March 2014 - Aiken Bella Magazine

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March 2014
Horses! The Aiken Training
Track and the Trials page 12
Order your Ice Storm T-Shirts! page 22
Old Aiken: The Holley Family page 8
Jim Clemente Comes to Town page 24
St. Thaddeus Home & Garden Tour
on Colleton Avenue page 28
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• Intriguing • Empowering • Entertaining
March Features
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Old Aiken: The Holley Family
by Anna Dangerfield
12 The Aiken Training Track
by Stephen Delaney Hale
Bella Favorites
March 2014, Volume 11, No.2
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Ciao Bella
Mailing Address
124 Trafalgar St., SW
Aiken, SC 29801
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Bella Buzz/Community Calendar
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The Flying Foodie: St Patrick’s Day,
the “Greening” of America
Publisher
Kathy Urban Huff
[email protected]
by Chef Belinda
14 The Aiken Trials
Advertising
Kathy Huff
803/439-4026
[email protected]
23 Roots and Wings: Unrealistic TV Shows Can Still Reflect Life
by Betts Hunter Gatewood
18 Cosmetae—The History of Makeup
Part II: The Rise of Comercialized Cosmetics
by Phyllis Maclay
Photography
Jim Stafford
26 Nutrition: Rice You Won’t
Feel Guilty About
20 Aiken’s Indulgence in the Arts
by Eric Blacks
by Cynthia F. Catts
Staff Writers
Anna Dangerfield, Phyllis Maclay,
Susan Elder, Tony Baughman,
Sally Bradley, Stephen Delaney Hale
30 Scene Around Town
21 The 2014 Juilliard in Aiken Festival Schedule
Graphic Design
Jim Stafford
24 Criminal Minds’ Jim Clemente
Comes to Town To Speak About
Child Sexual Abuse
by Kathy Huff
28 St. Thaddeus Home and Garden Tour
Focuses on Colleton Avenue
by Susan Elder
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BELLA MAGAZINE MARCH 2014
Ciao Bella!
Now that the Ice
Storm of 2014 is behind
us, we can all return to
normal. The power is back
on, the grocery stores have
restocked their shelves,
school started again,
and restaurants have reopened.
Even so, as the
March issue of Bella is being finalized for the printer,
there are still mounds of yard debris along every street,
a reminder that the storm’s devastation will be with us
long after the curbs have been cleaned.
The worst and the best
But the worst that Mother Nature could deliver—
with an earthquake for good measure— had the side
effect of bringing out the best in us. Who among
us did not experience the generosity and caring of
neighbors, friends and family?
My power was out only 36 hours. I trudged daily
through the ice out to the woodpile to replenish my
firewood. I huddled in front of my wood-burning
fireplace in a serviceable camping-out area with candles,
matches, flashlights, cell phone, a book, and blankets.
But to do that meant moving furniture and dragging
in extra blankets and pillows, clothes for the next day,
etc. It was a pain. The worst part was the boredom in
the long, dark night. Candles didn’t provide adequate
light to do my jigsaw puzzle. Fortunately, by shining
a flashlight hung from a necklace into my lap I had
enough light to read. (How did pioneers manage to
read by candlelight?) The only saving grace was a
backup battery that kept my cell phone fully charged in
case of emergency. The only casualty I suffered was a
pair of slippers; the rubber soles melted when I stretched
my feet too close to the fire!
To the rescue!
But my neighbors invited me over for hot chocolate
and helped me clear the driveway to unblock my car.
Other friends texted questions and concerns. I suffered
no damage personally or property-wise except for the
loss of major limbs that miraculously missed the house.
By the time the storm had passed and power was
on, my house became the go-to place for hot showers,
laundry, cell phone charging, Internet usage, and freezer
space for food “about to go.” I even enjoyed a luscious
dinner with friends who said it was “use it or lose it,”
referring to the shrimp starting to thaw in their freezer.
Afterwards this was the same story I heard all over
town. “We have been nomads,” said two friends, who
praised their openhearted friends. Others volunteered
at the shelters at schools. Neighbors provided gas log
heat and food cooked on their gas stoves or grills to
those without. And all over town, people put on their
work clothes and gloves and got to work chopping up
the endless pile of branches and overhanging limbs
endangering houses, automobiles, streets and power
lines.
The wishbone limb
I was lucky. On the Friday after the storm, a City
of Aiken crew came to Trafalgar Street to cut down a
problem branch dangling into the roadway. The giant
live oak branch that came crashing down lodged on a
lower branch. It looked like a huge wishbone waiting
to be pulled in opposite directions. Two pieces of
equipment and five guys worked to free it. I took their
pictures for Bella (see page 30) and learned the five
of them represented four different departments in the
City—and only one from Yard Debris. I have been
impressed beyond words at how quickly the City moved
to restore our fair city to safety and workability.
After all is said and done, I know our tree lines and
skylines will be thinner, but it is a good feeling to know
I live in a city where brotherly love is practiced.
Get your T-shirts now!
I kept wondering how Aiken could commemorate
this landmark event. And I came up with an idea: a
T-shirt! It says “I SURVIVED THE ICE STORM
OF 2014,” on the front, “AND THE EARTHQUAKE
TOO!” on the back. (See a photo of me above in the
new T-shirt.) Buy them at Screenprint Factory at 157
Laurens Street for $18 each or order them from me
by using the order form on page 22. A portion of the
proceeds will benefit local charities. Call 803-644-9165
with any questions (leave a message if no answer).
We were all in this together. I’m proud to be a
survivor!
Kathy Huff
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Downtown Aiken
March 1
Aiken Second Line Mardi Gras Parade,
Laurens Street, Aiken, 1:30 p.m. This is the
second year of the parade. Masked parade
participants will march down Laurens
Street and hand out beads and other party
favors in the New Orleans spirit. For more
information, call (803) 649-2221.
March 8–14
Various Juilliard in Aiken concerts daily
at different venues. See page ___ for the
complete concert schedule.
March 29
Paint-a-Pella, 7- 9 p.m. Aiken Center
for the Arts teams up with local singing
group South Boundary. Tickets may be
purchased at Aiken Center for the Arts and
are $15 for general admission and $20 for
priority seating for the first 20 buyers who
would like to sit closer.
Aiken County
Public Library
314 Chesterfield St. SW
803-642-2020,
www.abbe-lib.org
Advanced Choral Workshop, St. Mary’s
Help of Christians Catholic Church, corner
of Park Ave. and York St., 1-4 p.m. This
event, part of Juilliard in Aiken, is an
advanced choral workshop for local choral
directors and serious singers under the
baton of Julian Wachner, director of Trinity
Wall Street Choir.
The Swamp Fox in the Revolutionary
War, lecture by Rod Lenahan, 2- 3 p.m.
In recognition of the annual Francis Marion
Memorial Day and the important role that
this South Carolina hero played in winning
the Revolutionary War.
March 28
Teen Advisory Group (TAG), 2- 3:30
p.m. Plan teen programs, choose new
materials, create displays and earn
volunteer hours with TAG. Students ages
13-18 can brainstorm ideas and munch on
refreshments. Call Kimberly at (803) 6427585 for more information.
First Baptist Church Pass it on Kidsignment
Sale, First Baptist Church, 120 Chesterfield
St. NE, 9 a.m. This annual event benefits
the Parent’s Day Out Program. The
Kidsignment sale offers a large selection
of clothing for infants, children, teens
and maternity. For more information or
to donate, volunteer, or consign, visit
passitonaiken2.com.
Aiken Center for the Arts
122 Laurens St. SW
803-641-9094
www.aikencenterforthearts.org
Hours: Monday through Saturday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 2
Oscar Night, 6:30 p.m. In celebration of
the 86th Academy Awards, walk the red
carpet and watch the Oscars on the movie
screen while enjoying a buffet and cash bar.
General admission for guests is
$35 for the public and $25 for ACA
members. VIP Tables are available with
personal attendant, party favors and
complimentary champagne. Call 641-9094
for tickets or more information, or visit
www.aikencenterforthearts.org.
March 20
Artist Reception for Amy Dobbs, Betsy
Wilson-Mahoney and Gretchen Hash
Heffner, 6- 8 p.m. This event is free to
the public.
Shellhouse
Funeral Home, Inc.
Movie, Catching Fire: The Hunger Games,
Part 2, 3 p.m. Rated PG-13.
March 18
Steps to Start a Small Business, Session
3, 6:30 p.m. This session will focus on
identifying your target market and resources
that will help you find your market.
March 20
March 1
March 13
March 15
March 5
March 7
Movie, Ender’s Game, 3 p.m. Rated PG-13.
March 8
Book presentation of Nights of Horseplay,
3 p.m. The Aiken branch of the SC Writers’
Workshop will present its book of stories,
inspired by Aiken’s famous horse statues.
All sales of the book will benefit Public
Education Partners. Books will be on sale
for $10.
March 7, 14, 21, 28
Storytime Fridays. Ages 0-2 years at
10:15 a.m., 2-3 years at 11 a.m., 4-5 years
at 11:45 a.m. Parents and caregivers are
encouraged to participate.
March 13
LEGO Club, 4- 5 p.m. Grades K-5 can
show off their incredible imaginations and
super building skills every second Thursday
of the month. LEGOs will be supplied.
Registration is not required.
Book Discussion of The Great Gatsby by
F. Scott Fitzgerald with Professor Andrew
Geyer, 7- 8:30 p.m.
Adult Pintrest Party: Party Décor Edition,
7:30 p.m. Learn how to decorate the
Pintrest way with pom-poms, flowers,
and simple banners. Participants are
encouraged to bring colored tissue paper
or tulle. Registration is not required.
URS Center for the
Performing Arts
126 Newberry St. SW
Tickets and information:
803-648-1438
March 1
Sherlock Holmes, 3 p.m. Incriminating
letters written by a young European prince
to the English girl he betrayed are in the
hands of the dead girl’s sister. Sherlock
Homes and Dr. Watson are on the case.
March 6, 7
Stuffed Animal Sleepover, 3:30 p.m.
Children of all ages can drop off a stuffed
animal friend at the library for a sleepover.
Owners can join them for a special
storytime on March 22 at 2 p.m. to learn
what happened after the library lights went
out. Drop off between 3:30 and 5 p.m. on
March 21.
The Water Coolers, 7:30 p.m. Once called
a cross between The Office, The Capitol
Steps, and Modern Family, The Water
Coolers is a singing comedy act that uses
top New York talent to answer the question
“Does this stuff happen to anyone else?”
This award-winning musical comedy is a
funny, smart, authentic take on work and
life, full of original songs, sketch comedy
and pop parodies.
March 22
DuPont Planetarium
March 21
Movie, Frozen, 3 p.m. Rated PG.
March 29
Teen Tokyo, 3 p.m. Join us for a Japanese
pop culture party with a cosplay costume
contest, anime crafts, Yu-gi-oh tournament,
and candy sushi creations. Open to grades
6-12 only.
March 26–April 30
Zoo Yoga for Preschoolers, 11-11:30 a.m.
Mini yogis will learn to use their body
and breath to create different animals
from some of our favorite zoo stories.
Classes are open to ages 3-5 only and
preregistration is required at the first floor
circulation desk or by calling (803) 6422023.
Aiken County
Historical Museum
433 Newberry St. SW
803-642-2015
Ruth Patrick Science
Education Center
471 University Parkway
http://rpsec.usca.edu/Planetarium/
pubshows.html
Tickets and information: 803-641-3654
March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Mission to Mars, 7 p.m. Launch videos
will propel us from Earth, then we’ll zoom
through space to Mars using NASA images
and our Digistar projector.
Ancient Sky Lore, 8 p.m. Constellations
and stars are pointed out while sharing
enchanted tales involving heroes and
maidens, herdsmen and a harp, and
real and imaginary animals. Star stories
from ancient cultures come to life on the
planetarium.
The Etherredge Center
www.aikencountyhistoricalmuseum.
org
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday,
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday, 2 - 5 p.m.
