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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2008
Page
1
Florida Governor Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Fay threatens the state with a major disaster. Fay has killed several people in the Caribbean and is gaining strength.
Passersby wonder who is behind the marquee messages and what they signify. The article teases a broader feature about recent books, reviews, and popular titles in the book section across pages 11C and 13C.
The New Zealand mud snail, a small pest with no natural predators in the United States, has been found in Lake Michigan and may threaten the Great Lakes ecosystem. The species now appears in all Great Lakes except Huron, amid some 186 invasive species recorded in the region.
Ora L. Frazier and Aiken Ellen Dryden Jones are listed in Bristol Tennessee death notices. The brief obituary items appear in the 6A Deaths and Funerals column.
The Aiken County School District plans roughly 4 000 breakfasts and 15 000 lunches daily while evaluating menu choices based on sales history and local options. Jo Ann Griffin notes selections reflect costs and student tastes, amid rising prices.
Aiken County hosts the Hydrogen Road Tour 2008 with 10 vehicles on a Portland to Los Angeles route. Visitors inspect the fleet and observe refueling at the Graniteville Bridgestone Firestone plant, home to a hydrogen fueling station and forklifts. Monica Keys of Bridgestone Firestone notes the switch to hydrogen this year.
Aiken High School FFA students worked Saturday to repair two wind damaged greenhouses. They replaced a roof and reinforced plastic with salvaged material to save crops and support fundraising for the agriculture education program.
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