Youngsters Try Roller Hockey With Augusta Lynx In Aiken
Dozens of local kids ages 5 to 12 joined a roller hockey clinic at Odell Weeks Activities Center on a sunny Monday. Augusta Lynx head coach Dan Wiebe led the program with help from Lynx players, emphasizing fundamentals and safety as kids learned stops and puck handling with bright orange balls.
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Aiken
South Side
Augusta Lynx
Odell Weeks Activities Center
Alex Lindberg
Eddie Newman
Eddie
Lynx
Dan Wiebe
Wiebe
Augusta
CSRA
Two county schools stay deregulated in South Aiken district
South Aiken High School and Kennedy Middle have kept their deregulated status under the S C Board of Education. Principals cite benefits in staffing scheduling and course experimentation. Merriwether Elementary in Edgefield County joined the deregulated list this year, with district leaders noting ongoing achievement and attendance factors.
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South Aiken
Kennedy
South Aiken High School
Kennedy Middle
S.C. Board of Education
George Rogers
Bill Gassman
SAHS
Lynn Landis
Rogers
Aiken County
Merriwether Elementary
Edgefield County
David Mathis
Merriwether
Aiken Elemenary
Belvedere Elementary
Leavelle McCampbell Middle
Schofield Middle
Deaths James Estes and Others Remembered in Aiken and Augusta
Obituaries note the passings of James H. Estes and Lessie Mae Johnson of Aiken along with Lynette W. McKenzie of Augusta Dorothy M. Salley of Salley and Rufus Jones Hobbs of Warren ton Georgia. Funeral details appear on page 2B.
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James H. Estes
Aiken
Lessie Mae Johnson
Lynette W. McKenzie
Augusta Dorothy M. Salley
Salley
Rufus Jones Hobbs
Warrenton
Obite
Georgia Lottery Numbers and Evening Draw Details
Georgia Tuesday draw notes show Cash 3 and Pan tax 5 numbers. Listings include 92 4 and 4 65 and 12 19 14 25 33. Website reference www.akenstandard.com appears for official results.
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Mgany
Cash
Pantany
Ring of thieves steals from South Carolina video gambling machines
Police say a crew of about two dozen thieves stole more than 500000 dollars from video gambling machines across South Carolina over the past year. The ring supposedly robs two stores nightly, using master keys while distracters operate, with earnings estimated at 15000 to 18000 dollars weekly. The group, now linked to at least four arrests in North Carolina counties and warrants in others, has traveled from Gaston County to Myrtle Beach and Charleston, accumulating nearly 1000 keys to machines.
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Rock Hill
South Carolina
Keith Dugan
North Carolina
Chester County
Bobby Benson
Gaston County
N.C
Union County
Myrtle Beach
Charleston
Budget slippage prompts driver photo sale vote
In Columbia lawmakers supported a sale of motorist photos to Image Data for 5000 dollars amid a budget bill with 144 special provisions. The maneuver highlights how attached provisions in the 1997 88 appropriations bill can hide details and escape scrutiny.
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Columbia
House
Senate
Greenville News
Woman sues over photos trade misappropriation of image
A Columbia South Carolina resident sues the state and a New Hampshire company alleging unauthorized use of her photograph from a South Carolina driver's license photos program. The suit claims misappropriation of her image and seeks legal remedy.
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Columbia
T He
New Hampshire Company
South Carolina
Tourism in South Carolina Relies on Borrowed Funds
South Carolina tourism generated more than 14 billion in 1997 and created 250000 jobs with 513 million in tax revenue, yet visitor numbers have flattened. Budget shortfalls forced a 2 million cut to marketing and borrowings over 4 million as Parks Recreation and Tourism Director Buddy Jennings urged expanded marketing and partnerships to bolster the economy.
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Hilton Head Island
South Carolina
Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department
Buddy Jen
Nings
Jennings
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