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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 2014
Page
3
Readers praise the Aiken Concert Band for a standout Spring Concert and express anticipation for Hopelands summer performances. The letter reflects community support for local music and concerns about Steeplechase ticket prices and neighborhood noise.
The Aiken Standard corrects that HIC Warehouse won an auction to remove ramps at Odell Weeks skatepark last week and that the site will reopen for another use. It also fixes two students' names from Monday's Introducing a Girl to Engineering Day article, Amberlynn Garvey and Elizabeth Kleinkauf.
Six Republicans and one Democrat contend for District 84 as incumbent J. Roland Smith retires. In County Council races Kathy Rawls faces Ron Felder for District 1 and Camille Furgiuele faces Mike Stake for District 2, with District 2 incumbent Scott Singer not seeking reelection and backing Furgiuele. Primaries set for June 10 with potential runoffs June 22. voter registration deadlines May 10 and Oct 4 for the general election.
The list covers Aiken County candidates for S C House districts 81 to 85 and County Council districts 1 2 5. Incumbents include Don Wells Bill Clyburn Bill Hixon and Phil Napier with several challengers and party affiliations noted.
Aiken High School agriculture science and FFA students launch a spring plant sale behind the Teague Street stadium. Led by teacher Waylon Priester, students began in January and expect a busy run through Friday with hours 8 am to 2 pm and Saturday 8 am to noon.
Aiken High School hosts an FFA plant sale at the greenhouses behind Teague Street stadium from Tuesday to Friday 8 am to 2 pm and Saturday 8 am to noon. Priester organizes an FFA alumni program with a Thursday 6 pm classroom meeting and aims to affiliate with the national alumni group. For details call 803-640-0161.
Melissa Hanna serves as executive editor at the Aiken Standard, directing newsroom operations and editorial strategy for the newspaper. She leads coverage decisions, oversees staff, and coordinates local reporting priorities within the publication.
Two Aiken County based organizations received grants at the Women in Philanthropy CSRA meeting at Augusta Country Club on March 28. The Aiken Partnership at USC Aiken received 9162.50 for a Child Health Lab project while Mental Health America Aiken County earned 1500 for homeless mothers programs.
Aiken County Public Library at 314 Chesterfield St S W offers a Saturday screening of The Book Thief rated PG 13 from 3 to 515 p m. The library also hosts a Peeps Diorama Contest with shoe box dioramas based on books or literary themes. Entries accepted through Saturday with voting April 7 to 19 and prizes in child teen adult and group categories.
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