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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 2004
Page
1
Aiken’s growing population and busy equine scene prompt caution as commuters share dirt roads with horses. Trainers urge motorists to slow down to 25 mph, avoid dirt shortcuts, and not pass race horses without being waved by.
The Wednesday Aiken Standard offers a guide to all of Aiken's Triple Crown events with details set for the coming Saturday and the midweek schedule. Readers get event times venues and notable participants highlighted for local followers.
Forecast calls for sunny skies with highs near 62 to 65 as race day approaches. General admission tickets cost 8 in advance or 10 at the gate, with parking 5 in advance or 10 at the gate. Traffic cautions urge slow driving near the horse district to protect horses, drivers, and trainers. officials stress respectful behavior and avoiding horn use.
Dee Stanford, after 32 years with the United Way of Aiken County, becomes president succeeding Michael Williamson. The change comes as the annual awards dinner at Houndslake Country Club honors volunteers and top companies. The agency grew from funding 15 to 20 agencies in the early days to more than 30 partners and 60 programs today.
Rescuers recovered the body of 13 year old Charles Dustin McCraw after a boat with three men capsized on Lake Greenwood in high winds. A fisherman volunteer found the body about half a mile from the Highway 72 bridge near the incident site. Winds up to 50 mph caused outages across South Carolina with more than 30,000 power customers affected.
Gov. Mark Sanford criticized the House for relying on pie-in-the-sky revenue projections to fund core functions. Debate on the $5.3 billion spending bill opens as writers cut $398 million to balance, including $90 million from enforcement, $40 million from the Second Injury Fund, and $56.7 million from surplus property. Sanford questioned BEA certification and warned against assuming funds materialize, noting the impact on the Corrections Department and other agencies.
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