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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 2011
Page
3
Aiken residents describe a mixed letter from an insurance firm about pharmacy options, praise a quick supper gesture at O Charleys for a veteran, and criticize downtown parkway projects. They urge caution on using natural areas for drainage and reflect on community impact.
Residents in Aiken discuss the city’s 45 mph speed limit while noting that most drivers push to 55 mph. Local motorists and officials weigh enforcement and road safety.
The notice explains that 45 mph is the maximum speed allowed and not a required target. It emphasizes drivers may not exceed this limit and should adjust to road and traffic conditions for safety.
Readers praise the Stoplight Deli in downtown for removing Styrofoam cups and adopting eco friendly cups. The letter requests comments via TalkBack line or email to the Aiken Standard editorial desk.
Reader message fragment lists contact numbers and names Tim O Bri an Cam Huffman with partial email references and editor tag. The readable text hints at a local newspaper page segment including staff contacts and a standard line.
Residents filled 150 boxes at the H Odell Weeks Tennis Center to support a U S Marine Corps unit in Afghanistan. Debbie Flippen’s son serves there and the packing party, led by Dawn and Mark Calvert, drew help from local tennis groups, businesses, and veterans with aid from the USTA Adopt A Unit program.
About 40 carriages joined the Aiken Driving Club fall drive at Silver Bluff Audubon Center and Sanctuary. Participants included Katrina Becker and Jack Wetzel with four in hand teams, plus a variety of ponies and carriages. The scenic trails offered two routes up to 24 miles, supporting the center’s education and conservation programs.
Stoney Oswald will teach an introduction to Qigong and Tai Chi at Just Breathe Studio 116 Pendleton St. 8.W. on Wednesdays November 16 through December 21 from 11 am to noon. Fee is 66 dollars. registration at the studio. Call 648-8048 for details.
The message lists contacting the newsroom at 644 2401 and encourages reader submissions. It notes deadlines for expectant newspapers by 7 a.m. on weekdays and mentions general submission means.
Aiken residents reported Friday and Saturday thefts including a digital camera, a gold high school ring, a diamond ring and jewelry from homes on Betty Court McCormick Street Colbert Bridge Road and Pipeline Road. Footage suggests burglaries or break ins. separate incidents included a shotgun missing from Highpointe Drive and a car stolen from Colbert Bridge Road. Jewelry electronics and cash were taken, with store thefts at Dollar General on Harvey Court and El Cheapo in Monetta leading to further losses.
A man on a blue mountain bike approached as an 8-year-old boy carried a purse for a Graniteville woman and took the purse saying he would help. The suspect wore a black hat and jacket with blue pants. A witness last saw a man matching the description fleeing down Ligon Street toward McCormick Street. No arrests have been made.
The note highlights November as a month of determination for Aiken. It lists Pick 3 Evening numbers 0 7 5 and Pick 4 7 4 5 0 1 while Palmetto 5 shows 1 8 14 22 28 and Power-Lin 4 appears as part of the local lottery code.
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