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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 2008
Page
4
A high octane event showcases Southern Monster Trucks with over 1600 horsepower and alcohol fuel. Trucks use remote ignition interrupters on multiple kill switches, racing side by side and performing freestyle runs. The sport, which began in the 1970s, uses driver steering for front wheels and a toggle for rear wheels.
The Friends of the Aiken County Public Library honored Whit Gibbons as 2008 Best Friend of the Library at a meeting. Mary Jo Dawson presented a tote bag, and a plaque addendum will display Gibbons’ name. A proclamation named Friends of the Library Week and officers were reelected. A book sale is planned for November 2 with 2009 membership mailers to follow.
Security Federal Bank and artist Jim Harrison offer signed versions of the 2009 Coca-Cola Calendar and the Coastal Pathways Calendar through January 2009 to benefit the Anne Harrison Scholarship Fund at USCA Aiken. Calendars are $20 each or $35 for both and sold at Security Federal Bank branches.
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