Autism Support Group to Meet in Aiken Cafeteria
The Autism Support Group of Aiken meets at 7 pm in Aiken Regional Medical Center cafeteria dining room B. The Augusta Military Order of the World Wars hosts a January meeting at Fort Gordon Officer's Club at 1 30 pm with Floyd Felts and Walter Taylor presenting on veterans benefits. The Aiken County Historical Museum holiday exhibit Angels runs through Sunday with hours Tue–Fri 9 30 am to 4 30 pm and weekends 2–5 pm. For more information call 642-2015.
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Aiken
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Fort Gordon
Augusta
Military Order of the World
Aiken Wwnty Historical Museum
South Boundary
Ceall
Local police blotter reports multiple incidents in Aiken
Residents returned home Wednesday to find a young man pushing a four wheeler from Roses Run yard and surrendering to police. An employee at Home Furnishings on Pine Log Road had $90 cash and credit cards stolen from her purse Wednesday. A former Mattie C Hall Health Care Center employee made threats to harm staff Wednesday. no arrest. A burglary at Chengs Garden Chinese Restaurant on Laurens Street Monday involved entry to a metal storage building and stolen food. A red Jeep Cherokee was stolen Tuesday on Palm Drive.
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Home Furnnishings
Pine Log Road
Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center
Aiken
Stocks Closing as of 196 information provided by Greg Paschal of Edward Jones
Edward Jones analyst Greg Paschal provides closing stock insights for the day with emphasis on market movement and notable shifts in major equities. The report outlines winners and laggards across key sectors and notes factors influencing investor sentiment.
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Greg Paschal
Edward Jones
Students Lead Peer Educator Program at USCA
Qualified students teach seminars on time and stress management study skills and conflict resolution helping peers at USCA through the new PEER EDUCATOR program.
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USCA
MLK tributes mark 68th birthday events in Aiken area
Local groups plan a sequence of MLK observances beginning with readings at Smith-Hazel Recreation Center at 11 a.m. and a 3:30 p.m. youth event. A weekend bake sale yard sale and fish fry run 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center. USCA presents Expectations of Triumph Sunday at Etherredge Center starring Paul G. Anderson. USCA ATC community service projects Monday feature a 10 a.m. breakfast with Dr. Bruce Bridges and service with area organizations.
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Kershaw St
Aiken
University of South Carolina Aiken
Etherredge Center
Frederick Douglass
Paul Robeson
Mr. Anderson
ATA
Delta Airlines
NBC
USCA
Aiken Technical College
USC Aiken
ATC
Bruce Bridges
Bridges
North Carolina State
Aiken County Parks
Computer speeds up work on memorial for veterans
Lanbrea monument manager Jamie Moore uses a computer to generate 90 stencils for engraving names of Aiken County veterans on paving bricks. The project aims to memorialize all local service members since the county’s founding, with a 30 foot fountain centerpiece at the Veterans Memorial Park on Richland Avenue East. Bricks cost at least 100 dollars with names of donors and honorees, as fundraising nears its 200000 goal.
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Moore
Landreth Monument Company
Richland Avenue
Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park
Bates Landreth
Monument Company
Aiken County
Aiken
Wal-Mart
Security Federal
Ed Hammons
Veterans Memorial Park
Pre-school sign-ups begin as kindergartners register
Public schools in Aiken County open 1998-99 registrations for five year olds. Parents bring immunization records birth certificates and Social Security cards while officials estimate counts to plan classrooms staff and transportation needs. Some families register even without all items to be on next year’s list.
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Aiken County
Glenn Sanders
Warrenville Elementary
South Carolina
Tammie Bates
Chukker Creek Elementary
Sanders
Triple Crown Road Race Entries Open in Aiken
Applications are available for the 22nd annual Triple Crown Road Race on Saturday March 14 at the Odell Weeks Activities Center and Citizens Park. Runners are urged to register early, with late signups on race day at Odell Weeks from 7 to 7:30 am. Registration fees range from 5 to 12 dollars, plus a 2 dollar late fee.
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Citizens Park
Barnhill
City of Aiken Parks and Recreation Department
Odell Weeks Center
Builder offers $1000 reward for burglars
Russell Holsenback, owner of a Ludlow Lake Road home under construction, has been burglarized four times since last summer. He offers $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible. The latest break in occurred Monday after ongoing incidents targeting new houses.
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Russell Holsenback
Ludlow Lake Road
Holsenback
Warrenville and area see rising elementary registrations
Mrs Bates noted eight registrations on Wednesday with forecasts of eight to twelve for Thursday. Warrenville Elementary logged 19 registrations on Wednesday while Oakwood Windsor reported about a dozen and Greendale Elementary listed 21. Parents may register children today during regular school hours.
Aiken Women’s Heart Board Teas For Heartland Express Show
Tickets for the Aiken Women’s Heart Board fundraising production “The Heartland Express 20th Anniversary Tour” sold briskly at a Wednesday tea hosted by Brad and Sharon Owens. Patrons bought about two thirds of the Feb 26 to Feb 28 and March 1 performances at the University of Please see TICKETS page 3B.
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Aiken Women's Heart Board
Heartland Express
Brad
Sharon Owens
American Heart Association
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