Community notices and events from Wagener to Aiken
The Wagener chapter of the John Birch Society meets Monday at Busy Bee Farm Wagener with a video on Hollywood versus Christianity. Edisto’s Antique Tractor and Engine Show runs March 27 at Clemson Edisto Research Center three miles west of Blackville. Dining on Dialysis program offered March in Aiken Regional Medical Center free. Kindergarten registration May 5 6 in Aiken County public schools for five year olds by Sept 1. Governor’s School for the Arts accepting nine month fall 1999 class applications. 55 Alive Defensive Driving course offered for seniors at South Aiken Presbyterian Church needs 10 participants. call for details.
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John Birch Society
Wagener
The
Busy Bee Farm
Andy Windham
Heritage Center
Agriculture Heritage Center
Edisto
Clemson Edisto Research Center
Blackville
U.S. Highway 78
Cindy Flowrs
Aiken Regional Medical Center
Roxanne Poole
Jan Walling
Aiken County
Publc
Governor's School
S.C
American Association of Retired People
South Aikien Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Ateast
Stolen Vehicles and Burglary Report from Warrenville Wagener
Police blotter records thefts from multiple areas. A 1967 Mazda was stolen from Ludlow Lake Road Warrenville on Thursday. Burglary to a home on Shilo Estates Road reported with guns, golf clubs, electronics and tools taken. A Wagener Springflower Road home burglarized with a VCR stolen. Up and Away work vehicle stolen from Whiskey Road store with a flat tire. A utility trailer stolen from Wagoner Road residence. Updated 3 6 99.
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Ludlow Lake Road
Warrenville
Shilo Estates Road
Springflower Road
Wagener
Whiskey Road
Wagoner Road
Heart Walk nets $102000 for research in Aiken
The American Heart Association held its 2nd annual Heart Walk at Aiken Regional Medical Centers amid rain. About 1,200 walkers tackled two or four miles around the lake and neighborhood, raising an estimated 102000 for heart research despite cold, wet conditions.
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American Heart Association
Aiken
Heart Walk
Richard Satcher
Aiken Regional
Charlie Spainhour
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Skipper Perry
Telephone scams targeted by new educational effort
BellSouth launches BellSouth Neighborhood Watch to educate consumers about telemarketing fraud including cramming and slamming. The FBI cites over 14 000 illegal operations yearly. The campaign offers a website and brochure with tips and a toll free order number.
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BellSouth
BellSouth Neighborhood Watch
FBI
Susan Grant
National Consumers League
Educators praise NAEP gains in South Carolina fourth graders
Statewide NAEP results show fourth graders scoring 210 out of 400, seven points higher than 1994. Educators like Bessie Boyette credit Accelerated Reader and computer programs for boosting reading, with library circulation reportedly doubled. Local schools including Chukker Creek and North Augusta Middle participated, while state averages still lag national marks.
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Aiken County
S.C
Frank Roberson
Chukker Creek
A.L. Corbett
Greendale
Jackson
Jefferson
Kennedy
Leavelie McCampbell
Langley- Bath-Clearwater
J.D. Lever
North Augusta
Schofield
California
Washington, D.C
Hawaii
Louisiana
Mississippi
Virgin Islands
South Carolina
NAEP
Virgin Slands
Sam Bingham
Redcliffe Elementary
Redcliffe
Bingham
Murderous Shot at Sudlow Lake Remembered by Survivor Gary Jerrett
Gary Jerrett, art dealer in Columbia County Georgia, recalls the August 22 1972 Sudlow Lake shooting near Graniteville. He and Julie Widgeon fished when a young man named William Gary Cole opened fire, leaving Jerrett with a shattered brain and a decades long effort to rebuild his life.
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Gary Jerrell
Gary
Columbia County
Roy
Lillian Jerrett
North Augusta
Julie Widgeon
Sudlow Lake
Graniteville
Rob
Julie
Patty
William Gary Cole
Manhunt After Fatal Lake Ambush Targets Julie and Gary
Gary and Julie Jerrell, both 15, were attacked near a lake by Cole who had sneaked from his home carrying a .22 rifle. Julie died on the scene and Gary was critically wounded but survived after months in a hospital. Cole fled on a bicycle with evidence left behind.
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Gary Collins
Cole
Gary
Julie
Roy Jerrell
Bob Fishburn
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Marcy Howley
Pnovo
By Loren Schneider
Pihoprsosh Weal
Habitat Home
Ginny Southworth
Aiken Noon Rotary
First Baptist
Habitat
Representative Drive
Ludlow Lake
Carl Langley
Lillian Jerrell
Aiken Technical College
du Pont
Savannah River
Westinghouse
Langley
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