Aiken Sulky Races Set for Weekend At Aiken Mile
Aiken sulky racing hosted by the Shrine Club is scheduled for Saturday March 31 at 1 30 p m at the Aiken Mile Track with admission of 3 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for children Tickets available from the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce Leminick Pharmacy Aiken Drug and Woodruff Drug Polo events follow on Sunday at Whitney Field with 1 and 3 p m slots weather permitting
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Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce
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Whitney Field
Sunny Skies For Races and Resignations in Aiken
The forecast calls for a chilly start with a 35 degree low and frost tonight, followed by sunny conditions and light northerly winds. Tomorrow’s high reaches the mid 60s for the Aiken Sulky Races, while Sunday turns mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and cooler highs in the 50s to 60s. Betty Moore resigns from two posts citing a family conflict linked to her son's Republican candidacy for the District County Council seat.
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Aiken County
More Jobs In South Washington Growth Forecast Through 2000
The National Planning Association projects the South and West to show the nation's fastest job growth through 2000, with Houston leading in growth for both the 1990s and up to 2000. Other top centers include San Diego, Dallas, Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Washington DC as per American Demographics.
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Dr Susan Johnson Receives Kiwanis Speaking Certificate
At the Aiken Kiwanis Club meeting Dr Susan Johnson was awarded a certificate bearing her name for speaking. She remarked I’m brand new enough to just love it. The piece notes recent snow and outages in the South and comments that March has not gone out like a lamb.
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Aiken Kiwanis Club
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Aiken Sulky Races Set For Tomorrow
The third and final act of Aiken's Triple Crown will be presented tomorrow at the Aiken Mile Track on Banks Mill Road. It is the 14th Sulky Races, a possible last due to proposed subdivision of the track property into housing. The event offers spring day charm with a loyal crowd and lively harness racing thrills.
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Heath Will Run In Local Sheriff Race With Six Candidates
Heath, a Republican and last election candidate for sheriff, joins one Republican and five Democrats filing for sheriff. Sheriff Gunnells won last year with about 15,000 votes to Heath’s 13,617, while Frank Galardi had 5,876. Heath, a 10-year Aiken police veteran, cites love of country and duty as motives. He holds a USC Aiken degree, FBI National Academy and National Crime Prevention Institute training. Additional candidates are expected as 32 Democrats have filed, with Ted Willis expressing interest in House Seat 86. Republican contenders eye House Seats 83 and 84, plus auditor and coroner posts. total state and county filings near 14. Carrol Warner planned to file for re-election as Aiken County Council chair. Two Goodman brothers filed for separate senate seats. James Goodman seeks Senate 25 against Sen. Tommy Moore, and Charles Goodman seeks Senate 26 against Sen. Nikki Setzler. James Goodman’s background includes bank presidency and multiple business roles.
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Aiken County
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Lexington County
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Gores survive South Carolina tornado that flattened home
In Bennettsville a tornado swept away the Gore family home, killing eight others in SC and injuring more elsewhere. Bill Gore, 41, recounts holding his wife and three sons ages 8, 12, and 13 in a half-bath as winds tore through the house. The family clung to each other amid piling debris and a pine smell in the air as they survived.
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Ridge Spring Welcomes First Black Woman Dentist
Dr Dottie Taylor of Aiken becomes the first black woman to graduate from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine and practices in Ridge Spring, the town’s sole dentist. She splits time between Ridge Spring and Aiken, treating 50 to 70 permanent patients and 75 to 100 total since starting a month ago, aided by a rural practice scholarship.
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