St John Baptist Church Dedicates New Sanctuary in Warrenville
The 107-year-old St John Baptist Church dedicates a new sanctuary replacing the 1948 building. Members recall long service, four age groups for children, and gratitude as leaders and legislators attend. Rev Curtis Ocker Sr presides, Rev David Williams preaches, and Sen Tommy Moore and Rep Roland Smith participate.
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Warrenville
St. An Baptist Church
Gertrude Paschal
Sandra Ramsey
Ramsey
Curtis Ocker Sr
Ben Minor
Minor
Blocker
David Williams
Union Baptist Church
Aiken
Williams
S.C
Tommy Moore
D-Clearwater
Roland Smith
John Holston
Moore
Smith
Lord Jesus Christ
Aiken Prep Students Demo Bicycle Polo During Triple Crown
Bicycle polo demonstrations at the Triple Crown event show that polo rules adapt to bikes. William Matheson Jr., world champion and head of the Bicycle Polo Association of America, notes the sport uses mallets balls and goals like polo but with bicycles. Arthur Giraud Zach Prescott and Diana Crowley describe speed nerve and strategy while Matheson explains rules and the sport’s history in Aiken Since 1916 bicycle polo remains active across ages with a three-hit limit per sequence.
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Ameri
Varia
Matheson
Aiken Prep
Arthur Giraud
Giraud
Zach Prescott
Prescott
Diana Crowley
Crowley
Aiken
Ginny Southworth
BIG Wheels
Aiken Triple Crown Golf Classic Promises Food And Fun
The ninth annual Aiken Triple Crown Golf Classic set for March 29 at Woodside Plantation features 50 teams and 200 players. Proceeds go to the American Red Cross Helping Hands and the Tri-Development Center, with lunch, dinner, golf, and numerous prizes announced by organizers.
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Aiken
Woodside Plantation
Mike Burkhart
American Red Cross
Helping Hands
Tri-Development Center
Burkhart
Woodside
Paul Hudak
Hudak
Getting It Right Lecture at USCA Kauffman Memorial
USCA Aiken hosts the 14th Earl Kauffman Memorial Lecture Friday at 2 p.m. in Penland Administration Building room 106 with USC Aiken Chancellor Emeritus Dr. Robert Alexander as guest speaker on Getting It Right It Ain't Over Til It's Over. The Earl Kauffman award will follow to honor a local senior learning advocate. Dr. Kauffman directed the academy from 1989 until his death at 83 and founded its mission to help men and women maximize their lives through innovative learning. Alexander led USCA 1983-2000, expanding regional ties and cooperation with government industry and education sectors.
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USC Aiken
Academy For Lifelong Learning
Earl Kauffman
USCA
Robert Alexander
Penland
Aiken
Dr. Kauffman
Police Blotter Reports Several Local Thefts And Incidents
A 1983 blue two door Regal valued at 400 was stolen from a West Enne residence during overnight hours. A March 18 theft at a Georgia Eine restaurant yielded a silver Venison phone from a North Augusta woman. An air conditioner worth 000 was stolen from a vacant building on Ox Avenue between Dec 1 and Thursday. A March 5 theft on East Avenue took a pair of diamond earrings worth 2000. A North Augusta man was jailed Wednesday after Pisgah and Five Notch roads for drunken driving open container possession and seat belt violations. A suspect in malicious injury to property faces 500 damage to a Weston Street car after a brick was thrown Wednesday evening.
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West Enne
Georgia Eine
Rth Augusta
Ox Avenue
East
Avenue
North Augusta
Pisgah
Five Notch Roads
Weston Street
Robbery probe after purse snatching near Rose's Store
A 50-year-old woman was injured in a strong arm robbery in the Rose's Store parking lot on Richland Avenue. Officers seek a white male driver of a white 1980s Toyota Cressida, no plate, via surveillance photos. Call 642-7740 with tips. Also notes church leadership seminar April 30 and Chamber of Commerce banquet April 23 with ticket info.
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Aiken
Turno
Aiken Horse Show and Community Activities Highlight Weekend
The Aiken Standard notes the Snow Ring at Hitchcock Woods hosts the Aiken Horse Show while First Presbyterian Church hosts a neighborhood-style activity with children and Mr. Rogers crafts. Also featured is a reflection on Kurt Cobain’s legacy by Staff Writer Jeremy Schoolfield.
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Snow Ring
Hitchcock Woods
First Presbyterian Church
Kurt Cobain
Jeremy Schoolfield
Sites&Sounds
Aiken Standard Classifieds and Delivery Information
Aiken Standard advertises contact details, publication schedule, and subscription rates with options for EzPay plans. Delivery expectations call for arrival by 5 p.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. on weekends, plus hours for assistance and a delivery problem line.
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Pat Summitt
Pepsico
Steve Reinmund
Wal-Mart
Michael Duke
Midland Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
Midland Valley High School
Chamber
Gity
Georgia Lottery
Cash
Fantasy
Lotto South
Georgia Tech
Duke
Newsroom
Aikastandard.com
Scott B. Hunter
Shunter
Aikenstandard.com
Aiken Standard
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