March 1-9
Equine Art Show in the Ballroom.
for Fine and Performing Arts
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN
Tickets and information:
803-641-3305 • www.usca.edu/ec
March 1
Aiken Women’s Heart Board presents The
Last Mulligan, 2 p.m. $20 tickets can be
purchased by calling Norma Campbell at
FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED
Shellhouse-Rivers
Funeral Home, Inc.
JASON B.
HUCKS
Funeral Director
JASON B.
HUCKS
Funeral Director
924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC 29801
642-3456
GRAHAM P.
HALL
Funeral Director
ROBERT W.
SHELLHOUSE, Jr
Funeral Director
CODY
ANDERSON
Funeral Director
C. MITCHELL
RIVERS
Funeral Director
Aiken’s Only On-site Crematory
www.shellhousefuneralhome.com
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715 E. Pine Log Rd., Aiken, SC 29803
641-4401
www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com
ZZZ
Bella Magazine will run announcements for free for non-profit organizations,
community events, and Bella advertisers. Space may be limited.
Please email event information to [email protected]
by the 15th of the month before the event.
ZZZ
648-2042 or Christy Kisner at 648-6197.
March 6
USCA Faculty Artist Recital, 7:30 p.m.
Featuring Josh Workman, Matt Henderson,
and Josh Glaeser. Free admission.
Mended Hearts: 2nd Friday, 10:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m., USCA Aiken Business
Conference Center
March 4
Aiken Civic Ballet presents Snow White,
7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults/ $15
for seniors and children. Tickets may
be purchased at the Box Office or at
aikencivicballet.com.
Pink Ribbonettes, the American Cancer
Society Breast Cancer Self-Help Group
for women diagnosed with breast cancer;
guest speakers; 10:30 a.m. to noon at
Millbrook Baptist Church. To register,
call Irene Howley at 803-649-9267 or Diane
Hadley at 803-644-3902.
March 18
March 11
March 8
Spring Concert by the Aiken Concert
Band, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults/
$7 for students.
March 20
Cultural Series: Southern Fried Jazz,
7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for adults/
$15 for students.
March 27
USCA Faculty Artist Recital, 7:30 p.m.
Featuring Matt Henderson and Ann Redd.
March 29
Cultural Series: A Far Cry Chamber
Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 for
adults/ $15 for students.
Aiken Regional
Medical Centers
803-641-5000
www.aikenregional.com
Support Group Meetings:
AA: Every Sunday and Wednesday
evening, 7:15 p.m., Aurora Pavilion.
Bariatric: 2nd Wednesday, 6-7 p.m.,
ARMC, Bariatric Services, 2nd floor, room
209; register at 641-5751.
The Lunch Bunch–Bereavement-Grief
Support for Adults: 1st Wednesday, noon
to 1 p.m., ARMC, Cafeteria Dining Room A.
Cancer: 3rd Wednesday, 3-4 p.m., First
Baptist Church parlor.
CSRA Dream Catchers -Traumatic
Brain Injury and Disability, 1st Monday
every month, 6-7 p.m., Walton Options
for Independent Living, 325 Georgia Ave.,
North Augusta; register at 803-279-9611.
Diabetes: 2nd Tuesday, 3-4 p.m., Odell
Weeks Activity Center. Registration:
803-293-0023.
Lupus: 3rd Thursday of the month,
7-9 p.m., ARMC, Dining Room A
Tax Planning
Medicaid Planning
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Revocable Trust
Probate
Aiken Cares, Alzheimer’s Support Group,
for family members and caregivers, 11 a.m.
to noon, Cumberland Village Library,
2nd floor.
6 & 7, every Tuesday and Thursday. Zumba
Toning combines targeted bodysculpting
exercises and high energy cardio work with
Latin-infused Zumba moves.
$35 for 10 tickets.
Zumba Sentao, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rooms
6 & 7, every Tuesday. Zumba Sentao
workout takes the thrill of the fitness party
and partners it with explosive, chair based
choreography. $35 for 10 tickets.
Miscellaneous Venues
and Events
March 11
Look Good … Feel Better, free program for
female cancer patients actively undergoing
or about to start treatment, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
at the Cancer Care Institute of Carolina at
ARMC. To register, call 803-641-6044.
Savannah River Site Public Tour, 12:304:30 p.m. All tours are free of charge and
each can accommodate 50 people. Tour
participants must be 18 years or older, must
be a U.S. Citizen, and have two forms of
identification. Call (803) 952-8994 for more
information.
March 25
March 15
March 19
Teens Under Fire, ARMC Dining Room,
4-6 p.m. This prevention/intervention
program looks at youth drug abuse,
violence and crime by exposing teens ages
12-18 to the harsh consequences
of high-risk decisions.
Odell Weeks Center
1700 Whiskey Road
803-642-7631
The Aiken Trials; six races at the Aiken
Training Track, 538 Two Notch Rd. Gates
open at 10 a.m., vendors and concessions
open at 11 a.m., tent party starts at
11 a.m., opening ceremonies and carriage
parade begin at 1 p.m. Races start at
2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for general
admission or $75 for a tent ticket. Infield
parking is $10, and outfield parking is
also $10. Visit aikentrials.com for more
information. (See story on page 12.)
March 22
Fit 4 Ever, 10-11 a.m., Rooms 6&7, Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. This low-impact,
moderate-paced fitness class is great for
a total body workout. $27 for 10 tickets for
residents and members. $56 for 10 tickets
for non-residents.
Yoga I, II, and Evening Yoga, Rooms 6 & 7.
Yoga I: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:45 a.m.
Yoga II: Fridays, 8:45 a.m. Evening yoga:
Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. Cost
is $31 for 10 tickets for residents
and members. $56 for 10 tickets for
non-residents.
Zumba Gold, 2- 3 p.m., Rooms 6 & 7,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Low-impact, highenergy, easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired Zumba
fitness party. $35 for 10 tickets.
Line Dance, 10-11 a.m., Weeks Center
Rooms 6 & 7, every Tuesday. Learn country
dances as well as those taught to jazz,
big band and modern music in this
moderately paced fitness class. $27 for
10 tickets for residents and members.
$56 for 10 tickets for non-residents.
Zumba Toning, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rooms
Aiken Spring Steeplechase, Ford Conger
Field. Gates open at 9:30 a.m. Races start
at 1 p.m. General patron tickets available at
the Steeplechase office at 538 Two Notch
Rd. at $25 in advance and $35 at the gate. (Children 10 and under are free.) In addition
to parking at the field, there will be offsite
parking at Powderhouse Polo Field and the
Aiken Training Track. (Available on race day
only at the gate.) Patron tickets will be sold
at the following locations: Aiken Drug, Aiken
Saddlery & Supply, Floyd & Green, H. Odell
Weeks Activity Center, Ingate Professional
Pharmacy, Lominick Pharmacy, North
Augusta Chamber of Commerce, Plum
Pudding, Southern Bank & Trust, Southern
Saddlery, Stoplight Deli, and Unique
Expressions. Guarantor Tent tickets cost
$120 each or 4/$450 for four patrons in one
car, and can be purchased only online at
www.aikensteeplechase.com, The Aiken
Steeplechase office hours are MondayFriday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
538 Two Notch Rd., 803-648-9641. March 29
Pacers and Polo, 11th Annual Polo Match
and VIP Hospitality Tent, Powderhouse Polo
Field. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., VIP lunch
Wm. Ray Massey
Tax Attorney
Smith, Massey, Brodie, Guynn & Mayes, P.A.
begins at 11:30; match begins at
1 p.m. Tent tickets are $75 per person
and include lunch, open bar, and admission
into the match. Purchase tickets by
contacting Debbie Boggs at 641-3630
or [email protected]. RSVP required
by March 19. $5 parking fee
per vehicle payable at the gate.
web.usca.edu/pacersandpolo
Outside Aiken
March 4 Lecture about the CSS Georgia, Confederate ironclad ship on the Savannah River,
presented by former Augusta Mayor Bob
Young 7 p.m., North Augusta Community
Center, sponsored by the Heritage Council
of North Augusta. Free. Refreshments
will be served. For more information, call
Brenda Baratto at 803-270-9400.
March 8
CSRA Heartwalk, The Greeneway in North
Augusta. Visit csraheartwalk.org for more
information.
COMING IN APRIL
April 5
98th Aiken Horse Show, Hitchcock Woods.
April 5
St. Thaddeus Home Tour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tour private homes in historic downtown
Aiken. Finish the tour with a Strawberries
and Cream Tea and enjoy the Heritage
Market. Proceeds benefit area agencies
and community projects. Visit stthaddeus.
org for more information. Tickets are $25
at St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church, 125
Pendleton Street. (See story on page ____.)
April 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 8 p.m.
April 27, matinee at 3 p.m.
To Kill a Mockingbird, 8 p.m. Aiken
Community Playhouse production at URS
Center for the Performing Arts. Scout is
growing up in a quiet town in the 1930s, but
when her lawyer father agrees to defend a
young black man accused of a grave crime,
she is forced to see her town, neighbors
and the world in a whole new way.
April 23
19th Annual Luncheon, Fashion Show
and Silent Auction sponsored by the
Mid-day Lions Club, 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at Newberry Hall. Tickets can
be purchased for $30 by calling Lion Becky
at 522-2213, Lion Del at 644-5701, or
Lion Ellen at 648-9141.
Phone
803-643-4110
Facsimile
803-644-9057
[email protected]
www.smbgm.com
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The Flyin
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by Chef Belinda
St. Patrick’s Day:
The “Greening” of America
Although it is not legally a holiday, St. Patrick’s
Day has been widely recognized and celebrated
throughout the United States since the late 18th
century. It is a Catholic feast day that honors the
patron saint of Ireland. While its celebrations
include prominent displays of green, it is mostly
associated with eating and drinking - especially
green beer.
In our state, Five Points in Columbia is
home to one of the largest Saint Patrick’s Day
celebrations in the southeast. Each year its Saint
Patrick’s Day festival welcomes more than 40,000
people! The festival includes a 10K and 5K run, a
fun-filled parade, family entertainment, Irish food
and crafts, a kid-approved Pot o’ Gold Playland,
a swinging shag dance exhibition, and DJ throwdown, as well as five outdoor stages with live music
hosting more than 25 musical acts. And yes, the
fountain in Five Points is dyed green to mark the
occasion.
As for eating, corned beef and cabbage is the
traditional meal enjoyed by many
on St. Patrick’s Day. Easy to
prepare, it is the epitome of
comfort food. So, unless
you’re off to Columbia to
join in the festivities, stay
home and celebrate with
these recipes. Oh, don’t forget the
green beer!
Corned Beef Brisket
Serves 6
1 4-5 pound corned beef (or a flat brisket
that you brine yourself)*
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 teaspoon grains of paradise
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
2 bay leaves
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 bottle dark beer (I prefer Guinness Stout)
6
Remove the brisket from the package or brine,
and rinse off the brine with cold water. Place the
brisket in a large pot that just fits around the
brisket. Add beer and enough water to cover
by one inch. Add the spices to the pot. Bring
to a boil, reduce to a very low simmer (barely
bubbling), and cook 3-4 hours, until the corned
beef is fork tender. If you use a crock pot, let
simmer from start to finish. (At this point you
can store the brisket in the refrigerator for up to a
week.) Remove the meat to a cutting board. Slice
thinly against the grain to serve.
*For brining/curing a beef brisket from scratch:
http://ruhlman.com/2010/03/corned-beef-how-tocure-your-own/
the vegetables with the bacon and broth spooned
over them.
Double Chocolate Cupcakes
Yield: 24
Cabbage and Potato Bake
Serves 6
1 cabbage, about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds
2 large Idaho potatoes, about 2 1/2 pounds
12 ounces lean bacon, cut into 1/2-inch
dice
2 cups yellow onions, peeled and sliced
lengthwise
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups chicken stock, or broth
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Rinse the cabbage under cold running water
and remove the tough outer leaves. Cut the cabbage
into quarters and remove the hard core. Cut the
cabbage quarters into halves and place, rounded
side down, in a roasting pan. Cut the potatoes
in half crosswise and peel. Cut the peeled potato
halves into quarters, and arrange in the roasting
pan, alternating with the cabbage pieces.
