Nuncrackers and Parade Mark Aiken Holiday Calendar
Community calendar lists 3 p.m. Nuncrackers at Aiken Community Playhouse and 3 p.m. Aiken Jaycees Christmas Parade on Park Avenue. City Council meets Tuesday 6 p.m. Planning Commission meets later. Shellhouse Funeral Home hosts a Candlelight Service at Bethany Cemetery. Nuncrackers repeats at 8 p.m. at Aiken Community.
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Aiken Jaycees
Park Avenue
Shellhouse Funeral Home
Bethany Cemetery
Aiken DPS Blotter Sees Arrests and Thefts
An Aiken man was arrested after a traffic stop on Hitchcock Plaza for second offense driving under suspension and failure to comply with a lawful order. A 17 year old girl from New Ellenton was charged with shoplifting a necklace from Rainbows in the Aiken Mall. Also reported: a $15 gasoline theft at BP on Richland Avenue and an assault at Pace's Run Apartments where a 20 to 30 year old black male struck a woman unconscious after questioning her about a memo on drug sales. Contact numbers for DPS, sheriff, and Crime Stoppers provided.
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Hitchcock Plaza
Pine Log Road
Silver Bluff Road
New Ellenton
Rainbows
Aiken Mall
Pace’s Run
Georgia Lottery Winners Cash 3 Lotto Georgia Draws
Saturday results show Cash 3 Midday 6 8 8 and Cash 3 Evening 1 24. Lotto Georgia numbers were 5 18 19 27 41 44. Cash 4 and Fantasy 5 results listed as 1 476 and 29122 73.
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Georgia
New Ellenton Christmas Parade Lights Up Town
Thousands watched the New Ellenton parade as about 30 participants, floats, bands, and vehicles rolled through Main Street despite cold weather and a rain threat. Winners hailed from New Ellenton with prizes to Bath and other groups. Grand marshal Susan Gidings praised Silver Bluff High School.
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New Ellenton
Oak Hill Subdivision
Atomic City Cruisers Car Club
Carolina
Joselyn Toole
Hitchcock biography signing draws fans in Aiken
Dozens of copies of Louise Hitchcock’s biography fly off shelves as Julian Peabody signs his limited edition work "Gran: A Personal Recollection" at Aiken Office Supply and Book Shop. About 60 of 150 copies sold in two hours. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh presents a city gift, and Peabody notes the book is part of the Year 000 celebration while copies cost 24.95.
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Louise Eustis
Loulse) Hitchcock
Julian Peabody
Thomas and
Louise Hitchcock
Aiken
Peabody
Hitchcock
Fred Cavanaugh
Cavanaugh
Maureen B. Chavis
A Dying Breed recounts WWII air crew POWs in book by Neal Dillon
Neal B Dillon of Aiken writes about ten young Americans from a B 17 Flying Fortress crew in the Eighth Air Force who were shot down captured and later released The book includes photos diagrams and documents and ends with a where are they now chapter Dillon will sign copies at Aiken Office Supply on Wednesday December 13 from 5 7 p m
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Aiken
Neal B. Dillon
Dillon
John Samuel Honeycutt
Eighth Air
North Augusta DSS holiday program gains local business support
North Augusta area firms join the Department of Social Services to aid the Christmas drive. Aiken County's Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina delivered 20 Gameboys 40 Gameboy games 15 boom boxes eight portable CD players 23 gift certificates and a new TV for a girl with cerebral palsy. A golf tournament at Cedar Creek raised funds and Sherry Thomas notes gifts were bought locally. Donations of toys and gift cards are sought through December 20 with financial gifts due by December 15.
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Aiken County
Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina
Footlocker
Target
DSS
Cedar Creek Golf Club
Scott Brinson
Sherry Thomas
Brinson
Aiken
North Augusta
BTC
Park Avenue
Yager
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Aiken Communit Playhouse
Ruiday
Aiken Community Playhouse
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Richland Avenue
Georgia Lottery
Ginny Southworth
Zion Fair Baptist
Witchboard
Wes
Aden S.C
Omnet
Monty
Oper
Scott B. Hunter
N.A
DSS Holiday Project
Area Business
Department of Social Services
George Yager
Manufactured Housing Institute
Xazbuls
J.M. Greene Co. Fine Jewelry Nano
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