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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 2012
Page
3
A reader blasts liberal socialists and FOX News while threatening to leave the Republican Party over Rep Akin remarks on rape. The letter criticizes city tax policy and calls for readers to share TalkBack feedback via phone or email for publication with edits.
The Aiken Standard corrects a previous Aug 21 article mis identifying Wanda Goodwin as the grandmother of three Chukker Creek Elementary students. She is their mother. The paper invites readers to report errors by phone or email.
The Aiken Center for the Arts hosts the seventh annual Aiken Arts Alive on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 122 Laurens St. S.W. The free event features live acts BluJayz Marionette Theatre Southern Thunder Cloggers Gavin Winship and Sly Lewis Band, student artwork, and campers projects up for auction.
A Florida inspired Facebook push proclaims Food Bank Appreciation Day urging donations to local food banks soup kitchens and church pantries. Agencies like ACTS Salvation Army and Golden Harvest rely on year round support to provide staples and transient food for those in need in Aiken and surrounding areas.
Forecasters say a return to typical summer weather with higher temperatures and isolated thunderstorms is expected this week. Temperatures should rise to the mid to upper 80s with a few showers, mainly afternoons into evenings, and a wetter pattern than last year.
The Town and Country Club gathers on September 6 at the Etherredge Center USC Aiken 471 University Parkway with refreshments at 9 30 a.m. and a 10 a.m. business meeting. Mayor Fred Cavanaugh to present a 60th anniversary proclamation. Call 648 3227 for details.
The Aiken County Historical Museum invites new volunteers and will hold training on September 13 and 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendance on both days is required with lunch provided. Register by September 10 at 642-2015.
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