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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 2003
Page
3
National Weather Service forecasts mild conditions and clear skies for the holiday weekend with highs around 55 on Christmas Day, and overnight lows in the upper 20s. Expect similar mild weather into Friday and a slight chance of rain Monday in the South.
Santa hosted children at the Aiken Mall on Wednesday to hear last minute requests before returning to the North Pole. Kids named items range from dirt bikes and PlayStation games to cars for older siblings and teddy bears for younger children.
Betty Riley recalls the Brothers and Sisters of Aiken County open house at First Baptist Church of Aiken and how the program started in the mid 1980s with volunteers like Cleo Bradberry and Willie Fuller. It built from tutoring and field trips to a broader effort aided by United Way and Habitat for Humanity, raising funds and seeking a new space as it outgrows the church.
The Aiken Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism asks residents to donate undecorated trees from December 26 to January 6 at three locations Odell Weeks Center Smith Hazel Recreation Center and Citizens Park Signs will mark drop sites Mulch from the trees will be used as ground cover in playgrounds and garden beds Call 642 7631 with questions or contact J C Lexow at flexow aikenstandard.com
Aiken County sheriff's deputies hunt Oscar Padgett after a theft of an Oldsmobile from Trojan Road. The car sped up to 80 mph, drifted lanes, and fled on foot into a large field near Rankin Road. Padgett is not yet in custody as of Wednesday morning.
A Beech Island woman was hit with a paint ball at a Urquhart Drive home and the suspect fled in a white four door car with tinted windows. The lot included thefts at a church in North Augusta worth 900 dollars, a stolen 1984 Caprice involved in a Whiskey Road hit and run, and a stolen 10 speed bike on South Street Clearwater. An Aiken jeweler reported cash shortfall and a fraudulent check cashed over 350 dollars. A basswood Drive home returned to find egg damage and dent on a vehicle. A fight at an auto shop led to a court summons for assault. A mall employee allegedly activated over 6000 in gift cards without paying. A burglarized home lost a radio and juice. A fountain soap incident was noted with no damage estimate.
The Rockets meet the Lakers on Christmas night in a key Western Conference showdown. The matchup pits star players from both teams as they vie for playoff positioning with holiday crowds watching.
A preview of films and actors contending for nominations with notes on industry buzz. Lottery results are omitted due to early press deadline. remaining numbers will appear in the Friday edition of the Aiken Standard.
The Aiken Standard lists contact information for publisher Scott B. Hunter including phone extension 203 and email shunter@aikenstandard.com for inquiries about all departments.
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