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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1986
Page
11
The Edgefield Town Council will hold an executive session after a regular meeting at 7:30 in Town Hall to discuss a recent lawsuit filed against the town by the American Civil Liberties Union, per Town Attorney Greg Anderson.
Aiken County and North Augusta city officials will discuss a proposed sewer agreement tonight. The City Council will meet at 7 p m in council chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building at 400 E Buena Vista Ave.
Wagener Town Council meets at 7:30 PM in Town Hall with items including regular monthly business and routine reports on the agenda, according to town clerk Gayle Kirkland.
Ridge Spring Town Council will meet tonight at 7 30 in the Town Hall conference room. Florence K Householder town clerk says on the agenda is renovation of the old gymnasium along with routine reports.
The Family Counseling Service of Aiken promotes its fourth annual lobster sale with tickets available through Saturday. A 144 pound Maine lobster costs $8.50 and can be live or precooked. Delivery is set for December 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the NCNB parking lot in Aiken.
Aiken County Clemson Extension Service hosts a crafts workshop on making collars from table linens. Sessions are Tuesday December 9 at 10 30 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. at the Agricultural Services Center 1555 Richland Ave E. Bring a sewing machine and supplies. Register or call 649 6911. Also reported: Palmetto Golf Club lost 1400 in equipment including two Motorola walkie talkies and two chargers between Saturday 10 a.m. and Sunday 7 a.m. A Gloverville residence reported a 3100 diamond ring and two 100 bracelets stolen with no forced entry Saturday afternoon.
The Aiken Standard Sunday Magazine corrects an obituary error stating Mrs. Joe Wes singer is alive. The piece also confirms the proper term is trusties not trustees and clarifies no death occurred.
Elizabeth Barrett Woodard of Aiken was crowned Miss South Carolina USA at the Dockside Theatre in Charleston. The Clemson senior and former Miss Aiken Junior Miss 1981 and Miss SC Teen 1983 will compete in the Miss USA pageant in Albuquerque, New Mexico on February 17, with gifts including $200, a new wardrobe, a fox fur coat, a personal development course, and vacations at Myrtle Beach and Kiawah Island.
Seven Savannah River Plant Forest Service workers age 59 and up participate in the federal Senior Community Service Employment Program. They perform tree planting, office upkeep, painting, shelving, clerical work, and vehicle maintenance while earning minimum wage under annual hour limits that protect Social Security benefits. The program aims to provide income, skills, and possible non government jobs, including one enrollee who started a pine straw business after using program skills.
Hospitals will shift indigent care costs to paying customers for several months next year as South Carolina’s $15 million Indigent Medical Assistance Fund dries up. Payments to hospitals stop in February and resume July 1 with the new fiscal year, while counties and hospitals contributed to the fund. Officials say data gaps hinder predictions, and counties may be charged more under new formulas based on property value and claims.
The Salvation Army Aiken Jaycees and the Valley Empty Stocking Fund sponsor drives to aid families this holiday season. Salvation Army programs include food vouchers and a toy shop with letters by Dec 16 for accepted applicants. Jaycees tour Dec 13 for children ages 4 11 with about 50 local kids helped last year. Memorials: donations to multiple P O boxes and fundraising events at local banks.
Three Saluda County sheriff candidates will address the Ridge Spring Harvest Festival evaluation meeting set for Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Ridge Spring Monetta Elementary School cafeteria. Financial reports will be distributed and residents may propose improvements to funded projects.
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