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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1997
Page
6
The Aiken Christian Women's Club switches speakers for its Holiday Gift Market meeting at Woodside Plantation at 9:15 am Thursday. Jean Derrick of Chaplin SC will speak. The event features a Shop Till You Drop fair and silent auction with music by Margaret Wead. Reservations via Barbara Brewer or Norma Kelley.
The correction states James Gallman served as assistant principal at Kennedy Junior High School for two years, principal of New Ellenton Middle School for six years, and principal of Langley Bath Clearwater Middle School for four years. The paper apologizes for the error.
Police blotter reports a strong arm robbery on Oct 18 near Greenville Street and Abbeville Avenue. A 34 year-old intoxicated man gave several versions of how his $17 was taken. Officers are checking if a crime occurred. A separate burglary on University Park Way damaged a video poker machine and took the money bag. Updated 10/19/97.
REBEKAH SUTHERLAND of Aiken received the Eagle Award from the Eagle Forum led by Phyllis Schlafly. She was honored with a plaque and certificate for leadership in the battle for God, family and country. Governor David Beasley has won the award in recent years.
More than a thousand shoppers braved rain for the SPCA fifth annual Wags to Riches fundraiser in Aiken. Rutie Brendell, fundraiser chair, expected to exceed last year’s $20,000, with proceeds supporting shelter care and private donations. The event at H Odell Weeks Center, hosted with Aiken Mall space, featured a day-long auction and sale offering art, books, and household items to benefit homeless animals in Aiken County.
The River Golf Club in North Augusta along the Savannah River aims to cap the riverfront in scenic fashion. Chris Verdery, GM and pro, calls the 7000 yard par 71 layout with four tees demanding yet welcoming. Owners Bill Collins Bob Whitley and Tucker Fredrickson plan subdivision development nearby.
Anna Hutto draws calls about her Country magazine piece on Hebron Southern Methodist Church in Livingstone Orangeburg County near Aiken. She traces her Pou lineage to the church’s 1782 founding on king George II land and notes 1815 and 1882 rebuilds plus her 1992 wedding echoes ancestral vows.
Dan Granade, 18, senior at Silver Bluff High School in Beech Island, had his Honda FourTrax stolen from his yard between midnight and 3 30 a.m. last month. The family seeks the $3,500 vehicle while Dan vows to keep paying and pursue work at Aiken Tech Career Center.
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