Readers Sound Off On Waste, Local Towns, And Donut Desires
A collection of letters criticizes Senator Lindsey Graham over nuclear waste handling at SRS and Yucca Mountain, urges clean up in Horse Creek Valley, and questions Midland Valley ties. Readers push for Dairy Queen, Krispy Kreme, and Starbucks over Dunkin Donuts.
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Lindsey Graham
SRS
Yucca Mountain
S.C
Savannah River
Kerry
Graham
Midland Valley
Horse Creek Valley
Burnettown
AIKEN
Dog Wash Aims to Benefit Local SPCA Chapter
The Aiken SPCA chapter hosts a benefit dog wash on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cold Creek Nurseries 398 Hitchock Parkway. Call 648-6863 for details. Girl Scouts CSRA organize troops for ages 5 11 and 11 17. contact Central Savannah River Council at 706 744 0505 or 1 800 977 2472. The Sheppard Community Blood Center holds a True Colors Coloring Contest in August with Golden Corral of Aiken. contact Tracey Busbee at 803 643 7996.
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SPCA
Aiken Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Cold Creek
Hitchcock Parkway
CSRA
Girl Scouts
Central
Savannah River
Blood Center
Sheppard
Correction to Julia Child's last name on front page
The Aiken Standard regrets an incorrect spelling of Julia Child's surname on Saturday's front page and issues a correction.
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Julia Child
Aiken
Aiken Dixie Junior Boys honored after World Series run
Aiken Dixie Junior Boys All-Stars received a reception with Subway sandwiches and a cake at Cumberland Village after finishing third among 24 teams in the Dixie Junior Boys World Series. Residents like Martha Merke praised the team while Kim Hatcher noted Nick Hatcher’s connection to Cumberland Village.
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Cumberland Village
Aiken Dixie
Nick Hatcher
Kim Hatcher
John Moore
Hunter Scott
Hudson Smith
Bike Rodeo Teaches Safety At Aiken Mall Event
Four year old Cole Belcher maneuvered a small bicycle around the Aiken Mall course as Public Safety officers held a bike rodeo. Lt. Mark Farmer notes the event promotes bike safety as school opens, helmet fittings are offered, and free emergency ID cards with photos and fingerprints are provided.
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Cole Belcher
Aiken
Mark Farmer
America
Farmer
Rob Novit
Public Safety
Braydon
Aiken Mall
DeMint to discuss tax code reform in Aiken visit
U S Rep Jim DeMint plans a 3 PM stop in Aiken to outline a bipartisan Tax Reform Action Committee proposal to scrap the current code and replace it with a consumption based, flat system. He will speak at Howell Printing after a 1 30 PM talk at Rawls Family Farm in Pelion and tour downtown with Rep Skipper Perry.
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U.S
House of Representatives
Aiken
Jim DeMint
R-S.c
Howell Printing
DeMint
Robert S
Perry
R-Aiken
Kara Borie
Borie
Internal Revenue Service
Rawls Family Farm
Pelion
Fairview Road
Barnwell Ave
Philip Lord
Plord
Aikenstandard
DeMint Discussion At Howell Printing
A public discussion with DeMint is scheduled for 3 p.m. Monday at Howell Printing. Open to the public.
Nursing home evacuated after air conditioner smoke
About 25 residents were briefly moved from one hallway at Carriage Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Saturday as smoke issued from an air conditioner's motor. No injuries reported. firefighters responded with ladder and service trucks around 2:20 p.m. and left after power was removed and smoke subsided.
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Carriage Hills Plantation
David Turno
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Turno
Carriage Hills
Nursing Home
Ginny Southworth
Carriage Hills Plantation Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism
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