Turkey Bowl in Clearwater Keeps 20 Year Family Rivalry Alive
In Clearwater near 207 Hillside Drive a Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl tradition pits the Bob Sawyer family against Gunn Sawyer's clan. The game follows Thanksgiving dinner with touch football in the front yard, featuring Bob, Gunn, their children, spouses, and supportive mothers and grandmothers.
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Clearwater
Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboys
Texas
Pittsburgh Steelers
Detroit Lions
Michigan
Aiken County
Bob
Gunn Sawyer
Gunn
Hillside Drive
Midland Valley High
North Augusta Kmart
Sawyer
Langley- Bath-Clearwater High
Bobby
Michael
John
Michelle
Jeffrey
Tonya
Stacey Gordon
Anne
Ann
Dorothy Sawyer
Grandma
Scott Webster
Water ban remains as North Aiken residents report smell in water
An advisory against drinking city water stays in place despite third round test results showing Shaw's Creek source water and plant output are clean. Health officials note ongoing complaints from the north side about rubbery or petroleum odors and tastes, suspecting residue from a recent tire plant fire may have entered the creek.
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Aiken's
Shaw's Creek
Myra Reece
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Aiken
Carlisle
Verenes
Aiken Standard offices closed for family time and water advisory
The Aiken Standard reports offices closed today for staff family time while customer service resumes later. City and DHEC test water on three occasions with results due around noon today. advisory remains in effect. Residents may collect fresh water from city facilities and schools.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
DHEC
Reece
Lever
Lower Savannah
Crosland Park
Bituar ies on page 2B Wednesday Midday Fantasy 5
Local listings note midweek items including a Wednesday schedule titled Midday Fantasy 5 with numbers 29 10 26 28. Names Frances Albier Ethel Ashley Barton Mildred Bunnell Grover Derrick AB Hill David Lawrence Georgia McGuire are listed among attendees or referenced persons in the section on page 2B.
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Frances L. Albier
N. Augusta
Ethel Ashley
Aiken
Melease Barton
Trenton
Mildred M. Bunnell
Grover L. Derrick
AB. Hill
Johnston
David A. Lawrence
Georgia McGuire
Beech Island
Bituar
Thanksgiving Reflections From Dr Workman In North Georgia Mountains
Dr Harry Workman recalls a weather week and travels to North Georgia as Thanksgiving nears. He shares memories of Jamaica mission trips, Sister Mary of a convent, and tales of resilience amid hardship, including refugees in hurricane debris and a North Korea prison chaplain.
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Mountains
Anderson
North
Georgia
Jamaica
Mary
George Bernard Shaw
Carlyle Marney
Father Rossi
North Korea
Larlyle Marney
South Korea
Marney
Harry Workman
Trinity United Methodist Church
Aiken
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Bob Sawyer
Northside
Nina J. Nndiffer
Abby
Ies
Fantasy
England
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