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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1990
Page
10
The Aiken Public Safety Department lists incidents from 7 a.m. Feb 4 to 7 a.m. Feb 5 including civil disputes disorderly conduct malicious injury to property criminal domestic violence stolen bicycle indecent exposure obscene telephone calls suspicious person disturbance an arrest burglary breaking and entering grand larceny and burglary.
Aiken County Sheriff logs list thefts including bicycle and golf cart, burglary, breaking and entering, vandalism, and disturbances along with multiple disorderly conduct cases and a domestic incident. Detention center bookings include Horace Gantt 68 driving under influence and lack of license, Cathy Nash 18 minor in possession, Theodore Martin 21 open container uttering, Diane Mays 31 DUI, Travis Wheeler 22 speeding and false information on license.
Researchers document how cesium contaminates water birds and fish in flooded ponds, tracing fallout spread by migrations. They discuss animal genetics projects with Soviet scientists and note ongoing experiments on turtles, alligators, and wetland restoration efforts amid environmental hazards.
Farmers fear a deep frost will kill blossoms and fruit on peach trees after last year’s losses. National Weather Service forecasts above normal February temperatures, with Extension Agent Tony Watson warning cooler days could slow growth rather than end blooms. In Ridge’s Edgefield Johnston region, more than 16 000 acres are planted with peaches, and early seasonal risk persists.
Jackson Mayor Mason J. Rollo announced a strictly public town meeting for Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the agriculture building with moderator Basil Brinkley to discuss potentially switching from council mayor to mayor council. He also promotes a November referendum initiative via petition. The notice also covers Census test date February 8 in Aiken and USC Aiken Financial Aid Information Night February 6 with a public workshop.
Freedman Central students toured booths at a Thursday career fair designed to show job paths and directions. A masonry exhibit by Aiken County Career Center drew crowds who tried brick laying as adults explained trades. Exhibitors included Clemson Agricultural Science, HCA Aiken Regional Medical Centers, US Army and Navy, Pepsi, Savannah River Site, and local agencies.
Tal Parker a senior at Midland Valley High School received a Scholastic Inc certificate of merit for his linoleum print I Cant See Out the Window. His piece was among 238 selected for the 1990 Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition at Palmetto Gallery South Carolina.
International Friendship Day set for Sunday February 11 at Millbrook Baptist Church to honor the founders of scouting and emphasize global sisterhood. More than 200 girls from 23 troops will represent 23 countries with costumes foods and displays while raising funds for the Juliette Low World Friendship Fund. Junior Troop 369 leads the drive with a parade opening and performances by the German Friendship Club of Augusta.
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