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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1998
Page
9
The Miss Aiken County Golf Classic was moved to Friday October 2 at Cedar Creek Golf Course. Tee time is 1 pm with an on course lunch and beverages. Hole in one prizes include a Mitsubishi 6 wheeler and Gucci watches. Proceeds go to the Miss Aiken County Scholarship Program. Contestants will attend. For applications call 642-0243 or 548-8092.
Aiken man robbed at gunpoint during car wash cleaning at 8 45 am with about 170 dollars taken before wallet was thrown. Suspect described as white male 20s wearing black shirt and blue jeans. Also reports include thefts from The Colony complex Greengate Circle Burglaries Reynolds Pond Road home TV stolen Tow dolly from Lovett's Auto Sales Beech Island auto break in Owens Street CD player stolen Stolen car found burned on Black Stone Camp Road Fuel City Smile Gas Station break in through ceiling with over 3000 dollars stolen
Nancy Davis and her son Clyde adopted a kitten a year ago in Graniteville named Cali Co Calico. The cat is a grey and black tabby with a distinct pale cross marking from shoulder to tail that startles observers. Mrs. Davis has photos to prove the markings.
Gregory Patterson 39 seeks post conviction relief in Aiken County alleging his 1997 plea to sexual assault burglary and kidnapping was coerced and involuntary He claims police threats lack of counsel and improper confession led to the guilty plea and asks for a suppression hearing while his 25 year minimum term stands.
The Aiken Department of Public Safety seized a 1987 van bought with money allegedly stolen from the county veterans organization. Gary Andrew LeGate, 31, faces two counts of breach of trust after authorities say he stole more than $30,000 and is free on $15,000 bonds. The case targets funds intended for the Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park while the project proceeds with fountain installation and engraved bricks funded by $100 each.
Langley Aiken Technical College greeted students on the first fall day with banners and free meals. Juices pastries and pizza were served across two sessions to accommodate Tuesday Thursday and Monday Wednesday Friday class schedules. Officials, including Evelyn Pride Patterson and Gioia Furness Petro, highlighted campus welcome and commuter student experiences as Jim Schmidt projects about 2,400 total enrollment with steady growth after last year’s gains.
Aiken County Council approved a $500 monthly payment from the inmate canteen fund to support Good News Jail and Prison Ministry. Rev. Lynwood Williams serves as jail chaplain directing inmate religious studies and programs, with about 200 Bible studies weekly. Detention Center Administrator Lonnie McCarthy calls the program worthwhile, noting Williams conducts worship, crisis intervention, and family outreach through the ministry.
Brenda Bentley of the Aiken Center warns inhalants like freon glue paint and nail polish remover pose severe brain and lung risks to youths averaging age 13. Teens call them Climax Poppers and Bullets while authorities report arrests over freon theft and widespread use across state eighth graders.
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