Ridge Spring Harvest Festival dazzles 25 000 amid perfect weather
Three sunny days drew as many as 25 000 visitors to the 17th Ridge Spring Harvest Festival. The event featured carnival rides, contests, a Miss Harvest Pageant parade led by Flo rence K Householder, arts and crafts, a classic car show, bake sales, barbecue by the fire department, street dances, live music by The Spontanes and Harley Hogg and the Rockers, and a planned 9 pm fireworks finale.
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Ridge
Mildred Cumbee
Hopkins Brothers Gospel
Flo
Rence K. Householder
Saluda
Ridge Spring
Slyde Cone
Spontanes
Harley Hogg
Rockers
Retired Norway clerk receives Order of the Palmetto
Gov. Beasley awarded Mary Alice Weimarts the Order of the Palmetto on Sept. 2, honoring her 26 years as Norway town clerk. A Salley-area resident since 1972, she recalled learning the job from the late D.S. Ball and noted upgrades like a new computer system for utility billing and a police chief’s private office.
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Salley
David Beasley
Mary Alice Weimarts
Norway
Weimarts
Weimorts
Dean Swamp
Good old days guide to keeping a happy husband
A columnist recalls a home economics text and a male student’s memories, then shares a reprinted six point guide for wives to keep a husband content. The list covers dinner plans, personal grooming, home tidiness, child care, quiet environment, and attentive listening, aimed at easing daily strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Organization of Women
Chris
Morris
Olin Powell
Ada Stackhouse
Mrs. Stackhouse
Tom
Sundvall suit cites Aldrich failure in progressive home build
Retirement couple in Aiken sue Aldrich and Cedar Creek alleging unilateral dismissal and coercion to use Aldrich as contractor. They claim 23 code violations and severe defects in electrical, plumbing, and structural work have caused thousands in damages and ongoing repairs including unsafe conditions and costly storage. Sundvalls say Cedar Creek misled them and blame contractor delays for the failed project.
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Aldrich
Sundvalls
Cedar Creek
Sundwalls
Bernard Tompkins
Tompkins
Sundvall
Larry Aldrich
Student exhibitors show kids math and science at fair
Children sample exhibits at a science fair with 40 plus displays hosted by Millbrook Elementary and Chukker Creek Elementary students. Joshua Pancheco and Andrew Busbee enjoy math and science while exploring booths on probability chemistry and coding. Diagrams planes and puzzles entice attendees at the Du Pont Planetarium and air fair demonstrations.
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Joshua Pancheco
Millbrook Elementary
Andrew Busbee
Chukker Creek Elementary
Andrew
du Pont Planetarium
Dr. Priest
Burglary on Clearwater football field reported
Police said the lock was forced at a field facility off S C 421 in Clearwater during a Thursday burglary. Food and a telephone were taken from the food room. A stereo was stolen from a residence on Lorraine Drive in North Augusta on Wednesday. A 4 wheeler was taken from a Freeman Street home in Gloverville Wednesday. An Aiken County resident lost a cigarette case on Pine Street in Salley containing a driver's license Social Security Card and birth certificate. Updated 10 24 98.
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S.C. 421
Clearwater
Lorraine Drive
North Augusta
Freeman Street
Gloverville
Aiken County
Pine Street
Salley
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Ginny Southworth
Lee Hutto
Dean Swamp Baptist Church
Ludwig
Langley
Police
Trom Za
Crete
Inding Teat
Aiken Mall
Augusta Mall
Ceyat
Michael J. Murphy
William V. Tillery
Sheraton Augusta Hotel
Bobby Jones Expressway
Wheeler Road
George O. Waring
Emory Vision Correction Center
Atlanta
Georgia
Waring
Southern Eye Center
Troupe Street
Augusta Geoorgia
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