Knit-Wits Two Sisters Spin Their Yarns At Country Garden Creations
Betty Hass and Bonnie Bentley, sisters and owners of Country Garden Creations in The Alley, Aiken, blend hand knitting with two knitting machines to speed production. Their Bond knitting frame costs 249.50 dollars and helps demonstrate techniques to customers as they expand a yarn supply from New York and Massachusetts. They design many sweaters themselves, often creating unique pieces and rarely selling their favorites.
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Country Garden Creations
Aiken
Betty Hass
Bonnie Bentley
Wisconsin
Country Creations
Ginny Southworth
Association Honors Bigger with Friend of Education Award
Aiken County Board of Education chairman Sally Bigger received the Friend of Education Award from the ACEA for outstanding public education support. Nila Beard, former ACEA president, presented the honor during a Thursday night program.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Sally Bigger
Aiken County Education Association
Nila Beard
The
ACEA
Mrs. Bigger
New Ellenton Man Charged Over Stolen .410 Shotgun
A 19 year old New Ellenton man Willie Hankinson Jr was charged with possession of stolen goods after police said he held a .410 shotgun stolen from Eddie Harrison Jr. Hankinson was released on $2000 bond and officers continue to search for other stolen items in the case.
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New Ellenton
Willie Hankinson, Jr
Aiken County
Hankinson
Eddie Harrison, Jr
Body of Ridge Spring Woman Found After Missing Period
The 57 year old Ruth Blocker was found in her car on a remote dirt road in northeastern Aiken County. She had a single gunshot wound to the chest and a handgun was recovered at the scene. The Aiken County Sheriff's Department is investigating.
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Ridge Spring
Aiken County
Ruth Blocker
Jackson Students Raise Funds for State Museum and Animal Society
Jackson Elementary School students, aided by the PTA, raised 439.28 dollars to renovate the state museum in Columbia and matched by the PTA. They also contributed about 35 dollars to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals from allowances and savings.
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Jackson Elementary
State Museum
Columbia
The
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Volunteers to Get Mileage Break in South Carolina
The South Carolina Legislature approved a measure allowing volunteers for charitable organizations to deduct travel expenses. Volunteers using their own vehicles can deduct 14 cents per mile on state tax filings for charity work.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Bath man dies after Atomic Road motorcycle crash
A 20 year old Bath man Mark Phelps died of injuries after his motorcycle collided with a car on Atomic Road near North Augusta Friday night. He had been taken to Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital in Augusta and died early Saturday. The car driver Arthur Cowan was uninjured.
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Bath
Mark Phelps
Railroad Avenue
Eugene Talmadge Memorial Hospital
Augusta
Arthur Cowan
Phelps
Cowan
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