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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 2006
Page
3
Saluda County announced the purchase of seven fire trucks, one for each volunteer department, a move that lowered insurance premiums for many residents by two to five hundred dollars annually. The article questions why larger counties like Aiken cannot replicate the measure given their bigger tax base.
Aiken public safety praises local officers and state patrol while reporting a wreck near Powderhouse and East Pine Log Road. The writer cites many near misses due to drivers running red signals, honking, and cussing, with multiple calls to authorities yielding no action.
Readers criticize the TV Guide formatting, urging restoration of clearer print. A TalkBack letter discusses rights for gay children and parallels to alcohol laws, inviting comments via hotline and email while noting the paper may edit for space.
About 200 people joined the 14th annual Life Walk around the H Odell Weeks center track to support the Aiken Pregnancy Care Center. Organizers touted the event as a fundraiser and a show of community backing for the center which offers free pregnancy testing counseling and parenting classes funded by local churches and individuals.
Midland Valley High School and North Augusta High School placed 3rd and 2nd respectively at the Lower State contest behind Chapin. Drum major Cece Demedicis led MVHS as bands from Chapin, NAHS and MVHS head to state, with optimism for next week.
Voters are invited to a candidates forum at the Washington Center for the Arts on Newberry Street Monday Oct 23 at 7 p.m. Dr. Robert Botsch of USC Aiken will moderate. Public questions may be submitted to Candidates' Forum Public Education Partners P O Box 3821 Aiken 29802.
Fragmentary OCR notes list sums and identifiers with values such as 335.25 and 22.80 alongside scattered names and codes. The readable items suggest a financial or accounting snippet without a clear event or person.
City notices release Saturday winning numbers for Pick 3 and Pick 4 along with Powerball and Cash games. Evening and midday results listed, with Powerball and Powerplay values. Some Cash 3 and Cash 4 details incomplete. further updates expected Monday.
The two day River Days event at Hammond's Ferry showcased the mixed use neighborhood vision reconnecting North Augusta to the Savannah River. Visitors toured homes, saw kayak demos, and learned about porches and river front development while officials outlined a 10 year build timeline and ongoing habitat and storm water plans.
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