Gaver Donates SRS 50th Anniversary Cup Name for Race
Jim Gaver, a CNTA SRS 50th Anniversary committee member, donates the name Gaver Cup for a one off SRS 50th Anniversary race at the Aiken Training Track. The crystal Mikasa vase trophy will bear the SRS logo and honor the nuclear industry milestone in the Aiken community.
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Jim Gaver
Aiken
Citizens For Nuclear Technology Awareness
SRS
Gaver
Ron Stevens
Julie Peterson
CNTA
Trophies Unlimited
Ms. Peterson
Dome Observatory rises atop hill with rotating sky view
A local group led by Metts workers raises a small cement-block building crowned by a 12 foot rotating aluminum dome. A 16 inch Newtonian telescope, bleachers, and a TV display will offer free astronomy programs for groups of up to 12, with plans for another observatory near Aiken at USC Aiken. Visitors must be accompanied by three adults, and details are available online.
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Metts
Daniell Golson
Dan Dowling
Matthew Golson
Harold Garrett
Aiken
Boyd
Roberts
Boyd Observatory
Boydobservatory.com
Boyd Pond Road
Silver Bluff Road
Aiken Trials Infield Parking Rules And Parking Fees
Gates open at 10 30 a m with the first race at 2 pm Fanning notes infield parking must be in before 1 pm After race no in or out until finish Entrance to the infield from Audubon Drive traffic limited via Two Notch For outfield parking gate at Two Notch and Meade Vehicles in advance or at the gate pay different rates Gen eral admission $5 in advance $10 at gate Camper and motor home parking $20 Tickets priced 6 advance 8 at the gate
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Fanning
Audubon Drive
Powderhouse Road
Two Notch Road
Two Notch
Meade Roads
Aiken
Man jailed five years for abusing pregnant wife
Russell Mark Skipper, 34, of Murrells Inlet, received a five year sentence after pleading guilty to criminal domestic violence for striking his pregnant wife, fracturing a rib and rupturing her spleen. Judge Frank Eppes cut a 10-year term in half, plus a five year probation. no contact with the family was ordered and further violations could extend punishment. Prosecutors described the assault as among the worst cases, with the victim undergoing surgery and seeking refuge in a safe house. They urged tougher laws on criminal domestic violence.
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Frank Eppes
Russell Mark Skipper
Murrell’s Inlet
Pat Corey
Allison W. Skipper
Skipper
Eppes
Ms. Corey
Pokémon Cards Spark Student Attack at North Aiken Elementary
A 10-year-old special education student at North Aiken Elementary attacked staff after teachers confiscated Pokémon cards. He overturned a table, tore items from a wall, and left through a classroom window before police were called. He was taken to headquarters and released to his parents under juvenile division supervision.
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North Aiken
Peggy Wertz
Beech Island Historical Society Meeting Tuesday at 7 30 PM
Beech Island Historical Society will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at 144 Old Jackson Highway Beech Island. Archaeologists Rita and Dan Elliott will discuss excavations at New Ebenez er Ga a colonial Austrian settlement on the Georgia side of the Savannah River in Effingham county. Open to the public. Call Jackie Bartley at 803 827 0184 for more information.
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Beech Island Historica Society
Society
Old Jackson Highway
Beech Island
Rita
Dan Elliott
New Ebenezer
Georgia
Savannah River
Effingham
Jackie Bartley
Public meeting weighs Monet shop proposal in England
Residents attended a Monet discussion on a shop proposal with an official proceeding. The meeting aimed to decide a return deadline the 10th, possibly delayed at the request of the property owner. Erland stated that action matched the plan reported by The Aiken Standard.
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Monet
England
Erland
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University of South Carolina
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CBS Sports
South Carolina
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