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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1999
Page
2
An armed man stole a grocery bag containing jogging pants from a Beech Island woman on Thursday. Two men swindled a sandwich shop clerk out of an undisclosed amount on Wednesday.
Harrison, a popular artist in Denmark, created The 2000 Coca-Cola Calendar to raise funds for Anne Harrison scholarship at the University of South Carolina Aiken. Calendars cost 15 dollars and are sold at Security Federal Savings Bank branches through year end. Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser at Belvedere Elementary supports the American Heart Association during the week of Nov 29 with donations via Linda Duckett at 442-6330. Education forums on school choice hosted by Aiken County Council Chambers invite public registration by Wednesday. call 803-734-3053 or fax 803-734-2827 or email state.legislature@state.sc.us for remarks. Each speaker may present once for up to 10 minutes and must provide 16 copies of remarks.
Yoga advocate Marissa Beckner teaches at H Odell Weeks Center with beginner and ongoing classes. A six week course costs 45 dollars and class times include Tuesday at 10 am and Thursday at 10 am. Beckner, certified after training in Connecticut, aims to bring yoga to the area and also teaches at USCA.
The Fall Steeplechase returns to Ford Conger Field at Powderhouse and Audubon in Aiken with gates at 10 a.m and post time 1 p.m. Tickets range from 5 for students to 10 for adults with Railside options at 75 and subscriber packages at 150. Five races offer 43500 in prizes including the Regions Bank Holiday Cup Sweepstakes worth 10000 and the Ambrose Clark Cup at 15000. Sponsors include the Aiken Chamber of Commerce Aiken Drug and Regions Bank among others and a Village of Shops will feature equestrian booths.
Martha Schofield born 1839 in Pennsylvania to Quaker parents dedicated her life to Black care and schooling first in Sea Island South Carolina then Aiken. She faced hostility but purchased land for 468 dollars and built multiple brick and frame structures plus a cottage and mansion to support home economics, administration, and superintendent housing.
Nine local bands perform at the University of South Carolina Aiken gym for Helping Hands charity proceeds from a $10 cover. The Little Stars for Children Charity, created by Lisa Brantley, sponsors the event to aid abused and battered children.
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