Downtown funding plan eyed for Aiken recreation and theater
Aiken Downtown Development Association discusses funding to support Citizens Park and H Odell Weeks Activities Center with new baseball soccer and tennis facilities. City plans a 2 percent restaurant tax and 3 percent hotel tax increases to boost recreation, tourism, and the downtown theater. Funds may also aid the Playhouse and visitors center.
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Aiken
Roger LeDuc
Citizens Park
H. Odell Weeks
Weeks Center
LeDuc
Obituary Notices for Several Individuals Named Hammonds Holden Hoyt Molony Ward
Death notices list Eugene Hammonds Aiken Robert Edward Holden Kenneth Hoyt John G Molony Kenneth B Ward appear on page 7A with brief tributes and surviving details. Obituaries reference local community figures and archival notices for Aiken and Jackson areas.
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Eugene Hammonds
Aiken
Robert Edward Holden
Kenneth Hoyt
Jackson
John G. Molony
Kenneth B. Ward
Georgia Lottery Tuesday Winning Numbers Summary
Georgia lottery results show Cash 3 Midday 6 6 8 Cash 3 Evening 8 7 2 Cash 4 5 9 10 Fantasy 5 1 7 15 17 18 The Big Game 6 14 23 31 33 and Big Money Bail 13 with source credit to Aiken Standard.
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Fantasy
Students explore nursing during school to work event
Aiken High School junior Constance Hosenback and Midland Valley student Sabrina Johnson spent three hours in Aiken Regional Medical Centers ER shadowing nurses Dawn Price and Jane Thornton. They observed patient care, medication challenges, and clerical duties, with plans to pursue nursing and pediatrics respectively.
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Sharon Taylor
Constance Hosenback
Jane Thornton
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken High School
Midland Valley High School
Sabrina Johnson
Dawn Price
Constance
Sabrina
Aiken Tech
Aiken
Augusta
Time to set sights on Aiken Triple Crown events
Groundhog predicts spring as Aiken gears for the Triple Crown three weekends of racing from March 13 to March 27 at Aiken Training Track and Ford Conger Field. The Trials Steeplechase and Harness Race feature top thoroughbreds, with gates open at 10:30 and post time 2 p.m. Tickets range from 6 to 8 dollars, parking fees apply, contact 641-1111.
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Aiken
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Barbie Faces Midlife Crisis As She Turns Forty
New York reports Barbie, the iconic blonde with a perfect figure and many careers, approaches age forty in March and contemplates reinvention. The character may get a tattoo and socialize with nose ring wearers, while editors note she’s trying to reclaim her status among the trendy.
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New York
Barbie
Marianne Szymanski
Toy Tips Magazine
Milwaukee
Busi
Aiken County OKs DUI Task Force Vehicle Purchase
The Aiken County Council approved a federal grant for a DUI task force and three new vehicles with one dissenting vote. A three-man Sheriff’s Office unit will focus on drunk driving and speeding, with a one year funding of about 133000 dollars that could extend up to two more years.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Howard Sellers
DUI
Missing ladder hits Warrenville couple hard
A Warrenville couple renovating on a fixed income had a 40 foot aluminum extension ladder stolen from outside their home on Aiken Boulevard after placing a new upstairs window. Victoria Bishop expressed concern over a hole in the wall and the setback in repairs. Police were alerted and the case was noted for follow up.
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Warrenville
Victoria Bishop
Scott Webster
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