Equines Power Aiken Economy Beyond Carriages
Equine life in Aiken drives local and state revenue from 100000 horses in South Carolina to yearly horse upkeep of about 330 million dollars. The industry feeds jobs in construction, training, transport, and gear, with costs extending from private boarding to professional operations. Wendy Dietzel participates in carriage events, where horses can fetch between 200 and 200000 dollars.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Wendy Dietzel
Survivors rescued after days buried in Turkey quake
In the Izmit and Dinarcik areas seven survivors were pulled from rubble after four hot days. An 11 year old girl Oznu r Cengiz was rescued by a French team while an Israeli girl Shirin Franko, 10, was found with her twin brother dead earlier. The death toll rose past 12,000 as hundreds more were recovered and foreign teams began departing.
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Stanbul
Turkey
Izmit
Adapazari
Edward Pearne
Anatolia
Shirin Franko
Eugene Leibovitz
Dinarcik
Sea of Marmara
Istanbul
Graham Holds North Augusta Town Meeting
About 125 residents mostly over 60 packed the North Augusta Community Center to question Rep. Lindsey Graham on Social Security Medicare and retirement plans. He tied topics to the budget with warnings about surplus and noted $2 trillion of the surplus is Social Security money. He discussed the New Savannah lock and dam, pledging talks with local officials to gauge impact on the riverfront and water supply.
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North Augusta
Lindsey Graham
Graham
Lark Jones
Geor
Jones
Bob Young
Augusta
Norwood
Congress
Young and old shine at Cumbee Sun Run in Aiken
The sixth annual Cumbee Center Aiken Sun Run drew participants from toddlers to teens at Virginia Acres City Park. A 21 month old crossed the mile in 19 minutes 20 seconds before exiting with a ribbon. The 5K winner in the women’s division was 12 year old Diana Willard with 19 minutes 52 seconds, while the overall winner was 18 year old Scott Wietecha of Columbia.
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Virginia Acres City Park
Pelion
Diana Willard
Columbia
Scott Wietecha
Obituaries Listed for Several Georgians and South Carolinians
Obituary notices appear for Marion Ruth Coleman in North Augusta Rowland Funeral Home Ralph Craven of Beech Island Stephen D Posey Funeral Home Bettie Henderson of Columbia Dunbar Funeral Home Clyde Havird Jones Sr Batesburg Milton Shealy Funeral Home Martha Mooneyhan Easley Robinson Funeral Home Edward Payne Aiken Lundberg Funeral Home Aretha Richardson Aiken Fulmer's Funeral Home with Georgia lottery mentioned.
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Marion
Ruth A. Coleman
North Augusta
Rowland
Ralph Craven
Beech Island
Stephen D. Posey
Bettie M. Henderson
Columbia
Dunbar
Clyde Havird Jones Sr
Batesburg
Milton Shealy
Martha Elizabeth Mooneyhan
Easley
Robinson
Edward Payne
Aiken
Lundberg
Aretha Richardson
Fulmer
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Ginny Southworth
Southern Saddlery
Oznur Cengiz
Medicare
Ggia US
Charles Nor ‘Wood
Army Corps of Engineers
Winny Southworth
Elisa Grandy
Letha Grandy
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