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Bookings for July 2
7/4/2009 12:16 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for July 2. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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7/4/2009 12:02 AM
DEAR ABBY: I often go to the movies with my friend "Valerie." During the movie she puts her phone on mute, but I can still hear when it vibrates. Val acts embarrassed by it, but she never turns the phone off.
As soon as the movie ends, Val will che ...
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7/4/2009 12:04 AM
Our mystery plant may not be familiar to you because it is fairly uncommon. You will surely know the family to which it belongs, however: the philodendron family.
The philodendron family is properly called the Araceae. Now, this is a fairly large f ...
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7/4/2009 12:03 AM
For eleven years, James Hudson was a public servant, an employee of the National Park Service. Every day he climbed a ladder to clean the 19-foot marble statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., even swabbing out Mr. Linc ...
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7/4/2009 12:17 AM
4 Rose Hill (Aiken)
There will be a celebration to support the Aiken County Veterans Council's Fisher House fund. Admission is by donation. Guest speaker will be retired U.S. Army Col. Ted Spain, former commander of the 10th U.S. Military Police Br ...
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7/4/2009 12:04 AM
Flaky, golden brown crust. Sweet apples with a dash of cinnamon. Delicious aroma.
Each was a factor in determining the winner of the Aiken Standard's and Desserves first Apple Pie Baking Contest.
In the end, Rhana Synak walked away with the blue ...
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7/4/2009 12:01 AM
Winning Pie Recipe
Submitted by Rhana Synak
Crust
2 cups all-purpose flour
1âÑ2 cup cooking oil
1âÑ4 cup milk
Dash of salt
Dash of cinnamon
Filling
3 cups sliced apples (Synak used a combination of Fuji and Grann ...
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7/3/2009 11:43 PM
Local wood storks, swallow-tailed kites and wild turkeys will get some intense attention later this month with the Wings and Wetlands event set for July 24 to 26, based at the North Augusta Community Center.
The event will include several option ...
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7/3/2009 11:42 PM
It's time to strut your stuff and help a local charity.
The Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross is preparing to hold auditions for its second Toast of the Town event. The fundraiser will be held on Oct. 10 at the Washington Center for th ...
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7/3/2009 11:42 PM
The Aiken County Historical Museum will have cool treats on a hot summer evening at an ice cream social fundraiser next week.
The event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the museum at 433 Newberry St. S.W. Sweet Cow Creamery ...
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7/3/2009 11:40 PM
Volunteer firefighters Mark Chase, Justin Goodwin and Jason Goodwin thought they were meeting at their Couchton headquarters Friday to show off the brand new engine, but, in the midst of the conversation, they were surprised with a lifesaving recogni ...
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7/3/2009 11:40 PM
WAAW 94.7 FM Rejoice radio will observe its sixth anniversary with an education-themed celebration Friday and Saturday, July 11.
The gospel station's celebration will kick off with a banquet at USC Aiken's Business & Education Building on Fr ...
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7/3/2009 11:39 PM
Police investigate report of shooting
A Teague Street home was reportedly fired into late Wednesday evening.
According to the 84-year-old resident, his wife heard the sound of a window break, but she did not notice any damage until the following ...
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7/3/2009 11:39 PM
Dillard's Department Store in Aiken Mall is looking for local cancer survivors to strut their stuff on the catwalk during the store's third annual Dillard's/American Red Cross Cancer Awareness Day.
The Cancer Awareness Day will take place from noon ...
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7/4/2009 12:15 AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As the numbers of swine flu cases increase nationally, scientists say underlying medical conditions such as heart or lung problems, asthma and obesity have been linked to serious infections.
Lynn Lane, the mother of a 24-year- ...
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7/4/2009 12:24 AM
Lucinda E. "Betty" Davis, 68, died July 2 at home. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. July 5 at Cedar Creek Church with the Rev. Phillip Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Davis was born in Union to the late ...
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7/4/2009 12:19 AM
NEW YORK -- When the United Football League debuts in October, Michael Vick could be one of its players.
Michael Huyghue, the commissioner of the new four-team league, says the UFL is willing to give Vick a place to play - provided there are no ...
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7/4/2009 12:18 AM
WASHINGTON -- Pinch-hitter Brooks Conrad hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 9-8 on Friday night for their season-high fifth straight win.
Yunel Escobar drew a leadoff walk fr ...
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7/4/2009 12:13 AM
Woods grabs lead at AT&T National
BETHESDA, Md. -- Tiger Woods lived up to his hopes of being a "greedy host" Friday when he salvaged his round during a shaky stretch and shot 4-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at his AT&T National with ...
