15 Aug 2006
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2006
Page
1
Catherine Stapleton and friends staged a special concert honoring Barbra Streisand at Aiken. The performance featured several of Streisand's well known hits to entertain the Monday night audience at the city council venue.
The Aiken Standard explains its daily space to spark discussions about literature. It notes Cheryl Holsenback and Lilian Jackson Braun’s The Cat Who Sang for the Birds. Also listed are area obituaries for Leila Holmes Bodie Band and Sandra Lee Holt.
Aiken City Council gave first reading to Hollow Creek at The Reserve a 661.5 acre project with a Fuzzy Zoeller Clyde Johnston golf course and up to 1045 homes plus 16 equestrian lots. The project includes 289 acres of open space and a 150 to 200 acre nature preserve managed by a separate entity.
New Ellenton officials warn three men posing as utility workers target elderly residents. They lure homeowners outside then a second man enters to steal money and jewelry. Police Chief John Hamilton says utility companies do not ask residents to come outside and urges caution. no injuries reported.
Lamar Breaker, now a South Icken High School senior, returns to Chukker Creek Elementary to greet teachers and students, inspiring others. Aiken County officials report enrollment near or above projections with first day counts and notes on new programs at Silver Bluff and Wagener-Salley high schools.
Aiken County officials awarded area school buses a B for the first day of school though a few buses broke down and several were late. Transportation Superintendent Marie McClure said many drivers are new to routes and replacements aided the effort. Some buses were repaired or students changed buses to reach schools. The county plans about 20 new buses.
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