Blessing of the Hounds Opens Whiskey Road Season in Aiken
The Whiskey Road Hounds held their opening meet and Blessing of the Hounds at Chime Bell Chase marking the start of the season. Marshall Lamb and his seven year old gelding Media Event participated, with Gail Flintom noting the 15th opening meet for Silent Southerner. The Rev. Charlotte Waldrop led the blessing, praying for a safe day for riders, horses, and hounds.
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Whiskey Road Hounds
Aiken
Chime Bell Chase
Marshall Lamb
Lamb
Gail Flintom
Fox Hounds
Hunt
Silent Southerner
Flintom
Virginia
David Smith
Whiskey Roads
Callie
Aiken trainer recalls Bill Hartack rise from Ebensburg roots
Aiken horse trainer Al Darlington recounts growing up with Bill Hartack in the Thoroughbred world. Hartack, the youngest inductee to the National Hall of Fame at 26 in 1959, rose from apprentice status under Corbin in Charles Town and Wheeling Downs to win titles at multiple tracks and become a top adviser for agents Chick Lang and T J Kelly.
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Aiken
Bill Hartack
Ebensburg
al Darlington
Darlington
Norman “Junie” Corbin
Johnstown
Andy Bruno
Corbin
Hartack
Charles Town
Willie
Billy
Bill
Junie
Milton Longerbean
Wheeling Downs
Waterford Park
Mountaineer Park
Nickel Bye
Mr. Corbin
Randall Park
Bowie
Pimlico
National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum
Chick Lang
Rice
Kelly
Chicago
Seeperene Chaplaincy
Free blood pressure testing at Gregg Park Civic Center
Certified nurse Jeanne Townes offers free blood pressure tests at the Gregg Park Civic Center from 4 to 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday each month. For more information call 663 7552. The Aiken County Historical Museum hosts its Annual Quilt event.
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Gregg Park Civic Center
Jeanne Townes
Quilt Display Applications At Local Museum And Guild
The event runs Thursday through Nov 30 with quilts on display. Applications are available at the museum and quilting guild. Rollins, famed for Mark Twain and Will Rogers impersonations, will present speeches from famous presidents. Call 642-5332 for more information.
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Club meeting hosts Safety Forum this Thursday
The Town and Country Club gathers at 9:30 a.m. for social time and 10 a.m. meeting in the Etherredge Center at USCA with speaker Bob. The SRS Subcontractor Safety Forum also convenes Thursday in the Houndslake Ballroom at 7:30 a.m. RSVP to Le Barkley at 557-9255 or via email.
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Will Safety Forum
Town and Country Club
Etherredge Center
USCA
Bob
SRS
Houndslake
le Barkley
Local chiropractor crafts rustic furniture in Aiken yard
Dr. David Fleming, a Park Avenue resident, builds heavy rustic pieces from cedar, pecan, black walnut and cherry. He repurposes trees from the community into benches, hall stands, tables, chairs and more, using a backyard studio near York Street.
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York Street
Chiropractor
Fleming
Aiken
Tallahassee
Fla
Park Ave
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Charlotte Waldrop
All Saints Episcopal Church
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Ben Baugh
Aiken County Historical Museum
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Rachel Johnson
David H. Fleming
Porky Bradberry
Whiskey RD
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