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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 04, 2008
Page
2
Plant lovers flocked to the Spring Herb Faire in Montmorenci with 29 vendors including first timer Steve Gantt selling stone ground grits. Organizers Jackie Heath and Ginny Sherman say the two fairs yearly draw visitors from Florida and beyond for a day of gardening wares and fragrant displays.
At the CSRA American Ex Prisoners of War conference in Aiken, Ed Flanders, 84, recounts five months as a prisoner of war held by Russians after capture in Belgium. He discusses hunger, deprivation, and the return home with a shower and clean clothes, while fellow ex POWs share memories and honor a late defender of the group.
At Aiken PetSmart a multi-shelter adoption day brought 17 animals from the Aiken SPCA Mollys Militia Barwell County Shelter and the Humane Society of McCormick County. Volunteers assisted with applications as families sought new companions and organizers noted success in rehoming strays. The event continued into Saturday with plans uncertain for Sunday and a contact number provided for more details.
The Aiken Garden Show will be held Saturday May 17. Tickets cost 25 dollars for one day and 35 dollars for two days, with advance prices 22 and 32 respectively. Group sales of 10 or more are only in advance at 20 dollars for one day and 30 dollars for two days. Proceeds go to the Aiken Chapter of the American Red Cross the Aiken County Open Land Trust and the Aiken County Child Advocacy Center.
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