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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 2007
Page
1
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Kevin Harvick aims for back to back wins after taking the Busch race at Daytona. A weekend crowd at the Aiken Municipal Conference Center swelled with some 20 couples shouting Laisez les bon temps roulez. South Carolina beat Tennessee 81 64 as coach Dave Odom warned Bryce Sheldon about the TV cameras. Brazilians outraged by the sight of US soldiers on leave in Rio fearing a carnival sex party.
Local death notices list Angus Miller and Johnny Buggs with funeral details and service times. Community members are directed to the VV and Aike arrangements for obituary notices and burial information.
Aiken County honors Marine Cpl. Matthew Dillon who died in Iraq at 25. His name was unveiled at the Memorial Wall in Aiken County Veterans Memorial Park as family and community pay tribute with Taps and Amazing Grace. Dillon, a Augusta State University student turned National Guard engineer, lived by honor courage and commitment, remembered for his dash between two dates.
Aiken County veterans and families gathered at Horsecreek Midland Valley Veterans Park for a Purple Heart ceremony honoring local wounded and fallen service members. Marine Cpl. Matt Dillon, killed in Iraq, was remembered as Neal and Lucy Dillon accepted the medal. Lt. Col. Robert Dillon unveiled a new Purple Heart Monument alongside donors and veterans.
The Black Historical Parade in Aiken drew many groups including local officials, community groups and churches. Betty Gyles, recreation coordinator, praised growth each year and hoped attendees learned more about Black History. Awards were handed out at Smith-Hazel Recreation Center after the parade.
The paper acknowledges errors in a feature on cemetery burial programs. Reporter interviews misrepresented as fact. cemeteries Bethany and Southlawn were inaccurately portrayed. Officials clarify pre planning paperwork, filing service at death, and free marker and plot details.
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