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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2014
Page
3
A long reader letter describes a Korean War memorial request for an Army steel helmet, comments on mowing trash, gas prices in Aiken, and school closures. It includes remarks about civic pride, a storm of neighborhood chatter, and notes on local events like Women Build Kitchen Tour and a school choir performance.
Cedar Creek residents cleaned Banks Mill Road on Saturday with seven volunteers gathering 20 bags of trash. A reader thanks a Good Samaritan who paid for a local restaurant meal, and invites comments via Talk Back.
The second Aiken Area Out of the Darkness Community Walk on November 15 at H Odell Weeks Activities Center aims to raise funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and to increase awareness of death by own action and mood issues. Co chairs Allen Meshey and Lisa Pelfrey invite participants to walk 3 to 5 miles, with events from 11 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. including opening and closing ceremonies, tournaments, a live auction, and a chicken wing sale. Last year’s walk exceeded its $10 000 goal with about $29 000 raised. this year’s goal is $20 000 as organizers seek to create a more festive atmosphere while offering support to survivors. Participants may join individually or in teams. those raising $150 receive a commemorative T shirt with sponsor logos. For information contact Meshey at 803 292 0275.
The Out of the Darkness Community Walk is set for November 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at H Odell Weeks Activities Center 1700 Whiskey Road. For information contact Allen Meshey at 803-292-0275 or almojmbellsouth.net or visit afsp.org. Dede Biles is a general assignment reporter for the Aiken Standard since January 2013.
The City of Aiken Parks Recreation and Tourism Department with Historic Aiken Foundation hosts a Columbia tour on October 29. Participants visit Woodrow Wilson Family Home Robert Mills House Hampton Preston Mansion and the Statehouse with lunch at Robert Mills Carriage House. Cost 30 includes transport admission and lunch for ages 18 plus. Bus departs 8 30 a.m. from H Odell Weeks Activities Center return by 6 p.m. Registration deadline is Thursday. Call 803-642-7631 for details.
Aiken County Public Library will host a screening of the HBO documentary Journey Into Dyslexia on Thursday from 6 30 to 8 30 p m The event honors Dyslexia Awareness Month and Learning Disabilities Month and information is available by calling Anne Whitten at 803 570 5079 sponsored by The Learning Lab and the library.
Former Ellenton residents will gather at 7:30 p.m. at the Beech Island Historical Society center to share stories of life before the Savannah River Site. The meeting features a video, old Ellenton photos, and an exhibit while discussing how relocation in 1951 reshaped lives.
Beech Island Historical Society invites the public to a free meeting at the History and Visitor's Center located at 144 Old Jackson Highway Beech Island. Details include a call to 803-827-0184 or visit beechislandhistory.org. The article also notes the 42nd Ellenton Reunion held earlier this year with reflections on past federal relocation programs.
Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center Automotive Technology Program received 27 Honda GS 190 engines through Honda’s Voc Tech Engine Program. Teacher Nick Lorimer says students will disassemble and reassemble engines to build wrench skills in a timed team competition. Tidewater Power Equipment aids the program from Virginia Beach, with Honda emphasizing youth education and environmental and local economic benefits.
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