Fry the bacon in a heavy medium skillet for
7 minutes. Add the sliced onions, salt, and black
pepper to the pan and cook until soft, about 5
minutes. Evenly distribute the bacon mixture and
pan drippings over the vegetables, then pour the
chicken stock on top. Tightly cover the pan with
aluminum foil and bake for 1-1/2 hours.
Remove the pan from the oven and allow to
sit, covered, for 15 minutes before serving. Serve
Cupcakes
3/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1-1/2 cups boiling hot water
2 cups all purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1-1/2 cups white sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Fudge Frosting
6 ounces unsweetened chocolate,
coarsely chopped
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups confectioners’ (powdered) sugar,
sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly
butter two 12-cup muffin pans, or line cups with
paper liners.
In a small bowl stir until smooth the boiling
hot water and the cocoa powder. Let cool to room
temperature. In another bowl, whisk together the
flour, baking powder, and salt.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, or with a
hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light
and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating
until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl
as needed. Beat in the vanilla extract. Add the
flour mixture and beat only until incorporated.
Then add the cooled cocoa mixture and stir until
smooth.
Fill each muffin cup about two-thirds full
with batter and bake for about 16 - 20 minutes or
until risen, springy to the touch, and a toothpick
inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. (Do not
over bake or the cupcakes will be dry.) Remove
from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Once
the cupcakes have completely cooled, frost with
icing. You can either spread the frosting on the
cupcakes with a small spatula or, if piping, use
a large Wilton 1M open star tip to make lovely
swirls. These cupcakes are best the day they are
made, but can be covered and stored for a few days.
Chocolate Frosting: Melt the chocolate
in a heatproof bowl placed over a saucepan of
simmering water. Remove from heat and let cool to
room temperature.
In the bowl of your electric mixer, or with
a hand mixer, beat the butter until smooth and
creamy (about 1 minute). Add the sugar and beat
until it is light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in
the vanilla extract. Add the chocolate and beat on
low speed until incorporated. Increase the speed to
medium-high and beat until frosting is smooth and
glossy (about 2 -3 minutes).
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Old Aiken: The Holley Family
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Some were farmers and dairymen with large
tracts of land. Others were entrepreneurs and
businessmen. Members of the Holley family moved
to this area more than 200 years ago, and today,
their descendents continue to call Aiken home.
The Holly/Holley Family
Dorothy K. MacDowell explained in her
compilation, The Holly/
Holley Family: “It has
not been definitely
determined how this
surname originated,
but it is thought by the
best authorities to have
been adopted …from
some locality, no doubt
a holly grove. The sprig
of holly (on the coat
of arms) bears out this
theory.” She noted the
arrival of Holleys (from
England) in Massachusetts in the 1600s.
Gasper L. Toole’s Ninety Years in Aiken County
confirms an Elias Holley “in the first United States
census taken in 1790, in the territory now known
as Aiken County or adjacent territory.”
Jolly Alfred Holley
A very hospitable Holley was highlighted in
Donald M. Law’s article in the October 6, 1985,
Aiken Standard. It shares an account from a July 8,
1835, Aiken Telegraph and Commercial Advertiser
(The Telegraph) that describes the “glorious Fourth
of July celebration that took place in the brand
new but boisterous village of Aiken” that year.
The Telegraph observed: ‘At about 3 o’clock, the
company sat down to the barbecued dinner,
prepared in uncommonly good style by Mr. Alfred
Holley, of this place…At least 600 persons were
feasted on the occasion. After the repast, the wine
was brought on the table and the two long boards
were so completely studded with bottles, by the
liberal provision of Mr. Holley, that each individual
could claim at least one ‘jolly companion’ at his
side.’ ’’
Millbrook Baptist Church
Numerous
Holleys settled in
the Millbrook area
located around
Whiskey Road.
When Millbrook
Baptist Church was
organized in 1884,
three of the 16
charter members
included Holleys:
J.C., Olivia, and
Julia Holley.
A tour of the
historic Millbrook
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cemetery reveals the graves of Old Aiken families
including the Holleys, Summeralls, Cowards,
Burckhalters and Tylers. One of Aiken County’s
first sheriffs, Milledge Travelle Holley, Sr., also a
soldier in the Confederate States Army, is buried
there. His grandson, Bedford Forrest (B.F., “Boot”)
Holley and his wife Jeannette (Nettie) Summerall
Holley are nearby, along with Nettie’s sister Clara
Summerall Holley and her husband Clifton
Lafayette Holley.
B.F. Holley
B.F. and Nettie Holley owned more than
4,000 acres of land in the Aiken area, including
1,500 acres in the Talatha area. He also owned
many businesses, including Holley Guernsey
Farm. Their house was said to have dated back to
1865, and sat on the property of the now-closed
Ryan’s Steakhouse on Whiskey Road. The house
was demolished about 1999 to make way for
the restaurant, after a Ryan’s spokesman offered
wooden architectural pieces from the house to the
newly renovated Aiken Center for the Arts.
Clifton L. Holley and his wife Clara
Summerall continued to run the farm after the
death of his father Joshua Clifton. Caroline
Holley Sampson, Clifton’s granddaughter, said,
“Powderhouse Road did not, at that time, run all
the way to Whiskey Road. There was farmland all
around. Their work day began early each morning,
tending the cotton, vegetables and the cows, eating
lunch, napping until 2 p.m., then heading back out
to work.”
Gene Holley continued to live on the farm
and operate it until the 1960s, and also helped his
father Clifton and brothers Selma and Ferrell in
the other family business downtown. Caroline said
that they all later moved to town, with Clifton and
Clara living in a white house on Abbeville Avenue.
Holley Hardware Company
Their other family business was the Holley
Hardware Company, which opened in 1916.
The Holley Building still sits on the west side
of Laurens Street today and has recently been
handsomely renovated.
Holley Dairy Company
B.F.’s son Royal Holley owned and operated
the Holley Dairy Company which was located
where The Aiken Mall now stands. Royal’s
granddaughter, Sara Holley Adams, said, “My
grandfather passed away unexpectedly in 1944.
My grandmother, Edna Summerall Holley, and
her sons, Harold, Bert and Tommy,
and daughter Lucille continued to
operate the business. In 1961 Bert and
Tommy left to pursue other careers.
After buying out their interests, my
father Harold ran the dairy farm with
hired help. He eventually closed the
dairy and continued to farm the land
until his retirement in 1985. He sold
some of the property to the buyers for
the Aiken Mall. Later in partnership
with Woodside Development
Company, he sold the property
located at and around East Gate Drive, naming the
lake on the property Royal Lake after his father.” Joshua Clifton Holley
Clara Summerall Holley and
Clifton Lafayette Holley
by Anna Dangerfield
On Powderhouse Road, off Whiskey, sat the
large farm of Joshua Clifton Holley and his wife
Ida Olivia. A sign “Hollie Berries c. 1880s,” named
by the present owners, marks the property today.
In the early days, Holley Hardware sold
many different types of merchandise including
farm equipment, potbelly stoves, furniture, and
hardware. Clifton Holley was the president of the
company, and family and friends owned stock
in the business. His grandson Charles Holley
said that original
stockholders included
not
only
Holleys, but also Summeralls, Georges and others.
Thomas Hitchcock of the Winter Colony also
owned shares.
Charles’ brother Larry explained, “The
Holley Hardware Company probably sold shares
to raise capital to start the business, much like
other businesses owned by the Holleys. Original
stockholders were family members or cousins/
uncles who were in the position to help out
‘kinfolk.’ Stockholders could also benefit the new
enterprise because of who they knew or what they
could contribute to the business.
“Thomas Hitchcock was probably the most
influential Winter Colony figure at that time and
through his stock ownership could influence other
Winter Colony households to purchase items
from Holley
Hardware. I
have been told
the store stocked
numerous items
needed by the
Winter Colony
estates, especially
items needed
when they closed
down the estates
in April. The
store delivered
moth ball flakes
in 20-, 30-,
and 50-gallon
containers. Also
Selma Emmett Holley
delivered were
large quantities of builder’s paper used to cover
woolen rugs.”
D.M. George was the secretary-treasurer of
Holley Hardware and members of the George
family operated their undertaking business in one
of the warehouses behind the hardware store.
Clifton’s son Selma was the manager from the
early 1930s until his death in 1975. Ferrell left
the store to operate the Aiken Stone Company
on Richland Avenue, a successor to the Aiken
Artificial Stone Company begun in the 1890s by
the George family and later run by Bud (Emmett)
Holley. The original business was molding
gravestones of sand and cement and selling them
across the Southeast. The business was first located
at Jason V. George’s saw and planing mill off
Whiskey Road. He and his partner, brother Isaiah
George, moved their planing mill to town in
1897, and expanded as George Brothers, with the
stone company also moving to their Williamsburg
Street site. The inventor of the process for making
concrete gravestones was Jason and Isaiah’s
younger brother C. Hagood George.
Brothers Larry and Charles Holley worked
at Holley Hardware as children, now saying they
knew the inventory so well, each could find any
item even in the dark. “It was a second home, a safe
haven with our family,” said Charles.
Holley Hardware closed after operating from
the same building for 60 years. Today, their
Holley descendants manage a joint venture to sell
timber, develop subdivisions, and manage a mixed
use development on Whiskey Road with family
farm land remaining in their family.
Charles Holley believes the property of his
great-grandfather, combined with that of B.F.
Holley, amounted to more than 10,000 acres in the
Aiken area. Some Holley land was purchased for
the Savannah River Plant when it was constructed
in the early 1950s.
The Will
“I think our Uncle Bud and B.F. respected
their family ties and each other’s business abilities.
That’s why they shared numerous business
ventures, including interests in farming, The
Commercial Hotel and Holley Hardware,”
said Larry.
When B.F. died in 1932, he owned enough
businesses to settle each of his six surviving
children in a company. His will stipulated that
his enterprises were to continue in operation for
10 years. He calculated that it would take that
long to pay off all of the mortgages. In 1942, there
was an estate sale and businesses were put on the
auction block. Three of the companies notable
today are The Hotel Aiken, Holley Heating and
Air, and Satcher Ford.
The Hotel Aiken
owned by the fourth generation family member,
Lee Boylston. Ryan Robinson, Lee’s son, is the fifth
generation in the business, joining it in 2004.
Holley Fuel Company also was a beneficiary
of the Winter Colony business. Years ago,
Bartow Boylston explained, “Each Winter Colony
mansion took about 40-50 tons of coal each year
or one boxcar load, which we delivered during the
summer months to get ready for the season.”
Satcher Ford
In 1922, B.F. bought the Ford franchise, and
Holley Motor Company began selling Model Ts.
He eventually settled it where Coldwell Banker
Realtors is today on Laurens Street. B.F. left this
business to his son Henry who successfully ran it.
Henry’s son Earle returned to Aiken after
the war and went into business with his
father. Earle purchased the automobile
company about 1955, and Henry died
shortly thereafter. In the 1960s, Earle sold
the tractor dealership, Holley Tractor and
Equipment, to the McGee family and
the Ford franchise to James Heber (J.H.)
Satcher.
While he was in high school in the
1960s, a young man named Ricky Heath
worked on and off for Mr. Satcher. After
Ricky’s graduation from
USC, he returned to Aiken
and worked again for Satcher
The Commercial Hotel at
Motor Company. In August
Laurens and Richland
1985, Ricky Heath purchased
over the years it has been called
the Ford dealership from
The Commercial Hotel, Holley
Mr. Satcher.
