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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 2004
Page
2
Readers challenge inflated claims about National Guard in Vietnam noting 6 140 Guard members among 2 6 million service personnel and 101 Guard deaths while contrasting media focus with presidential dog stories. The letter also touches on snow cleanup efforts and political speculation about Ralph Nader.
Readers urge better debris cleanup in New Ellenton and nearby areas citing limited road crew workers. They question curbside trash protocols and reference tax increases, inviting comments via the Talkback hotline and email.
The Aiken Standard retracts a Feb 22 listing that Cowden Plantation had a public pay fishing pond and notes no public fishing is available there. It also corrects misidentifications from Feb 25 Career Quest photos naming Brittany Wright and Bianca Harmon of Aiken Middle School.
Kimberly Hoover of South Aiken High School won first place in the area American Enterprise speech contest sponsored by the Savannah River Site chapter of the National Management Association. It was her second straight chapter title with a regional Savannah contest planned for March 6 in Savannah.
Wagener Elementary School greets visitors with a 5 by 4 foot acrylic mural by Angie Furtick. The self taught artist includes state symbols a palm tree yellow jessamine Carolina wren Boykin spaniel white tailed deer and salamander.
The Festival of Horses a two day event in Aiken recreation of the Winter Colony era runs March 6 and 7. Proceeds support STAR Riding Driving Program for disabled children. Activities include stable tours fox hunts carriages equine exhibits and an arated horse show with Hitchcock Woods tour. Tickets 15 one day 25 two days. Reservations via local contacts.
Heather Tidwell of North Augusta High School won first place at the district and state Skills USA-VICA contests held at Johnson and Wales University in Charleston. She cooked a three hour menu including lamb chops, ahi tuna, duck breast, couscous and vegetables. Tidwell also works at D. Timm's Jazz Cafe and the North Augusta Community Center. The national event is set for June in Kansas City.
Habitat for Humanity volunteers will break ground on the 50th home at Warren Ridge behind Warrenville Elementary School in Aiken County. The ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday will include Rep. Gresham Barrett and local officials. Three houses rise side by side, with work starting April 16 and finishing by end of July. The 1,150 square foot homes offer 20 year interest free loans averaging about 280 dollars monthly, making ownership affordable for qualifying families.
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