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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 2011
Page
3
A reader supports Marti Healy against Carolina Bay development citing wasted taxpayer funds and compares to paving paradise. The author recalls two ladies who helped a lost granddaughter and speaker in Gatewood on Halloween night, thanking them for assisting safe return.
A reader extols quieter Whitemarsh streets with fewer traffic problems and stress, urges residents to count blessings, and shares a plumbing contractor encounter where the greeting “How can I make you smile today” brightened their day rather than a generic “No problem.”
Some readers defend talkback as a favorite part of the paper while criticizing mean call ins. The Aiken Standard invites messages via hotline or email and notes names need not be published. Comments should be brief and may be edited for space and content.
The Boggle for Nov 2 was omitted from the Nov 2 edition on page 60. The Aiken Standard regrets the error and commits to accuracy in reporting events in Aiken County and beyond. Readers may report factual errors to Mike Gibbons at 644-2381 or via email.
The newspaper lists office hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 326 Butland Drive. Contact numbers include 648-2311 and 648-6052 for editorial matters. Executives Tim O Briant and Michael Gibbons are named editors with direct line 644-2380.
Two men entered the Burger King on York Street Tuesday night with red bandannas and hoodies and demanded cash from the safe but left empty handed after not getting cooperation or money. They fled in a dark Toyota Camry with a possible associate, while police review surveillance and urge tips to Aiken Public Safety.
Karl Albrecht aged 102 celebrated with family friends and Cumberland Village Senior Assisted Living in Aiken Michigan born 1909 Ford foundry worker met Henry Ford twice WWI/II era life. Grandchildren and great grandchildren attended along with residents and staff. He credits longevity to family, low stress and memory sharpness.
A reader asks about re delivery options for the Aiken Standard. The note lists re delivery hours from 6 30 a m to 10 30 a m on weekdays and 7 a m to 11 a m on weekends and provides the re delivery phone number 648 2311 for issues with missing papers.
Organizers seek teams for a Saturday benefit at Citizens Park to fund the Jason Sheppard Memorial Scholarship Fund at USC Aiken. Sgt. Jason Sheppard, killed directing traffic near I 20 in December 2006, was a USC Aiken alumnus. Proceeds aid law enforcement students and families at USCA.
Aiken Public Safety investigates an alleged assault on Rutland Drive after the victim’s mother alerted police days later. Teens punched and stomped him. A separate burglary on George Street is reported with a missing metal item between Sept 20 and Oct 30. On Steeple Ridge Road a door was forced open and a glass door worth 800 dollars was shattered.
USCA Baseball presents a Professional Bull Riders rodeo Friday and Saturday at the USC Aiken Convocation Center with ticket prices starting at 15 dollars. Call 866 722 8877 or visit georgialinaux.com for tickets.
Columbia area artist Esther Melton will teach a two day Alta Prima oil workshop at the Aiken Center for the Arts on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $160. For more information call 641-9094.
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