Alaska bush pilot who helped blaze new routes in 1969
Claude O Donovan left Texas to work as a helicopter bush pilot in Fairbanks Alaska with Metrie Helicopters. After a four day evaluation he took a historic first charter to the Yukon River, flying over vast empty terrain with no navigation aids.
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Aiken
Claude O’ Donovan
O'Donovan
Southern Airways
Vietnam
Texas
Fairbanks
Alaska
Metrie Helicopters
O’ Donovan
Yukon River
Battle of the couples opens Wedding Expo event
The competition features two couples who face three challenges to win a dream honeymoon as part of the wedding expo kickoff.
Deaths and Funerals in Aiken and Monetta 9A
Obituaries list Zyon Andrews Curtis Aiken Harmon Bunk Lowe Aiken Donald Alexander Storey Monetta. Notices note services and burial details for each individual with dates and locations as listed in the 9A section.
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Zyon Andrews Curtis
Aiken
Harmon
Bunk” A. Lowe
Donald Alexander Storey, Monetta
End of Juvenile Drug Court Faces Budget Cuts
The Solicitor's Office will shut the Juvenile Drug Court program due to funding shortages. Second Circuit Solicitor Strom Thurmond Jr. said the program will phase out with no new participants, though current ones may finish under standard family court oversight. The initiative, costing about $100,000 annually and run by The Aiken Center, included counseling, drug testing, curfews, and tailored plans for up to a year.
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Second Circuit
Strom Thurmond Jr
Thurmond
Aiken Center
Celebrate Aiken Opens With 1835 Themed Events
Celebrate Aiken begins in 1835 with Sights Sounds and Tastes of 1835 in downtown Aiken. From 1 to 5 p.m. today events include magic shows original plays flea circus children's games and Colonial era tastings with cooking demos. Musical acts include a gospel choir and a washboard band. The Municipal Building becomes an old fashioned schoolhouse for kids activities. Newberry Hall hosts cooking demonstrations and tastings.
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Aiken
Washington Center For the Performing Arts
Newberry Hall
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USC Aiken Convocation Center
Usc Aiken Convcation Center
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