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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 2012
Page
3
A reader questions a 25 dollar volunteer charge by the Aiken SPCA and asks if others are upset. The note cites the editorial forum on AikenStandard.com and the TALKBACK line.
M Watkins thanks everyone from Aiken Precision Technologies for the Saturday fundraiser. The event supported her son C J Watkins after a serious motorcycle accident kept him from work for weeks. The monetary gift expressed love and support and the mother asks for printing.
A reader asks about a cartoon featuring George W Bush and Mitt Romney and seeks explanation of its meaning. The note references Aiken County roads and maintenance, a bypass, grass cutting, and a TalkBack hotline at 803 644-2384 for comments. Readers’ names aren’t required and may be edited for space.
The Aiken Standard corrects a July 25 report about HarborChase details and states that the facility is an assisted living center with memory care, not skilled nursing. The paper invites readers to report factual errors to editor Karen Daily at 644 2383 or editorial at aikenstandard com.
South Carolina Senator Greg Ryberg was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the state's highest civilian honor, by Gov. Nikki Haley at an Aiken Republican Club event after 20 years in the Senate. Haley praised Ryberg for standing firm and serving with heart, while Ryberg credited his wife Betty and thanked district 24. He helped push pension reform, praising bipartisan work and Moody's improved outlook for the state's credit rating. Representatives presented him a plaque honoring his years of service and taxpaying leadership.
Aiken County deputies search for Devin Washington 18 of Williston Road Beech Island after a July 1 shooting outside a Swamp Road home five people were in the line of fire but none struck Washington is charged with illegal firearm possession and is described as armed and dangerous He drives a gray BMW is 5 1 tall and weighs 185 pounds Information can be called into the sheriff or Crime Stoppers with rewards offered.
Aiken merchants, bankers and officials attended a Secret Service led class on counterfeiting awareness. Tad Blackburn noted most fakes are digital or imperfect, and explained security markers with a PowerPoint demo. Aiken Public Safety plans more seminars to tackle shoplifting ID fraud and related crimes.
Officers from the South Carolina Department of Corrections partner with Trenton Correctional Institution and Lower Savannah Pre-Release at Fatz Cafe in Aiken on August 14 and 15 from 4 to 9 pm to serve as wait staff and collect donations for Special Olympics. The Aiken Master Gardeners Lunch Box Series follows on August 20 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Randall speaking on Gardening. For details call 649-6297 ext 122 or visit the Aiken Master Gardeners site.
The regular meeting of the Aiken Augusta Orchid Society will be held August 5 at 3 pm at the Clubhouse at Brandon Wilde, 4275 Owens Road, Evans, GA. For information, call 643-9542.
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