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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1990
Page
13
A public meeting will be held April 3 at 7 p.m. at Redcliffe Bleelane to discuss traffic conditions and patterns in Beech Island. Topics include S.C. 125 Beech Island Avenue and the highway department plans. Officials have been requested to attend.
NORTH AUGUSTA The annual Teacher Appreciation Banquet honoring Area II schools will be held Thursday April 26 at the North Augusta Community Center. The public is invited. For more information call the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce at 219 2323.
Of Interest List er Leonard W. Kosinski of Aiken has been president of the Polish Heritage Association of the Southeast Aiken Phase A for the last five years. His favorites among internationally known Poles include Pope John Paul I Lech Walesa Fryderyk Chopin Marie Sklodowska Curie Nicolas Copernicus
A standing ovation greeted music director and conductor Harry Jacobs before he raised his baton at Saturday’s Augusta Symphony performance at Etherredge Center. A concertgoer praised his role in founding the ensemble and leading its first Etherredge Center program. In tour notes, Dr and Mrs S Taylor Garnett were highlighted for their St Thaddeus Home Tour participation, where a young onlooker exclaimed his wish to live in the Garnett home.
Local notices list April and May birthday names including Storey Dorn Debra and several others such as Wilrose Rodgers Quattleball Julia Beckham and Martin McCrum plus Marvin Tumblin Lisa Vernon Joyce Williamson Linda Domin.
The School Board will study a preliminary budget totaling 100.3 million for the 1990 91 school year at a Tuesday meeting. The plan shows 39 percent local 54 percent state and 6 percent federal funding with a general fund of 88.1 million. A public hearing and adoption are slated for June 12 1990.
Father Donald Chapman plans retirement from St. Pauls Episcopal Church Graniteville after 18 years serving Hard Street parish. He arrived in 1973 from Tennessee teaching Latin and world history, later moving upstate to write and teach history, with wife Mary Louise. He will move to upstate and pursue writing and college level teaching, while two daughters carry on in Greenville and the Navy-turned-student at Aiken Tech.
Donald Chapman, minister and historian at St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Graniteville, formerly a prep school teacher. He and his wife Mary Louise Shippy Chapman have two daughters. He says he will miss Graniteville, St. Pauls, and the people who have been an important part of his life.
Graniteville Aiken County councilman Willar H Hightower Jr proposed a computerized flow chart to map county offices and functions. The chart would aid clerks and staff in guiding taxpayers, reducing red tape, and serving as a public relations tool during goal setting. County Administrator W Scott Barnes endorsed a central one service desk to untangle permits and streamline cross training, while noting some departments would remain outside the system. Councilwoman Kathy Rawls highlighted accountability problems and the need for consistent rules across offices.
Councilwoman Kathy Rawls urges county officials to cut overtime by using compensatory time and reduce staff needs. She cites Aiken as a model and questions why computerization hasn’t lessened workload. County administrator cites policy barriers with elected officials and the judiciary.
Kennedy Middle School students shine at USC Coastal Academic Bowl winning on one team and remaining undefeated in Aiken County. The members balance practice with current events maps and after school sessions, earning praise from librarian Payson Borst while the team’s co captain credits the students themselves.
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