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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2012
Page
3
Readers in Aiken respond to a published letter on animal shelters calling them slaughterhouses. Messages tackle local SPCA work, politics, and social issues including segregation and public conduct. Callers urge civic discussion and note editor constraints on publication.
Anna Dingfelder and other youngsters gathered at Smith Hazel Recreation Center for the Storytime in the Park launch. Readers included Aden Jackson, Dorothy Whiley, and Constance Heath among others. Kids received snack packs and coloring pages while listening to titles like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Toy Story 2 Going Buggy. The event featured community volunteers and newcomers to the area enjoying an afternoon of books and activities.
The next Storytime in the Park will be at Crosland Park shelter on October 3 at 4 p.m. The program will continue on the first Wednesday of each month through December 5 with updated locations to boost turnout. For details or volunteering, call 642-7634 or visit the city site.
A pancake breakfast at Applebee’s features The Wizard of Oz characters including Dorothy and the Scarecrow with flying monkeys and witches teased for fun. Tickets at the door are $10 and cameras are encouraged. The Aiken Kidney Benefit presents Oz at URS Center Sept 28 to Oct 7 with varied showtimes and ticket prices.
A local spring fundraiser seeks donations to support patients in the community. Organizers emphasize that one hundred percent of the funds raised will be used to assist those in need within the area. The event highlights community solidarity and medical support initiatives.
Royal Ravens All-Stars and 32 other teams join the first Cheering for a Cure event with the American Cancer Society at Aiken Technical College to honor those touched by cancer. Tara Bentley Tonika Patterson and Taylor Ludwick, along with Burns Dance Studio members, describe personal losses and fund raising efforts for colon breast ovarian and lung cancers.
The event on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Granitevill e features two sessions a morning recreational plus a middle session for teams. Cancer survivors and vendors will share wellness information and proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.
Emergency crews responded to a transformer fire at Laurens Street and Rutland Drive just after 3 PM. Power was restored shortly after 4 PM and traffic signals were out at several downtown intersections with no accidents reported.
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