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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2005
Page
2
A reader commends Jane Gunnell of Aiken for publishing a book on the Carolina dog the American Dingo and for promoting the ancient breed. The note highlights her effort to bring the wild breed toward domesticity and calls for a round of applause.
Residents condemn power line pruning by utilities on Gregg Avenue with one homeowner removing two oaks. The piece notes a new SCE&G pruning program claiming healthier trees and praises South Aiken teams, including a 2-0 boys soccer win over North Augusta reported on Page 1B.
The correction note clarifies that Neel Flannagan is an employee at Augusta Technical College, not a teacher at Aiken Technical College, as previously listed. The Aiken Standard regrets the error.
The Horse Creek American Indian Heritage Association hosted a Spring Pow Wow at Langley Pond Park to raise funds for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and a children's hospital. The event featured Aztec dancers from Mexico, drum groups from Alabama and Langley, craft vendors, and regalia making. Admission was 3 dollars with free entry for under 12. activities ran 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The 89th annual Aiken Horse Show postponed the Open Hunter Classic Stakes due to high winds. The event resumes at 10 a.m. with opening results led by Chips Ahoy ridden by Crawford Anderson in Open Pleasure Walk/Trot, and Raven ridden by Kaitlyn Moreland earning multiple top placings across divisions with Raven named reserve champion in Pleasure Hunters.
Center Fire Department arrived around 6 a.m. Saturday to a house fully engulfed on Gregory Road. Winds hampered suppression as hot spots persisted all day. the lone occupant escaped with no injuries and is with relatives. Investigators probe origin, kitchen or den suspected.
The Aiken Community Band will perform an 8 p.m. concert at the USC Aiken Etherredge Center. Tickets cost 5 for adults and 3 for students. The program includes Stars and Stripes Forever Liberty Bell March Wizard of Oz selections The Centurion by Sparke variations of a Korean Folk Song and the New World Symphony finale along with a Dixieland On Stage performance. Call 641-3305 for tickets.
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