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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 2007
Page
1
Local readers are invited to view a photo gallery captured around Aiken. The images are available for free online at www.aikenstandard.com for public viewing.
Action packed weekend at Paradise Farm Horse Trials with high level competition. Todd Pletcher visited the Aiken Training Track recently, drawing attention from local fans and riders. 3A,5A Veterinary Services held their annual heartworm screening clinic on Saturday helping keep dogs healthy. The Zodiac killer case resurfaces with blamed slayings in 1968 and 1969. Mitt Romney’s stance on polygamy noted amid family history discussions within the Republican field. 5A
Sylvia Turner Bryant Mamie Day Vaucluse Gladwyn Hartley Forrest Dorothy C Watkins Gladys Wingard North Augusta Springfield are listed in the Deaths and Funerals brief for the 6A section, noting recent passings and memorial arrangements.
Thomas D. Willis of McCormick visits the Battle of Aiken for the third year running to soak in period camps and attire. He recalls life in the mid to late 1800s and notes that slavery was only one factor among expansionism and economics in the war. His great grandfather J C Willis fought and was wounded in the conflict, a story Willis uncovered while researching a grave in his church cemetery. Boy Scout Pack 615 from Evans, Georgia joined to explore heritage with a modern lens and hear about local culture.
Peggy Travis of Conover N C says heritage drives re-enactments like the Battle of Aiken. The event today runs 9 am to 5 pm on Powell Pond Road off SC 19 with tickets 12 for adults and 6 for youths 6 to 17. children 5 and under admitted free.
U S Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman will visit the Savannah River Site on Tuesday to tour the rebuilt Tritium Extraction Facility in H Area with NNSA acting administrator Thomas D Agostino. The $506 million plant began operations in December to extract tritium from irradiated rods, replenishing a key nuclear stockpile component.
Fletcher-Maynard Academy in Cambridge Massachusetts runs an extended eight hour school day as part of a 6.5 million Massachusetts program. Principal Robin Harris says the longer day loosens pace and adds time for math reading art and drama while serving mostly poor minority students. Other states and districts are debating or trying longer days or years.
A report from the OECD shows U.S. students receive less instructional time per year than most industrialized nations. The study compares annual instructional hours across countries including Austria and Korea.
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