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7/4/2009 12:09 AM
NEW YORK - The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq.
"They kept thanking us," said the Tennessee Titans' Jeff Fisher. "We kept thanking them."
Fisher, the New York Giants' Tom Coughli ...
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7/4/2009 12:08 AM
WIMBLEDON, England -- Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.
Federer delivered a masterful grass-court performance to beat ...
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7/3/2009 11:41 PM
Fireworks
They should have fireworks at the Jaycee Fairground. It should be sponsored by the rich old people in Aiken rather than the select few in the Woodside community.
I just left a message in regards to TalkBack that fireworks were agains ...
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7/3/2009 12:13 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for July 1. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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7/3/2009 12:03 AM
DEAR ABBY: I have been involved with "Barbie" for about six months. She's everything I ever wanted in a mate. We have a similar sense of humor, and our goals and ambitions are almost identical. Our values match, too - except for one: My sense of prop ...
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7/3/2009 12:10 AM
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature a ...
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7/3/2009 12:09 AM
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman
Giving all your love to just one man
You'll have bad times
And he'll have good times
Doing things that you don't understand
But if you love him, you'll forgive him
-- Tammy Wynette ...
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7/3/2009 12:07 AM
ATLANTA -- When a tiny French town destroyed during World War II needed help rebuilding, "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell came to the rescue.
Mitchell's efforts on behalf of Vimoutiers are little known, even to those who have studied h ...
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7/3/2009 12:06 AM
In honor of the Fourth of July, we offer five TV productions whose titles were inspired by the most memorable phrase of the Declaration of Independence:
"Life" (2007-09, NBC)
Critically acclaimed, but little-watched drama about a former police o ...
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7/3/2009 12:05 AM
NEW YORK -- Get ready for the return of "Ragtime."
A revival of the ambitious musical adapted from E.L. Doctorow's epic novel of early 20th century America will open Nov. 15 on Broadway, producer Kevin McCollum announced Wednesday. Previews begin O ...
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7/3/2009 12:07 AM
"When in the course of human events ..." begins one of the most profound documents in history. These are the first seven words of the Declaration of Independence - the very reason we celebrate today as our day of independence.
Today finds many Amer ...
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7/3/2009 12:04 AM
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Deeds of derring-do may challenge the budget. You might be in the mood to impress - and will find that others desire your company.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Perfect reasoning is perilous. During the next few days, you mig ...
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7/3/2009 12:06 AM
As a consumer of locally grown foods and raw milk and also a small producer of meat and vegetables sold at our local farmer's market, I oppose this bill, HR-2749. Some of the people at our farmer's market have been selling produce for 40 years. This ...
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7/3/2009 12:40 AM
Jimmy Golding was up at 4 a.m. Wednesday, preparing his grill to smoke pounds of barbecue throughout the day.
The co-owner of Dave's Grill and Grocery in Couchton is approaching what he says is the Wagener Road business's busiest holiday of the ...
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7/3/2009 12:39 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband's much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take more time.
In a statement e-mailed to reporters Thursday, Jenny S ...
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7/3/2009 12:39 AM
A fire that ignited about 1 p.m. Thursday burned across more than 220 acres, gobbling up pine trees as it raced across rural Couchton, at times coming dangerously close to a number of homes and forcing more than a dozen residents out of their residen ...
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7/3/2009 12:15 AM
Jackson Police Chief Dennis Rushton said Thursday that veteran officer Andy Keller, who shot and killed a bank robbery suspect in Beech Island on Wednesday, will be assigned to desk duty until the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division concludes its ...
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7/2/2009 11:59 PM
The photos you snap of fireworks this weekend can be great with the right know-how.
Fireworks displays, whether they are sparklers in your backyard or are on the same scale as NBC Augusta's RiverBlast, can be as spectacular on film as they are i ...
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7/2/2009 11:58 PM
The Aiken County Farmers Market took on a patriotic feel Thursday evening as farmers recognized Independence Day with a Pre-Fourth of July celebration. The bash included free ice cream for shoppers and music performed by Hyland Brooks of Lord and Bro ...
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7/2/2009 11:58 PM
In only about 15 months, more than 100 World War II veterans living in the greater Aiken area have had the opportunity to formally describe their experience through the Veterans Oral History Project.
Aiken Technical College has provided the faci ...
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7/2/2009 11:57 PM
Bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank is bringing her latest novel to Aiken personally next week.
Frank will be the guest of honor at a book signing at 6 p.m. Thursday at Books-A-Million in Aiken Mall. Her new book, "Return to Sullivans Islan ...
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7/2/2009 11:56 PM
The Aiken County Animal Shelter's spay/neuter voucher program is back.
