Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park Dedication Planned
After more than a year of effort by veterans and officials, the Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park will be dedicated Saturday at 2 30 p m on Richland Avenue beside the Agricultural Services Building. Ed Hammons led the drive crediting a unnamed elderly woman who urged a veteran memorial. Joel Randall will dedicate the park with J D Pickett as master of ceremonies.
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Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park
Ed Hammons
Veterans Memorial Park
Marine Corps League
Vietnam Monument
Hammons
Veterans Memorial Park Fund
Veterans ‘Memorial Park Project
Aiken County
J.D. Pickett
Coalition of
Pickett
Aiken
Obituary Notices Aiken Warrenville and More
Death notices for Quentin R. Harper of Aiken Martha Padgett of Warrenville and Barbara Pescosolido of Aiken appear on page 2B detailing their passing and memorial information.
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Quentin R. Harper
Aiken
Martha Padgett
Warrenville
Barbara Pescosolido
Georgia Lottery Winning Numbers Report
Week midweek drawing results show numbers 014 4 92 88. The sequence from Wednesday's draw is listed with payout details and prize levels for the 3 and 4 digit games.
First Steps Brighten National Physical Therapy Month
Chanise Oliphant, a 4 year old with developmental delay, reached her first steps at Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center. Therapist Kathy Cothran notes the moment boosts morale for patients and families as they progress with aid from physical therapy.
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Chanise Oliphant
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Kathy Cothran
Chanise
Charise
Tritium project office opens in Aiken signals regional growth
Burns & Roe Enterprises opens a Southeastern regional office in Centennial Corporate Park Aiken as part of plans to build a 3 to 4 billion tritium accelerator at Savannah River Site DOE may choose accelerator or irradiate services by next year. Office already hires 30 with 50 expected by January and 250 by December 1998, supporting 1,700 to 2,000 local construction workers.
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Burns & Roe Enterprises Inc
Keith Roe
Aiken
S.C
Robert ¥. Royall
Royall
Savannah River
New Jersey
Department of Energy
SRS
APT
Centennial
Burns & Roe
Guy Griswold
Ernie
Dirt road priorities debated by Aiken panel
Fire Tower Road property owner Bruce Berret urged refunding the county council pay raise to fund a motor grader for dirt roads. Council panel chair Earl Sasser said the move was outside the Transportation Committee and that dirt road maintenance rests with the council. The two mile Fire Tower Road in Windsor-Montemore nci area draws local complaints as residents seek action.
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Aiken County
Bruce Berret
Aiken County Transportation Committee
Earl Sasser
Sasser
Berret
Windsor-Montemorenci
United Way Fosters Hope Through Local Families
In Aiken County, the Dobbs family and others open their homes to foster children. The Dobbses care for a newborn girl with a 17 year old foster son and their five biological children. United Way recruitment cut county foster-placement outside moves from 60 to 30 percent, aided by human resource support from Joyce Slaughter.
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Eugene
Barbara Dobbs
Dobbses
Aiken Coun
Aiken County
United Way
Joyce Slaughter
Dobbies
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Sharon Taylor
Dear Abby
Scout Webster
Tritium Project
Tritium
By Carl Langley
Fire Tower Road
United Way of
By Sharon Taylor
Pease
Sharon Eugene
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