Inn, Holley House Inn and
B.F. Holley would be
Hotel, and by some, The Holley.
pleased to know that his
The Holley House Motel, built
original Ford dealership is
Commercial Hotel lobby
in the 1980s, is the freestanding
still in the Holley family.
newer part adjacent to the
Ricky Heath is married to
original hotel, along Bee Lane. B.F.’s son Leonard
Susan Holley Heath, Forrest’s daughter. Susan and
(referred to in an old Aiken Standard as affable and Ricky’s son Kristin works for his father and brings
friendly), operated the hotel until his retirement
the next generation to the business.
in 1960, passing it to his son Forrest. Over time, a
pool and outdoor courtyard were added along with Woodside Plantation
Besides his interest in the Holley Motor
a bar named the Silver Fox Tavern.
Bing Crosby and George Bush are said to have Company, Earle was also interested in banking.
He became a director of the Aiken Federal Savings
been two of the famous guests who enjoyed their
and Loan Association chartered in December 1951,
stays there over the years. Sally Holley Radford
worked with her father Forrest on and off for many then eventually became the President of Palmetto
Federal Savings and Loan, where Regions Bank is
years in the business, saying her job description
located on Chesterfield Street today.
included “doing anything my father asked.”
After his retirement from Palmetto Federal,
The Hotel Aiken has been renovated and
he became the chairman of Palmetto Services
has changed hands over the years. It is no longer
Corporation. In this capacity, he had a vision to
owned by a member of the Holley family. Susan
develop a 2000-plus acre tract of land located
Holley Heath said that her father Forrest noted it
between Whiskey and Silver Bluff Roads.
was the only hotel in South Carolina built in that
“This land held special memories for my
era that never closed.
father,” Earle’s son Henry said. “It was owned by
Holley Heating and Air Conditioning
his grandfather B.F., and was the place he spent
Eulalee Holley Boylston, the only daughter
many summers in his youth swimming with his
of B.F.’s seven children, was the recipient of the
cousins in Holley Lake. My father’s dream was to
Holley Fuel Company. Leon (Lee) Boylston, III,
turn this area into a residential gated community,
president of Holley Heating and Air, explained
complete with golf courses.”
that his great-grandfather B. F. established the
After B.F.’s ownership, the Spalding
Holley Fuel Company in 1909. It originally sold
family and later, the Burden family, purchased the
ice, coal, and wood. After selling the ice company,
property. The Burdens purchased it about 1955 and
B.F. moved the business to its present location on
used it as a hunting preserve. After discussions and
Union Street eventually distributing fuel oil.
negotiations with Mrs. Burden, Earle struck a deal
Leon Boylston, Sr., B.F.’s son-in-law and
and Woodside became a reality. Lot sales began in
Eulalee’s husband, joined Holley Fuel Company,
1986.
working until his retirement in 1968. Following
It is said that Earle watched over every aspect
in his footsteps, Leon Boylston, Jr., came to the
of the development. The lot he selected for his
company in 1945 joined by his brother Bartow
wife Laura and himself held special significance. It
Boylston two years later. In 1965, they started the
overlooked Holley Lake and the old pavilion area,
heating and air conditioning business which is now
In 1929, B. F. and his cousin Emmett became
the owners of The Commercial Hotel, which still
stands on the southeast corner of Richland Avenue
and Laurens Street. Now named The Hotel Aiken,
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and was the
site of his early
childhood tree
house.
More
Holley history
resides behind
Woodside
Plantation on
Anderson Pond
Road. A Holley
cemetery of
about two
acres holds
the remains
of family
members
including
Martin and
Earle Holley
Julia Holley,
Nathaniel Holley, Rufus Holley, Wise Holley,
Elizabeth Holley, Stella Holley and others.
When Caroline Holley Sampson lived in
another state, she said that her heart “always
tugged me back to Aiken. Perhaps the reason is
that I enjoyed the history of my Holley family and
our rich heritage. We grew up with our cousins and
knew many of our relatives. The Holleys put their
family first, especially their children.
“We were raised to be proud of our family.
How great it is now to ride around Aiken and enjoy
seeing our family name.”
Henry Earle Holley said, “People are
surprised to meet residents who have grown up
here. I’m proud of my heritage, and so are my
sons. Sometimes they are introduced as Earle’s
grandsons. My father’s name comes up all the
time. I wouldn’t change living in my hometown.
Not many people can say that they were born and
raised here.”
Anna Boylston Dangerfield enjoyed researching
this article and interviewing her Holley cousins.
She is the great-granddaughter of B.F. Holley,
granddaughter of Eulalee Holley Boylston, daughter
of Leon L. Boylston, Jr., and sister of Lee Boylston.
Anna Dangerfield is a freelance writer whom readers
will recognize from her long
association with BELLA
Magazine. She has also been
published in other secular and
religious magazines. Anna has a
BA in English, a BS in Pharmacy,
and is a volunteer with Mental
Health America of Aiken County.
She and her husband have three
sons, two daughters-in-law and two grandsons with whom
they enjoy travelling and spending time at their beach home
on the South Carolina coast.
Cousins
Woodside resident Susan Holley Heath said,
“I’m glad to be living in Woodside on Holley Lake,
on Holley Lake Road and proud of my Holley
ancestry. I feel like I am living on part of my
heritage.”
Sara Holley Adams said, “We had so many
relatives when we were growing up. When I
graduated from Aiken High School in 1968, I
graduated with three of my Holley and Boylston
cousins. It was great!”
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Holley family members in front of B.F. Holley’s Whiskey Rd. home,
site of Ryan’s Steakhouse (now closed).
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The Aiken Training Track
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It’s the feeling of peace.
That’s always been the attraction for me.
Over the past 40 years, there is a feeling of
peace that comes over me as I enter the world of
the Aiken Training Track.
If there is a dominant sound, it is the
rhythmic, heartbeat-like clop of horses’ hooves as
they trot through the track’s sandy soil.
One at a time. Two, side by side. Four or five
or six strung along following each other – there is
a natural flow as riders and horses glide by along
the rail of the 73-year-old training track in Aiken’s
historic, dirt roads-only horse district.
Each trainer has a barn or barns spread around
the track. The horses are sent out in small sets,
usually four to six at a time, sometimes more.
Typically, the trainer sits on a pony, very much
owl-like, with often only his head moving as the
young horses run by. Then it’s back to the barn
where the grooms take over. When they’ve been
running hard, the hot walkers catch the horses
by their bridles and lead them around in a circle
until their sweating stops and they are ready for
bath and breakfast. That is all happening while the
exercise riders are already on their next mounts and
the trainer is back out on his or her perch and the
parade begins anew.
Local, but Nationally Known
Trainers
Mack Miller, Aiken trainer for Rokeby Stable, taught four
Eclipse Award winners out of his barn on Audubon Ave.,
at the Aiken Training Track. Another student, Sea Hero,
learned his trade here before he won
the 1993 Kentucky Derby.
Photo by Stephen D. Hale
two-year-old facility, and racing arm. In his case
For a big outfit such as Darley Stables, trainer
it’s Darley, the property of Sheikh Mohammed bin
Tim Jones will
Rashid Al Maktoum,
repeat this routine
Prime Minister and
seven or eight
Ruler of Dubai. In
times and with
the early days the
larger sets until
families were the
he’s watched all
Whitneys and the
that he had on
Vanderbilts of New
hand— 76 in
York, but it’s still
mid-February.
pretty much the
Cary Frommer
same model. Jones
or Brad Stauffer
will stay here during
are responsible
the summer and care
for about three
for usually another
dozen horses
40 or so horses that
each out of their
“cycle through” on
stables so they’ll
their way to or from
repeat the rhythm
the racetracks around
of watching the
the world.
youngsters as often
Brad Stauffer
as it takes to see
and Ron Stevens
them all.
run Legacy Stable
Jones runs
After taking over from Mack Miller, Tim Jones has used the same barn in what is a different
what was the
but still traditional
to train multiple stakes winners for, first, Bob McNair’s Stonerside
traditional Aiken
Stable
and
then
for
Sheikh
Mohammed
of
Dubai’s
Darley
Stable.
arrangement,
kind of stable from
Photo by Stephen D. Hale
running the yearling
the opening of the
and
two-year-old
services
for
several
owners,
track in 1941 into the 1980s, the property of one
including
their
primary
client
over
the
past 30
really rich family with their own breeding facilities,
12
years, Dogwood Stable.
Stauffer and Stevens have had a hand in
breaking and training all of Dogwood’s great racers
since the operation moved here in the early 1980s,
including 1990 Preakness Winner Summer Squall,
1996 Juvenile Fillies Eclipse Award Winner Storm
Song, and 2013 Belmont Stakes Winner Palace
Malice. Stauffer and Stevens stay the summer in
Aiken, taking in horses who need more seasoning
or an injury layup while they pass the youngsters
off to trainers who take them to the many tracks
around the nation, some famous, some not so
much.
Cary Frommer, who has been coming to Aiken
to train horses for 32 winters, is a classic pinhooker
with a great reputation for buying yearlings,
training them to run and then selling them as
fit two-year-olds. She was putting the finishing
touches on five of them in early February to be sold
later in the month in Ocala, Florida, and will sell
the last of them by May in Baltimore. Frommer
has had many highly successful trainees in recent
years, including Joyful Victory and DancetoBristol,
both of which ran in the Breeders’ Cup, the latter
finishing first (10 times) or second (eight times) in
18 out of 20 starts in her three-year career.
Other trainers in town this winter, some
in private practice and most taking horses from
several owners, include: Glenn Thompson, Kelly
Tucker, Dan Walling, Dolly Bostwick, James
Layden, Jr., and Pat Meadow.
What to Watch For
Both Palace Malice and Darley’s 2012 Aiken
Horse of the Year, Alpha, are getting ready for their
2014 competitive seasons.
In most cases, a highly successful horse such
as Alpha might expect to begin a career at stud by
the time he is five, but Darley has so many worldclass stud horses (including recent Kentucky Derby
winners Street Sense and Animal Kingdom and
Preakness winner Bernardini and many more),
the outfit has the luxury to be able to run him for
another season and perhaps increase his value, and
his purses.
Palace Malice will launch his 2014 campaign
in the $250,000 Gulfstream Park Handicap on
March 8, according to Dogwood President Cot
Campbell.
“This mile race is a logical debut for the colt,
who wintered in Aiken and seemed to thrive
on it. We shipped him to trainer Todd Pletcher
on January 7, and he has been pleased with his
progress. Todd says he is as enthusiastic as ever.”
Campbell said.
“We are looking at the New Orleans Handicap
at The Fairgrounds on March 29, so this race
is an ideal prep. We are delighted to have John
Velasquez committed to ride him,” said Campbell
in the same announcement. Velasquez was due to
A Village Unto Itself
A Dogwood Stable horse (bearing the familiar green and yellow polka dotted silks) stretches to catch
a Mike Keogh-trained Thoroughbred running under the colors of longtime Aiken Training Track
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winter patron, Gustav Schickendanz of Canada.
be the jockey for Palice Malice in the Breeders’
Cup Classic, but fell in an earlier race that day.
Even someone as seasoned as Campbell can’t
stop dreaming about that next big horse.
Aiken has seen the great Kelso round the
turns of the Aiken Training Track during his five
consecutive seasons as national Horse of the Year in
the early 1960s. He learned to run for Mack Miller
in 1993 on the same track that was home for Derby
winners Shut Out, Swale, Pleasant Colony, and,
of course, Sea Hero. You can be sure that crosses
the minds of every trainer and every track hand
as they look out to watch the new batch take their
first steps on this proving ground of champions.
“Could it be that one? Which one of them is going
to take our breath away?”
Don’t Ask
It is pretty much a waste of time to ask trainers
what they are watching for. They have a language
that is almost indecipherable in its simplicity. The
most repeated comment is, “I watch the way they
move over the ground.” Oh really? If that seems
too obvious to you, then a trainer just shared some
wisdom with you and you didn’t understand it
– and neither did I, but they always say it. After
watching them watch their horses for 35 years, I’m
beginning to think I know what they mean, but
I’m sure there’s more to it.
