Aiken Celebrates 175 Years With Yearlong Events
Aiken marks 175th anniversary in 2010 with many planned events across the year. The celebration invites residents and visitors to participate and learn more via the Celebrate Aiken tab on the Aiken Standard site.
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Aiken Relay Golf Classic Sets Sights on Cancer Fight
The Aiken Relay Golf Classic will return to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Over the last three years the event has collected more than $60,000 through community support and golf play.
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Alfaiglance Passage to India trade overview
The data shows per person costs at 1 033, with a 5.4 percent change and a -5.4 percent shift. Total trade stands in the billions, with a negative balance of 27.5, a GDP share of -2.2 percent, and 1.9 percent noted. Projections reference 2009 estimates and a 2010 target of MB 20 million.
Area Deaths: Nellie Randall Bearden to Mary Garvin Sizemore
Obituary notices list deaths for Nellie Randall Bearden Sophie A Blakeslee Samuel Alexander Cothran Edward Stockton Croft Jr Marguerite H Farrow Jacob H Fields Carol Ann Simmons and Mary Garvin Sizemore with funeral details appearing in 6A and 8A sections.
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Nellie Randall Bearden
Clearwater
Sophie A. Blakeslee
Aiken
Samuel Alexander Cothran
Edward Stockton Croft Jr
Atlanta
Marguerite H. Farrow
North Augusta
Jacob H. Fields
Carol Ann Simmons
Mary Garvin Sizemore
Unusually low temps cause treacherous Aiken roadways
Record rainfall and below freezing temperatures have iced Dibble Road creating closures. Public Works and Public Safety use barricades nightly and consider a temporary berm to stop water runoff while officials urge residents to run taps to prevent pipe bursts as high teens loom.
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Forest Hill Drive
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Aiken Public Safety
Pete Frommer
Aiken
National Weather Service
Hunter Coleman
Coleman
Morris
Public Works
Five Years After Train Collision Memorial Service
The fifth annual memorial service for the 20085 chlorine disaster victims is held this Saturday. The Jan 6 incident transformed several local communities and left nine people dead, with ongoing reflections on safety and remembrance.
Savannah River Site Public Tours Begin in 2010
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions will offer 23 public SRS tours in 2010, opening to 1,150 visitors. Tours start at 12:30 p.m. at the Center for Hydrogen Research and last about four hours. Visitors ride a bus through areas including the Savannah River National Laboratory and M Area as they learn the site’s defense production history.
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Census enumerator tests held at Center Office
The U S Census Bureau is testing candidates for 2010 census enumerator jobs at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center in five-county district. More than 1 000 positions available in Aiken Edgefield Lexington Newberry and Saluda with tests every Monday 9 am to 4 pm.
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Lexington
Newberry
Saluda
West Columbia
Sarah Sullivan
Jackson
Sasser
U.S
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