Blessing of the Hounds Set for Hitchcock Woods Tomorrow
The annual Blessing of the Hounds will be held at 11 a.m. at Memorial Gate Hitchcock Woods with a stirrup cup at 10:45 a.m. Rev. Richard McDonnell will officiate to bless rider, horse, and hound for the hunting season. Opening meet of the Aiken Hounds follows the ceremony. Spectators may park at the South Boundary entrance after walking from the library, no motors allowed.
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Memorial Gate
Hitchcock Woods
Richard McDonnell
Aiken
South Boundary
Dole Campaign Emphasizes Record Over Resume in Aiken
Elizabeth Dole told about 100 at USC Aiken that Bob Dole runs on a record not a resume. She cited his 27 years in Congress and experience from World War II to appeal to Southern voters. Rod Shealy said the Dole campaign gains momentum in South Carolina.
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Warrenville
Aiken County
Springfield
Cook’s Bridge Road
Bob Dole
Transportation
Elizabeth Dole
Usc Aiken
Etherredge Center
Gorbachev
Congress
Dole
Bob
Aiken
Thanksgiving closings blanket area schools and offices
The region announces closures for Thanksgiving with area post offices and government offices shutting Thursday and many institutions closing Friday. Aiken County and city offices libraries museums and banks observe Thursday and Friday closures, with some services resuming Friday and garbage pickups adjusted midweek.
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USC Aiken
Aiken Technical College
Aiken Social Security
Employment Securities Office
Department of Highways and Motor Vehicles
Aiken and
Belvedere
Aiken County
Health Department
City of Aiken
City of North Augusta
Area Banks and Savings and Loans
C&s
NCNB
Palmetto Federal
Security Federal
South Carolina National
Aiken Standard
City of Aiken Sanitation Department
City of
Landscaping Trends Drive Growth In Local Industry
Landscaping firms embrace year round color and instant yards amid rising demand. Palmetto Landscape and Palmetto Nurseries expand services to irrigation design and interior landscaping while banks and restaurants push home gardens and commercial color. A plan is essential with costs from sixty to one hundred fifty dollars.
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Todd Stilp
Palmetto Landscape
Palmetto Nurseries
Whiskey Road
Bruce Hovey
Stilp
Doug Walker
Cold Creek Nurseries
Walker
Palmetto
Stilp and
Hovey
Aiken
Leaves Can Be As Brilliant As Flowers
North Augusta talk on fall color urges using Bradford Pears Crepe Myrtle Sourwood Dwarf Nandina and other trees for vivid foliage. Ted Stephens of Nurseries Carolina outlines planting depth tips and cautions against overdeep planting to avoid killing plants.
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North Augusta
Ted Stephens
Nurseries Caroliniana
Stephens
Bradford
Justice Department Forces Aiken to Change At-Large Election System
The Justice Department seeks to reshape Aiken South Carolina elections through a consent decree arguing at large voting limits black voters equal opportunity. The plan envisions four single member districts two at large posts and a mayoral seat with a target date of February 1 1988 for a federally approved plan.
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Washington
Justice Department
Aiken
William Bradford Reynolds
Department
Civil Rights Division
U.S. District Court
Columbia
S.C
City Council and Election Commission
James M. Holly
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Second Baptist Church
Lucien Lindsey
All Saints Anglican Church
Hampton Ave. NW
Langley
Langley First Baptist Church
Ken Phelps
Langley United Methodist Church
Valley
Fairview Presbyterian Church
Stephen Gragg
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Butler Derrick
Aiken Jaycee
Laurens Street
D S.C
Lin Livingston
Carol Woodward
Midwest
Free World
Secretary of Transportation
By Phil Jones
Robert Dole
Martha Norris
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