Aiken car show aids Cumbee Center and dazzles visitors
The Aiken Horsepower Association hosted its 10th annual car show in the Aiken Mall lot to benefit the Cumbee Center to Assist Abused Persons. Volunteers and donors provided support, with about $5,600 donated in late 2012, while participants showcased classic cars from 1925 to 2001 and shared memories of vehicles from the 1950s.
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Aiken Mall
Aiken Horsepower Association
Cumbee Center
Vickie Reynolds
Dennis Gmerek
Gmerek
Barry Hudson
Hudson
John Troutman
Bryant Allen
Troutman
Retired officer pioneers youth fire training program
Retired Aiken Public Safety captain Ray Scott leads a new firefighting class at the Career Center. Eleven juniors, including nine girls, train toward Fire Fighter I certification using mobile units, donated equipment, and simulated fire drills. Scott cites family roots and community ties as driving forces.
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Scott
Aiken Public Safety
Aiken County
Smith
Ray
Sheriff's Office
Public Safety
Haleigh Ryberg
Belvedere Fire
Ryberg
Ray Scott
Far Left
Novit Dequan Canty
Teen given probation after armed robberies in Aiken case
Stephen J. Christensen 44 and his would be son in law Jeff Berry 19 staged two armed robberies in October 2012 in Aiken South Carolina. Berry received probation while Christensen was sentenced to 14 years in prison with a minimum 85 percent to serve. The judge urged Berry to heed his mother and police and stated Berry is salvageable with family support.
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Stephen J. Christensen
Jeff Berry
Christensen
Berry
PetSmart
Aiken
Andrew Smith
Dovet A
Jack” Early
Momma
David Miller
Miller
Early
Columbia
Silver Bluff Road
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Fred Pollack
Pollack
Oldsmobile
Ryan Dukes
Dukes
Ryan Barber
Eddie Barber
Mike Jones
Greg Rhoden
Snovi
Sarah Mitchum
Allie Norton
Allie
GVW Fire Department
Belvedere Fire Department
S.C. Fire Fighters Association
Teresa Hayden
Brad Wilson
Wilson
Brooks Smith
Career Center
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey Road
Ndeaa Hn Oey Store
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