Trust
John Moore
Jmoore
Aikenstandard.com
Bo Coward remembered as gardener and bridge expert in Aiken
Hasseltine Chaffee “Bo” Coward Jr. of Aiken died at 67 after a life as a seed business owner on Park Avenue. He led local civic groups, served as heart association chair, United Way city chair, and Greater Aiken Chamber board member. He was a silver life master in bridge and beloved husband of Betty H. Coward.
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Aiken County
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Karen Daily
Kdaily
Aikenstandard.com
Wayne's Automotive joins AAA Carolina battery roundup drive
Wayne's Automotive partners with AAA Carolinas for the Great Battery Roundup encouraging residents to recycle car and other regular vehicle batteries. Participants receive one dollar per battery and a free battery check. last year about 100 batteries were collected.
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Corbett
AAA Carolinas
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South Carolina
Fred Bayha
Wayne's Automotive
Richland Ave
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