Aiken Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting and Lynn Anderson Shows
The Aiken Electric Cooperative plans its annual meeting at 9 a.m. today with entertainment by country singer Lynn Anderson at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The business session starts at 2 p.m. nearby Langston Baptist Church hosts a 72-hour Bible reading revival continuing through Sunday, with 15 minutes of Genesis read aloud each session.
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Aiken Electric Cooperative
Lynn Anderson
Ms. Anderson
Conway
Langston Baptist Church
Salley Near Bank Robbery Prompts Town Lockdown
In Salley on May 4 an attempted bank robbery spurred a town lockdown as residents and authorities reacted. Post-mistress Joyce Salley noted the scare while a guest speaker, retired FBI agent James Kirby, addressed the Aiken Department of Public Safety awards dinner.
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Salley
Joyce Salley
James Kirby
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Kirby
Birthdays for Jennifer Herrin Arelyn Price Jessica Livingston
Local notices list birthday acknowledgments for Jennifer Herrin Arelyn Price Jessica Livingston Ryan Clark Sally Farris Wilbur Ferguson known as Fergie Tom Miniard and Joe Odum in community birthday greetings.
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Jennifer Herrinarelyn Price
Jessica Livingston Ryan Clark
Sally Farris Wilbur
Fergie
Ferguson Tom Miniard
Joe Odum
Budget committee proposes nearly $18 million in cuts
Senate Finance Committee members propose a package of about 18 million dollars in spending cuts to balance the 1990 91 budget. They target education health and corrections with large reductions while delaying state employee pay raises to save 2.8 million. The full committee will vote on Monday and the plan moves to the Senate for approval.
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Columbia
Senate
Budget and Control Board
House
Sen
Carroll
Nikki Setzler
D-West Coumbia
Fun Time Senior Olympics Brighten Mattie C. Hall Grounds
Perfect weather showcased Senior Olympics at Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center with penny pitching water balloon toss wheelchair races and a pie throwing contest. Residents voted by money offered to select which department head would endure a pie throw as a cookout followed for families and staff. Other facilities Edgefield New Ellenton and Croft House joined the celebration marking National Nursing Home Week.
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Mattie C. Hall Health Care Center
Joan Higgenbotham
LPN
Mattie C. Hall
Donna Derrick
Derrick
Alot
Oy Tous
Edgefield
New Ellenton
Croft House
Waterfront restaurant approved on tidelands near Charleston aquarium
North Charleston officials upheld a decision granting George Campion a 19,600 square foot waterfront restaurant over tidelands along Cooper River. Critics say it could be built entirely on high ground, but supporters argue it links to the planned aquarium and Fort Sumter tour docks and would draw visitors from across the region.
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League of Women Voters
Charleston
Dewey Wise
Campion
Wise
South Carolina
Storytelling Isn’t Just For Children In Aiken
Gail Wilkins argues storytelling is for all ages and a practiced art. The Tellers of Two Cities, formed in 1986 by Christine Castaneda, includes Augusta members and connects with state and national storytelling groups. Members perform for civic and school groups, Earth Day, festivals, correction centers, and seniors. Meetings involve critique, workshops, and listening to tapes. festivals bring both laughter and tears. The next Tellers of Two Cities meeting is May 26 at 1 p.m. at the Aiken County Library. call 648-1549 for more information.
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Gail Wilkins
Aiken
Augusta
Ms. Wilkins
Christine Castaneda
S.C. Storytelling Guild
National Association For the Preservation and
Aiken County
Wilkins
Mary Hunter to Receive Erskine Alumni Day Award
Mary Anderson Hunter of Aiken is set to receive Erskine College's Mary Mildred Sullivan Award during Alumni Day. The event drew about 706 attendees and honors a high school alumna for lifelong service to education and Erskine, where she studied, taught, and led alumni efforts.
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Mary Hunter
Erskine Alumni Day
Mary Anderson Hunter
Aiken
Erskine College
Mary Mildred Sullivan
Richard Halderman
Hunter
New York Southern Society
South
Aiken County
John M
Jack) Hunter Jr
Erskine
College
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Sue Roe
Judge Roe
Lynne Katonak
Eliza Willams
Edgefield Nursing Home
Sheryl Brousseau
Phili Wor
University of South Carolina
Korea
Hunter's
Jack
Betts Hunter Gatewood
Melissa Hunter ‘Smith
Living Endowsment
Carolina
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