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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1980
Page
2
Cold spell continues with night lows in the upper 20s and daytime highs in the upper 50s. Very light precipitation chances linger tonight and tomorrow, then a cool, fair pattern continues into Friday and the weekend with highs mostly in the 50s and lows in the 20s to 30s.
The governor has scheduled a statewide tornado drill for Thursday March 6 as part of Tornado Preparedness Week March 3 7 Citizens are urged to learn warning meanings seek shelter in basements or windowless closets and avoid open areas Mobile homes are unsafe during high winds and should be vacated for sturdier shelter Contact Aiken County Civil Defense at 648 1109 for sightings and guidance.
Aiken hosts a Sadie Hawkins Day race Friday at 8 15 am open to women ages 6 to 60 with no entry fee. Participants will chase bachelors along Bee Lane from Park Avenue toward Richland Avenue for prizes donated by numerous downtown merchants. Also this week a Leap Year Sidewalk Sale runs through Saturday with many items cut below half price.
Community calendar notes a 7 p.m. heart fund benefit at St. John's United Methodist Church. An event promising local support with likely donations and outreach.
Tomorrow's agenda lists multiple meetings and activities across Aiken and nearby towns. Highlights include Knights of Columbus, Valley A A meetings, hospital auxiliary, Day of Renewal, library films, Kiwanis, Thoroughbred Hall of Fame, vasectomy clinic, North Augusta Optimist Club, track and chess clubs, Furman Band concert, duplicate bridge, and Al-Anon gatherings. Representatives may send notices to Lynne Katonak at Aiken Standard.
Mary Alice Carroll Key 45 of Langley died yesterday at an Aiken County hospital. Funeral at Faith Baptist Church Langley tomorrow at 2 pm with Rev Clinton Stancel. burial Langley Cemetery. Survivors include widower four sons and several relatives. Levy Hooper 72 died Monday at a Richmond County hospital. Funeral today at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at 3 pm. burial church cemetery. Blizzard Funeral Home Wagener in charge.
LeRoy D. Heppard Jr. said Chem Nuclear will construct an on site environmental monitoring lab at the Barnwell low level burial ground. The project aims to cut result delays and support a 100 year monitoring program funded by escrow fees totaling about 25 million dollars. Heppard spoke to the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce.
Strong winds up to 50 mph swept across South Carolina bringing a cold snap and scattered outages. Temperatures fell from 70s to 40s in a day with tides 2 feet below normal off the coast. About 1,200 SCE&G customers lost power Monday night, with roughly 1,000 homes affected in Charleston.
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