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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 2003
Page
2
Reader asks how much has been collected and how the ten million spent on buses. A separate note calls Augusta National members to rethink gender attitudes and suggests vacant buildings become teen clubs or a skating rink to avoid long trips for recreation.
The Aiken Augusta region endures days of heavy rain that has saturated dirt roads and low-lying areas. Fire crews are prioritizing drainage, while Public Safety urges slower travel as officials note no sharp rise in wrecks and emphasize local flood and drainage challenges.
Readers discuss education reform and No Child Left Behind revisions, critiques of single motherhood assumptions, taxpayer funding for protests, and reader feedback on local events in Aiken. Comments invite public input and note editorial policies.
Third grader Rachel Epperly helped her girls team win a mystery sleuth challenge at the Aiken County Library during a Thursday storytime. Librarian Jennie Deal led book themed clues as Rachel noted she knew many stories. her mother Diane praised reading progress and anticipated a new Harry Potter book. The library will run spring storytime through April and summer programs starting in June with two performances each Wednesday and weekly Tuesday nights.
Extensive repairs along the North Augusta Greeneway begin Monday from Martintown Road pedestrian bridge to Riverside Boulevard tunnel. Work tightens from 10 to 12 feet, improves drainage, and seals cracks to reduce standing water with a 60 day timeline and a $187 500 budget funded by the city street improvement fund.
Dmitry Zemskov, a Russian-trained soloist with the Nevada Ballet Theater, arrives from Las Vegas to rehearse for Les Ballets du Printemps at USC Aiken Etherredge Center. The veteran Bolshoi-trained dancer, born 1973, performs in Coppelia this weekend, with tickets $15 adults $10 students seniors.
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