After a while you’ll notice the sounds of a few
birds and then, as the horses return to their barn,
you’ll hear the riders laughing with each other,
talking about a stunt one of the horses tried to pull
or whatever routine is on their minds – almost
always smiling.
Almost always smiling because the riders and
the horses all love what they are doing. The riders
soon learn they wouldn’t want to do anything else.
And that’s what the horses are here for – to learn
that they are racehorses.
Most trainers don’t look as happy, but they
must be. They come back early every morning,
often in the freezing wind.
The late Hall of Fame Trainer Mack Miller,
who worked for Paul Mellon’s Rokeby Stable, and
taught 1993 Kentucky Derby Winner Sea Hero
that he was a race horse right here over this same
sand, said he never took a day off in 40 years.
“What else would I do?” he asked rhetorically.
Of course that was said a little before noon just as
he took off for his daily round down the street at
Palmetto Golf Club. Like the track, it’s another
peaceful haven in the center of Aiken, all but
untouched by the cares of the rest of the world.
For Love of Horses and the Sport
The Thoroughbred world at the Aiken
Training Track is a little different from these other
equestrian disciplines that train nearby and not far
outside town. It is its own little village.
Most of the workers live within walking
distance of the track or a short drive away. They
converge there every morning but Sunday. When
work is done, many share what has to be among
the most egalitarian of meeting places, the Track
Kitchen.
Every racetrack has a track kitchen and Aiken’s
on Mead Avenue at the northern tip of “polo
heaven,” 132-year-old Whitney Field, is among
everyone’s favorite. Run by Pockets and Carol
Carter, the Track Kitchen has the best, if not the
fastest, breakfast or lunch a hungry horseman can
eat.
After the horses are exercised late each
morning, you will find millionaire Thoroughbred
As cold as the weather and as cruel as the sport
can be, you can see that they all love what they
do by the look in their eyes when they are with
their horses. From the owners on their stands to
the trainers and exercise riders, to the grooms and
the hot walkers, universally they
reach out to their horses, touch
them gently and often talk like they
would to a baby. More than most
professions, what
they do is who they are.
It’s the same in the other equine
disciplines around Aiken.
Famed three-day eventers
and teachers Philip Dutton or
Lellie Ward are at peace with
their charges, passing along their
reverence for the animals to the
young people who flock to them to
learn mastery of their mounts.
It is the same for:
The Track Kitchen on Mead Avenue near Two Notch Road. Your chance to
Jack Wetzel and Vance
listen to grooms, trainers and owners talk about young Thoroughbreds over
Colthart, world contenders in
the best eggs and pancakes anywhere. It is a convivial and social place, not a
combined driving, essentially
place to hurry in and out for breakfast. You won’t learn anything that way.
eventing in a carriage.
Rick and Cathy Cram who run Progressive
owners having breakfast in the most Spartan of
Show Jumping, entertaining thousands with their
atmospheres alongside their grooms and trainers,
many horse shows in town and around the eastern
exercise riders and friends. They aren’t talking
show jumping circuit.
finance. They are talking Thoroughbreds, a
Great polo players on their expansive farms
language in which they are all fluent.
east of town such as Adam Snow, Owen Rinehart,
Hint: Don’t come here first if you are already
Matias Magrini, Julio Arelleno and 50 more polo
hungry. This isn’t Waffle House. This takes about
professionals who make Aiken their home during
45 minutes because Carol cooks each order as
the spring and fall.
she gets it and she takes special care. She makes
It is the same for those who labor for the
the best eggs you’ve ever had, but if you walk
love of dressage, cutting horses, harness racers,
out grumbling about the slow service then you
confirmation horses and all the many other
walked in not knowing what you were doing.
disciplines.
Relax and listen. You will learn something about
It is the same for these world-class athletes as
Thoroughbreds if you do.
it is for the 18-year-old star-struck kids who know
they want to work with horses—the best horses
—and they come to Aiken to ask for a chance to
Stephen Delaney Hale
learn.
is a freelance writer in Aiken
It is the same dedication to their sport, their
and a regular contributor to
profession, their compatriots, and to their beloved
Bella Magazine.
animals. Whether world-renowned or novice, you
can see it in the way the horseman looks at his
horse. Adam Snow has been quoted as saying, “It
takes 40 years to become a horseman. Twenty years
to realize you don’t know anything, and 20 years to
learn.”
13 The Aiken Trials
The Aiken Trials are a combination coming-out party for a new class of young
Thoroughbreds, a going-away party for the horsemen who have taken care of them
throughout another long, wet winter and an annual rite of Spring for the people of Aiken –
and it’s usually during the week of St. Patrick’s Day!
Four great reasons to party and the people of Aiken have been taking advantage of the
opportunity every spring since 1942!
Starting usually in September every year, the yearlings and their caretakers and teachers
arrive in Aiken and begin anew the rituals of breaking in the young horses – falling into a
routine that changes very little for about five months, except that things get a little faster as
the last cold days begin to disappear.
Training to be Racehorses
They might be Thoroughbred yearlings when they leave their farms and their mothers
behind in Kentucky or Florida, but they don’t know it yet. Over the winter in Aiken, they
2014 Aiken Trials
This year’s Aiken Trials, held annually at The Aiken Training Track, will run Saturday,
March 15.
This family friendly event, suitable for any age, is the first leg of the Aiken Triple Crown,
a three-weekend-long celebration of horse sports that also includes The Spring Aiken
Steeplechase on March 22, and the USC Aiken Pacers and Polo match on March 29.
This year’s 72nd running of The Trials is projected to draw upwards of 10,000 spectators.
They will enjoy a day of extravagant tailgating spreads, lots of food and other vendors, good
Contestants line up for the Best Hat Contest during a recent Aiken Trials.
Spectators are also invited to compete in the Best Tailgate Contest during the
March races that show off a winter’s worth of work to get the horses
ready for racetracks across the country.
And Down the Stretch They Come! Action during a recent Aiken Trials as
Thoroughbreds from half-a-dozen stables show their owners and trainers
what they can do before heading off to the races.
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slowly learn to take human beings on their backs and then trot around a track with other
horses that look like them, also with human beings on their backs.
Slowly they learn to run a little faster. They learn to walk into and stand in an oddlooking iron gate and later to jump out of it into a running start. They learn from the other
horses the rules of the pack—which ones are trying to dominate them mentally and by
running faster. It’s a herd mentality and that’s what a racehorse is doing when it wins a race
– showing the other horses who’s boss.
They are destined to try to prove it later in the year in front of huge crowds of people
up and down the East Coast at racetracks called Gulfstream, Belmont, Saratoga and many
more, but before they leave, they get one chance to practice in Aiken.
It’s called The Trials because their human teachers want to try them out, to see how
they will react the first time they hear the raucous cheering crowd and first find themselves
stretching to outrun other horses for a finish line. Some of them get it right away and sadly,
some of them never do.
Remembering Aiken’s Winners
Aiken’s favorite son, Cot Campbell, owner of Dogwood Stable and the main brains
behind a string of champions that have run out of gates across the country and beyond,
loves to talk about the 1989 Aiken Trials. He had a horse he really liked, a quick little guy
with a lot of heart named Summer Squall.
“We put him in The Trials and he didn’t break very well,” Campbell recalled. “He was
trailing when about half-way through he picked up his head, looked around, saw the crowd,
saw the other horses and he put his head down and started to run through the wind. Right
there in the middle of that first trial run, Summer Squall figured out that he was a racehorse
and he was a damn good one from then on.”
In 1990 as a three-year-old, Summer Squall came in second in the Kentucky Derby and
two weeks later, he won the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the national Triple Crown
of Racing.
That’s how it’s supposed to work – and that’s why they hold The Trials.
natured side betting and fun contests such as the Best Hat and Best Tailgate awards; and
last year’s rousing Mariachi band will also return to the infield.
“The Trials are always an exciting day,” said Trials Treasurer Nikki Bargeloh. “You never
know when you might see the next Classic winner come through Aiken, like Palace Malice
(who trained here before winning the 2013 Belmont Stakes), or which close friends from
your past you might meet. It’s a fun event where everyone gets a chance to see these
magnificent creatures up close and personal.”
Tickets and Parking
Gates open at 10 a.m. with the opening ceremonies and exquisite carriage parade
beginning at 1 p.m. Post time for the first of the six races is 2 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for parking and $10 for gate entrance in advance. A VIP tent party
opens at 11 a.m. Tickets for the tent are $75, which includes heavy hors d’oeuvres and
cocktails.
The carriage parade is an annual highlight of The Aiken Trials. Several rigs, some fancy,
some not so much, from the 19th and early 20th century parade for the fans
before the start of The Trials.
Type in 538 Two Notch Road, Aiken, SC 29801 on your GPS and come join the fun.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.aikentrials.com or by calling the track office at
(803) 648-4631. Tickets are also available at AllStar Tents and Events, Aiken Saddlery, H.
Odell Weeks Activities Center, Floyd and Green Jewelers and at Boots Bridles and Britches in
Aiken and Grovetown, Georgia.
Want more scoop?
Find The Aiken Trials on Facebook at www.facebook.com/aikentrials.
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The Juilliard in Aiken Festival - March 9 - 14, 2014
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Pocket Square by Robert Talbott
Straw hat by Bailey of Hollywood
Belt and shoes by Cole-Haan
Lionel Smith Ltd.
Rolex watch
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Bangle bracelets
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Also available in necklaces 16" to 36"
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Cosmetae
o
“Cosmetics are a boon to every woman
but her best beauty aid is
a nearsighted man.”
–Yoko Ono
What do cooking vats, an itchy scalp, and
snobbery have in common?
They are all events that triggered someone to
develop better products in the cosmetic industry.
From lipstick at the corner drug store to in-home
demonstrations of eye shadow, modern makeup has
come a long way from seashell compacts and toxic
foundation.
Many key individuals contributed to the
evolution of modern makeup. One of the earliest
pioneers was a woman who was losing her hair.
The First Female
Entrepreneur Millionaire
“I am a woman who came from the cotton
fields of the South … I was promoted to washtub
… and then the cook kitchen …[now] I have built
my factory on my own ground.”
–Madame C.J. Walker
In the 1890s
Sarah Breedlove,
daughter of
American slaves,
was alarmed when
her itchy scalp
problem turned
into hair loss.
Determined not
to become bald,
the inventive
woman mixed
Mme. C.J. Walker
remedies from
the store with her
own concoctions. With her success she continued
to create products for African-American women
in 1905, traveling to demonstrate her products.
Her husband urged her to develop her business
with advertising, using the name “Madame C.J.
Walker.”
Breedlove next built her own factory to
manufacture hair products and established
Madame C.J. Walker Laboratories, making her the
first American self-made female millionaire.
Cooking Vats and
Secret Formulas
“There are no ugly women in the world, only
lazy ones.” –Helena Rubinstein
In Krakow’s Jewish ghetto
the oldest of eight daughters
born to a kerosene salesman
arrived in Australia in 1902.
Penniless but determined,
she started her own business
by selling jars of face cream.
She called it Valaze, claiming
it was a secret formula of
Helena Rubinstein
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The History of Makeup
Part II: The Rise of Commercialized Cosmetics
by Phyllis Maclay
lanolin and herbs from the Carpathian Mountains
in central and Eastern Europe. Helena Rubinstein
sold so many jars of cream, she was able to open
a salon in London where she “diagnosed” patrons
and prescribed the cream that would promote
beautiful skin.
With the outbreak of World War I, Rubinstein
and her husband moved to New York City, where
she opened the first of a chain of salons throughout
the United States. She continued to promote skin
care as a science, and became a millionaire in a
little more than 10 years. Helena Rubinstein, Inc.
eventually created 62 creams, 46 perfumes, 69
lotions, 115 lipsticks, 78 powders, and eye shadows,
soaps and rouge. When she died in 1965, she was
one of the wealthiest women in the world.
Makeup Gets a Boost
“Every woman has the right to be beautiful.”
