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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 2003
Page
2
A reader pressure on the Aiken City Council to pass a smoking ordinance is tied to calls for more drug and war coverage in the Aiken Standard. The letter questions skating rink locations and notes readers support troops while criticizing editorial focus.
Callers urge re opening a skate facility in Aiken or converting space to a corporate skate park. They discuss weigh stations on Highway 278, trucking routes, and funding through taxes while criticizing delays and fuel costs.
Westinghouse Savannah River Company says about 60 positions at the Savannah River Site will be eliminated by late April as part of a restructuring aimed at achieving the proper skill mix for the accelerated cleanup mission. The cuts follow earlier layoffs and a continuing ebb and flow of staffing as mission needs evolve.
About 65 women attended the Aiken Chamber of Commerce Women’s Leadership Conference at Houndslake Country Club. Belinda Roger and Koger described learning the four types director socializer thinker relater and how each relates to leadership and social interactions.
Pritchard told a Women’s Leadership Conference group that all four personality types are vital and none is more important. Attendees include Roger, Barbara Gasman, Cathy Patterson, and Dottie Shogren, who say the training will boost work and church interactions and improve interpersonal skills. A future women’s leadership conference is planned.
Since Jan 1 2003 the Edgefield County Sheriff s Office has arrested 29 individuals on drug charges linked to marijuana and crack cocaine near schools. They report over two pounds of marijuana and more than 10 grams of crack tied to the arrests. Rixen Technical College will host Awards Night at 7 pm with Evelyn Pride Patterson, Mark King, and Nina J Niciffer involved.
The Lower Savannah Council of Governments board will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday April 17 at Tourville Lodge in Orangeburg County. The public is invited to attend.
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