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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 2003
Page
6
Mable D Reid funeral services set for tomorrow at 1 pm at Second Minds Baptist Church in Appling Georgia. The obituary notes local religious rites and burial plans to follow.
Funeral services and arrangements for Freddie Johnson 72 and Mary Maude Messer 96 are announced detailing times and locations. KiNTUN Mable Dent Reid 82 listed survivors and service details with Second Mt Carmel Baptist Church. Anabel K. Thomas obituary notes incomplete arrangements with Napier Funeral Home.
The 6th Annual Easter Eggstravaganza invites children ages 2 to 10 to collect ping-pong balls and trade them for prizes starting at 10 a.m. on Newberry Street beside Newberry Hall. Events split by age groups 2-4 5-7 and 8-10 with non competitive fun and treats. If weather fails, prizes will be distributed inside the ADDA office. Kids can also pose with the Easter bunny at Aiken Office Supply on Park Avenue from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Peter Cottontail visits Aiken for Bunny Bop N Hop at Odell Weeks Activity Center on Saturday from 10 to noon. Parks and Recreation hosts carnival games egg hunt rides by Carolina Amusements for children 3 to 10. adults free. Photos with the Easter bunny available. weather plan moves event to Gym 2.
South Carolina beaches remained in good condition after two tropical storms Isidore and Kyle and a late summer wind event. The annual State of the Beaches report credits only minor erosion from the storms, noting a August cold front caused more dune and upper beach loss.
GLOVERVILLE third graders collect hygiene items and non perishables for care packages to send to Persian Gulf military personnel. Billie Jo Lowder and Justin Key organized soap and shampoo donations while Jea nine Brantley and aides Tonya Simmons and Kim Anderson coordinated the project. Sentries Winston Mon ote Tucker Platakis Grant Lockwood Slentz Schultz are named, with Simmons’ son Jerry a Midlands Valley High School graduate in a Navy unit benefiting from the effort.
New York reports Robert Atkins influential weight loss advocate who popularized a low carb high protein plan died at 72 after a fall on an icy sidewalk. He underwent surgery for a brain bleed and had long faced medical critique yet inspired a global following and diet research through the Atkins Foundation.
Census figures show Aiken County 15th in growth in South Carolina for 2001 to 2002 with population rising to 145,276 from 143,750. York, Beaufort, and Greenville followed with notable gains while Dorchester Georgetown and Horry posted strong percentages. Eleven counties declined, led by Williamsburg.
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