Beach Blast Boil and Boogie at Woodside Saturday
The Beach Blast Boil and Boogie will be held Saturday from 6 30 p m to midnight at Woodside Plantation Country Club. Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity and the Aiken SPCA. Tickets are 30 dollars each hosted by Women of Woodside contact Carole Paveglio or Doris Cowfer for info. Casual dress, door prizes.
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Woodside Plantation Country Club
Habitat For Humanity
Aiken Spca
Women of
Woodside
Carole Paveglio
Doris Cowfer
Retirement Seminar In Aiken Today At Ra mada Inn
Representatives of D R Horton s Del sun City Hilton Head will hold a seminar at the Ra mada Inn in Aiken this afternoon to introduce area residents to active adult retirement communities including a new Beaufort County project. The event runs 2 8 30 p m at the Frontage Road off I 20 Exit 18. Reservations are not required.
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Dell Webb
Sun City
Hilton Head
Aiken
Beaufort County
Hilton Head Island
I- 20
Graduation list omits Crystal Lynn Smith at SAHS
The South Aiken High School graduation list published by the Aiken Standard on Saturday June 8 left out Crystal Lynn Smith. The school inadvertently submitted the list, and Amanda Seth was listed in error. the paper regrets the mistake.
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South Aiken High School
Aiken Standard
Crystal Lynn Smith
SAHS
Amanda Seth Saree
Motorcycle Theft and Burglary Report Across Aiken
Aiken Department of Public Safety logs theft of a motorcycle valued at $9,500 from the 2900 block of Roses Fun. A burglary alarm at Seahorse Scuba on Whiskey Road reveals ceiling tiles displaced and entry through the ceiling at Geneva's Beauty Supply. cash register pried, no confirmed missing cash. A Winchester model 67 rifle found on Summer Street and a Park Avenue SE car break-in yields $185 in items taken.
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Aiken Department OF Public Safety
Seahorse
Whiskey Road
Geneva
Beauty Supply
Celing
Summer Street
Park Avenue S.E
Walker Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter In Aiken County
In Graniteville 18 year old Ferlando Walker pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the June 11 1995 shooting that killed Caspersero Adams and left Scotty Etheridge wounded. He received 15 years for the fatality plus 5 additional years for weapons offenses and a 20 year concurrent term. Authorities recovered the gun and tied the case to a dispute the week prior.
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Ferlando Walker
Regina Poteat
Barbara Morgan
Henry Floyd
Walker
Graniteville
Caspersero Antonio Adams
Floyd
Adams
Scotty Etheridge Etheridge
Aiken County
Yellow Bike Program Debuts In Aiken City
The maiden ride of Aiken’s Yellow Bike Program shows bikes tested on Newberry and Chesterfield Streets after 5 pm with 30 miles logged by 5 45 pm. Volunteers donated eleven bikes to promote health, tourism and less pollution in a pilot by the Environmental Committee aided by city funding.
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Scott Webster
Fred Cavanaugh
Karen Papouchado
Peggy Alli
Aiken Environmental Commission
Pegay
Newberry
Chesterfield
Britton All
Bike Path
Aiken
Portland
Ore
Tax reform debated by AMBUCS with skeptic Quattlebaum
Leonard Quattlebaum of Wade & Company Public Accountants spoke at Aiken AMBUCS about simplifying the tax system. He questioned the feasibility of neat solutions while noting pros and cons of flat and consumption taxes and how they affect saving and the poor. AMBUCS meets Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at Ryan's Family Steakhouse. Doug Haley is club president.
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Congress
Leonard Quattlebaum
Quattlebaum
Wade & Company Public Accountants
Aiken Ambucs
Ambucs
Ryan's Family
Doug Haley
Auto Insurance Rates Head Skyward in South Carolina
The state Reinsurance Facility approved higher collision and comprehensive premiums for high risk drivers. In Spartanburg County, theft and vandalism coverage jumps from 34 to 94, with many drivers facing substantial increases. The plan, affecting up to 480 thousand residents, follows a legal change and shifts more risk costs onto unsafe drivers. Consumer Advocate Porter considers delays for study, while dealers like Jerry Fowler note continued car demand despite higher rates.
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Columbia
Spartanburg
Mike Dixon
Dixon
State
Phillip Porter
Insurance Department
Porter
Jerry Fowler
Fowler
Quilt Tribute Show Honors Tissue Donors at State Museum
Four quilts on display through July in Columbia honor tissue donors. Each quilt has 12 donor squares, including a joint Thurmond remembrance with lace from England. Squares reflect donor hobbies and clothing materials. A Keepsake book pairs photos and donor backgrounds. Beverly Bliss of the Red Cross calls the exhibit a lasting tribute to those who gave tissue. The display opens Sunday with a 2 p.m. reception in the Vista Room.
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State Museum
Columbia
Strom Thurmond
Nancy Thurmond
Nancy Moore Thurmond
Beverly Bliss
American Red Cross Southeastern Tissue Services
Vista
State Mueum
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Veeeene
Loudy
George Myers
By Carl Langley
Ms. Poteat
Sheriff's Office
Billy Fleury
S.C. Highway Department
Greater Aiken
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