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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 2008
Page
3
A reader letter from Smokers Fighting Discrimination contends parking ban downtown hurts diners and customers, arguing smokers should retain rights to smoke in venues. The note cites vacant lots and calls to discontinue the ban while urging readers to comment via the Aiken Standard TalkBack hotline and email.
The Aiken Standard corrects the May Town and Country Club meeting date and a misidentified softball player Sylvia Dennis pictured with Priscilla Simon. It notes the Aiken Teen Pregnancy Prevention Fourth Annual Mother Daughter Luncheon on May 17 and invites readers to report factual errors by calling Mike Gibbons or Jeff Wallace or emailing the newspaper.
Aiken County School Board weighs a bond referendum to fund $350 million in capital needs identified by the M B Kahn Company. Phase one could cost $159 million with two new elementary schools and major renovations at North Augusta High and Middle School. District officials caution the study is informational and no tax increase action has been approved.
The Aiken County Board of Education must cope with a projected 5.1 million deficit in a 155.2 million operating revenue budget. Options include trimming noncertified pay raises and 690000 in savings from local supplements for young teachers, while 53.46 million in nonessential programs may be cut. The district is limited by state maintenance of effort rules and previous tax reform reducing local autonomy.
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Mead Hall Episcopal School in Aiken hosts its annual Strawberry Festival downtown behind Mead Hall on Greenville Street. The event runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with pony rides, games, rides, petting, a student art show, vendor booths, and a bake sale using fresh strawberries from Bell's Patch. Funds support smart boards for classrooms. Proceeds sponsor school needs. call 644-1122 for information.
Mead Hall Episcopal School invites the public to a downtown festival behind Mead Hall on Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. For more information call 644-1122.
A fragmented sports score note records several period scores and player totals. It lists Suesday and Midday performances with mixed results and two named figures, plus fractions and a final line noting Wega Millons and Wega Bal with numeric entries.
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