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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1997
Page
4
After 26 years as North Augusta mayor, Tom Greene plans to retire. Council veteran Bill Gray also steps down as dean of the council. Elections are being planned as a transition unfolds.
The Augusta NAACP hosts the 39th Ebony Fashion Fair The Great Fashion Mix at 8 p.m. Friday in Bell Auditorium with hors d oeuvres wine and champagne. Proceeds benefit the Augusta Branch NAACP featuring designs from Yves Saint Laurent Dior Mackie Blass and others, tickets 20 or 25.
A Thursday edition error misidentified Sam Glenn as the Department of Energy liaison to SARDI. The Aiken Standard apologizes for the misidentification and any confusion caused.
The Rose Hill Art Center announces William S. Morris Jr. donated the 122 Laurens Street building to the non profit for continued use as the Aiken Center for Arts. The 2200 square foot site will support a gallery, studios, classrooms, and performance spaces after renovations.
North Augusta voters will go to the polls to choose a new mayor and three council members. Mayor Tom Greene is retiring after 26 years in public life. Primary is March 11 and general election April 29. Republican candidates include Lark Jones Carolyn Baggott Dane Anderson and council hopefuls Pat Carpenter Phillip Mottel Kenneth McDowell John Felak Donald Smith Daniel Geddes. Bill Gray also retires from the council.
The Aiken Bird Club Winterfest Bird Fair runs through today at the Aiken Jaycee County Fair Grounds with over 50 vendors and 120 tables selling birds and wares. Attendance topped 1,000 on opening day as exhibitors from the southeast offered cockatiels parrots and exotic birds like Jenday Conures. Proceeds support avian research education and conservation.
The Aiken City Council will meet Monday February 10 in an executive session to discuss contractual matters. A pre meeting will review agenda items for the regular city council meeting including airport lease extensions and new leases for AV SERV LLC and a corporate hangar. Reports from Recreation Public Works and Public Safety will be heard. Sessions begin at 6 30 p m in the council chambers with the regular meeting at 7 30 p m.
South Carolina enforces child passenger laws with mandatory federally approved seats for children five and under. Tips emphasize rear center seat, proper seat slots, snug harnesses, and booster use. infants should ride rearward in cars with airbags.
Blanding and Willie Marie Boatwright, high school sweethearts from Aiken, celebrate 52 years together despite Willie Marie’s viral spinal infection left her paralyzed. They faced medical battles nationwide with no insurance, seeking aid from Dr. Sydenstricker and clinics in Augusta and Dublin, Georgia.
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