06 Dec 2010
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2010
Page
1
The 27th annual PNC Christmas Price Index tallies 364 items from The Twelve Days of Christmas costing 96824 dollars, up 10.8 percent from last year. A single of each item costs 23439 dollars, with gold rings and entertainer fees driving notable increases.
Obituary notice listing Marcy N Pilgrim of Thomson Georgia Homer Ray PaPa Adams of Langley Helen White Bartley of Warrenville and Toby Frechette of Lexington with brief death and funeral notices and directions to visit the paper’s site for details.
Fifth graders at East Aiken Elementary School of the Arts study in split gender rooms with Missy Hughes guiding girls and Robin Bouye supervising boys. The project shows groups working on assignments with desks arranged facing the front for boys and facing each other for girls. The State Department of Education survey notes positive academic and attitude impacts as districts expand across the state.
Richard Pearce, the likely next Aiken city manager, outlines priorities for day one including filling two vacancies, meeting department directors after Horizons retreat, and starting the annual budget process. He supports zero based budgeting despite its time demands and notes preparation for the Capital Project Sales Tax starting in 2012 with project lead times. He aims to study the Evans in sync system for traffic efficiency.
Readers are invited to submit Christmas memories and photos for scanning at 326 Rutland Drive or via mgibbons at aikenstandard.com. Include names of people pictured and any identifying details to help preserve memories.
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