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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 2012
Page
3
The review praises the performance for its cast, set, costumes and presentation while noting Shakespeare would be proud. Also warns readers to not leave purses in cars, advising to place them in trunks out of sight.
Readers weigh in on topics from Cheney and gas prices to Canada’s oil stance and the Keystone project. A letter challenges Obama blame for fuel costs while Harper links supply to drilling. residents react to water rate taxes and city spending. An April 18 PRT trip to Charleston sites William Aiken House and Aiken Rhett House is announced.
A letter to the editor argues water and sewer rates have increased 41.8 percent over ten years and urges private management as a possible alternative. The paper invites comments via TalkBack and email, noting reader names won’t be published and submissions may be edited.
The Aiken Standard provides contact details for the newsroom and staff. Office hours run 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 326 Butland Drive. Phone numbers listed include 646-2311 and fax 648-6052 for general inquiries.
History buffs toured eight Winter Colony barns in Aiken on Saturday during the fifth annual SPCA Barn Tour. Tickets funded the SPCA shelter on Wire Road, with a 3 p.m. carriage demonstration at Winthrop Field.
Arts Academy in the Woods hosts Fairy Gardens at Gravatt Camp and Conference Center on Thursday starting 4 p.m. with supper at 6 30 p.m. Cost 30 dollars for adults and 10 dollars for each additional participant over age four. Register at bishopgravatt.org.
Occupy Aiken will offer a free documentary screening of Inside Job on Thursday at 6 30 p m. The event takes place at the Aiken County Public Library located at 314 Chesterfield St S W. For more details call 215 3263.
The Olde Towne Preservation Association hosts the eighth annual Olde Towne Artisans Fair in North Augusta at Living History Park from April 20 to 22 starting 10 a.m. daily with free admission. Contact numbers and a website provide more information. A separate community pageant is planned for May 5 with a contact email and phone number.
New Edition set for May 1 7 30 p m show at the James Brown Arena in Augusta rescheduled from April 12. Existing tickets will be honored and new tickets available online at ge org ialina tx com and Champion s Box Office with prices 29 50 39 50 49 50 and 61 50.
USC Aiken biology and geology professor Garriet Smith earns the 2012 Governor's Award for Excellence in Scientific Research from the S.C. Academy of Science. Smith led decades of coral reef study identifying 17 diseases threatening reefs worldwide and mentored many students who now teach or work in biology and geology.
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