Portraits of the Past appeal for Aiken photos
The Aiken Standard invites readers to submit historical photos of faces and places in Aiken County. Pick up forms at the Aiken Standard office or download the PDF from the website. Mail or deliver completed forms to 326 Rutland Drive, Aiken, SC. For questions, call Kimberley Kirkey at 648-2311 ext 212.
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Aiken County
Aiken Standard
Aikenstandard.com
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
Kimberley Kirkey
Veterans Day Events In Aiken Augusta And Midland Valley
The Aiken Chapter 934 of the National Association of Federal Employees meets at 11 a.m. at Ryan's Family Restaurant with lunch at 8.95 dollars at the door. Augusta VA Medical Center and the U S Postal Service host a stamp cancellation today 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For info call 706 481 6757. Midland Valley High School hosts Lt Col Charles W Dryden at 9 a.m. for the annual Veterans Day celebration. contact 593 7100.
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Aiken
National Association of Federal Employees
Ryan's Family
Augusta VA
U.S. Postal Service
Midland Valley High School
Charles W. Dryden
Barnard E. Bee
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Jefferson Davis Highway
Warrenville
Eugene Barron
Augusta
Children’s Chorale
Sacred Heart Cultural Center
Academy For Lifelong Learning
USC Aiken
Penland Building
Veterans Day events and meetings announced Thursday
Local notices list Veterans Day programs at Clearwater Elementary and Silver Bluff High School with RSVP details. Community groups including the Aiken Camellia Society and Sons of Confederate Veterans host gatherings, workshops, and a charity auction across Aiken and Warrenville.
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Silver Bluff High School
Jason Goings
Nookie
Pitter Patter
Laurens Street
Leslie Gouge
Bellsouth
City of Aiken
The
Aiken Camellia Society
Aiken County Council
Richland Ave
Fall Into the Valley Festival and Car Show
Aiken County Parks Recreation and Tourism hosts the Fall Into the Valley Festival and Car Show at Harrison-Cover Park this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pre-register entry is 15 dollars, 20 dollars at the gate, with prizes and children's activities. For information call Barbara Gunter at 648-4761 or Park staff at 593-4698.
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Aiken County
Barbara Gunter
Balding to speak at Aiken Hall of Fame event
British trainer Ian Balding, famed for training Mill Reef and riding legends Lester Piggott and Steve Cauthen, visits Aiken for a 4 p.m. appearance and book signing to promote Making the Running. Proceeds aid the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. Balding will also discuss his career and favorite jockeys.
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Ian Balding
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth
Paul Mellon
Balding
Aiken
Lester Piggott
Steve Cauthen
England
Mill Reef
Gail King
Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame
Lisa Hall
City of Aiken
John Moore
Imoore
Aikenstandard
Britain
Aiken Jaycees Christmas Parade slated for Dec 12
The Aiken Jaycees plan a December 12 parade in downtown Aiken at 3 PM with a Winter Wonderland theme. Entries must be in by December 4 and forms are at The UPS Store in Publix Shopping Center. Awards will go to top religious, school, and other categories.
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Aiken Jaycees
Aiken
UPS
Publix
Allie Frierson
Frierson
Park Avenue
Union Street
Tuskegee Airman Charles Dryden signs memoirs in Aiken
Aiken residents and students gather at Hotel Aiken for a book signing of A Train Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman by retired Lt. Col. Charles W. Dryden. The event, hosted by Friends of Freedom Defenders, highlights his wartime service and segregation experiences. Dryden and wife Marymat traveled from Atlanta, Marymat urging the memoir to document fighter pilot life and prejudice. Dryden reflects on forgotten rules and the need for education as veterans and students attend today’s Veterans Day event at Midland Valley High School.
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Tuskegee
Cecil Atchley
Leavelle McCampbell Middle School
Friends of Freedom Defender, Inc
Dryden
Marymat
Aiken
Atlanta
God
Col. Dryden
Atchley
Kishan N. Shah
Erin Brooks
Ebrooks
Aikenstandard.com
Charles W. Dryden
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Northbrook
Discover
Andy Olson
BIC
Cedarcreek.net
Boone
Happy
Jaeckes
Pine Log Road
Farmers Fumiturt
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Washington Road
Peach Orchard Road
Main St. Thomson
Greater Freedom
Tor Eleyey
Alitel
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