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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 2009
Page
2
Six of seven Aiken County high schools will get 6000 grants from the South Carolina Department of Education to fund tutoring and other at risk student programs. South Aiken High will expand a referral based tutoring plan while North Augusta High awaits confirmation.
The Aiken County Public Library wrapped up its Summer Reading Program with 250 children completing requirements. A total of 800 children registered this year from May 22 start to July 31 finish, with logs earning prizes from books to restaurant and fast food vouchers.
Rob Novit, the Aiken Standards education reporter, recounts a career spanning Walterboro to Athens. He describes early starts selling papers, campus reporting at UGA during the 1960s, coverage of civil rights and protests, and his longtime role as The Camera Guy in Walterboro before moving to the Aiken newsroom.
North Augusta City Council members split four to three against suspending Sunday blue laws amid debate sparked by Aiken County’s consideration of repealing the restrictions. Mayor Lark Jones favored postponing a city stance while business leaders urged action citing a three to one survey in support of ending the Sunday limits.
Camp Gravatt hosts the Reach Out Camp ROC from August 9 to 12 free for rising third to ninth graders with at least one parent incarcerated. Call Catina Toole at 439-1727 for details. VFW Post 10601 holds its monthly meeting with dinner at 6 30 p.m. on Tuesday. call 649-5781 for more information.
The Clemson University Extension Office will host a two hour Continuing Certification Hours course for licensed private pesticide applicators. Commercial, noncommercial and private applicators may attend at 1555 Richland Ave East. Registration closes Friday Aug 14. call 649-6911 for details.
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