Remembering a Golfing Vacation During 9 11
Aiken resident Lou Grant Harnett, nearly 91, recalled a Canadian Rockies trip with her husband that turned to a crisis after the Sept 11 attacks. Grounded in Dulles, she and others were guided to a hotel in Virginia with expenses paid while her husband faced a separate flight disruption in Canada. The experience left a lasting impression on her about Washington DC's swift response and organization as she and her husband eventually returned to Aiken within a week.
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Aiken
Suspect Threats and Thefts Fontain Aiken County BLOTTER
Aiken County reports include a 61-year-old man accused of threatening a Williston woman with a gun at her Deerfield Road home. A 48-year-old man says someone stole his firearm from a vehicle on Lawson Road. A Salley man reports his tractor stolen near Millers Pond Road. A Wagoner man claims a break in on Bobby Gunter Road. A North Augusta man reports a dirt bike and generator stolen from a storage garage on Haskell Road. A Warrenville woman says her boyfriend assaulted her at Golf Course Road. police say he was allegedly high on methamphetamine.
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Haskell Road
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Local business owner witnesses Sept. 11 in New York and Pentagon aftermath
Ashley Puleo owner of Aiken's Workout Anytime describes her September 11 experience in Manhattan and the Pentagon aftermath. She recalls flying from Raleigh to LaGuardia, the eerie quiet on Fifth Avenue, the deaths of Marshall’s buyers from Boston, rescuers returning to blast sites, and the citywide shift in mood as she later returned to North Carolina.
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Mended Hearts Golf Tournament Planned at Aiken
Mended Hearts Chapter 294 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers hosts its 15th annual golf tournament on Sept. 19 at The Reserve Club at Woodside Plantation. Registration opens at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m. and a $240 per four-person team fee. Proceeds support local cardiac outreach. Chick-fil-A and Outback Steakhouse of Aiken provide breakfast and lunch. Deadline to register is Tuesday. For details call 803-649-0473.
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