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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 2003
Page
2
Reader letters discuss the 42-1 voting plan in Aiken and future minority shifts, with calls to consider a Hispanic majority in 20 years. Other comments urge punishment for an entire Georgia football program and praise a paving project on Hedge Road. Readers urged to send feedback via Talkback.
Residents in the Oakhill subdivision near New Ellenton have a temporary potable water source for 235 customers after the system failed Sunday. The New Ellenton Water Commission activated a fire hydrant at Cooper and Mull streets supplying water from an approved source while wells are repaired, with a boil water advisory to follow once the system resumes operation.
Aiken native Robert Poe, trained at Carl Crosby School of Dance and now a rising performer at Greenville's D C Governor's School of the Arts, joins the 10 member Aiken Civic Ballet for Les Ballets du Printemps on April 12 at Etherredge Center. Poe recently qualified for a regional Young American Grand Prix and will bring abroad experience to the Civic Ballet's 33 year history, with tickets $15 adults $10 seniors and students.
Kay Harmon, wife of Lt Col Jimmie Phil Harmon of MALS-42, and their five daughters navigate a yearlong reserve deployment as bombing in Iraq begins. Neighbors, co workers, and a Marine friend step in, providing meals, childcare, and emotional support while Harmon remains stateside awaiting possible extension and security delays.
With the national terrorist alert level high, local blood services lose the Savannah River Site site for drives and must relocate. Shepeard Aiken Recruitment Specialist Susan Edwards warns the system must stay prepared as Red Cross and Shepeard serve US military personnel with blood. The Red Cross has a DoD program to back up military needs. Shepeard aims for a three to five day local supply. Donations drop due to war coverage and wet weather. several drives are planned at Whiskey Road, Aiken Mall, Knox Avenue Walmart, Pine Log Road center, and New Ellenton Town Hall with hours from 10 a.m. to various close times.
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