–Elizabeth Arden
Florence
Nightingale Graham
could not wait to
leave her povertystricken farm in
Ontario. Emigrating
to New York City in
1907, she worked in
a beauty salon, and
eventually opened
Elizabeth Arden
her own salon on
Fifth Avenue where she sold the line of cosmetics
she had created. Sporting a red door, the salon
was named Elizabeth Arden. In 1912, she earned
enough money to travel to France and returned
with rouges and tinted powders that she made
herself.
Aiming to sell her products to middle-class
women with a promise of looking young, Arden
can be credited for making the use of cosmetics
acceptable in society, overcoming the association of
makeup with lower classes and even prostitution.
Her marketing campaigns introduced the idea of
hosting classes and seminars to teach women how
to apply their makeup. Although she died in 1966,
Arden’s Red Door Salons are still in operation
worldwide.
Grease Paint, Snobs, and
the Kissing
Machine
“Max Factor:
The father of modern
makeup.”
In 1918 Max Factor
was in high demand
by Hollywood movie
stars. He customized
makeup for individual
actors like Clara Bow,
Max Factor
Joan Crawford, Lena
Horne, Bette Davis,
Judy Garland, and even Rudolph Valentino. They
loved his work so much they frequented his salons
and urged him to create makeup for their everyday
personal use.
Factor improvised his own greasepaint used
by actors on the set and put it into a collapsible
tube, which was easier to apply and more hygienic.
Soon his product was the first choice of Hollywood
actors, so his sons, Davis and Frank, became
involved in the growing business. In 1925 an order
of 600 gallons of light olive makeup was ordered
for the filming of Ben-Hurt so the skin tone of the
extras in the United States would match the extras
filmed in Italy.
While visiting Leichner, a retailer of
greasepaint in Germany, Factor and his wife
were snubbed by its company executives and kept
waiting at a reception. Disillusioned and angry,
he returned home to discuss with his sons how
they would lead the market with his own brand of
greasepaint.
Factor’s sons wanted to further their father’s
success by developing other cosmetics. Factor
secured celebrity endorsements for his makeup by
paying them a dollar and promoting their current
films in his ads.
Recovering after being struck by a delivery
van, Factor let his sons develop “pancake” makeup
that concealed imperfections better. It covered
so well that women working on the sets stole the
makeup to use on themselves. The drawback was
it made skin look too dark at night because it was
made to be used under bright Hollywood lights.
Consequently, Frank developed lighter shades
for sale at retail stores, and Max Factor pancake
makeup became the fastest and biggest-selling
single makeup product ever.
After Max Factor died in 1938, Frank used the
name Max Factor, Jr. and expanded the business.
Using a kissing machine, he developed a smearproof lipstick that was sold in 1940 in six shades.
He also produced shades of makeup to be used by
the USMC during World War II for camouflage
during battle.
In the 1960s the company developed more
commercially-used makeup and was Class A stock.
Proctor & Gamble broke its connection with Max
Factor in 2010 and promoted instead its more
successful line of Cover Girl cosmetics.
Ding Dong
David McConnell noticed that women were
more interested in the free samples of perfume than
the books he was trying to sell door to door. He
also realized many
of them were stuck
at home as their
husbands headed
off to work. In
1886 McConnell
opened an office
in Manhattan
and called his
company the
California Perfume
Company. He sold
The Avon Lady
perfume, powder,
lipstick, and rouge. And then McConnell
did a revolutionary thing; he used women as
representatives and encouraged them to run their
own businesses.
Changing the name to Avon, McConnell
trained women to sell products and grow their own
operation. Women who worked hard were able
to become financially independent during a time
when ladies were usually working only at home.
Today Avon is sold in more than 140 countries
and is the leading direct-sale beauty company
worldwide.
Ding Dong, Avon Calling was one of the
longest running ads in advertising history.
A Family Affair
“We sell happiness.” –J.B. Nethercutt
In the early 1920s
a young woman
trained the nephew
she was raising how to
peddle her homemade
cleansing cream doorto-door. She herself
would apply makeup
on potential customers
with the belief that
if she could “get it
on their faces” they
would purchase it.
Merle Norman
Merle Norman was the
woman who came up with the term “before and
after” makeovers, and broke the ceiling by training
women to open their own shops as independent
business owners. Her nephew, J.B. Nethercutt,
helped his aunt with the manufacturing and
development of her cosmetics. After Merle
Norman’s death in 1972, Nethercutt continued to
open 2,700 studios, 965 being owned by women.
Merle Norman is one of the 10 largest cosmetic
companies in the United States. Women can enjoy
a free makeover and then decide if they want to
buy anything from moisturizer to mascara.
Think Pink
“People are a company’s greatest asset.”
–Mary Kay Ash
It was
hot enough
in Texas
but Mary
Kathlyn
Wagner was
getting even
hotter under
the collar.
Yet another
man she
had trained
was being
promoted
Mary Kay Ash
while she
was stuck in the same position. And worse yet, he
was getting paid a higher salary.
In 1963, at age 45, Mary Wagner Ash launched
her own business called Mary Kay by buying the
formulas for skin lotions from a tanner. She and
her son, Richard Rogers, opened a store in Dallas
and sold cosmetics through home parties and
employee incentives. Ash wanted her consultants
to be successful, so she sold Mary Kay products to
them to be resold as retail for profit. Ash’s love for
the color pink was evident in the packaging of her
cosmetics and the pink Cadillacs she gave away to
top-selling consultants. Today there are more than
1.8 million independent Mary Kay consultants
worldwide, with sales exceeding $2.5 billion.
Skin Sensors and Custom Care
“Winners in life are developed, not born.”
–Jinger Heath
BeautiControl
Cosmetics, Inc.
sells its customers
fragrance-free
products and
cosmetics that are
never tested on
animals. There
is something for
everyone in the
cosmetics family
and products are
allergy-tested.
Jinger Heath
BeautiControl
consultants are trained to demonstrate the
company’s items from nutritional supplements to
color analysis for fashion and cosmetics. By 1996
it was the only company of direct cosmetic sales to
provide total image services.
In the early 1980s Richard and Jinger Heath
took control of the business. By 1990 they had
developed the “Instant Image Makeover” video.
Consultants learned to analyze a customer’s skin
in five minutes for customized care by using a
patented skin sensor. Demonstrators pamper
women during in-home spas while teaching them
about skin care solutions.
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
‘Cause you’re amazing
Just the way you are.
– Bruno Mars
19 Aiken’s Indulgence in the Arts
by Eric Blacks, USCA Intern
There is a natural drive within all of us to
express ourselves through art. Whether it is
through listening to music, painting a portrait,
or coloring in a coloring book, all of us desire to
explore our creative natures. It allows us to attain
a freedom and a balance within ourselves. Our
emotions are allowed to communicate properly and
flow freely exercising this art of expression.
It is a natural part of US.
Our Aiken atmosphere has always been revered
as a place of natural healing and relaxation. Nearly
two centuries after this grand community was
founded, we still uphold those same traditions of
peace and tranquility through our appreciation of
art, nature, and faith.
As you venture through this March, make an
attempt to branch out in the community and visit
one of the vast numbers of art and music events. I
assure you, you’ll be glad you did. Perhaps you’ll
learn something about your community, or maybe
even something about yourself.
There are dazzling performances, soothing
orchestras, and countless other fun-filled art
festivals occurring all over Aiken, even today! Now,
you may know that music and art enriches our
personalities and our lives by providing beauty and
creativity. However, did you know that art can also
have a profound impact on our mental and physical
well-being? Here are just a few ways that visual art
and music improve our health:
Art improves personal confidence
and presentation skills
Your art is an expression of yourself.
When you display your artwork to the public
eye, it is subject to praise as well as criticism.
Artists improve and develop communication skills
when defending their work. Artists also learn to
trust themselves when producing their work. These
skills are valued not only in art, but also in other
areas in life.
Art promotes involvement in
the social scene
Looking to make new friends?
From local art galleries to international
exhibitions, the art community offers a wide
range of ways for you to meet new people who
share a common interest. Not only do you
make new friends, you learn about your other
histories and cultures that influence you. Art is
EVERYWHERE!
Music helps us exercise
Tired of fighting to finish a miserable workout?
When you’re listening to music, you can
drown out your brain’s cries of fatigue. This can
help you push through the last portion of that
workout; you don’t feel tired as soon as you would
while working out without music. Listening to
music during a workout also helps you to use your
energy more efficiently. Studies showed that cyclists
who listened to music required 7% less oxygen to
do the same work as those who cycled in silence.
Music training can significantly enhance
motor and reasoning skills
WOW! Parents check this out! A study from
PLOS ONE (Public Library of Science) showed
that “children who had three years or more of
musical instrument training performed better than
those who didn’t learn an instrument in auditory
discrimination abilities and fine motor skills. They
also tested better on vocabulary and nonverbal
reasoning skills, which involve understanding and
analyzing visual information, such as identifying
relationships, similarities and differences between
shapes and patterns.”
In addition to these benefits, art can also
improve concentration, memory, creativity, visual
attention, and movement; it can boost your
immune system, prevent seizures, help kick an
addiction, and repair brain damage. It’s no wonder
that Aiken continues to operate so peacefully - it’s
all this artistic expression. Remember, there’s a
mind-nurturing event happening every day, even
today! Check the calendar to plan for your Aiken
artistic experience!
AIKEN ARTS CALENDAR FOR MARCH
Lindy Crandell Art Exhibit
at The Family Y
March 1–10
Lindy Crandell Art Show is at
the Family Y on 621 Trolley Line
Road, throughout the month of
March 2014, 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
For more information call 803-3498080.
March 1
Downtown Aiken Second Line
Mardi Gras Parade
Join the parade downtown
Laurens St. and celebrate the New
Orleans Spirit of ‘Laissez Les Bon
Temp Rouler.” King Cake Ceremony
to immediately follow. For more information please call 803-649-2221.
This event starts in the Alley at
1:30 p.m.
March 1
Aiken Community Playhouse
presents Sherlock Holmes
The Aiken Community
Playhouse presents Sherlock Holmes at
3 p.m.. Incriminating letters written
by a young European prince to the
English girl he betrayed are in the
20
hands of the dead girl’s sister. Not to
worry, the famous Sherlock Holmes
and Dr. Watson are on the case ... but
Moriarty is lurking in the shadows.
For more information, please call
648-1438.
March 2
Oscar Night Party @ Aiken Center
For The Arts
Walk the Red Carpet at the
Aiken Center for the Arts in
celebration of the 86th Academy
Awards. Watch the Oscars on the
movie screen while you enjoy a buffet
and a cash bar. Join in on the fun
by nominating someone for an ACA
award to celebrate the night! 6 p.m.
to 10:30 p.m. General admission
is $35 for non-members, $25 for
members.Reserve a VIP table up to 8
guests for $1,000. Includes reserved
seating with personal attendant, party
favors and a complimentary bottle
of champagne. Attire: Red Carpet
Ready. The Aiken Center for The
Arts is located on 122 Laurens Street.
Please visit the website at
www.aikencenterforthearts.org.
March 6-7
The Water Coolers
The Water Coolers, an awardwinning, musical comedy act is a
smart, authentic take on work and
life. This event takes place at the
URS Center for The Performing Arts,
located at 126 Newberry St.
For more information and time
please call 803-643-4774.
March 8-14
6th Annual Juilliard in Aiken
Music Festival
Juilliard in Aiken is the
embodiment of Juilliard’s mission in
action. The weeklong event features
public performances, chamber
concerts, master classes and outreach
to area schools. For a full schedule
of events, please see the Juilliard
schedule of events following this
article, or visit the website at
www.juilliardinaiken.com.
March 18-27
Amy Dobbs Exhibition
The opening reception for the
Aiken Center for the Arts’ newest exhibition by Amy Dobbs is March 20
from 6-8 p.m.. For more information,
please call 803-641-9094. The Aiken
Center for The Arts is located at
122 Laurens St.
March 20-22
Broadway Bound
The Aiken Center For The Arts
presents Broadway Bound! This is a
musical revue. For more information
please call Aiken Community Playhouse at 648-1438. The Playhouse
is located at 126 Newberry St.
