Aiken Standard readers react to trials and local events
Readers criticize the death penalty handling in a trial, lament the Red Cross blood center closure in Aiken and job losses in York Street, question fireworks plans, and note a Kroger store rumor. They congratulate Troy Williamson on being drafted by the Vikings and praise Silver Bluff for work ethic.
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Aiken Red Cross Blood Center
Aiken
York Street
Troy Williamson
Vikings
Troy
Silver Bluff
NFL
Readers ask for more Best of the Best categories
In a letter to the editor a reader questions why accountants and tax services are not included in the Best of the Best poll. Advertising Director Art Zappa responds that the guide evolves with reader input and will consider adding categories for 2006.
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Art Zappa
Opening concert marks end of era for Aiken Community Band
Col William Clark will conduct his final official concert as director of the Aiken Community Band on Monday May 2 at 7 p.m. The event on the Roland H Windham Performing Arts Stage at Hopelands Gardens is sponsored by Security Federal. Clark praises the band and reflects on its growth under his 12 years of leadership with remarks from Tim Simmons.
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Stars and Stripes
William Clark
Aiken
Clark
Roland H. Windham
Hopelands Gardens
Aiken Community Band
Hopelands Summer Concert Series details 2005
Hopelands Gardens hosts free Aiken Community Band summer concerts with a varied program including The Star Spangled Banner King Cotton and Armed Forces Salute. Ms Catherine Stapleton performs Georgia on My Mind. Rain venues shift to H Odell Weeks Gym 2. Call 803 642 7631.
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John Phillip Sousa
Clare Grundman
Catherine Stapleton
Georgia
Hopelands Gardens
Whiskey Road
Aiken
Rye Patch
Berrie Rd
H. Odell Weeks
Gym 2
History on display during Military Appreciation Day event
Caleb Raines rode in a Vietnam era Army jeep at Hole-N-One Miniature Golf & Games on Military Appreciation Day. Fort Gordon’s U S Army Signal Corps Museum displayed vintage vehicles including a 1969 M151A2 jeep and a 1942 WLA Harley, while guests with military IDs played free golf and learned about the Signal Corps history from Bob Azuoni.
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Caleb Raines
Caleb
Whiskey Road
Scott Raines
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Fort Gordon
Raines
John Hyder
Hyder
Bob Azuoni
John Moore
Aride
National Day of Prayer service at St John’s Church
The National Day of Prayer observance in Aiken features music and community leaders leading prayers at St. John's United Methodist Church. Prelude starts 6 p.m. with trumpet and trombone solos, followed by a 7 p.m. service led by Tina Raines and a choir. The event includes Living Fire Sign Art youth group, a shofar performance, and participation from the AAA Home School Band and Color Guard. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh helped establish the observance over a decade ago.
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St. John’s United Methodist Church
Barb Rollins
Rollins
St. John's United Methodist Church
Tina Raines
William Wallace
Charlie Weiss
DePriest
Allison Overman
Kenny Cook
John Moore
Roger Rollins
Nominations Open for South Carolina Mother of the Year
Nominations are being accepted through October for the 2006 South Carolina Mother of the Year. The non profit S C Mother of the Year Search Committee honors one winner each year and notes winners from past years Maggie Lee Deas of Georgetown received the 2005 title.
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S.C
Maggie Lee Deas
Georgetown
N.H. Hamrick
Ashley River Road
Charleston
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
South Carolina
May Roper Coker
Hartsville
Clemmie E. Webber
Orangeburg
Nancy Dinwiddie Hawk
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