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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 2005
Page
1
The Aiken SPCA hosted its annual dog wash to raise funds for the shelter and its low cost spay and neuter program. The event drew community participation and will help expand veterinary outreach.
In a daily feature the Aiken Standard invites readers to discuss literature. Lisa Busbee of Warrenville cites Judith Krantz’s Dazzle as a topic for discussion in this spotlight on reading.
Three area residents are listed in the latest deaths and funerals notice. Glenn Brooks Cole of Charlotte North Carolina Anna Crawford Currin of Leesville and Ruth Abney Turner of Aiken are named among those remembered in the obituaries column.
Fans dressed as wizards crowded Booklovers in Aiken to celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The event ran from 3 to 6 p.m. with sales indoors and activities outside including face painting and tented areas. Mindy Zentgraf noted steady sales and orders, while owner Fran Bush supervised both spaces and painted characters on attendees.
More than 500 visitors attended Touch-A-Truck at the H Odell Weeks Activities Center on Saturday from 9 to 11 AM. The event showcased heavy machinery including a drag racer, EMS ambulances, fire trucks, sheriff mobile command unit, and Construction Department equipment. Safe Kids of Aiken offered child ID cards and car seat checks until 1 PM as families enjoyed the hands on displays.
A Saturday peace walk at the Savannah River Site marks the 60th anniversary of the Trinity test. Organizers led demonstrations for nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament, starting at SRS and aiming for Oak Ridge, Tennessee, with about 300 miles to go. Participants cited moral and economic costs of nuclear arms and called for a shift away from waste cleanup toward weapons production.
State Sen. Mike Fair reintroduces a bill to expand science standards to include the full range of scientific views on origins. The proposal, filed June 1, would let local boards control daily curricula while the state sets broader standards, despite legal limits on religious teaching in public schools.
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