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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2003
Page
2
A reader urges more affordable youth recreation in Aiken, advocating scholarships for underprivileged youth, YMCA involvement, and competition that could lower fees while noting broad access gaps. The letter also criticizes editorials on George Bush and laments lack of East and North side activities.
Readers discuss broken paper boxes in the Valley where no papers appear and money is left, urging pride in students who balance academics and sports, with a Call Talkback hotline and email for comments while protecting identities.
An Alzheimer's patient is missing in Hitchcock Woods. Aiken County volunteers conduct a grid search with four teams, finding Gary Burger two hours later alive. The annual exercise, run by the Aiken Sheriff’s Office Posse, includes background checks, classroom training, and debriefings to improve maps, radios, and leadership.
Joannah Glass hosts Sporting Days Weekend at her farm east of Montmorenei drawing 150 horses from the eastern United States for a Saturday packed with events. Local organizers Missy Warfield Hollingsworth and Barbara Nelson praise the well run setup and competitive atmosphere. Sunday features a horse skills remonstration while Nelson also promotes a multi day equine art show at the Aiken Municipal Complex with 30plus artists, free admission.
Nancy Moore Thurmond joins Clemson University to lead a statewide fight against addiction. The initiative aligns researchers policy makers and service providers to advance prevention and recovery efforts. Twenty board members from 34 programs convened to discuss building a Southeast addiction policy and research hub.
Marine reservist Matt Carr learned he was named Marine of the Year about 30 minutes before arriving at Camp Lejeune. His mother Lora Day confirmed the call from cell phone as Carr, a USC accounting student, prepares for active duty with the Augusta Marine unit deploying to the Persian Gulf. Carr joined underage in 1999 to fund college and serves as a mechanic while balancing a Life Scholarship and GI Bill aid.
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