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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2006
Page
1
Aiken County Public Library hosts a themed Wonderland display this month featuring the Cheshire Cat the Mad Hatter the Queen of Hearts and Alice. The event invites readers to explore classic scenes as part of a daily literacy feature in the Aiken Standard.
Obituaries list the deaths of Robert Clay Gregory Renew Hall The Rev W H McCain Trenton Lucius L Moore Jr Catherine Price Augusta Franceys Beaty Weeks and Montmorenci with funeral arrangements noted in the 6A Deaths and Funerals section. Long-standing community members honored with services to be announced.
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Two North Augusta High School students died in a Sunday evening wreck on Big Oak Drive in Edgefield County. Bobby Kasten, 15, a sophomore, and Bobby Kotz, 18, a senior, were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the car left the road and struck a tree while traveling west at about 6 40 p m. Both wore seat belts and toxicology results are pending.
Community members gathered at the Aiken Electric Cooperative for the Litany of Commemoration and a benefit breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Speakers stressed non-violence, leadership, and continuing the fight against psychological slavery. The event featured Rev. Dr. Aaron L. Parker as a keynote and underscored MLK's enduring legacy.
Mike Campbell, a political newcomer and son of the late Carroll Campbell, spoke at an Aiken Republican Club luncheon while Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer was away with John McCain. Campbell urged using business principles to expand the office beyond a ceremonial role and supported a single-ticket executive reform with the governor.
Ang Lee won directing and Brokeback Mountain topped the Globes winning best drama, screenplay, and song. Joaquin Phoenix Reese Witherspoon earned acting honors. Felicity Huffman and Philip Seymour Hoffman won for Transamerica and Capote respectively. George Clooney and Rachel Weisz also secured acting prizes. Oscar nominations follow January 31 with the ceremony March 5.
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