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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 2003
Page
1
Aiken Electrical Cooperative showcased its new 33,000 square foot main facility on Wagoner Road during an open house. Employees across many rooms praised the spacious building and its room to grow, with satellite operations supervisor Helen Still highlighting the positive impact.
The Aiken Branch marked 85 years of civil rights work with a Sunday ceremony at Montmorenci Missionary Baptist Church. Guest speaker Rev. Joseph Darby of Morris Brown AME Church cited topics from Iraq to Confederate symbols and Hunley funding, urging education equity and continued protest.
Joy Jones outlined rules for the American history essay contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The fifth to eighth graders at the Aiken Public Library heard tips on research and writing The Louisiana Purchase Thomas Jefferson's Presidential Legacy is the focal topic Essays are judged by DAR members for accuracy topic adherence organization originality interest spelling punctuation and bibliography Winners are announced in the spring
Diane Gilden and family joined Daniel and Sandra Gilden and their children at Adath Yeshurun Synagogue in Aiken for Rosh Hashanah services. Rabbi Alissa Forrest led for the second year, with Ernie Levinson noting the High Holidays invite reflection and forgiveness as Yom Kippur approaches on Oct. 5.
A storm-tossed tree branch toppled Swiss lines and helped trigger a large blackout that left up to 58 million Italians without power. Trains stalled and the pope used a backup generator to proclaim new cardinals, highlighting Italy's dependence on imported electricity and the fragility of its grid.
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