Aiken to Ride Raises Eight Thousand for Special Olympics
About 200 riders gathered at the H. Odell Weeks Center to raise up to 8000 for Area 15 Special Olympics Spring Games. Augusta resident Rick Pruett, 61, aimed for 100 miles plus 4 track laps as part of his Iron Man training. Recumbent bikes and trikes drew interest from locals across Aiken, Edgefield, and Saluda counties.
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Aiken Bicycle Club
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Wagener
Williston
Columbia
Florence
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Neil
Kathy
Rob Novit Amild
Ken Smith
Steve Clayburn
Jim
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Aiken Upcoming Arts and Fundraising Events
City parks dept hosts Barefoot in the Park at Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre with bus from H Odell Weeks Center October 2. Cost 63 dollars includes transport dinner and admission with registration through September 25. College foundation fundraiser Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner also October 2 at Newberry Hall with tickets 80 dollars or 800 for a table. includes dinner drinks live auction and secret entertainment. Alzheimer's Walk to End Alzheimer'sOctober 3 at H Odell Weeks track with free registration and optional fundraising at alz.org.
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Wild Bird Feeding Basics Seminar Set For Oct 6
A seminar titled Wild Bird Feeding Basics Dealing with Squirrels and Other Critters will be held at 7 p.m. October 6 at Birds & Butterflies 117 Laurens St NW. The event covers food types feeders placement and water for birds with a $5 fee reservations required call 803 649 7999. The Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club hosts games every Monday Wednesday and Friday at 1 30 p.m. at the Croft House 356 York St NE. New players play for free.
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Birds & Butterflies
Laurens St. NW
Aiken Duplicate Bridge Club
Croft House
York St. N.E
Autumn weather nearing end of month in Aiken County
Forecaster Chris Liscinsky of the National Weather Service says fall weather should arrive in late September or early October with cold fronts and drier air. Expect highs in the low to mid 90s this week, cooling to mid 80s by weekend, with a 30 plus percent chance of rain on several days. Snow or ice remains too far out to predict.
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Aiken County
Chris Liscinsky
National Weather Service
Columbia
Liscinsky
SRS awards small business contract to S and K Logistics
The Department of Energy Savannah River Operations Office awarded a 12.8 million fixed price contract to S&K Logistics LLC of St. Ignatius Montana. The one year base with four one year option periods covers project scheduling and cost estimating at the site. S&K Logistics is a tribally owned firm of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
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Department of Energy
Savannah River
SRS
S&k Logistics LLC
St. Ignatius
Montana
K&s Logistics
Flathead Nation
Small Business Administration
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