13 Jul 2006
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2006
Page
1
Kids in grades 1 to 5 gathered at the Aiken County Public Library for a Corduroy the Bear program featuring reading a book watching a video and meeting the bear. The event aimed to engage children with reading and library activities.
Today's page highlights book lover Jan Bowman in a feature about Miss American Pie by Margaret Sartor, with notes on Sadie B Boatwright Langley Darrell Gadsden Orangeburg and a pay award for Herron Sr Peggy Jean Cox Koon O Neal Miller Jr. The Deaths and Funerals section appears on 6A with brief notices.
Aiken earns global spotlight as United States Polo Association Gold Cup Finals are filmed for broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN International as an encore presentation of the Triple Crown of Polo. The program airs October 22 at 1 PM on ESPN2 and follows with a worldwide broadcast on ESPN International.
Officials said the finals will offer a chance to display the equestrian lifestyle in Aiken to a global audience on television. The Triple Crown of Polo Championship Series, launched in 2005, continues this year, officials noted.
McLane explains encores at Aiken showcase will lift polo's profile after attending Argentina Open via ESPN. The Triple Crown of Polo Championship Series promises greater visibility and corporate sponsorship, with televised, competitive, rough riding polo expected to attract wider interest.
Wal Mart officials faced a hostile Planning Commission vote urging rejection of a proposed Sam's Club warehouse on Whiskey Road near Powderhouse Road. Critics warned traffic, property value declines, and neighborhood lifestyle impacts, while company reps pledged to meet the big box ordinance and seek City Council approval.
The Aiken County School District and First Steps Board maintain early childhood funding for 2006 07 but will not receive new state funds. The General Assembly added about 24 million for rural districts that sued in 1992, enabling expansion of four year old kindergarten in eligible counties. District officials cite waiting lists and intact child development funds as constraints.
Investigator Joe Count will witness the lethal injection of William E. Downs Jr in Columbia for kidnapping, murder and rape of Keenan O'Malia. Count led the two state hunt and heard the killer confess, saying he expects a quiet ceremony with late fanfare as Downs faces death after years of legal battles.
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