March 20
Southern Fried Jazz
The Southern Fried Jazz Band
is part of the 2013-2014 USCA
Cultural Series. This band is a
Dixieland Jazz band from Charlotte,
NC, whose captivating music and
showmanship have launched it
from the Piedmont foothills into
the national spotlight. The leader
Don Edwards has shared the stage
with Louis Armstrong, Nat King
Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and many other
jazz greats over the years. For more
information call 803-641-3305 or
visit the website at http://web.usca.
edu/etherredge-center/cultural-series.
dot. The Etherredge Center is located
on the USCA campus, 471 University
Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801.
March 22-31
USC-Aiken Art Exhibition
USC-Aiken Art Exhibition
featuring Frank Hobbs, painter,
and the USC-Aiken art students
from March 22- April 26. For more
information please call USC Aiken
Etherredge Center at 803-641-3305.
The Etherredge Center is located on
the USCA campus, 471 University
March 28-29
ACP Broadway Bound Fundraiser
The ACP Youth Wing Broadway
Bound Fundraiser is on March 28
and 29. For more information, please
call 803-648-1438 or visit the website
at www.aikencommunityplayhouse.
com.
March 29
A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra
USC-Aiken Etherredge Center
presents a Far Cry Chamber
Orchestra. By expanding the
boundaries of orchestral repertoire,
A Far Cry has been embraced
throughout the world with a
powerful Internet presence and a
recent European tour. For more
information please call USC-Aiken
Etherredge Center 803-641-3305.
The Etherredge Center is located on
the USCA campus, 471 University
Eric Blacks is a
Senior at USCA
majoring in communications and
is an intern on the
Bella Magazine
staff this semester.
He plans to attend
graduate school to
study theology.
Find more information at the
official Aiken County Tourism Site:
http://www.aikencountysc.gov/tourism/
calendar/prt_calendar.php?
The 2014 Juilliard
in Aiken Festival
Schedule of Events
A Community-Wide
Choral Celebration
February 8, 2014 – A gathering of the choirs
of Aiken County for a day of learning under the
baton of renowned conductor Gary Thor Wedow,
followed by a free public concert at 7:30 p.m. St.
John Methodist Church, Aiken.
March 13, 2014 – An advanced Choral Workshop
for local choral directors and serious singers under
the baton of Julian Wachner, director of Trinity
Wall Street Choir. St. Mary Help of Christians
Catholic Church from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Festival Concerts
March 11, 2014 – The Chase Series Concert for
the residents of Brandon Wilde, a senior living
center in Augusta, Georgia. The Juilliard School
Precollege Ensemble will perform at this private
event.
March 12, 2014 – Banksia Tea, a performance by
the Juilliard415 historical instruments ensemble
with lecture by Julian Wachner, Grammynominated conductor of the Trinity Wall Street
Choir. 3 p.m., tickets are $20 and seating is
limited to 100.
March 12, 2014 – The popular Triptych
Percussion Ensemble returns to Aiken for a
performance at the Etherredge Center, 7:30 p.m.
Open to the public. Tickets are $15 per person
($5 for students).
March 13, 2014 – A concert of Midday Music
at First Presbyterian Church in Aiken by an
ensemble of Juilliard415 performing on historical
instruments. Free and open to the public. Contact
the church for details (803) 648-2662.
March 13, 2014 – Trinity Wall Street Choir,
one of the most highly-acclained professional vocal
ensembles in the country, performs in concert at
First Baptist Church in Aiken at 8 p.m. Open to
the public. Tickets are $20 per person ($10 for
students).
March 14, 2014 – Juilliard in Aiken presents a
new, historically-accurate production of J.S. Bach’s
monumental Saint Matthew Passion, featuring
the famous Trinity Wall Stree Choir in performance with Juilliard musicians and vocalists
and a children’s choir selected from among
Aiken’s most talented young singers. First Baptist
Church, 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person
($15 for students).
Education Outreach Activities
Throughout the Festival
March 10, 2014 – For the high schools of Aiken
County. The Juilliard School’s Precollege students
will perform at the URS Center in downtown
Aiken. 1 p.m.
March 11, 2014 – For the 7th and 8th graders
of Aiken County. Young People’s Concert by the
Precollege Ensemble at the Etherredge Center on
the campus of USC Aiken. 10:30 a.m.
March 12, 2014 – A special outreach to OakwoodWindsor Elementary School at the URS Center by
the Precollege Ensemble. 10 a.m.
March 12, 2014 – Kidz Bop Concert for
elementary grades 3–5, Aiken and
Allendale Counties and for Tri-Development
Center. The Triptych Percussion Ensemble will
perform at the Etherredge Center. 10:30 a.m.
March12, 2014 – Piano Master Class at the Aiken
Center for the Arts for local piano students and
students from the South Carolina Governor’s
School for the Arts. 12:30 p.m.
March 13, 2014 – Vocal Master Class at the
Aiken Center for the Arts for local voice students.
This special event honors Juilliard in Aiken’s past
President, Dr. Sandra Field. 10 a.m.
March 13, 2014 – Juilliard415 Concert for
6th graders at the URS Center. 10 a.m.
March 13, 2014 – Kidz Bop Concert for
elementary grades 3–5, Aiken County. The
Triptych Percussion Ensemble will perform at the
Etherredge Center. 10:30 a.m.
March 13, 2014 – Percussion Jam for high school
students of Aiken County at the Etherredge
Center. 1 p.m.
Limited seating is available for the Outreach events.
Please call the venue box office to register.
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by Betts Hunter Gatewood
Unrealistic
TV Shows Can Still
Reflect Life
They say confession is good for the soul, so
here goes: I am addicted to the series Parenthood
on Netflix.
There, I said it—me, who usually doesn’t
watch much TV. Netflix is easy to access, cheap,
and convenient. I can set up my i-Pad on the
counter while cooking or cleaning, watch 43
minutes of no commercial TV, and hang in there
with the Braverman family in all their highs and
lows.
This series has it all in terms of family
dynamics: a very smart child with Asperger’s
Syndrome, two rebellious teenagers living with a
single mom, the ultimate preppy/modern family
with a spoiled 7-year-old, a grandfather who is
boisterous, cocky, and unafraid to tell his children
what they are doing wrong raising their children,
the selfless and unusually mature older sister of
the Asperger’s child who, at 16, has needs and
problems of her own, the talented musician adult
child who has commitment problems and a 6-yearold son he met only a year ago. I could go on, but
you get the point.
It is a TV show. The working parents always
have time to be at all the events their children are
involved in, the houses are perfectly decorated and,
except for the children’s rooms, always clean and
attractive. Everyone is beautiful or handsome, the
family always comes together again after huge and
ugly fights, etc. There are numerous other examples
of how this is not a family like ours, dealing with
the real life issues we face every day.
With this said, however, I think the writers
have done a good job of bringing to light the
challenges, heartaches, joys, and seasons of family
life. This month’s column is to remind me and
all of us that families are ever-changing as we
continue to mature, grow, change, adapt, meet
new people, have new jobs and experiences, and
deal with the successes and failures we face every
day. Our job as parents is not to stop this evolving
pattern but to adapt to it, grow with it, and help
our children to handle these changes as well. I
remember reading one time, “The only constant in
life is change.” I have to agree this is true.
One day we may say, “Okay, we have it
together around here. We are in charge, all our
children are doing their homework, getting along,
helping with chores, and appreciating what they
have.” Guess what? The next day we wonder whose
house we are in. Children are fighting, a bad grade
comes home, chores are forgotten, children are
acting like brats, and so on.
Family life is like the “whack a mole” gameevery time we whack one problem another one
comes up. But, dear readers, this is where the
REAL comes in. The reality is the ongoing
challenge of living and loving together, raising
responsible children, having problems, arguing and
getting back together, and moving on. If we expect
anything else we only make ourselves miserable.
That in turn affects everyone else. We need to roll
with it, have our moments, revel in the good times,
take breaks, ask for help from significant others
and friends, keep our sense of humor, and know
that having a real-life family is hard work with its
own drama, mystery, humor, and suspense. Who
needs a TV show for that?
Now which episode am I on? Gotta go …
Betts Hunter Gatewood is
a National Board Certified
school counselor with 28 years’
experience in elementary and
middle school counseling.
She holds an EdS degree
from USC and has authored
or co-authored four books on
school counseling strategies and
activities. She and her husband
are the proud parents of three adult children and have four
granddaughters and a grandson.
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Criminal Minds’ Jim Clemente
Comes to Town To Speak About
Child Sexual Abuse
Jim Clemente learned
about child sexual abuse the
hard way. And it led to his
current career in profiling
child victimizers.
Clemente was sexually
molested by a camp
counselor when he was
15. He confided this to his
priest who was a guidance
counselor at his high school.
The priest absolved him of
his sins and admonished
him not to tell anyone of
the incident. Too young to
understand how skewed this
response was, Clemente thought he was the only
one to whom this abuse had happened. Later in
life, he learned the camp counselor had abused
other camp attendees and the counselor/ priest was
sexually abusing children in his parish. Clemente
had a strong hand in the camp counselor’s
conviction and the defrocking of the priest.
Ticket Information
Now nationally known as a consultant to and
writer for the popular TV show Criminal Minds,
Clemente will be the featured speaker in Aiken on
Thursday, March 20 about how to identify those
who victimize children, especially the signs and
symptoms to watch for and the kinds of situations
to avoid. The dinner will take place at the Business
and Education Building at the USCA campus,
second floor, and doors will open at 5:30 for the 6
p.m. event. Tickets are $35 or $280 for a table of
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offender behavior, child sexual victimization, child
abduction, and child pornography, as well as serial
murder, serial rape, sex crimes, homicide, threats,
bombings, and others.
Clemente was one of the first responders to
the 9/11 attack in New York City. The resultant
health issues led to a diagnosis of lymphoma that
forced him to return to his home in San Mateo,
California, to undergo a bone marrow transplant.
It was during the recovery phase that he was
approached by the producers of the television
series Criminal Minds to become a consultant to
the show, thus allowing him to reach millions of
people about child victimization.
eight, available online at cacofaiken.org, and also at
Material Things and 3 Monkeys Gifts. All proceeds
benefit the Child Advocacy Center (CAC).
“All interested people—men and women—are
invited to attend the dinner,” said Gayle Lofgren,
executive director of the CAC. The event is the
annual affair put on by the 100 Women Initiative,
which in the past has brought speakers Marilyn
van Derbur and Erin Merryn to Aiken to address
the issues of child abuse.
FBI Career
With a law degree in hand, Clemente went
on to become a member of the FBI. During his
22-year career, he became an undercover agent
and a supervisory special agent working on cases
of terrorism, homicide, white collar crime, public
corruption, financial institution fraud, and crimes
against children. As an FBI Profiler (now retired),
he is considered an expert in the field of sex
All Right to Say No
“Jim stresses the vital importance of talking
to our children about what kind of touches are
appropriate and inappropriate. Having this kind
of open dialogue reinforces the idea that children
can come to their parents about anything that is
happening to them that they are uncomfortable
with,” said Lofgren. “We want our children to
know that it is all right to say ‘no’ and that they
should let someone else know what is going on.”
The 100 Women Initiative was formed in
2012 to support the mission of the Child Advocacy
Center and to raise funds for its programs.
For more information about 100 Women, contact
Gayle Lofgren at the CAC, at 803-644-5100,
or Charlotte Holly, 100 Women Chair, at
803-215-2678.
More information about the Child Advocacy
Center can be obtained at 803-644-5100.
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Nutrition
by Cynthia F. Catts, RD, LD, Nutrition Therapist
Health: the Greatest of Human Blessings
A wholesome diet and good health go together
like white on rice—even better if the rice is black,
red, green or brown! Rice is gluten free and is
among the least allergenic foods you can eat.
