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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1999
Page
6
Forecasters predict partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 50s and lows in the upper 30s today. Tomorrow lows near 32 with highs near 50 under partly cloudy conditions. Monday mostly sunny, Tuesday partly cloudy with highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s and lows in the 30s to 40s. Sunset 6 16 p.m. sunrise 7 08 a.m. yesterday high 58 low 45.
A full house at Etherredge Center enjoyed the Glenn Miller Orchestra with Moonlight Serenaders vocals. Fans danced in their seats to classics like Moonlight Serenade and In The Mood as box office staff noted strong demand and a long waiting list for tickets.
A closed door hearing was held in Aiken late Friday involving Shayna C. Lively, 19, an Augusta woman accused of causing a wreck that killed three people. Lively faced a probate court session after a judge ordered a competency evaluation. she is held at a state psychiatric facility.
The weekend long Battle of Aiken reenactment draws about 10 000 visitors daily with artifacts from the Civil War era on display. John William Osteen Jr grandson of a Confederate soldier presents true war facts while Ike Carpenter demonstrates period woodwork and spoon making for students. Camps open at 9 am with daily presentations at 10 am and a reenactment at 2 pm, featuring Kilpatrick against Crews era units.
The Fairfield Street Bridge in downtown Aiken reopened after a Wednesday closure by the SCDOT for repairs. A single timber piling was added beside rotted timber for extra support. Further minor preventive maintenance on deck pilings is planned with no traffic impact.
Mayor Fred Cavanaugh defends a hotel motel and restaurant tax as the best way to raise funds for recreation expansion in Aiken. The plan would add 3 percent to lodging and 2 percent to restaurant bills, with over 1 million dollars expected for Citizens Park, a tennis complex, a downtown theater and a skate park, while sales tax revenue would support visitor amenities. Cavanaugh noted similar taxes in Augusta, Charleston and Columbia and cited meetings with motel and restaurant owners backing the tax.
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