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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 2002
Page
2
A reader thanks those who brighten the community including merchants who plant flowers outside shops and DMV staff adapting to new computer systems. A shout out to a door holding gentleman at the post office and praise for Dr John Hurd and Silver Bluff Animal Hospital for caring for a sick small Yorkshire terrier.
A readers letter complains Sanford should restore the continuum of care for at-risk children, urging proper facility placement and service access. It also touches on political signs, deposits with the highway department, and a call for removing blue laws following Sunday alcohol sales approval.
Strom Thurmond has served as a U S senator from South Carolina for 48 years and will leave the Senate in January as its longest serving member. The Standard plans a special section on his life to mark his upcoming 100th birthday and asks readers to share remembrances. Send stories to Strom Thurmond Recollection, Aiken Standard, P O Box 456, Aiken SC 29801 or email editorial@aikenstandard.com or fax 648-6052.
About a dozen Aiken firefighters tackled a Saturday morning blaze at 1612 Colleton Ave. The interior was gutted and tenant Queen Lukie was not home. Capt. Wendell Hall said the fire began near the fireplace and firefighters responded around 9:18 a.m.
USC Aiken history Professor Elaine Lacy tells Aiken International Club that culture is fluid not fixed and blends past and other cultures. She cites Mexico Day of the Dead tracing 3,000 years and tango’s Argentine roots as examples of identity and resistance shaped by multiple influences.
Ambassador Linton Brooks acting administrator of the National Nuclear Security Agency will address Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness at the Up and Atom breakfast in Newberry Hall on Tuesday at 7 30 am. CNTA executive director Mal McKibben notes Brooks’ START I and II role with Russia and explains UNSA’s mission to maintain the US nuclear stockpile and prevent proliferation.
State Rep. Skip Perry says six of his large 4 by 6 signs with posts were removed from area roadways. He values reuse and notes each sign costs about 60 to 70 dollars. Another GOP candidate, Gresham Barrett, also reportedly lost signs. A man in a white van, possibly in his 50s, is suspected. Call 648-7547 with information.
Veterans across Aiken County will be honored for their service on Monday. Disabled American Veterans Post 43 will lead the Forget Me Not campaign at Wal Mart and Golden Corral, with donations aiding veterans in treatment programs and a free meal for veterans from 5 to 9 PM.
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