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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2001
Page
3
Senior Men’s Club of Aiken will meet Wednesday May 16 in the ballroom at Houndslake Country Club. Colonel Brian Mulherin will discuss George Washington’s visit to the area, followed by a Q and A. The club meets monthly at 12:15 p.m. for the year.
Kiwanis Clubs of Aiken County host a May 17 cookout at H C Weeks Center from 5 09 pm with Bobby Hydrick providing entertainment. A Project Graduation volunteers meeting is set for 7 pm in Odell Weeks Activity Center Room 3 to recruit chaperones and prep for June 2 events.
North Augusta Sanitation Department drivers excel at the 2001 Garbage Truck Road-eo in West Columbia. Garnett McKie won first in the rear loader division, with Jima Schad second and Allan Cook third in the front loader division. Drivers described the obstacle course testing skills like parallel parking and navigating a tennis-ball gate. The event, sponsored by the South Carolina chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America, awards trophies and a chance to compete internationally in Long Beach.
Charlotte Cassels of Durham NC donated a Carolina wren sculpture created by Grainger McKay in 1976 to the South Carolina State Museum. The piece, part of the 100 years 100 artists exhibit, will nest permanently at the museum. Cassels led the S C Art Commission in 1978 and served on the Friends of the State Museum board 1982–1986. she lived in Aiken 1971–1998.
Sunrise Rotary heard Danny Robinson of Cross roads Wilderness therapeutic care program discuss Crossroads for youths aged 13 to 16. The program groups 10 to 12 youths in outdoor settings with individual academic instruction and ongoing group activity to foster peaceful coexistence and positive responses to past mistakes. Sunrise Rotary meets at Houndslake Country Club on Thursdays.
The Aiken Running Club meets today at the Odell Weeks Recreation Center near the Ceramics Building by Whiskey Road at 7 p.m. A pot luck dinner is provided with supplies and drinks. attendees should bring a dish. Call 649-9909 for details.
A Trenton man was arrested on charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana after a vehicle stop on S C 118 at 9 45 p m Sunday. Several local incidents included a broken home window a stolen Times and Democrat box and a damaged Sunbird window with items taken including a pistol. Three men faced disorderly conduct charges after a late night Waffle House sighting. Georgia Lottery results listed for Cash 3 Midday Cash 3 Evening Cash 4 Cash 4 Evening Fantasy 5 with numbers.
The Playhouse youth wing schedules auditions for Up the Down Staircase by Christopher Sergei on May 20 2 to 5 pm May 21 6 to 8 30 pm and May 22 6 to 8 30 pm Callback auditions Tuesday evening July 20 to 28 with performances July 20 to 22 and 27 to 28 Open to middle and high school students including 2001 graduates Call 648 1438 for details Also presenting spring show at Aiken Center for the Arts Westinghouse Gallery through June 9 Gallery open Tue through Sat Best in Show went to Lee Ringler for Super Human William Colzate Award to Myrtie Cushman for Winter on Vaucluse Pond Gus Lehman Tree Award to Georgene Wright for Blue Ribbon plus several other honorees Coral Suits and others mentioned in credits.
The report designates May’s character trait for Aiken as attentiveness reflecting focus and careful observation. The decision highlights community values and personal development emphasis for the month.
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