Three Parades Set For Weekend In Aiken Area
Aiken Jaycees host the Aiken Christmas Parade Saturday at 10 a.m. from Union and Park to Barnwell and Laurens with Mayor H. Odell Weeks as grand marshal. rain date 2 p.m. Sunday. New Ellenton parade follows Saturday at 2 p.m. with Sheriff Ralph Gunnells as grand marshal near the water tower. North Augusta parade Sunday at 3 p.m. from North Hills Plaza down Carolina and Georgia to Buena Vista, with Mayor I. Kim Ledford as grand marshal and Lions Club sponsor.
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Aiken
New Ellenton
North Augusta
Aiken Jaycees
Union and
Park Avenues
Barnwell
Laurens Streets
H. Odell
Water Tower
Ralph Gunnells
North Hills Plaza
Carolina Avenue
Georgia Avenue
Buena Vista
West Avenue
I. Kim Ledford
Lions Club
Midland Valley
Midland Valley Jaycees
Langley Shopping Center
Reading Tutors To Be Honored In Aiken County Light Luncheon
Aiken County Literacy Council officers will be installed at a tutor appreciation luncheon tomorrow from noon to 1 pm at the Aiken Baptist Association Building on U.S. 1 across from Midland Valley Country Club Estates. A O Josie, president of the South Carolina Literacy Association, will perform the installation. Volunteers with 40 hours or more will receive senior tutor certificates.
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Aiken County Literacy Council
Aiken Baptist Association
U.S. 1
Midland Valley Country Club Estates
A.O. Josie
South Carolina Literacy Association
Civil Planners Discuss Nuclear Crisis Planning In Aiken
Civil Defense directors from 12 counties meet in Aiken for a nuclear crisis planning workshop led by Tommy C. Moore of the South Carolina Emergency Preparedness nuclear branch. The map highlights risk categories and host areas for potential weapon effects and evacuation.
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Civil Defense
Aiken
Tommy C. Moore
S.C. Emergency Preparedness Nuclear
Columbia
Aiken County
Bobby R. Mauney
South Carolina
Charleston
Horry
Sumter County
Air Force Base
Beaufort County
Augusta
Postal Service Tips For Mailing Christmas Cards And Packages
The Postal Service advises early mailing and full addressing including name street or PO Box city state and ZIP. Add a return address and recipient address in the proper locations, protect contents, use appropriate envelopes, and consider registered or priority services for valuables or international mail.
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F.E. Rodgers
Aiken
U.S
Medicare Benefit Widening Delivers Expanded Coverage
New laws broaden Medicare services starting January. Highlights include raising the outpatient physical therapy annual limit to 100 dollars, Part B deductible from 60 to 75, hospital insurance deductible from 204 to 260, first 90 day co insurance from 51 to 65, 60 reserve days from 102 to 130, and SNF daily coinsurance from 25.50 to 32.50. For details see the pamphlet Recent Changes in Medicare from the Aiken Social Security office.
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Keith Lee
Social Security Office
Aiken
Aiken Social Security Office
Aiken Standard corrects fire incident quote in Graniteville blaze
The paper notes a correction naming Jerry Corley as the quoted fireman in yesterday's Graniteville fire report and regrets the error.
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Jerry Corley
Graniteville
Aiken Standard
Budget Cut Threatens Three Upstate Prisons
The South Carolina Department of Corrections will appeal a 1.1 million budget cut ordered by the Budget and Control Board which would close three Upstate prisons. Board member Nick Zeigler of Florence warned the move endangers 8700 inmates and correctional staff.
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Columbia
State Department of Corrections
State Budget and Control Board
Upstate
Corrections Board
New Reading Policy Receives First Board Approval
Aiken County Board of Education gave first approval to a proposed reading policy aimed at improving reading instruction. Dr. Robert Paskel said the policy prioritizes reading sequences for grades 1-8 and allows advanced students to move ahead while placing others in targeted reading classes. The board also approved an early dismissal on December 18 with an in service day to follow.
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Aiken County
Paskel
Florida
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South Dial
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