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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 2013
Page
3
A reader complains about Kenya potholes and drivers paying for hole filling, the Obama daughters vacation costs and Secret Service, White House tours, health care premiums, and oversized traffic signs in Aiken. The letter urges common sense and lane alignment advice, invites comments via TalkBack.
The Aiken Standard corrects Joe Manning email to manningfamily rc n.com for the Lewis Hine Project and asks readers to report factual errors. The paper provides Melissa Hanna’s number 803 644 2364 and an editorial email for corrections to set the record straight.
Aiken City Councilwoman Lessie Price received the Seventh Annual Shero Award at the Kroc Center on March 23 honoring women in the Central Savannah River Area for law and government work. Price, first woman elected to City Council, is a longtime advocate for neighborhood revitalization and serves as URS Corps government affairs manager.
The 10th annual Artisans Fair at Living History Park in North Augusta runs April 19 to 21 with a new silent auction. Juried artisans sell oil paintings watercolors jewelry pottery and metalwork while 18th century crafts furniture merchants and a blacksmith are showcased. Family activities food music by Doug and the Henrys and a Friday preview. Local musician Skilyr Hicks appears Saturday.
The 10th Annual Artisans Fair runs April 19 to 21 at Living History Park in North Augusta. Admission is free with information available at colonialtimes.us or by calling 803 979 9776.
The Aiken Master Gardener Association will run two public education events at the Aiken County Farmers Market this month. Meet a Master Gardener occurs the first Saturday monthly 8 a.m. to noon from March to October, at 115 Williamsburg St. A Spring Education Day on April 20, 8 a.m. to noon, will feature plant propagation demos and turf grass comparisons with grass samples and guidance on lawn weeds. Six to ten Master Gardeners will answer gardening questions and accept plant samples for identification and advice.
Ridge Spring Monetta FFA hosts a Spring Festival of Flowers April 1 to 5 featuring displays and sales at Michael Crim, RSM FFA, and related supporters.
Meet a Master Gardener programs run Saturdays from March to October 8 a.m. to noon at the Aiken County Farmer's Market 115 Williamsburg St. The Farmers Market location may shift monthly but is easily found by a purple shirts and a large tablecloth. Spring Education Day on April 20 features speakers booths a plant sale and swap with the Aiken Beekeepers Association and Aiken Camellia Society. Participants will learn horticulture to attract birds and pollinating bees.
USC Aiken will hold Research Day on Friday April 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Activity Center. The event features undergraduate research and performances and is open to all students. For more information contact Dr. Chad Leverette at 803-641-3291 or chadl usca.edu.
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