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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2005
Page
2
Readers weigh in on lobster races with pro and anti views. Support for Todd Stilp compares lobster races to horse racing and condemns PETA. Other letters praise Aiken Regional Medical Centers and gratitude for a kiosk theft incident refund.
The Aiken Standard invites reader feedback on Fluor Daniel bidding for the SRS contract. Citizens urged to comment on DOE waste concerns and government spending at the site since 1989. Public input via Talkback hotline or email requested.
At Aiken High School on Friday May 20 the Relay for Life will draw hundreds to support the American Cancer Society. Hair stylist Marci Clark and team will cut hair for Locks of Love to help provide wigs for children under 18 who have lost hair due to chemotherapy.
Aiken High School graduate and University of South Carolina alumna Stephanie Huckabee is a fitness instructor for The Firm in Columbia. Her image appears on many The Firm products sold locally at Target Wal-Mart and CVS. She began using The Firm in college and became an instructor in 1996. Huckabee has appeared in infomercials and videos such as Super Body Sculpt and Express Cardio and by 2002 she was reading video lines.
The Hopelands Summer Concert Series presents the Channelheimer Oompah Band at the Roland H. Windham Performing Arts Stage tonight at 7 p.m. The group, with players from the CSRA, performs German music and polkas drawn from a repertoire of over 100 pieces. Tickets are free. rain sites include the H Odell Weeks Center if needed.
The Hopelands season lists a string of performances from May 9 to August 29 featuring groups and soloists such as Channelheimer Oompah Band Savannah River Winds Aiken Regional Chamber Orchestra Aiken Civic Ballet Carolina Rebels Ft Gordon Concert Maureen Simpson Alysa Smith Parris Island Marine Chris Mangelly Timothy Hall Harmony River Chorus Peter Fletcher Ft Gordon Dixieland Band Aiken Brass Catherine Stapleton and others for a community weeknight concert series.
The Aiken Bluegrass Festival spreads music through Newberry Street in downtown Aiken on Friday and Saturday to raise funds for STAR Riding and Driving Inc a therapeutic program for disabled adults and children. Notable acts include Doug and the Henrys Mountain Heart Peter Rowan Tony Rice Old Crow Medicine Show and Larry Keel and Acoustic Syndicate with gates opening at noon Saturday. Proceeds support STAR Riding and Driving.
The Aiken Bluegrass Festival takes place Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at noon on Newberry Street. Advance tickets are 10 dollars at Moon Beams and the Chamber of Commerce, 15 dollars at the gate. Kids can enjoy pasta necklaces, face painting, gold panning, jug band music and more as sponsors support STAR.
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