Aiken Horses Dominate 1981 Eclipse Award Winners
Four horses with Aiken connections are among the Eclipse Award winners. Pleasant Colony and Relaxing earned top honors for their divisions. De La Rose, bred by Mack Miller, trained by Woody Stephens, and tied to Aiken wintering, also figures among the award recipients. Zac cio captured the steeplechase crown after the Imperial Cup victory.
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Lake Success
N.Y
Aiken
Pleasant Colony
Relaxing
Buckland Farm
Ross R. Pearce
de la Rose
Rose
Florida
Zaccio
Aiken Standard Announces Holiday Publication Schedules
The Aiken Standard will skip Christmas Day print. Tomorrow a newspaper goes to press but offices close at noon with an early newsroom deadline. Offices also close at noon Dec 31 and Jan 1 with early deadlines on those days.
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Aiken Standard
Reagan Seeks Polish Options Before Oval Office Address
President Reagan weighs an array of political diplomatic security and economic measures in response to Poland the Warsaw government and the Soviet Union. He to meet with national security advisers then speak at 9 p.m. from the Oval Office.
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Washington
Reagan
Poland
United States
Warsaw
Soviet Union
Oval Office
White House
Edwin Meese III
Meese
Europe
Thoughtful gifts and sweet mischief at Christmas
Tish Meyers pondered that thought counts more than giving as she bought chocolate-chip cookies for Richard Hendry. The cookies vanished before delivery but a note said he was remembered with every bite. Richard later sent another edible gift to the intended recipient. After a caroling party, the Aiken Bicycle Club admitted they were better cyclists than singers while Croft House residents listened kindly.
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Tish Meyers
Richard Hendry
Richard
Aiken Bicycle Club
Croft House
Budget cuts hit Aiken County schools another year
The Aiken County School District faces a 580 335 deficit for 1981 82. A hiring freeze and reductions in utilities supplies and contingency funds are approved to cover the shortfall. A five member committee will review vacancies.
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Aiken County
Robert W. Paskel
Ing
School Food Service
Food Service
Paskel
Gifts for Christmas Aid From Local Salvation Army Appeals
The Salvation Army drives in Aiken and surrounding areas solicit donations to aid underprivileged children and families for Christmas. Boxes in use include 439 for Aiken and 707 for general tours and fund needs, with multiple contributing individuals and groups listed.
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Salvation Army
Aiken
Gayle Dr
Graniteville
Langley
Clearwater
Santa hears Aiken kids requests in Christmas call
Santa spoke with hundreds of Aiken children via the Aiken Standard about their wish lists from the North Pole workshop. He noted some limits while recording desires including a 12 year old’s ask for Clemson Tigers to win the Orange Bowl and Shery’s appreciation.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Shannon
Kevin
Dennis
John
Clemson Tigers
Shery
Scott
Michael
Rudolph
Belinda
The
Aiken Jaycees and Farmers and Merchants Bank
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Ogden Phipps
Bill Stephens
Denise Theodore
Romulad Spasowski
Spasowski
Wanda
U.S
Aiken County Today
Dear Abby
Lynne Katonak
Showtime
the Butcher
Charles L. Dixon
Judy Emslie
Emslie
V.E
William Samuel Koon
Aiken Lions Club
Ford Conger
Aiken High School
Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority
Owens-Corning Fiberglass Voluntary Fund
Eugene J. Kamrass
James A. Taylor
Edward F
Stanley G. Knecht
Murray Smith
Mary Niedzwiecki
Walter Johnson
St. John's United Methodist Church
Queen City Assembly
W.G. Chariton
R.L
Jim
Bill Forstner
Walter
Maurice M. Williams
LNC Club
Wayne P. Farmer
James F. Skidmer
Jerry Couch
Donald O. Baker
Kathy Woodham
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