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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 2013
Page
3
Readers vent about coroner location mall decline and retail sales Walmart stock Paula Deen boycott dog welfare SRS budget cuts and political views. They urge coverage of the mall and civic topics while urging reader commentary via the TalkBack hotline.
Labor Day Monday features Ai ken Public Safety and two teams competing in the sixth annual cook-off at Newberry Street Festival Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local celebrity chefs will grill pulled pork ribs and beans to raise funds for United Way of Aiken County, with proceeds last year surpassing 6100 dollars.
The event runs Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Newberry Street Festival Center in downtown Aiken with advance adult tickets at 8 and gate tickets at 10. Children ages 6 to 13 pay 5 in advance 4 at the door, under 5 free. Ribs sold for 1. Public Safety offers info at 803 642 7661 or visitas visitaikense.
Aiken School Board member Richard Hazen proposes magnet programs in science technology engineering and math to attract students to Jackson and New Ellenton middle schools. He cites declining enrollments from 500 in the 1990s to about 315 and 190 respectively, and notes East Aiken School of the Arts success as a model while seeking one time funds or grants for teacher training.
Nancy Thorne of South Aiken High School led two AP human geography classes for 50 students and won a National Council for Geographic Education Distinguished Teaching Award. She described geography as studying how people interact with Earth across politics, economy, culture and population.
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