Expo 2001 to offer residents a look at local businesses
EXPO 2001 will feature over 55 exhibitors at the H O Weeks Activity Center in Aiken. Sponsored by the Aiken Chamber of Commerce and the City of Aiken, hours run 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with post-work access. Chamber President June Murff says the event aims to boost local shopping and awareness of area firms. A lunch for Chamber members is at noon with UPS’s Jim Anderson as speaker. reservations aren’t required but advised. Exhibitors include candy makers, restaurants, car dealers, and finance firms, plus a few nonprofit groups, with a drawing for a 3 by 5 banner from Kinkos and prize drawings for attendees and the public.
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H. O. Weeks
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
City of
Aiken
Chamber
June Murff
Augusta
Peo
Ple
Jim Anderson
UPS
Ann DePalma
Kinkos
Charleston
Aiken Marine Corps League Ready for City Emergencies
City of Aiken invites the Marine Corps League to join its emergency plan. Commandant Ed Hammons notes 103 members ready to assist, including in disasters such as tornadoes, ice storms, and hurricanes. The group would operate within the city's disaster command post if needed.
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Aiken
Abney
Hammons
Aiken Marine Corps League
Horse rescue fund-raiser a success for Jabez farms
NORTH AUGUSTA Aiken based Jabez Farms held its first fund-raiser at the Hippodrome featuring martial arts pony rides horse medicine and a parade of breeds. Robin Brooks organizer said the event drew a fabulous turnout with volunteers from Aiken High School and Blue Ribbon Riders from North Augusta. A silent auction rummage sale and demonstrations supported fencing and feed for rescued horses.
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North Augusta
Jabez Farms
Future Farmers of America
Robin Brooks
Hippodrome
FPA
Aiken High
Blue Ribbon
Shannon Miller
Aiken
Carolina Equine Clinic
Sara Silverman
Windsor
Michele Gaul
Brooke Smith
National Barrel Horse Association
De Mill Village Stores and Churches Listed in Early Texts
A fragmentary record notes stores and churches in De Mill Village era texts. The sparse items suggest a small community hub with local commerce and religious institutions shaping daily life.
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Arly
Graniteville history marked by mill shrine ceremony
A dedication Sunday unveiled a historical marker beside the Avondale Graniteville Fabrics Complex in Gran iteville. About 45 people gathered at Gran iteville First Baptist Church as Dr. Calvin Smith of USC Aiken spoke on William Gregg, the mill founder, and the 1845 charter that launched a model mill village and a textile legacy. Gregg’s descendant Philip Merry praised his ancestor’s self made accomplish ments and impact on the South’s industrial path.
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Graniteville
Aiken County
Avondale
Graniteville Fabrics
Marshall Street
Graniteville First Baptist Church
Calvin Smith
USC Aiken
William Gregg
South Carolina
Smith
Gregg
Columbia
New England
Horse Creek
Philip Merry
Arbor Way fabric art by Dorothy Johnson wins at national guild
Dorothy Johnson’s Arbor Way, a fabric art piece inspired by Hitchcock Woods in Aiken, won first place judge’s choice inspiration honors and best in show at the National Conference of the American Needlepoint Guild in Washington, D C. Johnson created original free form stitching on fabric to render a three dimensional forest scene inviting viewers to walk into the piece. Her winning work, among 150 entries, debuts Nov 30 at Etherredge Center OBE as part of the Aiken Artist's Guild Exhibit.
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Arbor Way
The
American Needlepoint Guild
Washington, D.C
Johnson
Etherredge Center
Obe
Aiken Artist's Guild
Scom Wes
Dorothy Johnson
Sunset
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Callie
Hitchcock Woods
Laury Dame
Christopher Radko
Floyd & Greene
Pes
Os Allo
Floyd (Greene
Tioye
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