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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 2002
Page
2
Readers discuss what counts as history in portraits of the past and question claims of a crime wave near Aiken Estates. They urge lighter holiday cheer, praise the paper, and invite further reader feedback via a Talkback hotline and email.
The Sandlapper magazine spotlights Aiken with Mary Jane Howell’s article The Winter Colony's Double Legacy detailing Hitchcock Woods Hopelands Gardens and Christmas in Hopelands. It notes the town's enduring natural treasures and the Hunley restoration topic, with purchase options in Aiken and statewide outlets.
The Aiken Center for the Arts will host an Antique Appraisal Fair on Friday Jan 10 from 7 to 10 pm with expert appraisers from Columbia. Verbal evaluations of 18th and 19th century furniture porcelain silver and more will be given two items per person. Tickets are $25 and advance purchase is advised as the fair kicks off Antiques in the Heart of Aiken plus talks on buying and selling at auction through Feb 2.
Jackson Middle School presents a Fine Arts Extravaganza with mar ket compositions drawings collages prints and ceramics led by Leona Guyton. Awards honored Anthony Mercer Ricky Sanders Brittany Green Troy Cowart Terrance Devoe and Steven Norwood while a school-wide art club drew entries and field trips included Artwear printing and museum visits.
Four men were booked into the Aiken County Detention Center on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamines and possession with intent to distribute within a half mile of a park or school. Names include Chad W. Huey 22 of Peach Orchard Road Augusta Robert Wayne Humphries 17 West Avenue North Augusta Joseph Jacque Kinchen 27 Karen Way Augusta and Timothy Carl Grant 24 Barbados Drive Augusta.
Free blood pressure testing available at Gregg Park Civic Center on the first and third Thursday of every month from 4 to 6 pm. Public health service invites residents to drop in for checks and basic guidance.
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