Hope Parkoukis, PhD, RD, LD, associate
professor at Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine says that “all forms of riceparticularly colorful and wild-are nutrient dense,
so they fit into a healthful diet.”
Brown, red and wild rice are 100% whole
grain. They are a good source of selenium and
fiber. Rich in complex (good) carbohydrates,
wild rice especially offers high-quality protein.
Rice also is a source of antioxidant flavonoids; the
darker the color, the more it contains. Generally,
black rice contains more flavonoids than red
rice, which of course contains more than white
rice. Anthocyanin flavonoids, a group of potent
antioxidant compounds found in plants, are most
abundant in black and wild rices.
Dietary surveys suggest that rice eaters may
be healthier. Compared with non-rice eaters, rice
eaters are less likely to have risk factors associated
with cardiovascular disease, type2 diabetes, and
metabolic syndrome. Specifically, rice eaters
see their high blood pressure drop by 34% and
also experience a 21% reduced risk of metabolic
syndrome compared with people who don’t eat
rice.
Rice is the least allergenic of all grains, so it
works well for people with allergies or sensitivities
to other grains. It is gluten free and can be an
important staple in the diets of people sensitive to
gluten.
Brown rice is unmilled or partly milled rice,
making it a whole grain. It has a slightly lower
glycemic load (impact of blood glucose) than white
rice, which has been milled.
Cherry, Wild Rice & Quinoa Salad
8 servings, about 3/4 cup each
3/4 cup wild rice, uncooked
1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup raspberry or pomegranate vinegar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2 cups halved pitted fresh sweet cherries
2 stalks celery, diced
3/4 cup diced aged goat cheese
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Aromatic rice has a natural aroma and flavor
similar to popcorn or roasted nuts. Basmati is an
example of a lower glycemic aromatic rice. Jasmine
is aromatic but higher glycemic.
Black rice is a specialty rice that is usually
a whole grain, like brown rice. Its color is a deep
black that fades to purple when cooked. The color
is due to its high beneficial anthocyanin content.
A spoonful of black rice bran contains the same
amount of anthocyanin as a spoonful of fresh
blueberries.
Red rice is a specialty whole grain rice that
varies from mahogany to burgundy in color with a
nutty taste and chewy consistency.
Wild rice is not rice at all but a seed of an
aquatic grass native to North America. It is a
whole grain and is higher in protein than white
or brown rice, making it the best rice choice for
vegetarians and vegans.
One of the keys to making the healthy rices
taste great is to create a pilaf when serving rice.
While the rice is cooking, sauté fresh garlic, onion,
celery and mushrooms in extra virgin olive oil and
add to the cooked rice. The flavoring makes a nice
difference!
Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil over
high heat. Add wild rice and cook for 30 minutes.
Add quinoa and cook until the rice and quinoa are
tender, about 15 minutes more. Drain and rinse
with cold water until cool to the touch; drain well.
Meanwhile, whisk oil, vinegar, salt and pepper
in a large bowl. Add the rice and quinoa, cherries,
celery, cheese and pecans and toss to combine.
Serve at room temperature or cold.
Thanks to Denise Webb, PhD, RD for
contributing to this article.
A licensed Clinical Nutrition
Therapist practicing in Aiken,
Cyndi Catts, RD, LD,
sees clients who desire
individualized programs to
address weight reduction,
metabolism measurement,
menopause issues, cholesterol
and triglyceride-lowering,
blood pressure management,
and diabetes management, in
addition to eating disorders, anti-inflammation, and cancer
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St. Thaddeus Home
and Garden Tour
Focuses on Colleton Avenue
by Susan Elder
For more than 50 years, St. Thaddeus
Episcopal Church has hosted a Home and Garden
Tour to benefit local agencies and community
projects. This year’s tour will be held on Saturday,
April 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It begins at St.
Thaddeus, 125 Pendleton Street, where ticket
holders will trade their tickets for a brochure that
contains descriptions of and directions to the
homes.
Tour Chair Jan Waugh explained, “After many
years of practice, the Women of St. Thaddeus
know what their Home and Garden Tour should
offer: older homes, in the historic district, differing
in style, with a minimum of walking or driving.
Our guests also need some refreshment and an
opportunity to shop is always a bonus. I believe
that this year’s tour fulfills all the requirements
perfectly!”
The tour is centered along Colleton Avenue,
where many of Aiken’s first Winter Colonists
built “cottages” where they could stay during
their seasonal visits to the sunny, sandy South.
Year- round residents settled along this beautiful
street and its side streets as well. The tour offers a
glimpse into the lives of all these early Aikenites,
and, though the
homes may vary
in size, they all are
deeply rooted in
Aiken’s history.
Cassina
Cottage
builder who built many houses on this block, the
house originally had only four rooms on one floor.
Today the enlarged home is a perfect place to
display the couple’s collection of antique clocks and
maps. A large master suite has been added upstairs,
the kitchen updated, and two modern bathrooms
have been added downstairs.
Periwinkle Cottage
All her life, Aiken artist Betsy WilsonMahoney had wanted to live in a cottage in
Aiken’s downtown area. So when she and her
husband, Mark, decided to downsize a few years
ago, and “Periwinkle Cottage” became available,
they bought it. It meant letting go of years of
accumulated treasures, but it didn’t take the couple
long to decide what was most important and to
make this place their own.
Built as a home in the early 1930s, in the
1940s the cottage served as a non-denominational
chapel. These days, it’s the perfect dwelling for
two. “We live in the entire house,” Betsy said. The
bright and airy living and dining room, the two
guest rooms to the right and the kitchen comprise
what was the original cottage. Betsy’s art is visible
The Perry House
Skipper and Anne Perry purchased their home
just a few years ago, not far from where Skipper
had lived as a child. The softly painted walls of
this home set off an explosion of color through
fabrics and contemporary art. Also incorporating
treasures from both their families, the Perry home
is a most welcoming place.
Built for State Senator Gilbert McMillan in
1978, it was built perpendicular to the street in
order to make the most of the narrow lot on which
it is situated. The Perrys have added a master suite
and patio in the back and closed in a porch.
The Hilton Home
Anne and
Phil Johnston had
a vision for the
home they call
“Cassina Cottage”
the first time
they saw it on a
visit to Aiken in
2009. The house
had been empty
and neglected for
10 years, there
Cassina Cottage – Photo by Susan Elder
was a hole in the
floor, and the couple knew it was going to need a
throughout the home, including some fabric
lot of work. But Phil Johnston had lived in Aiken
she
designed
and saved from her early career as a
as a child and also knew it was a place he would
textile
designer.
like to live, and that some of the antiques they
had collected would fit comfortably there. So the
work began. The Johnstons had the house taken
Rest Period
down to the studs, reinsulated it, and reused every
“Rest Period” has a history with Aiken’s
piece of building material they could. Most of the
Winter Colony, having been purchased by Fred
original ceilings remain, and most of the flooring
Post of Long Island, who brought his first polo
is new.
ponies to Aiken around 1912. The current owners,
Built around 1888 by John Staubes, a local
Joanna and David Samson, admired it while they
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were living nearby on York Street, and when it
came on the market in 2009, they purchased it.
Much of the structural remodeling had
already been done, but the Samsons painted walls
and updated the kitchen to make the house their
own. The couple’s love of the outdoors, of dogs
and horses and all things equestrian is reflected
throughout the house, particularly in their choice
of art. More than 50 antique camellias have been
planted over the years to brighten up the winter
landscape for the seasonal visitors.
The lovely home of Allison and Bobby Hilton,
found in the heart of Aiken, was built around
1858. It was love at first sight for Allison when
she walked through it several years ago. She and
her husband soon purchased the home, which had
stood empty for several years, and set to work. The
home today is filled with light, from the remodeled
and updated kitchen, to the comfortable den and
the sunny office.
“This old Aiken home has been rejuvenated
and revitalized and given a new lease on life,”
Jan pointed out. With its fresh palette, modern
furnishings, contemporary art, and young owners,
it reflects today’s trends. The house enables the
couple to work from home, or brew a cup of
cappuccino in the in-home coffee bar. The home is
sleek, clean, and shiny, with nods to the past, such
as sparkling chandeliers and a functioning servant
bell system throughout the house.”
Easy Days
The house now known as “Easy Days” was
built around 1892 by a Mr. Lamar, who died in a
shootout with the local sheriff. Later turned into
a sanatorium for victims of TB, the house has had
a history of interesting owners and tenants. Once
owned by Joseph Stevens, a member of Theodore
Roosevelt’s “Rough Riders,” and later rented for a
season to an Italian noblewoman, each has added
his or her own touch, and, it appears, each addition
has been well thought out.
Joan and Dave Owen purchased the home
in 2013 from a couple who had done extensive
remodeling and upgrading to plumbing and
electrical systems. Paint and wallpapering had been
carried out with attention to historically correct
color and style, leaving the Owens the pleasure
of fitting their own collections into the beautiful
setting. The Owenses have traveled extensively.
They lived for a time in England and Italy, and
have collected paintings and sculpture and antique
clocks from abroad. The well-tended grounds
of “Easy Days” reflect the winter colonists’ love
of winter flowering plants, especially camellias.
Notice the parterre garden out back, believed to
have been put in by the Italian noblewoman, with
an imposing fountain installed by Joan Owen.
visit the Heritage Market to browse and choose
from a selection of antique linen items, repurposed
and recycled.
“Recently, we have seen numerous
opportunities for touring homes, gardens, barns,
Christmas décor, yet still there is a keen interest
in the biannual St. Thaddeus Home and Garden
Tour. Thanks to the many gracious homeowners
who are willing to open their doors to benefit
various agencies in the community, we have made
plans again for this spring with enthusiasm and
excitement. Our list of visitors from Aiken and
out of town continues to grow and we are proud
to host our 55th Tour this year,” said Jan, who has
chaired the St. Thaddeus Home and Garden Tour
for many years.
The proceeds from this year’s tour will
benefit My Father’s House, Golden Harvest Food
Heritage Market
Horse Haven
“Horse Haven” was designed by noted
architect Thomas Hastings, who also designed the
New York Public Library. Legend has it that he was
challenged to design a house to fit on this narrow
lot that would contain everything seen in the
large winter estates. The result was this handsome
home, which has had about 10 owners in its 85year history.
The original house had five bedrooms (each
with its own bath) living and dining rooms, butler’s
pantry and servants’ quarters. In back, there were
stables, a tack room and two grooms’ rooms and
a carriage shed, and also a garage accessible from
Newberry Street. In the 1980s the stables were
converted into a guest house with an entry/library,
ballroom, a dining room and kitchen.
The current owners, Del Hickey and David
Andrews, purchased the home in 2011 and have
updated the property, which had been largely
untouched for 30 years. They have replaced the
kitchen entirely, painted, refinished floors and
made many other cosmetic changes and repairs. A
master suite has been created on the second floor,
and all the grounds were renovated.
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Bank, and ACTS. According to Jan, the tour
will be dedicated to Ellie Carlisle, who served
as administrative assistant at St. Thaddeus for
many years and without whom many home tour
responsibilities would have been much more
difficult.
Tickets are $25 and available on the website,
at the church office, Material Things, 3 Monkeys
Gifts, and Plum Pudding. For further information
visit www.stthaddeus.org.
Susan Elder is a former elementary
school teacher and garden writer.
These days she spends her
time babysitting for her adorable
granddaughter.
Strawberries and Cream Tea
The final stop will be St. Thaddeus Church
and cemetery, the oldest in Aiken, dated 1842.
Tour guests are invited to join the women of St.
Thaddeus at the Strawberries and Cream Tea and
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After the ice storm, City of Aiken crews worked to take down
a dangerous wishbone-shaped live oak branch blocking part of
Trafalgar St. SW in front of Kathy Huff’s house. The first crew
cut off the branches dragging in the street. City employees from
four separate departments worked together on this crew, dealing
with the carnage left by the Pax ice storm.
From left to right are Ryan Butler, Chip Toole, Roscoe Epps,
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Ten days later, another crew came by
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