The new fiscal year has begun, and the $30,000 County Council included in its budget is now available to fund the program.
Much like the City of Aiken's spay/neuter program, t ...
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7/2/2009 11:56 PM
Larry Murphy said he plans to run for the Aiken County Council seat that Eddie Butler will vacate when he resigns Nov. 3.
Filing for Council District 5 begins July 17, and Murphy, a former member of the Aiken County Board of Education and the early ...
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7/2/2009 11:55 PM
Faced with the kinds of funding cuts that the Aiken County School District has faced in the past year, no private business would move out the person in charge of human resources, said Superintendent Dr. Beth Everitt.
Everitt said it was essential t ...
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7/2/2009 11:54 PM
Man arrested after fast-food altercation
A 19-year-old man was pepper-sprayed and arrested early Thursday after he reportedly threatened to shoot a McDonald's employee and set the restaurant on fire, according to police reports.
The suspect ...
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7/2/2009 5:43 PM
A brush fire has been burning between Snipes Pond Road and Cooks Bridge Road since early Thursday afternoon.
No houses have been burned, but about 15-20 residents have been evacuated from their residences, according got he Aiken County Sheriff's ...
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7/2/2009 1:43 PM
CHARLESTON - If Gov. Mark Sanford were to resign, it would affect the man many feel is actually the most powerful official in state government: Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell.
If Sanford steps down and is replaced by Lt. Gov. Andre ...
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7/2/2009 10:41 AM
COLUMBIA - Gov. Mark Sanford is acting like a love-struck teenager.
Or, maybe he has a deeper personality disorder, some experts speculate.
As the saga of Sanford and his Argentine lover continues, the public, the governor's political rival ...
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7/2/2009 10:12 AM
Because the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday this year, many offices and businesses that traditionally close for the holiday will be closed on Friday instead.
City, County, state and federal offices will be closed July 3.
The Department o ...
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7/3/2009 12:10 AM
STEVENSVILLE, Mont. -- Thomas Frederick Ruckelshaus, 58, of Stevensville, Mont., died at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, after a prolonged battle with lung cancer.
He was born on April 21, 1951, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Conrad R. and E ...
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7/3/2009 12:05 AM
WAYNE, Pa. -- Mr. Eric Lane Wilson of Wayne, Pa., formerly of Aiken, died of cancer on June 30, 2009, in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mr. Wilson was born Aug. 9, 1932, in New York City, N.Y., the son of Warden McKee Wilson and his wife Janice (nee Foss). He was th ...
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7/3/2009 12:05 AM
Mr. Earnest Patterson, 59, of 571 Shiloh Heights Road, entered into rest July 2, 2009, at his residence. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
Mr. Patterson was a member of Mt. Harris Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lillie Mae Pat ...
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7/3/2009 12:04 AM
WARRENVILLE -- A memorial service for Donald E. Lundblade of Warrenville will be conducted this Friday evening, July 3 at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Napier Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Shanlien officiating. The family will receive friends one hour pri ...
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7/3/2009 12:03 AM
CLINTON -- Mrs. Louise P. Gaddy, 85, died Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Clinton.
Interment will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Aiken Memorial Gardens, followed by a memorial service at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Dr. David Cozad will off ...
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7/3/2009 12:18 AM
ATLANTA -- Matt Diaz drove in the go-ahead run with an eighth-inning double and the Atlanta Braves beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Thursday night to complete their first home sweep of the Phillies in four years.
Diaz had his second straight three-hit g ...
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7/3/2009 12:15 AM
RICHMOND, Va. -- Suspended NFL star Michael Vick would keep one vehicle, one home and a large assortment of furniture and personal items if his creditors and the judge who rejected his previous bankruptcy plan approve a revised one filed Thursday.
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7/3/2009 12:14 AM
Kim shoots 62 to lead at AT&T National
BETHESDA, Md. -- Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some frustra ...
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7/3/2009 12:13 AM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Stock car racing giants ranging from Bill France Sr. and Junior Johnson to Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt are among the 25 nominees for NASCAR's first Hall of Fame class.
The announcement Thursday night comes 10 months befor ...
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7/3/2009 12:08 AM
WIMBLEDON, England -- The purple "W" logo at Wimbledon might as well stand for the siblings who have made the women's championship their own playground. Yes, the Williams sisters are back in the Wimbledon final.
Venus and Serena Williams won in ...
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7/3/2009 12:34 AM
Blue laws
In regards to the letter in Sunday's paper about the blue laws and in that person's opinion to the idiots who can't get everything done on Saturday, you are the idiot. Did you ever consider the fact that church is open seven days a week ...
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