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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2008
Page
3
Readers raise questions about inmate labor at Langley Cemetery, unsafe abandoned buildings after company relocations, the need for red caution lights near Aiken Middle and North Aiken, and school registration and supply fees funded by taxpayers. The TalkBack hotline and email are invites for comments.
The Aiken Standard corrects the audition times for Over the River and Through the Woods to Sunday 3 p.m. and Monday 7 p.m. Run dates are Oct 17 18 24 25 31 and Nov 1 at 8 p.m. and Sunday Oct 26 at 3 p.m. About 400 attended the State of the Community.
City workers began removing brick around the Mayfield Junction gazebo between the Post Office and Aiken Public Safety building on Edgefield Avenue as part of a multimillion dollar renovation plan. City Manager Roger LeDuc and Horticulturist Tom Rapp cited displaced brickwork, worn wood, a damaged ceiling, and overgrown vines as the reasons for repairs.
Officials with the Aiken Downtown Development Association documented the gazebo’s historical significance. Mayfield Junction memorializes John Amasa May Sr. and his son John May Jr., a former state senator, for their roles in funding and developing Aiken parks and recreation sites since 1974.
A local mother Carole Carver and daughter Melissa Bryan design and sew children’s clothing from newborns to age 6. They offer dresses shirts pants and accessories with monograms and custom orders. Palmetto Cuties debuts at Aiken’s Makin after selling online since earlier this year.
The Aiken Standard provides delivery and mail rates with contact details for Scott B. Hunter. Rates vary by zone and frequency, with EZ Pay options and additional information available by phone. Sundays Plus subscribers receive designated print dates listed for 2008 throughout the year.
Leslie Ward of Paradise Farm coordinates fox hunting safety clinics in Aiken with growing turnout. clinics run Labor Day and midweek with multiple time slots and prices, offering three sessions for 195 dollars and individual sessions at 65 dollars. Call 803 397 1573 or visit paradisefarmaiken.com for details.
Leslie Ward offers Fox Hunting Safety Clinics at Paradise Farms with sessions on Labor Day from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Also sessions Tuesday 4 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. For details call 803 397 1573 or visit paradisefarmaken.com.
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