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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 19, 2012
Page
3
A letter to the editor condemns drug related gang violence and frequent shootings in Aiken. The writer decries police killings and calls for crackdown while criticizing city gun activities and proposing gun shows at H Odell Weeks Activities Center.
A reader endorses placing a brick in a toilet tank to reduce fill volume and flushing in the bowl to block waste. The note also praises the Savannah River Site Retiree Association chairman for a column seen in the paper.
South Carolina faces dropout risk as 3 and 4 year olds miss kindergarten prep. Open church classrooms during the week to host volunteer programs focusing on early readiness, benefiting schools, communities, and at risk children. Call 803 644 2384 or email editorial aikenstandard.com with brief comments.
The text lists office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 326 Butland Drive with phone and fax numbers and emails. It also identifies editors including Executive Editor Tim O Brattt and Managing Editor Michael Gibbons with their phone extensions and a Sports Editor Cam Huffman.
The CSRA Hydrangea Society hosts a June 7 event at Savannah Rapids Pavilion in Martinez GA from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Keynote speaker Vince Dooley joins panelists Robert McCartney Lisa Bartlett and Jamie Blackburn to aid Pendleton King Park. Registration is 25 dollars, 30 dollars late.
A 2012 Hydrangea event runs June 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Savannah Rapids Pavilion in Martinez Georgia. Tickets cost 25 dollars before June 1 and 30 dollars afterward. For more information call 706 863 5420 or email sharywaltman comcast net.
Twenty one graduates and 412 onlookers filled River of Life Church for the sixth annual Aiken Home-school Graduation Ceremony. Keynote Dr. Gary Senn spoke on homeschooling in South Carolina and offered wisdom and humor. Wendy Hoyle organized the event, which features cap and gown diplomas yearbooks and rings for each graduate.
Girl Scout Troop 5375 organized an activity day at Aiken State Park for Daisy Brownie and Junior scouts to earn awards. They learned fire building knots plant life and park resources. They collected 40 canned goods for Golden Harvest Food Bank and planted four trees with local donations and a donated flagpole setup.
Storytime in the Gardens runs Tuesdays at 4 p.m. through May 29 at Hopelands Gardens with free admission. CPR and first aid training May 29 at 6 p.m. at H Odell Weeks Activities Center costs 25 in advance 35 at door.
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