Ray family criticized after Wife Swap appearance
Readers vent about the Ray family's appearance on Wife Swap while praising local bands and community efforts. They request discounts for bagging groceries, complain about a Bank of America drive lane obstruction, and commend Christmas preparations by Aiken officials. They urge accountability for animal cruelty and praise local public safety arrests.
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Ray
South Carolina
Mr. Ray
South
Distinctive monuments offered at Bethany Cemetery
Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home plans a 13 acre expansion of Bethany Cemetery north of downtown Aiken to create a distinguished monument section. The program aims to memorialize individuals with one of a kind grave markers detailing life achievements and personality beyond birth and death dates.
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Bethany Cemetery
Aiken
Robert Shellhouse
Shellhouse Rivers Funeral Home
Laurens Street
Hampton Avenue
Funeral Home
James Dwyer
Shellhouse Rivers
Strom Thurmond
Henderson
Gettysburg
First Manassas
Chickamauga Thurmond
Thurmond
Dwyer
Shellhouse
Bethany
Teens Plant Flowers to Beautify Aiken Neighborhood
Aiken teens from Girls Against Bullying, the Aiken Teen Pregnancy Prevention Council, and Aiken High Beta Club joined volunteers to plant daffodil bulbs along a median at South Boundary Road and Newberry Street. The project aims to beautify the city and foster community spirit through student leadership.
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South Boundary Road
Newberry Street
Aiken High School
Rachel Grice
Girls Against Bullying
Aiken
Aiken High
Liz Victor
Paula Chandler
Rachel Brantley
Education outreach brings live animals to Aiken Middle School
Savannah River Ecology Lab education specialists Sean Poppy and Berkeley Boone visit Jennifer Coffey's sixth grade class with a variety of critters including salamander tree frog box turtle legless lizard hognose snake and a 13 year old screech owl. They discuss invertebrates ecosystem health and animal adaptations while students gain vocabulary and wildlife awareness.
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Aiken
Jennifer Coffey
Sean Poppy
Berkeley Boone
Savannah River Ecology Lab
Poppy
Coffey
National Day of the Horse celebrated nationwide
The U S Senate designated December 13 2004 as the National Day of the Horse. At AbraCadabra Farm in Ocala Florida Barry Berkelhammer praises horses and their role in civilization. The Aiken Chapter SCARE hosts Dec 18 events at Tractor Supply Co Whiskey Road Aiken from 10 am to 4 pm with $5 horse rides and bird feeders to aid horse care.
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United States Senate
Barry Berkelhammer
Harlan’s Holiday
Ashado
AbraCadabra
Ocala
Fla
Berkelhammer
Winston Churchill
Senate
Sally Ike
USET
Aiken
South Carolina
Tractor Supply Co
Whiskey Road
Sandy Cochran
Aiken County
Santa
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