Red Cross Youth Clown Troupe Marks One Year
Aiken branch of the American Red Cross marks its first year of volunteer clown service. The 36 member Red Cross youth corps includes Bilbo Gum Drop Sparkles Dot Tie Skittles Bunky Cotton Candy and peers who donate performances to ACTS Habitat for Humanity Golden Harvest Food Bank and Helping Hands. About 13 volunteers transition from kids to clowns to serve the community.
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Gum Drop
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Cotton Candy
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Golden Harvest Food Bank
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Deaths of Dorothy Crapps Aiken Bobby Bonds and Others
Obituary notices report the deaths of Dorothy Phillips Crapps and Bobby Joe Bonds in Aiken, Russell Ronnie Ray in Aiken, and Sarah H Freitag in Salley with brief survivor details and service information to follow in local listings.
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Dorothy Phillips
Crapps
Aiken
Bobby Joe Bonds
Charleston Russell
Ronnie Ray
Sarah H. Freitag
Salley
Georgia Lottery Sunday Draw Summary
Sunday drawing results show Cash 3 Evening numbers 5 and 48 and 9 64 3 for Cash 4. Pamtaay 6 4138-14202 appears as a posted entry or code related to the draw.
Aiken Elementary fourth grader wins with Knife Wipe invention
Katelyn Rhinehart, a fourth grader at Aiken Elementary, won 500 dollars in a national young inventor contest funded by Craftsman Tools and the National Science Teachers Association. Her Knife Wipe uses a removable top container with soapy water to clean butter knives after making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
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Katelyn Rhinehart
Aiken
Craftsman Tools
National Science Teachers Association
Katelyn
Crime rate decline no cause for culm
Washington Attorney General Janet Reno cautions against complacency as FBI figures show the sixth straight annual drop in serious crime in 1997 across all regions. Murder falls sharply in large cities and suburbs, while overall violent crime declines 5 percent and property crime 4 percent nationwide. Yale
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Youths Using Guns Spark Rising Alarm in Aiken County
Aiken County reports a 25 caliber pistol bought from an acquaintance led a year-old to shoot himself in the face while playing in his bedroom. Educators and police note gun access by youths rises amid school shootings nationwide and say prevention is limited. In some areas youths can buy guns for 25 to 50 dollars, often from stolen sources used for quick profits.
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Aiken County
Woman dies after collision with deer near Wagener
Sarah Freitag, 36, died from head injuries after a deer collision on Ernest Johnson Road at Poinsettia Drive between Wagener and Salley. Her husband Herbert Freitag, driving, suffered minor injuries. neither wore a helmet. The deer died at the scene.
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Salley
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Freitags
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