Police blotter reports gang related assault on Suffolk Drive
The Aiken Department of Public Safety investigates an Oct 24 gang related assault on Suffolk Drive. A 17 year old victim says two youths yelled West Side rules and beat him after a dispute over a relative. He was treated and released from Aiken Regional Medical Centers.
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Aiken
Golden Corral
Whiskey Road
B.P
Richland Avenue
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Correction Notice About Gregg Park Carnival Date
The corrections page states Gregg Park Civic Centers annual Halloween Carnival was held last week and no carnival is scheduled for October 30. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
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Gregg Park Civic Center
Aiken
Stocks Closing as of October 28 1997
Information provided by Greg Paschal of Edward Jones. Stocks closing report summaries market activity and notable movements for the session dated October 28 1997. This brief lists key price changes and closing figures for selected securities observed by Edward Jones financial advisor Greg Paschal.
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Greg Paschal
Edward Jones
Note on Visit Request at The Garret Provokes Debate
Karen Sinkola’s invitation to “leave a note” outside The Garret sparks discussion. The remark about a musical note as a quarter note frames the exchange as a light local moment.
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Karen Sinkola
Astronaut Mark E. Kelly speaks on space future at USC Aiken
NASA astronaut Lt Cmdr Mark E Kelly told a USC Aiken audience that space holds vast, open possibilities. He cited the thumb rule for galaxy counts, praised Apollo 11 as a milestone, and urged continued space exploration while noting his expected shuttle mission within a few years.
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Cmdr
Mark E. Kelly
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Kelly
Etherredge Center
University of South Carolina
Aiken
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Houston
USCA
America
Mars
US Merchant Academy
Mike Collins
Vigil marches for domestic violence victims in Aiken
In October National Domestic Violence Awareness Month observances include a Cumbee Center march from Aiken Public Safety to the County Courthouse followed by a candlelight vigil at 7:30 p.m. Sandra, a survivor, will share her story as others recall victims and survivors across Aiken Allendale and Barnwell counties with CAAP offering help since 1979.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken County Judicial Center
Cumbee Center
Aiken County
Aiken
United States
Allendale
Barnwell
CAAP
Edgefield
McCormick
Saluda
CARP
Spooky Halloween at Summit Place Assisted Living
Kids from Helping Hands trick or treated residents at Summit Place on Silver Bluff Road. Dim halls, eerie sounds and costume fun cheered troubled youths, with residents handing out candy and welcoming patients into a memory making Halloween experience.
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Summit Place Assisted Living
Louise J. Williams
Owens Corning Fiberglas
Red Cross
Silver Bluff Road
Herbert Renew
Summit Place
Aiken Standard writer Thomas Smith in Gothic Ghosts anthology
Reporter and former magician and minister Thomas Smith sees his story The Heart is a Determined Hunter published in Gothic Ghosts edited by Wendy Webb and Charles Grant. Smith notes his long admiration for Grant and praises Webb for selecting his tale about a man haunted by his wife in a resort hotel.
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Thomas Smith
Aiken Standard
Wendy Webb
Charles Grant
Smith
Grant
New York
Heaven
Beaulieu Group promotes Thorn to COO
Beaulieu Group names Stuart W Thorn chief operating officer replacing prior duties. Carl Bouckaert praised Thorn as a valued exec shaping company strategy over two years. Also named were Larry Swanson as chief financial officer and Piet Dossche as head of residential carpet operations.
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Beaulieu Group
Thorn
Stuart W Thorn
Carl Bouckaert
Beaulieu
Aiken County
Stuart Thorn
Bouckaert
Larry Swanson
Piet Dossche
Campbell Soup Company
Swanson
Coronet Industries
Dossche
Halloween Hoopla at H O Weeks Center in Aiken
Aiken Parks and Recreation announces Halloween Hoopla at the H O Weeks Activities Center on Whiskey Road Friday at 5 30 30 p m for kids 12 and under with free admission but 25 cent tickets for carnival games and rides. Adults join in a room decorating contest while a pumpkin carving contest and costume competition add to the spooky events. info 642 7649. The Smith Hazel Recreation Center hosts senior events Thursday 10 a m to 1 p m on Kershaw Street with a Red Ribbon Week bake off and red themed crafts for newborns at Aiken Regional Medical Centers plus a Friday program for younger neighbors at 57 pm.
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Whiskey Road
City of
Applebee's
Henna Chevy/Olds
Nations, Bank, Security Federal
Wal- Mart Super Center
Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Kershaw Street
Aiken
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