Heritage of Faith Service and Aiken School Registration
A Sunday service at First Baptist Church featured a prayer by Rev. Mike Vandiver praising heritage faith and seeking guidance for future frontiers. The article also notes South Aiken Baptist Christian School opened 1985-86 registration for ages 3 to eighth grade, with limited spaces and application hours Monday through Friday.
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Mike Vandiver
St. John’s United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Aiken Institute
Aiken
University of South Carolina
God of Eternity
South Aiken Baptist Christian School
Tricycle Race Raises Funds For Kiwanis Youth Projects
Clouds and wind did not stop the Kiwanis Club tricycle race with 3 to 12 year olds. About 100 sponsors and 80 individuals contributed roughly ten dollars each. Winners and sponsors listed for ten races.
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Jaina Tucker
Kiwanis Club
Phil Polk
Polk
Aiken Drug
Bankers Trust
Kiwanis
Matt Robinson
Owens Corning
Jimmy Asbert
AAA
Stephanie Mettner
Allison Lee
Granitteville
Nathaniel Huber Fliflet
Les Fliflet
Robby Siderton
State Farm Insurance
Joshua Stewart
Christopher Gratop
Aiken High Key Club
Stewart Lee
Derrick Lee
Kelly Lock
Russell Gray
FMC
Jeff Osbon
Ronnie Mcllroy
Johnson Auto Parts
Meridith
WalMart
Aiken
Harold House Receives LSCOG Honor for Aiken County
Harold House was recognized as an outstanding elder by the Lower Savannah Council of Governments at its awards meeting in Brandt Op. Penn Worthy of Orangeburg was named Regional Outstanding Older American, chosen from five nominees. Counties in the region include Aiken Allendale Barnwell Calhoun and Orangeburg.
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Aiken County
Lower Savannah
Dog Fanciers Set Drive and Obedience Fun Day
The Aiken Dog Fanciers will hold a membership drive and obedience fun day at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center on May 19 at noon. The event welcomes both experienced and novice exhibitors and all dog owners seeking to improve dog control.
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H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Belvedere Man Charged In Augusta Robbery
Belvedere resident John G. Pearson aged 30 was arrested by Augusta police for two counts of armed robbery. He was taken to the Augusta city jail after detectives located him at his Belvedere home.
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Belvedere
Augusta
John G. Pearson
Pearson
Tales Of Historic Women Highlighted During Sesqui Day
Sesquicentennial events in Aiken County honored notable women. Robin Meehan introduced speakers Lorraine McNair and Ann Dicks who highlighted Beulah Livingston and four Black women of the county for community service, education, and local leadership.
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Aiken County
Rye Patch
Robin Meehan
Lorraine McNair
Ann Dicks
Columbia
Aiken
YWCA
Anecdotes Highlight Rye Patch Women Panel in Aiken
Lynne Katonak chronicles a Rye Patch celebration where about 100 women shared memories. Speakers Doris Chesser Helen Burckhalter Sadie Duches Sarah Busch Ann Casey and Hattie Warnske recalled trolley travel whiskey road Savannah River Plant and early Aiken life with humor and resilience.
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Lynne Katonak
Rye Patch
Aiken
Doris Chesser
Eulalie Salley
Trenton
Clara
Columbia
Jamaica
Savannah
Silver Bluff
Whiskey Road
Cherokee Road
Sarah Busch
Chamber of Commerce
Savannah River
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S. Aiken Baptist School
Poe
George Miller
Bradley Plumbing and Heating
Corey Kalbaugh
Security Federal
Kellie Heaton
Precision Heating Works
David Heffner
A & M Music
Kevin Heaton
Precision
Machine Works
Bonnie Deese
Vickie Deese
Gregory Andrews
Rosemarie Andrews
Clint Busbee
Palmetto Federal
Webster Cason
Southern Motel Co
By Phil Jones
Serrell Smith
Deborah
Harold House
LSCOG
Friendship Baptist Church
Gertrude Eubanks
Nior
Ginny Southworth
Graniteville
Laurens Street
Hahn
Hattie Thorpe
Schroder
Platt’s Drugs
McCreary’s
Highland Park Hotel
Willcox
Municipal Building
Coker Spring
Warneke
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