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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2012
Page
3
A reader recounts a life risking bike ride in a storm where a stranger named James, a florist, rescued them and drove them home. The letter also criticizes Hitchcock Parkway access for Palmetto and asks how to obtain the film 2016 Obama’s America. Readers are invited to comment via TalkBack hotline or email.
The Aiken Standard notes a correction to prior Silver Bluff football preview information. Cordrea Tankers is listed as being in Hargrave Military School. The paper apologizes for the error and invites readers to report mistakes by contacting Karen Daily at 644 2383 or editorial aikenstandard com.
The Aiken County School District operates a bus shop that shipped most of its 153 buses to four high schools on Friday. With 45 more buses arriving from Edgefield, the shop plans to hire three more mechanics as it schedules summer maintenance. The aging fleet includes buses from 1988, some with 300000 miles, and the state funds the shop via the Education transportation division.
At St. John's United Methodist Church a Blessing of the Backpacks service blessed Dane Staniszewski and dozens of children with tags declaring their bags blessed. The Rev. Dr. George Howle spoke of parental guidance and Jesus welcoming children, while youths served as greeters and readers. Dane starts kindergarten at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic School today, hoping to learn art and draw cards and hamsters, if he earns a hamster by spelling his last name.
The Old Gospel Ramblers staged a Sunday benefit concert at the Aiken Electric Cooperative Community Room to raise funds for Hayden Baptist Church, which burned last month after a lightning strike. Members praised the congregation’s strength, and organizers hope the show helps rebuild the church while lifting spirits.
In Aiken the church hosts a benefit concert by the Ramblers after a fire destroyed the sanctuary. Choir President Mario Johnson and member Gwen Johnson praise the community spirit and healing power while Rev. Robert Heflin notes widespread support from groups and individuals as the congregation stays close.
Pi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc hosts a golf tournament Saturday at Cedar Creek Golf Club 2555 Club Drive Registration opens 730 a.m. shotgun start 9 a.m. For details contact Clarence G. Jackson at 648 6508 or cjackson65 atlanticbb net or Willie R Bell at 645 2621 or wwillbell aol com Air-cooled VW group meets Fridays to celebrate Sno Cap Drive In North Augusta 6 p.m. during its 48th anniversary.
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